The Pebbles Campsite area, Overland Telegraph Station TC, Newcastle Waters

Beautiful Newcastle Waters in the Northern Territory. The birdlife magnificent.

The Overland Telegraph Station (1872)

Just north of Tennant Creek - 'The Pebbles' campsite where we stayed the night.

Churchills Head - a rock formation on the Old Stuart Highway.

A snake sunning himself on the road just past Churchills Head. Photo taken from inside motorhome.

Peacock in the park at Elliott - NT.

Bronze statue of a drover - Newcastle Waters Park

Camped at a Telstra Hospitality Centre!

At last, Chris found a colander to make a small fire in. We sat around the fire until dark. Now we are in search of a tripod and camp oven!

Thursday 2nd June 2011: Happy Birthday Nicole (our youngest Daughter) - 34 today. Rang and spoke to Nicole for her birthday. Left The Pebbles campsite back to the historic site of the Overland Telegraph Station (1872). Stopped at the Rev John Flynn Memorial. Travelling north ventured onto the Old Stuart H'way to Churchills Head, just past the rock formation was magnificent panoramic views of the landscape (camera shots just can't capture the splendor of the views)! Driving along this stretch of road had to stop for guess what - yes, a snake sunning himself, we drove a little closer and waited till he slithered off the road before proceeding. Lunch at Renner Springs and then onto Newcastle Waters, a quaint town of yesteryear where there is a Drovers Memorial and the waters surrounding the town filled with many species of birds. Stopped for the night at a Telstra Hospitality Centre and sat around Chris's campfire lit in his brand new collander.

More photos of Lake Mary Anne and Chris's collander

3.5klm north of Tennant Creek - beautiful Lake Mary Anne

Chris's brand new colander - to make a camp fire in.

Lake Mary Anne

Tennant Creek, Battery Hill,Lake Mary Ann (Tingkarli)

Lake Mary Anne - Near Tennant Creek NT.

An old battery - Battery Hill Ternnant Creek NT

Wednesday 1st June 2011: Travelled 70klms to the Three Ways and reached the Stuart H'way. Turned south and went south to Tennant Creek, where we visited Battery Hill where stands an old gold mine and today is the tourist info. In town Chris found himself a stainless steel collander, which he has been searching for since we left Clem Walton Park, to make a camp fire in of a night. This is the same as John and Glenda used for their camp fire and it such a great idea. We travelled back north out of Tennant Creek about 4 klms to Lake Mary Ann (Tingkarle). A beautiful oasis. Then further north approx 16klms to The Pebbles where camped for the night.

More photos from Tuesday 31st May 2011

Barkly Homestead, Road Train stop at Barkly Station

Barkly Homestead NT - Road trains carrying cattle

This windmill has seen better days!

Tuesday 31st May 2011: Travelled, crossing the Queensland border into the Northern territory. Reached Barkly Homestead for a lunch stop. Continued onto 41 Mile Bore and stayed the night. Meet a couple, lovely folk, Margaret and Lou and sat around our camp fire and chatted. Interesting chatting to other travellers who are willing to share their travel experiences with you. This couple have been travelling around Australia on and off since 1994.

Mt Isa, Camooweal

Camooweal - camped down on the Georgina river - with our lovely neighbours for the evening John and Glenda - we shared their campfire. We meet John and Glenda when we camped by the river at Clem Walton Park two night ago. Now Chris wants a s/steel colander!

An eagles nest.

All the waterlillies on the Georgina River at Camooweal.
The track down to the river.

From Mt. Isa Lookout

Monday 30/05/2011: Visited Mt Isa Lookout. The copper and lead mines are right in the centre of town. We did a big supermarket shop in preparation for our travel further Nth west across nothingness. Travelled to Camooweal where we stayed on the bank of the Georgina River in one of the prettiest spots on earth. Abundance of different birds, broglas, ducks, wedge tailed eagles (one nesting) while another keeping a look out, willie wagtails, kites, herron and a million corellas. The water was covered in waterlillies. We sat and watched nature as the pair of eagles watched over their nest. We sat and chatted by a camp fire with the couple Glenda and John that we meet at Clem Walton Park.

Landscape before entering Mt Isa, Road into Mary Kathleen,Leaving Clem Walton Park Road

Sunday 29th May 2011:

Pretty landscape coming into Mt.Isa.

Road into Mary Kathleen (Ghost Town) only ruins remain.

Driving off the road was smoother than driving on the road.

Opening the gates before leaving Clem Walton Park