Of course, its a big country and the problem is, the more you look at it, the more you want to see and do. Six months won't be nearly enough. We will post detailed itineraries and maps as we go but the broad outline is:
15 May - Leave Sydney then about a week on NSW North Coast. Port Stephens, Treachery, Pt Plomer, Coffs Harbour, Angourie. The kids are insisting on visiting a 'world' on the Gold Coast. Then back to the bush and beach with Stradbroke Island, Noosa, Rainbow Beach and some time on Fraser Island.
Through June we will head back to Carnarvon Gorge, then up to Airlie Beach, keep going to Townsville, Tully and Mission Beach. Quick re-supply and Toyota Service in Cairns then Daintree, Bloomfield Track, Cedar Bay, Cooktown and the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival. Then back across the Gulf country down to Mt Isa. Then Lawn Hill, Limmen National Park, Elsey NP, Mataranka.
From Katherine there is a thought to head back East to Gove but depends on how we go for time. If we get to East Arnhem in early July then we may try and come across the top to West Arnhem and Kakadu - or not!
Mid July will be Kakadu and the Top End. In late July we may take a holiday from our holiday and duck over to Bali for a week or two.
August is all about the Kimberley, need a few weeks to do the Bungles and Gibb River Rd Gorges properly, hopefully with enough time to explore the side trips too. Broome by Late Augusts and then down to the Karajini, Ningaloo, Red Bluff. September will be Pilbara, Shark Bay and mid west Coast.
That doesnt leave us much time to get back home with just October and early November to make our way from Perth via the South West the Albany, Esperance and the the Great Australian Bight. Don't ask too many questions about what happens then because there is still too much to see and not enough time.
The plan is to we make it back to Sydney by 3rd week of November - but who knows, its a big country!
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