We left Kununurra this morning at around 7am. We were all very excited as we were only 35km from the NT border. We stopped and took the obligatory photos and the kids got a buzz out of standing with one leg in WA and one in the NT. We wound our clocks an hour and a half forward, and wouldn't you know it, the kids were looking for morning tea!!!! The first thing we noticed in the NT was the 130km speed limit signs, we were going to stop and take a photo, as we thought this was really bazaar, however, we have since learnt that it is the standard speed limit out on the open roads here, not that we can do any where near that speed with "Big Bertha" on the back. We also noticed a considerable amount of "crazy"drivers, one incident nearly resulting in a head on alongside us, as a guy over takes us on a hill, and sends the oncoming ute into the ditch..........not impressed!!!!!
We were surprised at the size of Katherine, I would loved to have stopped and had a look at some "real" shops, but we only stopped long enough to pick up some mail and get fuel, then on we went. After travelling 650km we stopped at Emerald Springs, which was a tiny little town, but a popular truck stop. Remembering we only average about 80-90km an hour, it is a slow trip. It was a huge day of travel, our biggest day so far. We would loved to have stopped and explored a lot of the places on the way, but we put them on the " next time we come back" list, which is getting longer. The kids are coping very well with the travel and it's about the only time they watch DVD's, they also have an esky full of food, so they are always happy in the car. Glen and I find this is a great opportunity for us to chat and make plans without interruption.
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