Daily Diary

Bushman Bud on September 11th, 2011

G’day all, September 9 to 11th 2011 – Daly River. Well we have just spent two days fishing the Daly River along the golden patch of river that they call the Golden Mile.  Well, there are a few things that spring to mind…firstly, the Golden Mile is not always golden, we are at the end [...]

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Bushman Bud on September 8th, 2011

G’day all, Waking up at our overnight stay we headed off to Banyan Farm right near the famous “Golden Mile” on the Daly River.  I am really looking forward to boating and fishing the Daly but after a long day in the saddle, retracing steps because I forgot boat fuel and getting boat and fishing [...]

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Bushman Bud on September 7th, 2011

G’day all, Time to hit the road again and leave Katherine behind us.  We are heading to the Daly River to try our luck with some Barra fishing.  Daly River is a Northern Territory hotspot and so to miss the action would have been sacrilidge for a fisho like me.  On the way we passed [...]

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Bushman Bud on September 6th, 2011

G’day all, A day spent schooling and by the pool…what more is there to say…fun in the pool was the definite highlight!! Bushman Bud…Enjoying Australia

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Bushman Bud on September 5th, 2011

G’day all, We are currently based in Katherine and were up early to enjoy the dawn breakfast cruise down the Katherine Gorge (Gorge 1 & 2).  The Nitmiluk NP is about 29 klms from Katherine and where we were staying at Knotts Crossing Caravan Park.  We set off about 6:10am and arrived at the tour [...]

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Bushman Bud on September 4th, 2011

G’day all, Leaving our overnight camp at a rest area 15 klms West of Katherine, we arrived in Katherine around 9:00am NT time.  Off to the visitors center to book a dawn river cruise on the Katherine/Nitmiluk Gorge and then find somewhere to camp for a few days. We chose Knott’s Crossing Resort 2klm outside [...]

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Bushman Bud on September 3rd, 2011

G’day all, The focus of today was to travel to Katherine, some 513 klms down the Victoria Highway from Kununurra. We left the caravan park (late for us) at 9:30am after saying our goodbyes to Jeff, Tamara & Banjo.  They were waiting in Kununurra to have their car fixed after the air conditioning pipes fractured [...]

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Bushman Bud on September 2nd, 2011

G’day all, With Jeff & Tamara’s vehicle out of action and parts not turning up today, Nissan was unable to fix the Patrol.  As such we decided to have a lazy day with them in the caravan park. Morning was spent gas bagging around camp before heading off to the pool for a refreshing dip.  [...]

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Bushman Bud on September 1st, 2011

G’day all, A day of cleaning and packing up.  Wash the car, wash the van, wash the boat and pack up everything…that was about the day!!! Funny, first day of spring and having a spring clean – never thought about that one. At least we are getting ready for more adventures! Bushman Bud…Enjoying Australia

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Bushman Bud on August 25th, 2011

G’day all, First thing in the morning we headed back into El Questro Gorge.  Lynda and Jess had not been to the end of the El Questro Gorge and so off we went. To cut a long story short, since I have already described this gorge in detail, we all thoroughly enjoyed the adventure.  We [...]

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