From 6 to 42 in 12 Days

Hello all
Relocation  is now complete and a new adventure begins.......

Over the last 12 days I have relocated from Siberia to Heaven, it was 6.5c when i left Manjimup, where I have been working for the last 13 months.
First port of call was Perth and dinner with friends. I have covered the North West coastal highway in previous posts so will not go into too much detail this time.

Bridgetown heading North

 With everything going well I pressed on through Geraldton and Carnarvon, About half way between Carnarvon and Karratha whammo the heat hit with fury........
All the way through to nearly Broome was 42c day temperatures and high 20's at night so free camping was off the list. you can't run the airconditioning in the van on Gum Trees.

Approaching Broome the temperatures dropped to a more pleasant 35-36c but with that the humidity soared. during the day was quite good but once the sun went down the humidity was well over 80% with temps sitting around 27c at night.
Being school holidays friends from Derby towed their van down for the week, suffice to say we spent a lot of time catching up in the pool....... 

The hilux on Cable Beach

Sunset on Cable Beach

Camel rides on Cable Beach

It was nice to experience Broome without the rush and crush of Tourist Season,

Cable Beach

Cable beach

After a few days in Broome catching up with friends and getting a few last minute things sorted it was time to head onward.

The countryside was looking good after the recent numerous tropical lows and cyclones.

The Van towed beautifully behind the Hilux, even in the 42c temperatures. The only issues I had was, for some reason my driving lights decided to stop working (yet to investigate) and I need to fit some sort of vent into the roof of the alloy canopy on the ute. On hot days I could slow cook a roast in there.........and with the Waeco in there running on freeze its working pretty hard.

I was opening the Scupper vent on the van on hot days travelling and that was keeping the van from heating up so much, so I need to do something similar for the canopy.

Scupper vent faces forward and creates positive air pressure in the van limiting dust entry

So now I settle into my new adventure in the East Kimberley, I have iconic destinations like Home Valley, Elquestro, and Lake Argyle a little over an hour away. Places like The Bungles and Gregory National Park an easy weekend away.

 

Meanwhile, "just another day in the Kimberley" taken at Ivanhoe Crossing just outside town. 

Stay tuned for more regular updates as I head out and about in this stunning part of the country.

 

Bye for now.