Kununurra to Darwin (via Bullita o/s Gregory National Park)

Hello all
Heading off East from Kununurra towards Darwin, first night was an overnight in Keep River National Park.
It was good to be back in the land of cheap National Parks.........NT $3.30/night or $6.60 if showers are provided, this is in contrast to Western Australia, where entry in Parks is usually about $12/vehicle then $10-12/night/person depending on facilities.

Keep River is covered in my early blogs, so I will start this blog in Gregory National Park.

Bullita Outstation grounds, Gregory National Park

    The run from Kununurra was uneventful with a constant convoy of caravans heading towards me.

The night were starting to cool down, making sleeping easier, but the days are still between 30-35c

Bullita Outstation

 Bullita Homestead is approx 40+ klm from the highway and is a unique window back into the life of our early pioneers and pastoralists. 
Bullita was an outstation for the Durack family; they were firmly linked with cattle and the opening up of interior Australia in the 1880s.

 The old homestead still stands and the name of one of the Duracks is carved into a nearby boab tree. 

Bullita stockyards

 Cattle were taken from Bullita and Humbert River stations along the road that runs through Gregory N.P.

Bullita Stockyards

 The buildings and stockyards were restored and are maintained by Parks NT.

East Baines River at Bullita

 After Bullita I headed over to Katherine and up towards Darwin

I am in Darwin for the next week or so, getting some retail therapy. This is the first city of any size since leaving Perth several weeks before Easter.
While here I will be getting the vehicle serviced, a wheel alignment, and exploring my suspension options.
After nearly 3 years of carting my house around on most of the worst roads Australia has to offer, the standard rear leaf springs on the Ute are looking a little tired.
When all is sorted, I will head into Kakadu again, as the last couple of times I have been there has been early in the season and still flooded.
Bye for now.