Apr 3, 2013 - Date Claimer! BON VOYAGE BASH

Travellers, family and friends .... Join us for our BON VOYAGE BASH! In The Gulf Room at The Walkabout Lodge, on Saturday June 1st from 7pm! Lucky Door Prize, Silent Auction, Bar Service and Snacks! Meet the travellers! Hear the plans! Tickets $15 pp available at the Front Office from May 1st!

Feb 13, 2012 - Home - Gove

Its a long story....I'll get around to it soon. Julian has been living in a tent in the lounge! He has a vague story around how it eveloved. He is a bit upset as I have hindered his style as batchelor with his own 'pad'..he says the house is the same as when we left. Other than the tent its true! Nothing has been done!

Jul 9, 2010 - Home ...

Yes, it's lovely to be home - and to have enjoyed a long night's sleep in our very own beds! It was delightful to see so many happy and welcoming faces at Gove Airport last night, and to know that all travellers had been delivered safely home. It was a long homeward journey, but worth it to see the excitement and hear the lively chatter of a weary but happy group. Thank you too to those parents who were very generous and genuine with their thanks and appreciation - yes, many of the travellers have changed very noticeably, thanks to the...

Jun 19, 2010 - An unexpected delay in Hong Kong ...

Thank you to everyone for the fond departure from Gove Airport! An unscheduled delay meant a lovely restful night in a lovely restful hotel in Hong Kong - and this was one change of plans that had a glittery silver lining - a hot shower, a few hours sleep and even a surprisingly nice dinner - and that valuable lifelong lesson learnt - always pack a spare pair of undies in your hand luggage! This was more bonus than burden, and everyone coped well with the change of plans!!!

May 2, 2009 - Goodbye Gove

Depart Gove on a rainy day. Up early to do work catchup, throw the last things in the bag. Last hugs and kisses from our beautiful Lily (and Mick and Sarah). Arrive into Sydney and staying at the Mercure Airport Hotel, close to international terminal. Dinner in the hotel restaurant is not too bad. Early night.

Sep 1, 2006 - Nhulunbuy (Gove)

Well, we made it - to Nhulunbuy and back that is! Nhulunbuy is a small mining town on the NE tip of Arnhem land. The land is leased from the indigenous owners and there are tight controls, via a permit system, over who enters. No one is allowed to live there unless they work there and tourists are not permitted to enter unless they have booked accommodation at the (usually fully booked) motel in town or have been invited by friends or family. We stayed with (actually camping in the backyard of) a lovely family we met in Katherine a few...

Aug 31, 2006 - Australia - Gove

Left Sydney just after 8am for our flight to Cairns which gave us about a six hour wait on the ground before the Gove flight. After going through immigration we headed into town to do a bit of last minute shopping - it may be sometime before we see the shops again! When we originally booked our flight we were hoping we would catch up with one or both of our daughters who live in Cairns. As it turned out Amy was at sea at the time and Becky had work commitments at the hospital from which she could not escape. Whilst back at the airport to...

Aug 23, 2006 - Nhulunbuy

We arrived in Nhulunbuy at about 8pm last night. Had a lazy day today, taking time to check out the shopping centre of Nhulunbuy (which took about an hour and a half - with a stop for coffee included). To get to Nhulunbuy (Gove) you either have a very long day of travel (10hrs) on 776kms of dirt road via Katherine or you fly. We opted to fly over via Airnorth (they tell us it commonly known as ScareNorth) - Qantas also fly in and out of Gove. Nhulunbuy is a mining town (Gove)of bauxite/alumina commencing late 60's. It has about 30 years...

Apr 30, 2006 - The Day Before

Tomorrow we head off on our first leg which consists of visiting family in New South Wales. We will also be catching up with both Amy and Rebecca in Cairns during a 3 hour stopover - Amy back there as her trip to New Caledonia to do exercises with the French Navy was called off after a few attempts sailing in bad weather; and Bec just home from her own 10 week trip to South America, Europe and Zambia. My bag is packed so I am set to go and today Mum is packing for Dad and herself and trying not to get too stressed out with the job. Bring...