BORROLOOLA
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Before we left on out trip I made certain to arm ourselves with as much safety gear & spares as possible. As we pulled into the BP in Borroloola I conducted my usual walk around inspection to discover that a bearing on the van was shot. Dead set, ten kilometres either way & we were not looking good. Fortunately I carried spare bearings for the trailer otherwise it would have been a long wait as the nearest major town which still wouldn’t have had such a bearing was over 700 kms away. As the mechanic went to work we had a little time to look at this isolated town that you wouldn’t normally hang around in.
BORROLOOLA POOL
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This town is primarily a town inhabited by the local indigenous people. Seventy kilometres to the south is the Macarthur River Mine. The operators of the mine built a pool for the locals to enjoy. Dano had a great time playing footy as did all of us hanging out with the kids over a couple of days. I organised a scratch race which the boys loved. They would swim up to me after each race & say “please mister, one more”.
KING ASH BAY
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This is as remote a place as you can get. Up here in the north east of the territory not much has changed since creation. The land up here is almost inhospitable, however abounds with a rich diversity of flora & fauna. Whilst making sure everything was AOK with the rig in Borroloola we chartered an old Cessna to check the river system out & see how the place works.
PLAYGROUND
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During our reconnaissance flight we found King Ash Bay. Several travellers had advised us not to go due to vast crowds etc but after seeing it from the air we decided to get out there. As it turned out there were no crowds, just a groups of typically friendly travellers some of which stay here for months at a time. It is truly a top spot & one that one day I would love to return too.
BORROLOOLA AIRSTRIP
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Final approach into Borroloola
Before we left on out trip I made certain to arm ourselves with as much safety gear & spares as possible. As we pulled into the BP in Borroloola I conducted my usual walk around inspection to discover that a bearing on the van was shot. Dead set, ten kilometres either way & we were not looking good. Fortunately I carried spare bearings for the trailer otherwise it would have been a long wait as the nearest major town which still wouldn’t have had such a bearing was over 700 kms away. As the mechanic went to work we had a little time to look at this isolated town that you wouldn’t normally hang around in.
BORROLOOLA POOL
This town is primarily a town inhabited by the local indigenous people. Seventy kilometres to the south is the Macarthur River Mine. The operators of the mine built a pool for the locals to enjoy. Dano had a great time playing footy as did all of us hanging out with the kids over a couple of days. I organised a scratch race which the boys loved. They would swim up to me after each race & say “please mister, one more”.
KING ASH BAY
This is as remote a place as you can get. Up here in the north east of the territory not much has changed since creation. The land up here is almost inhospitable, however abounds with a rich diversity of flora & fauna. Whilst making sure everything was AOK with the rig in Borroloola we chartered an old Cessna to check the river system out & see how the place works.
PLAYGROUND
During our reconnaissance flight we found King Ash Bay. Several travellers had advised us not to go due to vast crowds etc but after seeing it from the air we decided to get out there. As it turned out there were no crowds, just a groups of typically friendly travellers some of which stay here for months at a time. It is truly a top spot & one that one day I would love to return too.
BORROLOOLA AIRSTRIP
Final approach into Borroloola
