Broome some more

This is the boys at Derby where the Women's Country Assoc kindly gave us free accommodation and stocked the fridge full of food and here are the boys being silly and then heres a pic of the Camel ride we did that the boys and all of us loved.

Broome

2 nights ago in Broome we all had dinner on the beach as the tide went out seated of course on the Barden Coleman chairs ( thanks guys you all rock !) We dinned on prawns and White Salmon cooked by our host Cam Taylor to perfection, the light was perfect for photography James went to town ( with the camera that is ) and all the kids played poison ball. It was just bliss

more pics

Another Gorge I think its Manning but not certain, also Elliott at Rabbit Flat Australia's most remote roadhouse, and the Camels are a fella we met on the Gib River Road we travelled. He's been on the move for 9 years and has no destination, and no teeth for that matter. In Oz we have 8 million wild camels. Today being the 24 of August we waited for the tide to display 120million old dinosar prints just off Broome, quite amazing really. Climate is quite sticky and water is wonderful about 24 degrees and good surf but I have no surfboard it melted in the mmmm fire, boys have been doing heaps of boogie boarding and Thomas and Ben are learning to surf. Today we picked up our new camper and tomorrow we are off to Cape Leveque. Hope all of you are well. hoo roo the Harvie's

more pics b4 disaster

Yes WA border, And thats Catheral Gorge a lovely spot in the Bungle Bungle's, and there's a shot James took from a chopper flight over the range, best ride I have ever done.

pics prior the disaster

1st shot is Wolf Creek Crater that is 800 metres across and 35 meters deep, Next shot is the most remote Road House in Australia along the Tanami Rd. Here you will pay $80 for a slab of VB Beer or $90 cold, Jacklyn a French woman has run this place for 40 years and she hates a camera with flash on it in her face. Shes a wealth of knowledge and a lovely person. Its quite sad as at the end of the driveway there are VB cans everywhere from the aboriginals, next shot is a termite mound of which there are many along the way, followed by a Range Rover (Rangie) that didnt make it, and the final shot kids having safe fun around an outback fire.

Disaster strikes but we will push on

Hi all, last night whilst preparing our boys dinner at Windjana Gorge Nat Park in the Kimberleys we had trouble with our gas bottle and cooker. We disconnected it and rectified it to make sure all connections were secure. As I lit the burner a surge of flame run up along the hose and back to the gas bottle and within seconds the side of our Tambo camper literally set ablaze, there was panic amongst us all as we frantically tried to save it. It was like it just wasnt happening but the wick of flames upon my hand trying to save it affirmed what was unfolding right before me. Yes the camper and its entire contents was fully ablaze within about 45 seconds. It was horrific and yet a sense of calm touched my shoulder as I knew we were all unharmed and safe. The camper is insured and like the explorers did we will push on through this hardship. Yes we have only the clothes that we wear and have lost all our cooking equipment billys, woks, food and all bedding, stretchers, pillows, sleeping bags, Mini Mal (surfboard) and leas hand bag, a mobile phone, ipod and $3000 in cash. yup its sad but thats just life and we will grit our teeth and get on with it just like they did in the bushfires of recent. We are so lucky tonight as we have free accommodation in Derby at the "Womens Country Association" and they have even filled the fridge with food. Everybody has been so helpful in Derby in just pitching in and to top it all of it is Lea's Birthday. We will now go onto Broome for 6 nights and try to rent or purchase a replacement camper. The boys are fine and we are feeling like a strong unit. So dont pity us, we have our life and thats what counts.

Standley Chasm, Ellery Creek water hole shot taken at 11pm yes at night on a 2min exposure see the stars, the complete group, and moon rise

First pic is where I was invited to venture into a private Aboriginal community just 8kms down the road from Kings Canyon Resort.
Kings Canyon Resort is where the girls are all up singing and being silly. Kings Canyon has a fabulous 3.5hr walk that is simply stunning thats the sheer wall pic. Also the girls are looking after Thomas with massages. Spoilt bugger. And the last pic is taken at this fabulous short walk. see the smiley face

Day 15

Well we have traveled 5240kms in total and today we completed the Tanami track travelling 1000kms.We are all so dusty and our bones have been shaken to the core. We made it into Wolf Creek Crater which is the 2nd largest meteorite in the world spanning 800 meters across and is 35 mtrs deep. The others did not make it in as the road was too rough. Cams camper is not fairing well the brakes went today and the camper door is not working well which is a shame for him. We stayed last night at the most remote roadhouse in Australia called Rabbit Flat that is on the Tanami track. Its a quite bizarre place run by a french woman who freaked out when I pointed a camera into her reception area. Its just a weired spot, you pay $80 for a warm and $90 for a cold slab, all the aboriginals venture here get smashed at the end of the road and move on. They drive their cars in the dust, pissed, windows down kids with no belts. Generally they drive their cars into the ground. There is an intervention on alcohol here, for instance in Halls Creek where we are staying tonight you can only buy light beer at $55 a slab, and Back in Alice you cant purchase cask wine till after 6PM and you have to explain what you are using it for and show your licence to be scanned. Yes I know there are lots of spelling mistakes but im sitting out the rear of our camper under the balmy night, finally evenings have warmed up. In fact today at Wolf Creek it got to 35 degrees and thats another point I have not seen a cloud in almost weeks, the sky is so blue and so much dust on us all. Well shall put this post up and get some pics on also. We are off tomorrow to Bungle Bungles but have heard the road is real rough anyway see how we go. hoo roo James Lea Thomas and Elliott