Not sure how to start this because we are out of Internet range so I’m not sure where or when we did the last update. 
We are at Corella Dam, about 65 km east of Mt Isa, Qld. Yes I did say Qld. We had intended going west from Darwin to the Kimberley region and especially the Gibb River Road but the fridge problem that we have had for a couple of weeks persisted so we decided to go east and south into cooler Qld instead. 
From Darwin we headed south to Three-Ways then east to Barkly Homestead. It rained heavily for several hours and by the time we got to Barkly Homestead the caravan park was under water. That was not a big problem but it meant that the roads that we were going to take across the Channel Country south of Mt Isa would also be under water so we stayed an extra night at Barkly.

Next stop was a billabong on the Georgina River just out of Camooweal. This was a very nice area, although very slippery on the clay flats and some vans had been bogged trying to find their way in or out of the many camp sites near the billabong. We stayed a couple of days, enjoying brolgas, eagles, kingfishers, ibises and egrets during the day and campfires under a full moon at night.

I left the car ignition on by mistake and flattened the battery which resulted in the backup car fridge blowing a fuse so now we had a suspect caravan fridge and a useless backup. We got a jumper lead start at Camooweal and in Mt Isa we got the car fridge fixed and the caravan fridge is coping better now that we are in a cooler area than a few days ago. This afternoon the car battery went flat again; a battery problem or my mistake? Tomorrow we’ll get a jumper lead start and see what happens. The car batteries are 6 years old so that might be the problem. 

Meanwhile we have enjoyed 3 days at Corella Dam. This dam was built to support the Mary Kathleen uranium mine that operated from 1950 to 1984. The mine closed but the dam remains and is a really good camping area. There are about 50 caravans but it does not feel cramped. The lake is nice and the surrounding rugged countryside is interesting. 

We have left Corella Dam and are heading east toward Longreach on our way to Maroochydore. We have decided to fly to Melbourne from there to see the grandkids during their school holidays. Looking forward to that.

We are now in Internet range, staying overnight at Winton.  It was only 22 degrees today and getting colder each day. Perhaps we should have stayed in the north where it was hot. Never satisfied!

Love to all.
Ted and Jo