From Banka Banka we travelled down to Tenant Creek, mainly to say we’ve been there. To be honest, that’s about all the positives I can give, all be it ours was a very brief visit and I may be a bit uncharitable. Most of the buildings in the main street were either closed, bordered up with security or burnt down like the new IGA. Unfortunately that will be the last memory we have of a town in the NT, as we move into Queensland tomorrow. We’ve enjoyed our time in the NT, particularly re-visiting Darwin and hopefully we’ll get to come back again some day.

From Tenant creek we covered about 200 k’s to Barkly Homestead on the Barkly Highway. Barkly Homestead is about halfway between Tenant Creek and the Queensland border and is one of the most remote Homesteads in Australia. Their power is derived from Solar and diesel generators that burn up to 700 lites a day and they filtrate their own bore water for drinking so its a pretty self sufficient place.

Whilst we were basking in 30 degree sunshine, the Regnan mob back in our old place in Kallista had snow and 3 degrees. It’s winter time all over Australia but there is snow and rain in the south, heat and fires in the north, these are the extremes in our great land.

Further to my post back in April when I was developing a COVID vaccine. Unfortunately I haven’t developed a vaccine but I have come up with a medicinal application that wards off COVID. A minimum of one shot of Vitamin B per day will assist in the prevention of contracting the virus. I have followed the practice religiously on this trip and I’m COVID free! So everyone out there, drink Vitamin B (otherwise known as “Bundy”) and you’ll be right! I have developed a saying: Don’t do the “3”, drink Vitamin B. One shot a day keeps “COVID” at bay!

Until next time, from Queensland, you be careful out there!