A change of plan #2

Day 17 , Monday 28 June

Thanks to the ongoing debacle that is Australia’s COVID Quarantine system, the Northern Territory has been reclassified by the Western Australian Government as ‘low risk’. This is up from ‘very low risk’ a day ago.

The net result: we cannot proceed into WA / the Kimberley as planned . We would be required to isolate for a mandatory 14 days upon arrival- something that is physically impossible given the infrastructure of the North West.

Denied entry to WA, for a while at least, we have done some ‘branch planning’.

Bottom line up front : much more time in NT than originally anticipated. And fingers crossed for a timely resolution and a dash across the border when allowed and prudent.

At this stage we look like losing much or all of the Gibb River Road part of our journey. Purnululu might still work, with some juggling, depending upon what happens with the border.

In the mean time – new adventures to find in the Centre ! 😀