At the top of Australia!

Did I mention the flies? Man oh man, my right arm is sore from doing the Australian Salute. The journey has been extremely hot every day - unbelievable; over 40C sometimes over 45C. The gorges were absolutely beautiful. The ones we visited have pools in them fed by underwater artesian wells. The first Gorge we went to - Weano Gorge and I jumped in with all my clothes on (bathers were underneath, but I thought I would die of heat exhaustion, so in I went!) We visited a couple of others i.e. Python Pool (no pythons thankfully!) Dales Gorge with Fortescue Waterfall. Sat under the waterfall and man that was 'delicious! Each day is long. In bed by 9 or 9:30 because you are exhausted from heat and its so hot. One night we stayed in the Karijini Eco Retreat, which was a tent on cememt block with our own bathroom. NO A/C and so the flaps were unzipped to the floor; hardly a breeze - blew in later at night which was a hot wind....who left the oven door open? It was such a relief when we got up to the northern coast; to have sea breezes and humidity!.
It is very expensive up here in north W.A. Gas prices are anywhere from 1.39L to 1.60L You pay about $3 for a cold can of soda, $5 for beer. Eating at one of the roadhouses - you nearly hve to sell your firstborn! Steak $30 (that's trucker size, haha) Cheese burger, I paid about $12, BUT.....you must keep in mind here that the price you see is the price you pay. Taxes already included; people get paid high wages, so no need to top. Don't see many tip jars around.
Yesterday I did another driving stint for about 250 kms. It was pretty easy. Hardly any traffic this time of year and I had to overtake one vehicle pulling a boat. Its quite odd to pass on someone's right!
We are spending 2 nights in Exmouth - quite beautiful here - still very hot. We did a cruise on the Yardie River to find the elusive Black-footed Wallaby but because of the heat they were hiding in the caves on the side of the cliffs. We saw several other birds, a couple of stingrays, and lots of kangaroos resting in the shade of the mangrove trees. Then this afternoon, we tried snorkelling. I thought I was going to drown at first; took a few tries to get the hang of it. I saw "Dory" and her friends - incredibly blue fluorescent small fish, lots of striped ones, black and white, yellow and white. Now I'm hooked and can't wait till we get to Coral Bay where it will also be excellent. So its around 5:30pm and the sun will be setting soon...till a couple more days. Stay warm folks!