First time on the site, so apologies in advance if I do something wrong.
My wife does not like to sit in a car for hours on end, totally different from me as I drove solo Sydney to Cairns over 4 days with the greatest of pleasure. We then spent the next month driving back to Sydney with numerous stopovers.
I plan to drive solo, in a Subaru Outback, from Sydney to Darwin via Alice and Kathrine. then onto Broome, Perth, Adelaide and then home. She will fly and meet me in Darwin, Broome, Perth and Adelaide. I will also not be towing a caravan but overnighting in Hotels/Motels/Caravan Parks.
All the roads on this journey are sealed so the Suby is OK to use, and I am in no rush so anticipate total driving time will be about 1 month with various rest breaks, sight seeing, etc.
My concerns are about where it would be dangerous for me to stay overnight and also where I could be endangered on the road (e.g. thrown rocks from walkers). I am especially concerned about Tennant Creek and the road from Katherine to Broome - both of which do not seem to have a good reputuation.
If you are worried about Tennant Creek you could look at Banka Banka Station about 100kms north of TC. We travelled that route in 2021 in a motorhome so were able to stay a distance from some of the towns and had no trouble. We stayed in a park at Timber Creek with no problems. Things may have changed a lttle since then. Our neighbours had their vehicle stole from a caravan park in Fitzroy Crossing last year.
