Today was the big day. We finally were able to convert our planning the last few days (or even weeks?) before into action. We took a Taxi to get to the camper van rental company and were so keen on getting our little baby. Of course to get this, we had to fill out heaps of paperwork. After watching a 10 minute DVD that explained us, how to open the door of the camper van, how to use the steering wheel and how to cook we were given the keys! One final inspection and off we were. Of course we had to fill the esky, so we first went shopping before we drove off to my workplace to say goodbye to everyone for the next 4 weeks. After all we were ready:

Ready to go

Ready to go

So we headed off to our first goal: Katherine. After driving more than 300km we found out, that it was a bigger goal than we thought – we were already running out on fuel! On the first day. Luckily we managed to reach the first fuel station in Katherine. With nothing to offer for Tourists we decided to keep on driving to the Nitmiluk National Park where we planned to stay over night. The reception was already closed so we just drove onto the campground and looked for a nice spot to stay. We did not only see some Cane Toads, but also our first wild wallaby:

First wild wallaby

First wild wallaby

After taking those pictures we went to bed, tired, but happy to be on our way! We had big plans for the next day… :-)