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Victoria 2006 – Part 2. The Grampians

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. We arrived at Halls gap via Avoca, Ararat, Moyston and Pomona. Along the way we stopped for lunch in a roadside clearing beside a seldom-used railway and again we found many wildflowers – ...

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Victoria 2006 – Part 1. Mighty Murray to the Grampians

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. We had only been home for just a couple of months after our Simpson Desert and north Queensland trip, before itchy feet got the better of us again....

Created: 08 Nov 2006 14:59 Views: 21856

Exploring Queensland, July 2006. Part 11. Long road home: Dimbulah to Canberra.

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A flat tyre greeted us in the morning, so our motorhome non-tyre-changers got to see how a wheel change was done. It was foggy and damp but eventually we were on the road again admiring this rich ...

Created: 28 Oct 2006 21:48 Views: 24838

Exploring Queensland, July 2006. Part 10. Rainforests and Fossils - Ravenshoe to Dimbulah.

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Back in Ravenshoe after our damp night camped in the cyclone damaged rainforest we waited while our second tyre was repaired. We filled in the time looking at the old steam train that is being ...

Created: 26 Oct 2006 20:05 Views: 27116

Exploring Queensland, July 2006. Part 9. Georgetown to Ravenshoe: snakes, hot springs and a tin dred

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The Georgetown caravan park was doing good business thanks to the wet weather, as quite a few travellers came in to dry out. We spent a day there doing routine “housekeeping”,...

Created: 25 Oct 2006 16:16 Views: 26048

Exploring Queensland, July 2006. Part 8. Burketown to Georgetown.

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We left Burketown and headed east on the bitumen road to Normanton. We had not been driving for long when we came across a cattle muster in full swing....

Created: 13 Oct 2006 18:13 Views: 24717

Exploring Queensland, July 2006. Part 7. Lawn Hill to Burketown.

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Dry clothes were required after our canoeing adventure, and we were ready for lunch too. Dry again and fed, we set off to walk some of the gorge rim to get a different view of where we went on ...

Created: 11 Oct 2006 16:16 Views: 26954

Exploring Queensland, July 2006. Part 6. Paddling at Lawn Hill.

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Excitement and anticipation ensured that we were up early, packed up and at Lawn Hill by about 9.30. It was a beautiful day, calm with a clear blue sky after a pleasantly cool night....

Created: 10 Oct 2006 12:09 Views: 24978

Exploring Queensland, July 2006. Part 5A. Tennant Creek to Adels Grove.

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It’s the 1st of July and time to head east into Queensland. After a cool night requiring our doonas the day started gently. We cooked a leisurely breakfast over the campfire – bacon eggs and toast ...

Created: 09 Oct 2006 23:31 Views: 27362

Exploring the Northern Territory, June 2006. Part 5. Ruby Gap to Tennant Creek.

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It took a full day adjusting to being on our own again. We tidied Troopy up a bit then went for a walk along the sandy river bed keeping an eye out for garnets....

Created: 08 Oct 2006 19:31 Views: 33524

Hay River Run, June 2006. Part 4. Madigan Line to Batton Hill then on to Ruby Gap.

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There was a lot of sleeping in next morning, so camp was pretty quiet. A few in the group were quite under the weather with a nasty virus so this lay-day came at exactly the right time....

Created: 07 Oct 2006 01:55 Views: 33102

Hay River Run, June 2006. Part 3. Poeppel Corner to the Madigan Line

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The women in the group soon established a pattern of walking out ahead of the vehicles each morning, leaving the men to check the vehicles and warm them up and discuss final plans....

Created: 06 Oct 2006 21:41 Views: 40122

Hay River Run, June 2006. Part 2. Into the Simpson Desert – the QAA Line

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It’s got to be something really special to see Val up, dressed, packed and ready to go before sun-up. But on this morning it happened that way,...

Created: 05 Oct 2006 21:01 Views: 31811

Hay River Run, June 2006. Part 1. Canberra to Birdsville

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We were setting off to the Simpson Desert for the first time. Our house-sitters Vicki and David had settled in and were on hand to take some departure photos and wave us off at 7.30am....

Created: 02 Oct 2006 09:33 Views: 38510

Exploring Victoria August 2005 - Part 3 Pink Lakes to Canberra via Lake Mungo.

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In Ouyen we stocked up on groceries and meat and headed north through now familiar wheat and mallee country. The Hattah Kulkyne park headquarters and information centre is just off the ...

Created: 05 Nov 2005 16:54 Views: 29513

Exploring Victoria August 2005 - Part 2 Dimboola to the Pink Lakes

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It seems a good idea to have a leisurely day, so we head north along the western edge of Lake Hindmarsh which turns out to be dry. Its about 14,...

Created: 03 Nov 2005 13:45 Views: 31502

Exploring Victoria August 2005 - Part 1 Canberra to Dimboola

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Its 5pm on Saturday 6th August and we are beside the mighty Murray surrounded by koalas. Birds are calling as they settle in for the night and the river is rippling through snags close by....

Created: 02 Feb 2005 01:00 Views: 27633

2002 Trip - Kimberley & Kakadu. Part 10 – Mt. Isa to Canberra

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We were surprised to find that the country became even more rugged east of the Mt. Isa, and this landscape continued to Cloncurry where we stopped briefly at the John Flynn center,...

Created: 17 Dec 2002 11:37 Views: 27975

2002 Trip - Kimberley & Kakadu. Part 9 – Kakadu to Mt Isa

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We left Kakadu satisfied that we had a least sampled its variety and amazed by the range of experiences we have had so far on this trip....

Created: 17 Dec 2002 11:35 Views: 27757

2002 Trip - Kimberley & Kakadu. Part 8 – Darwin to Kakadu

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Darwin turned on a hot night and a hot and humid morning with heavy dew and some cloud. The locals were talking about an early “build up” to the wet....

Created: 11 Dec 2002 14:20 Views: 28113

2002 Trip - Kimberley & Kakadu. Part 7 – Litchfield NP to Darwin

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Green Ant Creek in Litchfield NP was our first stop the next morning. We followed a walking track beside the creek that was bordered by dense rainforest vegetation – ferns, palms and climbers....

Created: 08 Dec 2002 16:03 Views: 27471

2002 Trip - Kimberley & Kakadu. Part 6 – Gregory National Park to Litchfield NP

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Exploring Bullita we started out by looking over the stockyards, the homestead and outbuildings. The property was once owned by the Durack family,...

Created: 01 Dec 2002 16:52 Views: 27635

2002 Trip - Kimberley & Kakadu. Part 5 – Wyndham to Gregory National Park

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Leaving Wyndham we headed out to Parrys Lagoon, a Ramsar wetland in a beautiful setting. There we were delighted to see lots of water lilies and water birds - ducks, herons, magpie geese, stilts,...

Created: 25 Nov 2002 17:14 Views: 32578

2002 Trip - Kimberley & Kakadu. Part 4 –Windjana Gorge to Wyndham on the Gibb River Road

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Windjana Gorge Campground is busy but peaceful. We were up early to ring on of our sons for his birthday only to find that the camp phone only works using a card that is only available from the ...

Created: 13 Nov 2002 17:31 Views: 30592

2002 Trip - Kimberley & Kakadu. Part 3 – Bungle Bungles via Broome to Windjana Gorge

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Next morning we went back to Cathedral Gorge for some more photos. In the morning light the domes and gorge looked quite different. Then on to the Kurrajong Camp (northern section) for lunch,...

Created: 11 Nov 2002 20:12 Views: 27323

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