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24 Apr 2006 - Esperance WA

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Monday 24th April Esperance W.A. Breakfast at 8.00 today and then into town. Checked out the 4x4 place that had a Kimberly camper in the window and then headed to the post office to find that ...

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23 Apr 2006 - Esperance WA

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Sunday 23rd April Esperance W.A. I was up at 6.30 a.m. although it was a better wake up time of 5.30 a.m. I realised last night as I lay in bed just what a hoon town Kalgoorlie is....

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Anne Beadell Highway - Downed aircraft, Neale Junction to Yeo Lake Homestead WA

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Wednesday 19th April Yeo Lake Homestead W.A. We tried to beat the flies to breakfast and were largely successful in our endeavours....

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Anne Beadell Hwy - The border, Serpentine Lakes and Ilkurlka

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Tuesday 18th April Madura-Loongana Track (Aboriginal Business Road) and the Anne Beadell Highway, 172 km east of Neale Junction, or 165 km west of the S.A./ W.A....

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Anne Beadell Highway - Annes Corner, Volkes Hill Corner and on.

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Monday 17th April 2006 Anne Beadell Hwy Approx 20 km east of SA/WA Border GPS: S 28.30.656 E 129.09.477 Today was an interesting day to say the least. The wind howled all night ,...

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Anne Beadell Highway - West From Coober Pedy, our trip on the Anne Beadell begins

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Sunday 16th April Anne Beadell Hwy 20 km east of Annes Corner S 28.55331 E 131.90883 It was a chilly morning when I crawled from the sack at 7 a.m. While Amanda showered,...

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Coober Pedy SA - The Easter Opal Festival

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Saturday 15th April 2006 Coober Pedy S.A. The annual Opal Festival is upon us. The day when the entire population of C/P get out in the street and celebrate….Hmmmm?...

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Coober Pedy SA - Doing the tourist things and a look at the Painted Desert

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Good Friday 14th April 2006 Coober Pedy S.A. Rain this morning. It’s becoming synonymous with my associations with Coober Pedy. Dust, wind and rain....

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Goog's Track - North through the ghost towns to Coober Pedy SA

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Thursday 13th April Coober Pedy South Australia Well after yesterday’s trials and tribulations I slept well during the night. There were a few tentative spots of rain about 9.30 p.m....

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Googs Track SA - Bats, Mount Finke & musings on tackling the monster dunes!

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Wednesday 12th April 2006 North end of Goog’s Track S.A. It’s 8 o’clock in the evening, I’m sipping on a glass of 1996 Pfeiffer’s Merlot by the glowing embers of the fire....

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Goog's Track - Goog's Lake & Yumbarra Conservation Park SA

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Tuesday 11th April 2006 Goog’s Lake Yumbarra Conservation Park S.A. First breakdown of the trip this morning. Thankfully minor. After packing,...

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10 Apr 2006 - Ceduna SA

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Monday 10th April Ceduna S.A. The wind sprung strongly from the North West today, exactly opposite to what it was when we set up camp last night....

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Near Venus Bay SA

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Sunday 9th April 2006 On a headland near Venus Bay S.A. Another leisurely 8.45 a.m. start to the day. Having had the annex out,...

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Port Lincoln SA

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8th April 2006 Port Lincoln Lazy start to the day. Did some washing and then into town at 10.30. Went for a drive out to the Lincoln national Park. Back into town and to the camping shop....

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Port August to Port Lincoln SA

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First thing on the agenda today were a few phone calls chasing transit permits for Woomera & Marilinga. Then it was into Port Augusta and got National Park permits Tallaringa....

Created: 07 Apr 2006 00:00 Views: 14405

Gammon Ranges SA

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Tuesday 4th April 2006 Arkaroola Gammon Ranges S.A. Nothing strange to report overnight. No mechanically minded foxes, no invasion by giant spiders. Bodes well for the day actually....

Created: 04 Apr 2006 00:00 Views: 16845

Koolaman, Aroona Valley Flinders Ranges

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Monday 3rd April, 2006 Koolaman, Aroona Valley Flinders Ranges S.A. Didn’t get much sleep after the fox incident so was glad to get up at 7-ish....

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Warren Gorge - Flinders Ranges SA

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2nd April, 2006 Warren Gorge Flinders Ranges South Australia. Farewelled the Hopleys around 10.15 a.m. and then headed across Adelaide to the A1....

Created: 02 Apr 2006 00:00 Views: 19570

Out and about in "The Alice" - Standley Chasm and other highlights

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Friday 3rd June, 2005 Alice Springs N.T. early and

Created: 03 Jun 2005 00:00 Views: 15692

Tobermorey to Alice Springs via the dusty Plenty (of dust) Hwy!

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Thursday 2nd June, 2005 Alice Springs NT Up with the chopper pilot this morning. That was with the sun still only a faint line on the eastern horizon....

Created: 02 Jun 2005 00:00 Views: 17841

Birdsville to Tobermorey (Donohue Hwy) - More bulldust than a meeting of merchant bankers!

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Wednesday June 1st, 2005 Tobermorey Station, Northern Territory It was a leisurely start to the day. An extra half hour in bed as it was expected to be an all day trip to reach Boulia at ...

Created: 01 Jun 2005 00:00 Views: 21881

The Dig Tree to Birdsville (via Cordillo Downs) - "A thousand dollar day"

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Tuesday 31st May, 2005 Birdsville Queensland “The thousand dollar day”. Why is it that the older we get, the more we feel the need to prove that we are in fact, “Rebels without a pause”....

Created: 31 May 2005 00:00 Views: 27024

Bullah Bullah Waterhole (Dig Tree) QLD (via the Strzelecki & Bore Tracks)

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Monday 30th May, 2005 Bullah-Bullah Waterhole (Dig Tree), Queensland It was a very chilly night and morning that greeted us. This did not deter the bush marvel from indulging in a brief ...

Created: 30 May 2005 00:00 Views: 13632

Bore Track Trek Notes

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The attached file is/are (damn I wish I'd paid more attention during english classes!) my trek notes for the Bore Track, heading north from Bollards Lagoon Station. It's compiled pre my first GPS....

Created: 30 May 2005 00:00 Views: 23464

Claypan 70 km west of Tibooburra NSW (enroute to Camerons Corner)

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Sunday 29th May, 2005 Claypan 70 km west of Tibooburra NSW It was a brisk nite to say the least. Having gone to bed so early, I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised to be awake at 2.30 a....

Created: 29 May 2005 00:00 Views: 19905

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