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Flinders-Birdsville-Gulf-Outback QLD - Trip Preparation Part ...

Having pored over maps, atlas', years of 4x4 Australia, Overlander, 4WD Action and other assorted travel guides and our latest subscription from Pat Callinan,...

Burton's Perth to Cape York Darwin to Kununurra 14 -19 June ...

The drive to Litchfield was uneventful excepting for the caravans and campervans travelling at well below the speed limit....

Burton's Perth to Cape York Mataranka to Darwin 5-13 June ...

It was only a short hop to Katherine up the crowded Stuart Highway. Long lines of caravans made it difficult to overtake, the grey gonads out in force....

Burton's Perth to Cape York Lorella Springs to Mataranka 2-4 ...

The kids had a morning swim with Will and Lucy in the hot springs, surrounded by ferns, lush palms and a well kept grassed lawn....

Burton's Perth to Cape York Lawn Hill to Lorella Springs 29 ...

The weather report for the next few days was not good. Eighty percent chance of 20 to 40mm of rain frightened us into leaving....

Burton's Perth to Cape York Burketown - Lawn Hill 26-28 May ...

The bitumen south of Burketown was plagued with cows. They wandered indiscriminately all over the road staring belligerently at us with vacant brown eyes....

Burton's Perth to Cape York Mt Surprise to Burketown 24-25 ...

Mild showers overnight, cloudy and distinctly not warm seemed ominous as we packed up. We chatted with a Caravan magazine writer with a distinctly caravan oriented world view ...

Dirt's trip preparation

Well there has been a lot of hours spent in preparation for this trip. Our first for 6 weeks. And venturing into the unknown for us means the hours of research has been worth ...

Dig Tree Camping.

Since reading 'The Dig Tree' earlier this year- the story of Burke and Wills expedition to be the first European Explorers to traverse Australia from South to North,...

ON THE DIRT AT LAST - West on the Giles-Mulga Park Road NT ...

Saturday 16th June, 2012 Giles Mulga Park Road, Northern Territory For some reason I awoke well before 5:00 a.m. listening to the unseen hunters of the night,...

Steaming up the Stuart - The slow grind north - 2012 ...

Friday 15th June, 2012 Stuart Highway North of Coober Pedy SA We got a good start on our northward travels this morning and had the cruise control set early....

Heading north to Port Augusta and the Stuart - 2012 Adventures

Thursday 14th June, 2012 Stuart Highway north of Port Augusta The sound of rain on canvas bought me to my senses around 3.00 a.m....

Our 2012 Adventures commence

Wednesday 13th June, 2012 Near Lake Cullulleraine VIC There is a very real problem with living in the eastern states....

Second Trip....the final warm up

The weather has been appalling here in Perth today. I was working outside and my job got washed out, so at least it gave me a free day at home to do a few bits and pieces....

WA Long weekend - Waves, whingeing, wine and wonky bullbars

We usually avoid planning any trips over long weekends as we detest crowds but as my lovely girlfriend managed to secure the Friday off work as well we decided to head down to ...

Have Dragonboat will Travel!

I am addicted to travelling out bush and I am addicted to dragonboat paddling - what better way to combine the two than tow my 10 seater dragonboat from my home at Mylestom ...

Looking to get away in June? Camper Trailer Hire - June ...

FAR & WIDE CAMPER TRAILER HIRE - JUNE SUPER SPECIAL June is a great time to get away & see some of the sites this great country of ours has to offer....

Burton's Perth to Cape York The TIP to Mt Surprise Day 49-54 ...

The Bedrock Tourist Park at Mount Surprise is a real gem. It has been carved out of bush and rock by Joe and Jo, lovingly landscaped and infused with smiles and customer ...

Dirt's Tracks Perth-NW Coast Hwy-GRR-Kununurra-Grt Nthn Hwy ...

Hi As this is the first time I have made a blog ever, I will introduce Myself Deb, Wayne(hubby) Granddaughters Laura and Hannah and our young German Backpacker Svenja....

Burton's Perth to Cape York Twin Falls to the TIP Day 47-48 ...

With some sadness we left Twin Falls. It was one of those right time, right place sort of camps. Hardly any people and those we did meet were like minded travellers,...

Burton's Perth to Cape York Cooktown to Twin Falls Day 42-46 ...

Birdsong and the sound of vast amounts of water flowing nearby is a soothing way to wake up. A torrential downpour in the night has dampened everything down,...

Hunters Red Centre, Lake Ayre, Plenty Hwy Gemtree to Boulia & ...

28/3/2012 - This Blog is to update family & friends of our camping trip through NT over the Easter break. We leave on Saturday morning for Hay (or there abouts) before winding ...

Burton's Perth to Cape York Daintree to Cooktown Day 40-41 ...

Surprisingly it didn't take long to pack up even though we'd been sprawled out in one spot for three nights. I can't describe the extent of our relief that the roads to Cape ...

Burton's Perth to Cape York Caloundra to Daintree Day 33-39 ...

Looking across the pristine yellow sands, unmarred by any footprints, the Coral Sea looks angry, a deep frothy green, whitecaps pushed by the warm tropical breeze....

Buying a camper trailer? Hire a camper trailer and try ...

Looking to purchase a camper trailer but now sure which one is right for you. Why not Try Before You Buy? Australian manufacturer Far & Wide Campers has a range of offroad ...