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Dryandra Woodlands, Perth Discovery Park to a bush camp near ...

Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th May (2 nights) Dryandra Woodland. Congelin Campground. $5 pp (concession). Near Williams. We have spent two wonderful days here,...

Millers Point (Bremer Bay), Kalgan River (Albany),...

Monday May 6th. Millers Point. Camping fee $7.50 p.p. p.n. collected by caretaker. I was hoping to wake to blue skies today but it was not to be....

WA's Beautiful South West- Kumarl Siding, Esperance,...

Monday 29th April. With our companions deciding to head to Kalgoorlie for a few days, John and I had a lovely day enjoying our last few hundred kms of the Nullarbor....

Streaky Bay and Nullarbor Adventures (Week 3)

Week 3. From Streaky Bay to West Oz. On Monday morning (22nd April) we packed up from our overnight camp at Pildappa Rock near Minnipa....

Adventures from Mallacoota Vic. to Pildappa rock in SA....

LEAVING MALLACOOTA, VIA IMLAY ROAD TO ADAMINABY. 15TH APRIL. There was rain in the night and this morning the skies were grey so I felt ok about packing up and leaving a few ...

Weekend in Mallacoota (Days 6 & 7).

With John and Darrel out on the water and fishing around 7am, I set out for an early morning walk back across the bush tracks to Davis Creek Beach....

Mallacoota (days 4 & 5) – lyre birds, UFO’s, more walks,...

Thursday (yesterday) began as rather more cloudy. Judy and I walked for a way towards Karbethong Jetty, along the boardwalk and formed track/cycleway whic

Mallacoota Day 3. Coastal Walk with dolphins and glossy blacks

We woke to another perfect morning although a heavy pall of smoke again lay over the town and estuary. There is burning off in progress around the area and as well many ...

Mallacoota Day 2...walking, fishing, a campfire and fish ...

A pleasant cool night, and our very comfortable pillow top innerspring mattress, meant that we both slept very well. The three men were ready to go fishing before 9.30, and,...

Mallacoota. Meeting our travelling companions,...

8th April Departure day finally arrived. Whilst it is not unusual for me to be out of bed long before daylight, John emerged at 6 and,...

2013 Trip Preparations for WA and NT

One sleep to go…. I am getting very excited and impatient to once again be living in the caravan. This year, tomorrow (Monday 8th) we depart for a week in Mallacoota where ...

Back to Basics - caravanners experience 6 nights in a tent.

The morning of our departure has arrived. Day 1. When we decided to put our van up for sale, there was always a chance that it would sell before our booked two week trip to ...

Good bye to a much loved Caravan

Yesterday we handed over our much loved Jayco Sterling Outback to new owners...a lovely couple similar in age to ourselves from Sydney....

Tibooburra, Sturt National Park campsites and Cameron Corner.

This part of our trip had long on my wish list of places to explore and finally we were on our way, having decided to take the Silver City Highway past Packsaddle Roadhouse ...

Mutawintji National Park ....great camping and walks

On two previous occasions while in Broken Hill we have been unsuccessful in getting to this park located North East of that city due to road closures following rain....

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,...

An Interesting drive from Warri Gate to The Dig Tree Campsite ...

We left our quiet campsite at Olive Downs in Sturt National Park just south of the Queensland Border in bright sunshine, excited to be on new road....

Mungo National Park

We arrived in Wentworth yesterday after spending three interesting and enjoyable nights at Main Campground, situated on a large flat area about two kilometres from the Visitors ...

Drawings inspired by Our travels and some of the family

Inspired by a longing to once again be out exploring this wonderful country, during the past couple of months I have been making some drawings using pastel chalks and pencils,...

Boulia and Beyond

A Poem I wrote inspired by our experiences followed by Photos of our few days in Channel Country between Boulia and Windorah. (I am not a poet.....

Alice, Tennant Creek to Mt Isa and Cloncurry

Day 34 Monday 4th July. Alice Springs Its back to Alice Springs this morning and we check in at the van park before 10.30,...

Mildura, Burra Creek Gorge, Rawnsley Park & the Bluff climb

Day 5 Sunday 5th June (Yanga-Gol Gol (Mildura)). Our journey takes us west again today, through Balranald where we buy diesel and a weekend SMH newspaper......

Western NSW - Willandra & Yanga N Pks - our Winter 2011 ...

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Wildflowers of the Macdonnell Ranges NT

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Alice Springs

Day 23 Thursday 23rd June (Alice Springs) We are packed up and on the move before 9am while our Lutheran college camp mates are breakfasting. At the end of the dirt road,...