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The Kimberley - Leaving the Gibb River Road for Kununurra

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Saturday July 1st Kununurra W.A. It was a travel day today. We got packed up and headed out at a tad before 9.00 a.m. Not much to mention other th

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Cape Leveque & the notorious road out the Dampier Peninsular.

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18th July 2010 Cape Leveque, Dampier Peninsula WA After some shop

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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

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The Pilbara - Port Hedland - Chasing our tails and the new fuel tank arrives!

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Wednesday 26th July, Port Hedland WA A frustrating day chasing the replacement <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W107750" href="/places/107750/wa+tan

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Coober Pedy - let the engineering begin.....Again!

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Tuesday 24th June, 2008 Coober Pedy SA It was a cool night. The moon rose a little after 10 pm, a giant globe of subdued gold. It certainly bri

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The Pilbara - The Charles Knife Road and on to a bush camp near Cane River.

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Wednesday 7th June Bush camp near Cane River WA It was a nice mornin

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Kalbarri WA

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Tuesday 16th May, 2006 Kalbarri W.A. (overcast again) The game plan was to be up at seven this morning to ensure we were early to the fisherman’s wharf and therefore secu

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Rudall River NP - A rest day at the Desert Queens Baths.

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Desert Queens Baths Rest Day Leisurely start to the morning although the decision to down the 2nd bottle of white by the fire last night was somewhat regretted this morning....

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The GDEC Expedition to The Gibson & Great Sandy Deserts begins - A late start to Mildura

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Sunday 30th May, 2010 Mildura Well it was a frantic day of activity trying to get the finishing

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The Pilbara - 80 Mile Beach

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Tuesday 13th June 80 Mile Beach WA Some good news from yesterday in that John and Jules had decided to continue on. What an Anzac that bloke is....

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Coral Coast WA - Cape Range National Park (The amazing Turquoise Bay and Yardie Creek Station)

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Tuesday 6th June Cape Range National Park Mercifully, the wind dropped in intensity with the sun. By bed time it was just a breeze

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Coral Coast WA - Cape Range National Park (Gale force winds and a curry log (not related!!!))

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Monday 5th June Coral Coast – Cape Range National Park It rained intermittently during the night but it was quite warm. Some comfort

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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, it was going to be

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On the road to Port Augusta

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Port Augusta SA Odometer 184674 – 615 km It was a crisp morning that awaited us when we emerged at 07:00 a.m.. Clear skies though. Only one tra

Created: 22 Jun 2008 00:00 Views: 18427

The Kimberley WA - Jandamara's hideaway, a bit of Rio & Windjana Gorge

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Thursday 22nd June Windjana Gorge National Park The Kimberley W.A. [gi]195

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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 <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="P207962" hre

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The Sand and Spinifex Tour commences - on the road north.

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Calder Hwy, Tiega 34 59 45.74 142 18 41.59 It was a convoluted day really. I was up early and completed the packing of the vehicle before heading down to Maccas for breakfast and then a ...

Created: 21 Jun 2008 00:00 Views: 18305

The Pilbara - Into the back country towards Packsaddle & Wittenoom

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Friday 12th July, 1985 The Pilbara, Western Australia. This morning was one of those, “Lets not rush into anything until we have to” type mornings. We really didn't have

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Cape Leveque to Derby

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Tuesday 20th June, Derby W.A. It was a bit of a travel day today. I was out of bed early and packing the detritus of several days <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W555073" href

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GDEC 2011 - The Anne Beadell & Beyond (or as big a dose of culture shock as you can suffer!)

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10th April, 2011 Anne Beadell Hwy SA Ok I must confess I’m a xerophile, someone who thrives in a desert environment yet even by my dry and dusty standards,...

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Gammon Ranges SA

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Tuesday 4th April 2006 Arkaroola Gammon Ranges S.A. Nothing strange to report overnight.

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The Gary Junction Road - More bush welding (or what you do when the axle breaks!) - 2012 adventures.

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Monday 9th July, 2012 150 km east of Kiwirrkurra...5 km east of Mt Tietkens An early start with a snappy breakfast in

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Karlamilyi (Rudall River) - An "OH SHIT" moment near the Desert Queen Baths!

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Desert Queen Baths, Karlamilyi (Rudall River) National Park. WA We were up early into a beautiful, still dawn. The first e

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The Pilbara - Historic Cossack, Wickam, Point Sampson and Beirut by the sea (Roebourne)

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Saturday 10th June Karratha WA With a leisure day there was no need to get out of bed too early hence it was 8:30 a.m. when I arose. Again the wind

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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 <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W40633" href="/places/

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