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Pine Creek and the Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park

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Heading to Pine Creek we a visit Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park, Copperfield Dam and on into the historic former mining town of Pine Creek. Pine Creek is also the gateway to Kakadu National Park,...

Created: 31 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 10521

Kakadu - Swimming at the top of the world (or at least the escarpment)

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Kakadu is the largest national Park in Australia and the only one in the world to encompass an entire river system. At almost 20,000 square kilometres,...

Created: 03 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 10402

Watarrka National Park and Kings Canyon

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Kings Canyon was named in 1872 by explorer Ernest Giles after Fieldon King, a sponsor of his expedition. Join us on the Rim Walk around this fascinating canyon....

Created: 12 Sep 2008 00:00 Views: 10395

Litchfield National Park - southern section

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The Reynolds River Track to the south is open only in the dry season, requires a high clearance four wheel drive, has shallow water crossings and sandy patches....

Created: 15 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 10047

Mount Moffatt – the roof of Queensland in the Carnarvon National Park

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We visited this part of the Carnarvon National Park from the Mount Moffatt section which required high clearance four wheel drive.

Created: 14 Sep 2009 00:00 Views: 9948

Gosse Bluff (Tnorala), Palm Valley and Hermannsburg

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Tour with us to the mysterious crater Tnorala and see an ancient species of tropical rain forest palm growing in a desert environment at Palm Valley....

Created: 10 Sep 2008 00:00 Views: 9946

Gold and Wildflowers - back in the West

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On this, our final stage of our extended holiday, we travel through gold mining country then into the Mid West to see one of the best floral displays in years....

Created: 26 Sep 2008 00:00 Views: 9841

Heading North - start of trip to Kimberley 2008

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22 May to 26 September 2008 – featuring the Kimberley region in the north west of Western Australia, and in the central Northern Territory featuring the MacDonnell Ranges, Kings Canyon,...

Created: 13 Jun 2008 00:00 Views: 9834

From WA to Melbourne before going to Tasmania 2006

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Created: 12 Feb 2006 01:00 Views: 9683

Purnululu

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Purnululu – The spectacular Bungle Bungle Range Purnululu has always been known as a special place by the local Aborigines. The Aboriginal name of Purnululu means sandstone....

Created: 07 Aug 2008 00:00 Views: 9560

The East MacDonnell Ranges

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Just ten kilometres east of Alice Springs, Emily Gap is the first of two gaps through the Heavitree Range in the MacDonnell Ranges. Neither have permanent pools in the sandy creek beds....

Created: 28 Aug 2008 00:00 Views: 9403

Mataranka – the Never Never Land

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Reaching Mataranka we were captivated by the hot springs, wetlands and lush tropical vegetation. We turned off the Highway to visit the historic Elsey Cemetery,...

Created: 27 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 9268

Returning from Melbourne 2006 part 1

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On the return trip we visited Ballarat, the Grampians, the Wimmera, then crossed into SA. Here we toured around Bordertown and the Naracoorte caves....

Created: 26 Apr 2006 00:00 Views: 9114

Our Dinosaur adventure starts at Boulia

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Imagine holding something 100 million years old – how young do you think you’d feel? Our introduction to the dinosaur and even more ancient marine fossil belt of Queensland was an awesome feeling....

Created: 28 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 9107

The Ord River

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Touring the East Kimberley – part one After leaving the Gibb River Road, we went via the Great Northern Highway to Wyndham. The scenery along the way was lovely....

Created: 09 Jul 2008 00:00 Views: 8964

Kakadu and Crocodiles

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“What do crocodiles eat?” one of the French tourists from the front of the boat asked, as the rather large crocodile we had all been watching lazing on the bank swims towards the boat....

Created: 04 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 8941

Kakadu National Park last day – Mamukala Wetlands Bird Hide and the South Alligator River Crossing.

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Nine days was not enough to do Kakadu National Park justice, but we had seen a variety of the features on offer, from the scarp and waterfalls to the vast plains and wetlands filled with wildlife,...

Created: 09 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 8940

Douglas Hot Springs and Butterfly Springs Nature Park

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Soak off your troubles and relax with other sociable campers in the hot streams at Douglas Hot Springs. We travel just 28 kilometres between two very different camp sites; from Fenton ...

Created: 17 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 8874

Around Kununurra

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Touring the East Kimberley – part two We stayed at the Hidden Valley Tourist Park on the north east edge of the town of Kununurra while we replaced our solar panels....

Created: 18 Jul 2008 00:00 Views: 8822

Mungo: Was the World's earliest civilisation here in Australia?

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With the recent opening of the Mungo Loop Drive for the first time this year, it is an opportune time to talk about the wonders of Mungo National Park....

Created: 29 Oct 2009 01:00 Views: 8668

Litchfield National Park: Magnetic Termite Mounds, Waterfalls and Mining Ruins

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Like a graveyard of tombstones, a stand of “magnetic” termites mounds all lined up certainly give the impression of an old cemetery....

Created: 14 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 8576

Leliyn – Edith Falls in the Nitmiluk National Park

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A small waterfall poured into a large plunge pool where visitors were enjoying the swim at the day area near the campground at Leliyn. Our swim would have to wait. Taking the Leliyn 2....

Created: 30 Jul 2009 12:00 Views: 8575

SA Eyre Peninsula and beyond January 2005

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We travel across the Eyre Highway and explore the Eyre Peninsula, with side trips to the Clare Valley and into the [url=http://www.austr

Created: 04 Feb 2005 01:00 Views: 8562

Kakadu has some very special Aboriginal rock paintings

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Nourlangie is a popular Aboriginal rock painting viewing venue, and a wheel chair accessible path follows around the different galleries. This is a popular destination for the tourist coaches....

Created: 06 Aug 2009 22:53 Views: 8561

Albany Western Australia – Where the ANZAC legend began

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On the morning of 1st November 1914, the first convoy of the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force departed from Albany in Western Australia to fight in First World

Created: 11 May 2014 09:02 Views: 8517

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