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The Pilbara - A sad farewell and a travel day - Wodgina to 80 Mile Beach (via Port Hedland)

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Tuesday 6th July, 2010 80 Mile Beach Caravan Park Western Australia Today was always destined to be one of travel, the aim being to get as many kilometres of bitumen under our wheels as ...

Created: 06 Jul 2010 18:00 Views: 18781

Yulara (Ayers Rock) - A tough climb.

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Saturday 5th August, Yulara N .T. Well it’s late afternoon and we’re sitting in camp STUFFED. Our assault on the rock went well but I have decreed that this is the last time I will ever climb ...

Created: 05 Aug 2006 00:00 Views: 18761

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 ,...

Created: 17 Apr 2006 00:00 Views: 18757

New Zealand 2011 - Queenstown, some unexpected snow & on to Rivendale (by the shores of Lake Wanaka)

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Monday 4th April, 2011 Boundary Creek Scenic Reserve, Lake Wanaka (Highway 6) It was a leisurely morning and we awoke to find the surrounding mountains dusted wth snow,...

Created: 05 Apr 2011 14:00 Views: 18750

New Zealand 2011 - Mick & Vik's "Barbie-Bus" tour of the South Island - Day 2 to Te Anau

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2nd April 2011 Te Anau A late change in plans today saw us zip down and around the south end of the island to reach Te Anau on the shores of the magnificent Lake of the same name....

Created: 02 Apr 2011 20:00 Views: 18749

Carnarvon to the ramparts of the Kennedy Ranges (a tale of bleating goats & communal camp fires)

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Tuesday 23rd May 2006 Kennedy Ranges NP We were up and into the packing at a reasonable hour. Our neighbours were a bit ahead of us....

Created: 23 May 2006 00:00 Views: 18748

Murray Kulkyne National Park - The shakedown continues

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Monday 14th May, 2007 Hattah Kulkyne National Park Retail bend. Our shake-down day continues. Tried all manner of new things today. Firstly though,...

Created: 14 May 2007 00:00 Views: 18695

Waterhole east of Tjingkulatjatjarra Pool - Discovering the amazing Rudall River for the first time.

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Saturday 29th July Waterhole east of Tjingkulatjatjarra Pool Rudall River N.P. Up a little later this morning. Could have been something to do with the cotton wool feeling bought on by ...

Created: 29 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 18640

"Destination Unknown" Day 8 - Exploring Kata Juta & Uluru

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8th July, 2011 Uluru It didn’t take me long to realise that climbing the rock today may be an issue. Although the day dawned bright and sunny,...

Created: 08 Jul 2011 18:57 Views: 18614

Giles-Mulga Park Road NT - Westward bound the adventure begins.

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Wednesday 25th June, 2008 Giles-Mulga Park Road, NT 25 55 34.61 132 39 18.47 Well here we are in the desert at last. We’ve set up camp under a sheoke with soft deep red sand beneath our ...

Created: 25 Jun 2008 00:00 Views: 18613

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 than we headed east on the Gibb through the ...

Created: 01 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 18495

The final haul into the Alice

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Saturday 30th May Alice Springs NT. An early start today with 700 km to get under our belts to reach the Territory and the Alice. Fred walked at 6: 30 a.m....

Created: 30 May 2009 00:00 Views: 18491

Canning Stock Route - Well 43 to (near) Well 38

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Sunday 23rd July Near well 38 Canning Stock Route (Ghost gum corner) S 21.56.583’ E125.30.737’ a cold night and for the first time it had left heavy dew. We w

Created: 23 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 18491

The Pilbara - Carrawine Gorge, Running Waters (Eel Pool) and the Skull Springs Road to Nullagine.

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Monday 28th June, 2010 Newman ncluding the odd camel and more th

Created: 28 Jun 2010 00:00 Views: 18433

Unexpected encounters with Australian Reptiles #5 - The Spiny Tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)

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I really enjoy stumbling across one of the many Goanna or Monitor species when travelling about the wide brown land. Even from the earliest days as kids,...

Created: 23 Apr 2012 00:00 Views: 18420

Canning Stock Route - Breadon Hills to Well 43

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Saturday 22nd July Well 43, Canning Stock Route S 21.12.799’ E 125.58.421’ Another great days travel today starting with an early 5.15 a.m. rise,...

Created: 22 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 18420

Murloocoppie Rockhole - Disaster strikes...well a serious problem at the least!

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Monday 23rd June, 2008 Murloocoppie Rockhole 80 km north of Coober Pedy. 28 30 47.81 134 11 52.40 Odometer 185277 Trip 1688....

Created: 23 Jun 2008 00:00 Views: 18413

New Zealand 2011- The West Coast - Where Rainforest and Glaciers meet the sea.

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5th April 2011 Bottom end of Lake Mapourika Westland (Tai Poutini) National Park Just scenery’d out today. There is just so much to absorb....

Created: 05 Apr 2011 00:00 Views: 18355

Alice Springs - Saturday 26th July to Monday 28th July.

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Saturday 26th July (to Monday 29th July) Alice Springs – McDonald Ranges Caravan Park (Again). Up early and a shower before departure…wonderful. The front left tyre was up and down....

Created: 26 Jul 2008 00:00 Views: 18234

The Pilbara - Tom Price and Mount Nameless

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Saturday 3rd June Tom Price WA. We were up at 7.00 a.m. and had an early breakfast before packing up and beginning the short 80 km into Tom Price....

Created: 03 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 18208

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 tank and trying to find a mechanic. Being Hedland,...

Created: 26 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 18185

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 secure our spot on the ...

Created: 16 May 2006 00:00 Views: 18157

Rudall River NP - Our First Quad Expedition - Day 2 and then on to Desert Queen Baths.

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Monday 14th July, 2008 Desert Queen Baths, Rudall River 22 27 50.602 S, 122 15 42.800 E I had to get up a couple of times in the night to try and stop the tent from squeaking in the stiff ...

Created: 14 Jul 2008 00:00 Views: 18136

Mount Augustus WA - (How to use an Oztent as a life raft!)

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Friday 26th May Mt Augustus WA I’ll save myself for Karijini. John and Julie awoke to find their te

Created: 26 May 2006 00:00 Views: 18105

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 brightened things up....

Created: 24 Jun 2008 00:00 Views: 18087

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