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

Created: 26 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 18185

Canning / Kidson Track -Disaster Strikes-Our flight from the Canning (& how we were "nearly" saved!)

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Tuesday 25th July Kunawarritji to Port Hedland There’s nothing quite like the horror of waking to find a good sized pool of precious diesel fuel in a puddle underneath your vehicle....

Created: 25 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 23469

Canning Stock Route Well 38 to Well 33 - The Haunted Well (37) & Kunawarritji

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Monday 24th July Kunawarritji Community W.A. (Well 33) Six bells this morning and Johnno beat me out of bed. I must confess that I lay there in the hope that the fire would be roaring by the ...

Created: 24 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 21488

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

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

The Kimberley - Purnululu to Wolfe Creek WA

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Thursday 20th July Wolfe Creek National Park We were out of bed at 6:00 a.m. to a brisk but sunny morning. It was a very snappy breakfast and pack up to follow. As I suspected, the 3....

Created: 20 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 19148

The Kimberley - Purnululu NP - Cathedral Gorge and a Helicopter flight over the Bungle Masif

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Tuesday 18th July Purnululu National Park W.A. (The Bungle Bungles) Today was one of those days in which you feel like you’ve done a lot more than you actually have. Here,...

Created: 18 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 19481

The Kimberley - Breaking the "Kununurra Curse" and heading south to Purnululu (The Bungle Bungles).

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Monday 17th July Purnululu National Park WA (The Bungle Bungles) It was with no small amount of nervous trepidation that we arose this morning....

Created: 17 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 19219

The Kimberley - Around the Karunjie Track to El Questro

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Friday 14th July El Questro (again!) via the Karunjie Track Well the day of departure has arrived. The big trip commences. In anticipation we were out of bed a fraction before 6.00 a.m....

Created: 14 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 21339

The Kimberley - Kleaning up at Kununurra's Kona Kampground

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Sunday 2nd July, Kununurra W.A. A cleaning frenzy today. Up early and spent all day cleaning the vehicle. There was a couple of months of dust to be removed from the cabin and the rear....

Created: 02 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 15566

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 Kimberley - Elquestro - Exploring the gorges (travels with Ranger Meg)

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Friday 30th June El Questro W.A. I hate starting the day with a hangover. We had to be up at 5:45 a.m. to be showered and ready for our breakfast cruise on the Chamberlain Gorge....

Created: 30 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 28367

The Kimberley WA - Elquestro Station and the Emma Gorge Resort

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Thursday 29th June El Questro W.A. It was an overcast morning but still warm and a touch muggy. After breakfast we decided to walk Emma Gorge....

Created: 29 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 22812

The Kimberley WA - Down the Gibb River Road to Elquestro

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Wednesday 28th June El Questro W.A. I was up early getting the fire going and cooking bacon and eggs for a breakfast treat under a clear blue sky. We were packed,...

Created: 28 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 20698

The Kimberley WA - King Edward Wanjanas and a return to Drysdale Station.

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Tuesday 27th June Drysdale River Station WA Probably coming in for the scraps we wer

Created: 27 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 21134

The Kimberley WA - A stroll to the incredible Mitchell Falls (and a helicopter home)

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Monday 26th June, Mitchell, Plateau W.A. It was not until 1921 that Europeans explored this remote area. William Easton led a State government expedition into the north Kimberley,...

Created: 26 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 23355

The Kimberley WA - Drysdale Station to Mitchell Falls

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Sunday 25th June, Mitchell Plateau. We were away at 9:00 a.m. sharp. The road north towards Kalumbaru was very dusty but in reasonable condition....

Created: 25 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 23928

The Kimberley WA - Silent Grove, Galvans Gorge and dust, dust, dust to Drysdale Station.

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Saturday 24th June The Kimberley WA It hit our table first and

Created: 24 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 19949

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. A very cold night with the dulcet tones of high powered compressors from the neighbouring supermarket thumping away all ...

Created: 22 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 17939

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 camping and managed to have everything squared away before 8....

Created: 20 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 17556

Cape Leveque, Hunters Creek, One arm Point and musings on marital relations!

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Monday 19th June Kooljamon Cape Leveque WA. There are unusual things you see when couples are taken away from their normal environs. Take for example your standard couple in their early 50’s....

Created: 19 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 21361

Cape Leveque WA & the ballard of "Kenny" the Crab!

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Sunday 18th June Kooljamon Cape Leveque WA. Yet another bleep ty day in paradise. Ho hum, sunny and thirty degrees. A very restful day with a leisurely start and a pancake breakfast....

Created: 18 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 22030

The hell road to Cape Leveque

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Saturday 17th June, 2006 Cape Leveque Kooljamon Jeeeeezzzzzuuuuusss Ccchhhhrrrriiiiiisssssttt!!! What a friggin road! Thank god no,...

Created: 17 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 28634

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....

Created: 13 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 17849

The Pilbara - Out and about Picturesque Port Hedland!

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Monday 12th June Port Hedland WA Casual morning during which I tried to secure accommodation in Broome and Cape Leveque. Yay to the latter and Broome stood out due to its common framework of ...

Created: 12 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 16006

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