tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73028952508058405932024-02-08T14:53:28.100+11:00our trip 'round ausThis is a part of our story of our family taking a risk of stepping away from life as we knew it in the big city, and living out of our car and tent for 9 months as we traveled through Australia. The journey we found, continued beyond arriving home.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-1174732903521670312011-07-05T12:54:00.014+10:002011-09-12T11:25:27.312+10:00The journey doesn't end...Murray Sunset National Park<div style="text-align: center;">
Well, we did make it home (albeit 7 months ago now!) and had a very bumpy landing (no power to the house for 2 days for a start and great difficulty coping with all the stuff that we had at home after 9 months of living out of a car and trailer/tent and so many people in the big city!), but we are slowly getting used to it. (It took me a good week to work out how to use the stereo and then there was the microwave...)</div>
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We have learnt that we need big gasps of air out bush (or desert) to keep us 'OK' and keep us connected to each other as life at home keeps pulling us apart.</div>
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So last Easter holidays we ran away to the Murray Sunset National Park hoping for some peace & quiet. We got it on the whole...until the hordes arrived 4 days later on Good Friday...and camped on top of us! By Easter Sunday, we were done, and packed up and came home. We didn't need to camp that closely to others when we live in the inner city.</div>
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Things that we did while we were there...</div>
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Fiddling around with the car</div>
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A little bit of driving around the sandy and eroded tracks...to explore the massive National Park (all up we drove about 500km in the park)</div>
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Throwing seeds in the air to watch their aerodynamics</div>
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Walking on salt and tasting it</div>
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Eating damper, pancakes, Easter eggs, and roasted pumpkins.</div>
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And we did watch some crazy people get themselves out of being intentionally bogged...what can I say, it was Easter!</div>
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We did learn that most of our kitchen camping stuff had disappeared back into our house (oops!), and that whilst camping on our trip by ourselves was fine, short trips would be more fun with another family or two (need to find another family, or people that would like to go 4wding and camping where there may not be showers into interesting places - takers?).</div>
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Next stop is <a href="http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkhome.aspx?id=N0049">Mungo National Park, NSW</a> these holidays...although we have decided to stay in the Shearer Quarters at <a href="http://www.turleestationstay.com.au/">Turlee Station</a> instead of camping as the kids have all been sick. We really wanted to go there on our way home back in October, but it was closed due to wet roads - it is a very sensitive area and has very old fossils in it. We are hoping that the roads are dry when we get there!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-40677362651848908202010-12-04T09:47:00.004+11:002010-12-04T10:00:26.670+11:00Across two borders, through the rain, flooded plains, and icy rains to shelterWe left Canberra, wet and cold, without a distinct plan (as we often have) as to where we going, other than Cooma. At Cooma with our heads in the clouds, literally, we decided that it was time to make a run for my mum's holiday house in Inverloch to try to dry out the tent before getting home given that we have no space at home for that.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIvzh3dI3aqpmO5SUIV25UyfO5wJ6s430ok6wmilJ51ZM2ysW4ipvDk4FB3sTtQtX_bVL_p_iJ_nqr7r40WKa3Gmy_u56qp8N2Hc4Z_Z0PKgANCDCr6uM6oPb1eEffastwptN02jX35La/s1600/GEDC0979.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546591553310115938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIvzh3dI3aqpmO5SUIV25UyfO5wJ6s430ok6wmilJ51ZM2ysW4ipvDk4FB3sTtQtX_bVL_p_iJ_nqr7r40WKa3Gmy_u56qp8N2Hc4Z_Z0PKgANCDCr6uM6oPb1eEffastwptN02jX35La/s320/GEDC0979.JPG" /></a> <div>The rain did not stop the whole day. We were amazed at all of the water everywhere. We crossed two borders that day, and the ground got soggier. The rain got heavier. We had tried to stick to bitumen, yet even one of these was being worked on and we slipped and slid all over the place. When the wet is wetter. </div><div> </div><div>A cuppa in Cann River in the drizzle. Lovely spot there, even in the drizzle. The drive all the way through there is so beautiful. It reminded us of South West Western Australia with the beautiful big trees.</div><div><br /> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546591538726679186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUH20UNyX7WspvcBBjFXS9xIy49y4rpL80Xxsa49C4t-2vSLhsoEKI2_B_V_ZkdeyUygof56L-eKraFjXf2ZEDHPvm7YD-ZTm-8YPU_lvjfzbONL2Wg3FyVWKzmXhohiSLf1eYaDQzcsi/s320/30112010444.jpg" /></div><div>This was our longest day travelling, but we knew that we didn't have to set up the tent at the end of the day and that made a huge difference. We travelled 670 km altogether.</div><div> </div><div>Fish and chips in Bairnsdale. What a treat. Great when you are freezing and everything is saturated!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546591549367277794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_qidkBF4vxSjOC7lQ0Nq-VLyKH5YesnTE5RI07KnOzzgVDGMMq_-FbGwb3zcMfL93u3CSSoNwyiM_9DfWsHhPJ1C8MGHNfssXD6YJOPI_TYL491egJh2c-AdGagQNRDcl1hn2FnK-hTz/s320/30112010445.jpg" /><br />We finally arrived at 10pm and turned on LIGHTS!! and opened DOORS!! A roof! Wow, it really is the small things. People call this civilisation. We are calling it transition.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-1776159159773267252010-12-03T22:16:00.000+11:002010-12-03T22:16:12.870+11:00So much to do in Canberra!<div>There is so much to do in Canberra!! Even if we did feel a bit like bushies who had just come in from way out, and everyone else was wearing matching, clean clothes. We still jam packed our days there. First day was great. It started with sunshine, but we still had to go to the indoor Questacon. The boys would have chewed my arms off otherwise. Brilliant<br />
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There was so much to see and do there. All hands on, all related, in some way to science, and with people there who could answer questions.<br />
John had a question from the day before about the speed of the earth... answered.<br />
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Games to play, Weather to understand. Worth spending as much time as you can here.<br />
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Next day we thought we could fit in a few things...wrong. Once we got to the National Museum, spent ages in the Canning Stock Route Exhibition (on until end Jan I think), in which I cried again (I do seem to cry a lot) as I remembered all of those brilliant people who we had met along the way. I suddenly felt so lost without them nearby.<br />
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The rest of the Museum was brilliant too, A KZone where there were vehicles to design,<br />
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and a journey through Australia, our emotions, our plants, our people, our animals.<br />
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This took a whole day, in which Canberra rained for the entire day. Our tent seems to be getting a little leakier...or the rain is rainier...or it is sick of the rain. Either way, it leaked. Lucky to have swimming towels, and tarps. Time to tarp up. The huge bubble of water that was sitting on the roof looked like it was going to pop right through when we got back. Glad we got back when we did!<br />
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Next day it was getting colder (still wet), a visit to the Australian War Memorial exceeded our expectations and nicely wrapped up all of the war memorabilia we have seen around the country. It gave it all a sense of place and presence. We went on a guided tour which was brilliant to get all of that inside knowledge. Not a word of complaint from anyone about being there for two hours.<br />
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As the rain continued to pelt down, we managed to squeeze in one last thing, a visit to the Old Parliament House. What a great surprise this was too. There was a treasure hunt for the kids to follow which took them through every room at a great rate of knots, which was probably a good idea as we didn't have much time before they shut. It was brilliant in there. So much information and so many rooms, and so much history. We have to go back. We were all fascinated by it.<br />
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John, Pete and Matt had a quick run around the Old Parliament House gardens to have a look at the roses (I was too cold by this stage), then that was it. Time to leave Canberra. Too wet, cold and soggy for us in a tent, we loved it, but the camping bit was getting too miserable. Time to move on.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first stop was Parkes to see The Dish and have a go at the Whispering Dishes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemimB77irdLenp_WMnAEP9PLc1pAeHrQM-Tte2jAE5Z1Ek5v4qg8X4_Pgd9gwbbyKMrZ1WejkVF_S-3YpqG5tA7gpj_pNUY4CpTYZJHBIjEaBwC918jdbY8mtyEcme0NkyOTAk-2lWHQn/s1600/GEDC0788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemimB77irdLenp_WMnAEP9PLc1pAeHrQM-Tte2jAE5Z1Ek5v4qg8X4_Pgd9gwbbyKMrZ1WejkVF_S-3YpqG5tA7gpj_pNUY4CpTYZJHBIjEaBwC918jdbY8mtyEcme0NkyOTAk-2lWHQn/s320/GEDC0788.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> We were lucky enough to get one of our few family shots here too by some people who had been up to Lake Eyre (by plane..). We watched some movies on going to Mars, the size of stars (Canis Major is the biggest one), and watched a man walk to the top of the dish.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">WOW - Is that the Hume? This seems really, really close now. Been here before!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtp3rZeMB5BIMyv-cBuIo5qrR9kL0dtBZd_t5B4DZurdFUEBu1RZtYgujCPoMa4rhmZ7admyimj6GhIiGxTfDx0rJzZC4LE1kD-GxDpGIplmY7iFLzlrysQtrOwnrekJbjVJp8orNHuuLb/s1600/GEDC0839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtp3rZeMB5BIMyv-cBuIo5qrR9kL0dtBZd_t5B4DZurdFUEBu1RZtYgujCPoMa4rhmZ7admyimj6GhIiGxTfDx0rJzZC4LE1kD-GxDpGIplmY7iFLzlrysQtrOwnrekJbjVJp8orNHuuLb/s320/GEDC0839.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-15705828815277088742010-11-29T23:08:00.001+11:002011-07-20T12:56:32.950+10:00Dunley's Down in Dubbo with Dunn'sOne of the brilliant things about this trip has been the people by far, and one of the not so good things has been the rain. <br />
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Dubbo Zoo was a dot on the map, and we had met some great folks from Dubbo all the way back in Norseman (then Esperance, Perth, and Kalbarri). They had said that if we get close to Dubbo, pop in, so time to give them a call. <br />
"No worries", they said, "come and camp on our block, we've got 100 hectares"<br />
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Beauty!<br />
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Time for a taste of the farm life.<br />
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Lucky too, as when we came over the hill to see Dubbo, we were a little overwhelmed at the size of it! It was probably the biggest centre we have come across for a while.<br />
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The boys all loved the new playground at the end with the flying fox.<br />
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We also checked out the op shops (as we do...). There are 9 in Dubbo! A sign of the size. Temptation to get a few things here and there...<br />
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A swim in the local pool, until we all realised how cold it was! (They said it was heated, but we are now used to warmer waters)<br />
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We popped into ABC Local Radio to pick up free stickers for the kids journals (great to do if you are on the road), and they decided to <a href="http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2010/11/keeping-up-with-the-dunleys.html?site=westernplains&program=western_plains_mornings">interview us</a>...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxYlnijWPOtRubI3b0k7xr_CbIi1TJHpt0mvHA7vN38pf6inP3HLrhlhyFf9frINZ5cf7HRcWMq1aMpClvSUlV0MfGJTIFzuGdidN0jfIVsxgJM5kI7ksnN0nTCL1CXqglTwz38OmUMiK/s1600/GEDC0398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxYlnijWPOtRubI3b0k7xr_CbIi1TJHpt0mvHA7vN38pf6inP3HLrhlhyFf9frINZ5cf7HRcWMq1aMpClvSUlV0MfGJTIFzuGdidN0jfIVsxgJM5kI7ksnN0nTCL1CXqglTwz38OmUMiK/s320/GEDC0398.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Just another oversized thing...there seemed to be heaps of those on the road from Broken Hill to Adelaide...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally, as soon as we have left South Australia, we see the emblem of their state!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLjk4k9Sc5SjW9HSVkSnIUw2-lSbntpnFH61hRIqwjkXwqao-scEw1SCmHel9QY28nwsXYXgR7N2m1RFGsJKdApDwViTyLLRaF81UzoMzcWh-nWNEcjwRT-rnx4KTngbeP4wAE5EBOjW0/s1600/GEDC0426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLjk4k9Sc5SjW9HSVkSnIUw2-lSbntpnFH61hRIqwjkXwqao-scEw1SCmHel9QY28nwsXYXgR7N2m1RFGsJKdApDwViTyLLRaF81UzoMzcWh-nWNEcjwRT-rnx4KTngbeP4wAE5EBOjW0/s320/GEDC0426.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First stop in Broken Hill was the Pro Hart Gallery. How fantastic! I absolutely loved it...I hope that the rest did (??)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrF1IssEu7wZ8RqeLvDc2H3imQC3qTOd26saVkN_hvI7kN5OwJDpZNqiqroTQp_kL8D4r6yZwZBx1I2b-oOrmZ-BUkIl4lMCMH4CjJrBHChHuwimdBsyk0bAFhhSBkz506uuAg7dPJdYm/s1600/GEDC0430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrF1IssEu7wZ8RqeLvDc2H3imQC3qTOd26saVkN_hvI7kN5OwJDpZNqiqroTQp_kL8D4r6yZwZBx1I2b-oOrmZ-BUkIl4lMCMH4CjJrBHChHuwimdBsyk0bAFhhSBkz506uuAg7dPJdYm/s320/GEDC0430.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The reward of a milkshake at the end was gooooood!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfNmUbUlt8f7mc4958KvmTil6W3qVI_andUmlyGUPLpWfjaZsWcV9dipKulW5b8GhzwIRPuwgxbnLHqcbcGAMQ6GFYTZJyjPrSBO20hlE9F43kSkTnGljlBAatii0EvzsL6NT3VqvE8Jn/s1600/GEDC0437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfNmUbUlt8f7mc4958KvmTil6W3qVI_andUmlyGUPLpWfjaZsWcV9dipKulW5b8GhzwIRPuwgxbnLHqcbcGAMQ6GFYTZJyjPrSBO20hlE9F43kSkTnGljlBAatii0EvzsL6NT3VqvE8Jn/s320/GEDC0437.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We decided to go out Silverton (25km out of Broken Hill) to stay. Pop 50! Our smallest town yet. One place to stay - Penrose Park. Pick your own spot wherever you want and only & $18 per night for us! Brilliant!! Worth every bit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Great plants for the desert in Silverton.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXoOC6bLVJNtMlYe2GJ0Rv1CxnXUNAXITitE3XxwBiEnyjvSJkOJbFbuSGOPc1369hXPg4zSpzviTKmTiC-bLULI4eoxjjdOeeuM63O4r71S4oFl6u_GRg7YtfQsRhvLcC8JLP97tf9eX/s1600/GEDC0439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXoOC6bLVJNtMlYe2GJ0Rv1CxnXUNAXITitE3XxwBiEnyjvSJkOJbFbuSGOPc1369hXPg4zSpzviTKmTiC-bLULI4eoxjjdOeeuM63O4r71S4oFl6u_GRg7YtfQsRhvLcC8JLP97tf9eX/s320/GEDC0439.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the galleries in town</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMnFw7k_KfStsRnQX27YquvHDa1BUIudLFnPPiQpPfjXTsOhctDEoTExeYyBb1MA-D0LjKMfoHCpTGEyH3BVNicHPdTVvW5oLDRnV1Z8yn8M3iABNQjsNvke3PNpNFdLe7Wvf02RjVFl_/s1600/GEDC0441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMnFw7k_KfStsRnQX27YquvHDa1BUIudLFnPPiQpPfjXTsOhctDEoTExeYyBb1MA-D0LjKMfoHCpTGEyH3BVNicHPdTVvW5oLDRnV1Z8yn8M3iABNQjsNvke3PNpNFdLe7Wvf02RjVFl_/s320/GEDC0441.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Outside the John Huges Gallery there were these really cool painted cars (emus)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2mzhWs0z3NCV7KppYdoZ5x0HkfB4tu4OXJsmCmc3NA5240dv4tNROzTcdsUYaSRlkTDuNGAUKtjkv7UWHCWl8CGl1yZcl4WDOhPW-eVq4hJn2cL1UwkbyXlUtQDO7QpGiKp7b0jNnNAf/s1600/GEDC0446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2mzhWs0z3NCV7KppYdoZ5x0HkfB4tu4OXJsmCmc3NA5240dv4tNROzTcdsUYaSRlkTDuNGAUKtjkv7UWHCWl8CGl1yZcl4WDOhPW-eVq4hJn2cL1UwkbyXlUtQDO7QpGiKp7b0jNnNAf/s320/GEDC0446.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ....Looking at you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpIj_POVXB3yxNwFF_vOHnHN0z1F7PM0E0E-rsAom_R-KEC5f-dUvnc0xlb2eM31E1XVH75ckTFoBmLst4nHFKxrjCYPVKK_Xe-_RuggmgZNWYAPF_juPbEqmcVz-g7Au-a9HkZ84CsbA/s1600/GEDC0448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpIj_POVXB3yxNwFF_vOHnHN0z1F7PM0E0E-rsAom_R-KEC5f-dUvnc0xlb2eM31E1XVH75ckTFoBmLst4nHFKxrjCYPVKK_Xe-_RuggmgZNWYAPF_juPbEqmcVz-g7Au-a9HkZ84CsbA/s320/GEDC0448.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is covered in bottle tops</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVrnz-NJskj15QQNWqeeVEuPXCj81boJ5y5y80FCRh2cBwwn-811-7m-zDe8P-bL0kD6JCmweU53FheC3rR6jqE-GZRO7Gbxzp_jmOrn-X6GpsL8r5htuCoMKJzxDDPrrS-BHrFWUenbF/s1600/GEDC0449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVrnz-NJskj15QQNWqeeVEuPXCj81boJ5y5y80FCRh2cBwwn-811-7m-zDe8P-bL0kD6JCmweU53FheC3rR6jqE-GZRO7Gbxzp_jmOrn-X6GpsL8r5htuCoMKJzxDDPrrS-BHrFWUenbF/s320/GEDC0449.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the road to where the next Mad Max 4 will be filmed - put off until 2012 due to the landscape to GREEN!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPosrRfPvTF_4xudfdbhQWFPSi0Ftp1rRegpuisINDicikqPK45ucWZd3ti7FwQh1PaiC-n3erRbXASSM9POVYspNOtxypGoqRI3KMhhqzSQjusKMUcMKfkLmiq0SIvY5KpHZ170PH7rW/s1600/GEDC0501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPosrRfPvTF_4xudfdbhQWFPSi0Ftp1rRegpuisINDicikqPK45ucWZd3ti7FwQh1PaiC-n3erRbXASSM9POVYspNOtxypGoqRI3KMhhqzSQjusKMUcMKfkLmiq0SIvY5KpHZ170PH7rW/s320/GEDC0501.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A bridge that was smashed down during recent flooding!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdLIg7RlaPkfaGB8S_i4Iy5ynMrRlsnlPNqcOoFEUHN3o5epcoWoxsCJ_UOlqlKQ_zG3XiC03PgQ8YhVWB-Xe0CLFSfxUDMpknXEHH1AK4S29UA3-fjXzxsnfANToEvs4hzodSxcqgOUV/s1600/GEDC0504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, Port Pirie. Not the brightest, happiest, most interesting looking of places. A place of contrasts. Industry, and lovely old buildings. Smelter for zinc, copper, lead and iron....and a program to improve the health of 10% of the kids by 2010...hang on that's now...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSReHt0mVf0j4xcj_-aIG0bWrVl2g7uJpCJV6WvOkjtwsO1u17LvKc2PU2lpeVybRpxJho104n4WMN3qBX7h1QHYv-bgnZcRuJi8foJXvepjgWZ7LaQp4phSYB9ropSySOZEBOLLVhrIH/s1600/GEDC0347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSReHt0mVf0j4xcj_-aIG0bWrVl2g7uJpCJV6WvOkjtwsO1u17LvKc2PU2lpeVybRpxJho104n4WMN3qBX7h1QHYv-bgnZcRuJi8foJXvepjgWZ7LaQp4phSYB9ropSySOZEBOLLVhrIH/s320/GEDC0347.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The good news was that we had chosen a great place to be to shelter out of the rain. Locals told us that when it rains, it usually goes north and south around Port Pirie, and sorta misses it... That kinda happened. We only got 18 mm, Leigh Creek (near where we had been) got 78 mm! The creeks all flow once again! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAK5JGMWKEH1uWB_9WnO2Nl4celbD8cXMxQCbK1-dChRm3Y_atHboQod-L14iJZX1v7WPt-p-kRc97JdYWWAvl_AXPZAqf1FriISSSr8wtB2U8UtFxfO4vqFR-bWudVduOESDqM0k6KfyK/s1600/GEDC0387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAK5JGMWKEH1uWB_9WnO2Nl4celbD8cXMxQCbK1-dChRm3Y_atHboQod-L14iJZX1v7WPt-p-kRc97JdYWWAvl_AXPZAqf1FriISSSr8wtB2U8UtFxfO4vqFR-bWudVduOESDqM0k6KfyK/s320/GEDC0387.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our last view of the Brieffies...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From here we said a big good bye to our very dear friends, the Brieffies, as they head to Perth to start their new life over there, and we continue our journey home. Point the car East. Broken Hill, here we come!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-88110131375827694112010-11-23T17:41:00.002+11:002011-07-20T13:15:21.697+10:00The Flinders Ranges<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL26FDKWKoz5RbwuWTDhKniZPH3my_iRcmA64Oxo6jN3vF1ImH1YKXblsALtGGN8EuphtgtaQUuASDO7ToPGaCtav942148X1W05nDpZ5xQNyCVCrJtBanJV7HEiugT_yxGiWdba8IOfE0/s1600/GEDC0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL26FDKWKoz5RbwuWTDhKniZPH3my_iRcmA64Oxo6jN3vF1ImH1YKXblsALtGGN8EuphtgtaQUuASDO7ToPGaCtav942148X1W05nDpZ5xQNyCVCrJtBanJV7HEiugT_yxGiWdba8IOfE0/s320/GEDC0011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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We moved together down to Port Pirie of all places to shelter from the forecast storm and to spend a few more days together. Interesting place...check the next entry...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-33099362119490956722010-11-23T12:51:00.004+11:002011-07-20T13:19:38.956+10:00Finally onto the Oodnadatta...and finding a magnificent camping spotSlow start to the day in Coober Pedy, which turned out in our favour, the road to William Creek opened at 11.45am. Hurrah! Refuel, restock and the rest and we were on our way.<br />
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It was obvious as we went through the Dog Fence and the Woomera fence that someone had been on the road when they shouldn't have been - it was cut up pretty bad. <br />
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There was a lot of water beside the road the whole way as well, and birds flying this way and that. We had to remind ourselves that this was normally a desert!<br />
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We pulled in at the Curdimurka Siding, having no idea as to what it would be like. It was brilliant. The boys had a great time playing imaginative games in and out of the buildings (where the welcome swallows were nesting) and we sheltered behind the corner of the building from the wind. <br />
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A pair of brown falcons flew around, as well as the many galahs, cockatoos, orange chats and welcome swallows. What a delight.<br />
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The flatness of the land provided the most brilliant of sunsets that I could capture. What a delightful place.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">When we got to Lake Eyre South, all photographic devices stopped working...and those who know me well enough will understand this...I curled up in the sand dune and cried. Such a beautiful place, and no way of taking pictures. Anyway what I can say is that it was incredible, soft sand dunes leading down to the salt lake. The dune were covered in poached egg paper daisies and pig face and grasses. It was all green, with yellow, pink and white flowers. The plants were moving around in the wind and making sand patterns on the dunes. It was peaceful and quiet.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Now, Coober Pedy, for some reason is built underground (2/3 houses apparently) due to the HEAT!!! We were freezing. It was 15 degrees when we got there. Polar fleeces and thermals on. We camped at the Oasis caravan park (they had made the effort to drill into the rock and plant some trees, so we were lucky to have some trees there. Coober Pedy, we found, was a town stuck in time. The signs were from the 60's and 70's, the buildings were probably the same. Derelict cars and machinery all over the place, wind howling through with no trees to break it. Art made out of rubbish. Locals were great characters lost in time and place. Came for a week and stayed for fourty years. Waiting for that big moment. A sense of lawlessness. Two nights was certainly enough for us to wait for the William Creek road to dry out, see the sights, and eat the most delightful pizza at John's pizza shop (great food here! Who would have thought?!).<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">After a bit of noodling (a great word for looking for opals in the scrap heaps) a bit of looking at the old mining equipment</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizhDuq3yTU96aTY_ud1SpJPodd9EH3VDWPkKFfM_M49fbfmgqQmpEEwKhVEf35VCke5pA020yDoGHh0mlUArrYysRbdcIN4G5UWfn_vor9FnJjmCdhv1DzQfJIdtUABptQvUVNZ_8hjOx/s1600/GEDC5772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizhDuq3yTU96aTY_ud1SpJPodd9EH3VDWPkKFfM_M49fbfmgqQmpEEwKhVEf35VCke5pA020yDoGHh0mlUArrYysRbdcIN4G5UWfn_vor9FnJjmCdhv1DzQfJIdtUABptQvUVNZ_8hjOx/s320/GEDC5772.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We moved at an incredibly fast rate from Finke (well as fast as our beast allows!), with a huge walk each day over the next three days, and on two of those, we travelled as well. The boys were tremendous in their efforts and really outdid themselves. By the end of it however, we did need a well earned days rest, just hanging out, looking at the flowers, red sand, birds and the abandoned car at the rest stop we were staying at, Sandy Way Rest Area, just short of Yulara.</div><br />
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We arrived at Kings Canyon early afternoon and decided to tackle the rim walk including the garden of eden (10.4km). It was absolutely wonderful. Hot, top of the world, domes like at the bungles on the top, huge bits of rock broken off...wow...<br />
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We stopped at Kings Creek Station that night as we saw the rain clouds coming our way (I do feel like I am repeating myself when I say those words...). Yes it did rain, but not too much.<br />
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The next day, on the way to Kata Tjuta Uluru National Park it bucketed. We drove to Kata Tjuta (The Olgas). They looked magnificent with their heads in the clouds. Arriving just after lunch we decided to tackle the Valley of Winds walk then (7.6km).<br />
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I was blown away by the beauty of it. I was brought to tears. Water trickled down the rocks. The creeks flowed. It was lush and we were blessed. We stopped to take it all in. At one stage we did get (slightly) lost due to the incredible overgrowth, but our trusty leader Matt, got us through (and the lone Italian who was following us).<br />
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We drove back to a rest stop out of Yulara to stay as it was off the road and looked peaceful enough. Sandy Way. Too broke to stay in Resort Towns, and quite like our peace.<br />
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Next morning we were lucky enough to be walking around Uluru on the 25th anniversary of Handback Day. Great thing to talk about for 10.6km.<br />
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Understandable that we needed to just sit and do not much at our red Sandy Way Rest Stop, other than explore, dig holes, play, recover and plan where to from here... the plan was to find the Lamberts Centre, the Geographical Centre of Australia for an overnight stop.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-91977482676536941412010-11-17T18:17:00.001+11:002011-07-20T11:59:08.475+10:00Finke National Park - WOW!! Palms & Cycads, Red Sandstone Cliffs, River Bed Drives...After leaving Ormiston, we found that we had to stick to the bitumen way to Palm Valley which took us through Hermannsburg, the home of Albert Namatjira. Nice spot for a cuppa.<br />
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The drive out to the Palm Valley the next day was, awesome, through the river, over rock...WOW... no trailers here<br />
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Beautiful patterns... the picture does not do it justice.<br />
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This was a stunning stay that we absolutely loved...only 2 nights that felt like a week. The road in was incredible, driving down a pebbly, sandy river most of the time, and the 21 km took about 1 hour to drive. Stunning cliffs, trees, and views. Worth it... you bet, will we go back - absolutely. The bonus was that we saw a Buff Banded Rail (for those bird watchers) there! Incredible.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-41441873718465854012010-11-13T19:04:00.000+11:002010-11-13T19:04:46.090+11:00The West MacDonnells, a pleasant surprise, albeit 2wd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrin9V_aJ83ZZ4-VpAZO9Xo_kzgD19jiIDfJDBVs6iSI3gesB7eEXjxulYsS5C4pERVhbP6dBMPgSBUqAiZIp-0V3s7OmA4AlwcK2JzQLh-oVUL_QflHahPzHCM-DQnYGGuKLbwWa0WAN2/s1600/GEDC4690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrin9V_aJ83ZZ4-VpAZO9Xo_kzgD19jiIDfJDBVs6iSI3gesB7eEXjxulYsS5C4pERVhbP6dBMPgSBUqAiZIp-0V3s7OmA4AlwcK2JzQLh-oVUL_QflHahPzHCM-DQnYGGuKLbwWa0WAN2/s320/GEDC4690.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first day in Ormiston Gorge saw us visit the Ellery Big Hole. It was absolutely beautiful. We were expecting it to be really cold. It was cold (I only dipped in, but the boys had a great swim).</div><br />
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The rope hanging off the tree was a big hit, then they swam to the other end, and played on an old tree for another hour... how blissful!<br />
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We were blessed to be at Ormiston whilst there was so much water there and a nesting Nankeen Kestrel. WOW! What a delight<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Onwards to Palm Valley at Finke National Park</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-20633560798855756572010-11-13T16:08:00.000+11:002010-11-13T16:08:20.329+11:00Trephina Gorge...and a little bit of AliceNice to be back in a National Park, there is always something about them that we like...<br />
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We popped into Alice Springs for some supplies (we were running a little low), and found, a town, just like many others out here. Quite dusty, enough shops to provide us with what we needed, and probably too many people and cars for our liking. <br />
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From here we will head straight across to the West MacDonnell.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-72921415331354477992010-11-13T13:20:00.003+11:002011-07-20T13:53:59.219+10:00Doin' the Binn Track and the Exploring the Explorers Track<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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A quick visit to Ali-Curung to visit an artist, May Wilson, who we own one of her paintings back at home (we found out that she lives here when we visited the cultural centre in Tennant Creek).<br />
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We only managed to make it 80 km in 3 hour before we got to a crossing too wide, too deep for travelling alone with a trailer on a track less travelled. <br />
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We were not making it to Old Policeman’s Waterhole this year. We turned around and found a flat enough place on Spinifex (looks soft – is very spiky) and set up camp. Peace and serenity.<br />
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Day 2: Pink sunrise with birds and flowers – we are now wary of pink sky in the morning. We continued back down the Binns south. We picked up a black fella, Anthony, standing under a tree in the middle of nowhere and took him to his community, Ampilatwatja, who were hosting the “local” footy that coming week. It would be for all of the Indigenous communities in about 800km radius. The road in was being graded in preparation. Big celebrations were going to be held that week.<br />
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At the Sandover “Highway” (it really is just sand-over-a-highway) corner, there were millions of zebra finches feasting on the seeds at the rest stop. Middle of nowhere and a rest stop.<br />
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Every moment we stopped there was a different wildflower that presented itself.<br />
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Turning off the Sandover, the track became “4WD” and there were more water crossings, really long, sandy and wide river crossing, steep rocky hills, sharp deep creek crossings, big jump up (that came from nowhere), narrow and windy track, overgrown and washouts like we have never seen before. Northern Territory means 4WD when it says it. We had to reshape some of the washouts so that Nansy, our truck, could make it with Trusty, our trailer to follow. No problems.<br />
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One river was so wide that it had 2 islands in the middle, and when we finally got to the other side, there was a tree across the track (where is that chainsaw…).<br />
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A long and slow day. Damages amounted to: one water jerry – smashed, trailer socket – cracked, trailer wire – broken off, pole holder lid – lost. This is the most damage that we have ever incurred in one day! Lots of driving and looking at the fields of flowers; thinking about how the colours of Australia should be purple, white, yellow, green and grey/green. <br />
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We finally made it to a place where we could stop, Dneiper Station at the Box Hole Crater (not Box Hill) at 5.30pm, sunset, exhausted. We bush camped on the track near the crater to the sound of pitter patter of the rain.<br />
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Despite much looking (and no signage), no actual sighting of the crater was made. It may have had to do with the incredibly overgrown, lush vegetation. Even from the top of the rocky hill it wasn’t visible. On our way out we chatted to Alan, Station Manager, who said that it wasn’t much anyway and was hard to see because all the trees are so lush and overgrown. He has grown up here and says that this is the best is has ever been in the last 38 years. How lucky are we!?<br />
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The road was better from here to the Plenty Highway, although visible that someone had done it pretty hard in the wet and there were still some big wet and muddy patches.<br />
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On the Plenty we called into Atitjere for fuel and local advice about the Cattlepass Track (shorter way to East MacDonnell Ranges). “Yeah, beautiful view from the top, should be right on the other side.” Enough for us.<br />
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Lunch at the turn off, meeting fossickers looking for garnets – at which the boys immediately found loads of specks. Onwards to the 4WD only road. <br />
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Rocky, jump ups, water crossings, views, flowers, creeks, washouts that were the whole track, views that were priceless, and the drive long and slow. Worth it? You bet!!<br />
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Insanely beautiful. Three and a half hours to drive 63 km if that says anything – and that is without stopping, just good, slow and careful driving. We only saw one group of other cars on this track. <br />
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Heavy clouds were coming from the west and we were anxious to cross the Hale as we know that rivers here rise quickly and high and it would be impassable for us. The campground listed at Artlunga is long closed, Ruby Gap was closed (as we found when we drove around and around – due to flooding), so it was Old Ambalindum Homestead. We made it in time to set up, make tea, shower – then it rained for 20 hours.<br />
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Day 4:<br />
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Rain at Old Ambalindum, East MacDonnell Ranges. Bob and Lois Carpenter, Station Managers, were kind enough to let us use the Cowshed as we went from singlet and shorts every day to thermals. Rain, rain, rain. Flooding. Wood fired stove meant bread, popped corn and soup, warmth and shelter. Definitely worse places to be. We were very thankful.<br />
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The wind came up and began to dry up the rain. The Hale was flowing – no road out and it was freezing. The boys had a go at cracking a whip with Tim, the Station Owner, and helping with the horses. Emily, his wife, made us marshmallow. A walk to the lake blew away the cobwebs amongst the flocks of budgeries.<br />
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Day 6: A look around the ruins of Artlunga (old gold mining town) was very interesting. We found that there was still no way into Ruby Gap. Closed, closed, closed. The back road out of the station will allow us out tomorrow and creek crossings are not too deep now for us. Off to Trephina Gorge.<br />
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We stopped at Stirling Mills just before Mataranka for an overnight stay. The mills were used in World War II. The Stuart Highway is dotted with many artifacts from the war, a big reminder of how close the war was up here. Nowadays, the mill looks like a monster.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Daly Waters...a collectors paradise. You name it, they collect it. It did remind us a little of our home...what does that say? Pete left one of his thongs there to add to the collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4HlFKEYaXwvOFPtWtI8xdZ1QJdGUZN84M_TjQW5Vlqyfh1eIHEoqTzRXzovhuWJ9p_-jK9q9zudy3CfdsxqSYy2SvpNZxw2VfcxkQIBHD3cgy8b9FpY6DcaEwgB55IW_toJSDcZo9d5c/s1600/GEDC4041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4HlFKEYaXwvOFPtWtI8xdZ1QJdGUZN84M_TjQW5Vlqyfh1eIHEoqTzRXzovhuWJ9p_-jK9q9zudy3CfdsxqSYy2SvpNZxw2VfcxkQIBHD3cgy8b9FpY6DcaEwgB55IW_toJSDcZo9d5c/s320/GEDC4041.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
We stopped overnight at a roadside stop near Newcastle Waters. NT really provides for the traveller well here. There was even wood there for the fire. We met a lady here who works for the Tasi Devil's future in terms of research. It's great meeting people on the road and finding out what people do. <br />
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From there we went down to Tennant Creek, we needed to get to a doctor for Pete. The hospital was great, they diagnosed impetigo straight away and a dose of antibiotics sorted it out within 12 hours. <br />
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We stayed close at the Kunjarra (The Pebbles). Beautiful and peaceful.<br />
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The further south we go, the more flowers we see.<br />
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Karlu Karlu (Devils Marbles) were very impressive and it was great camping right in there. The boys had a great explore all around in the evening and in the morning. Brilliant.<br />
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From here, we decided that we need to hit the dirt, the bitumen was getting a little boring and we felt that we were somehow missing out on a lot of what NT had to offer.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-51928404956176927732010-10-06T23:04:00.000+11:002010-10-06T23:04:24.920+11:00Umbrawarra Gorge...alone again with the cane toadsWe decided on one last stop before Katherine, Douglas Daly or Umbrawarra. We decided that as there was more bitumen to Douglas Daly, there would be more people there, it would be more touristed...ladadada....and so the discussion went on. Umbrawarra it was.<br />
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It was only 24 km off the highway of dirt... Great corrugation, and "dips" that us southerners don't really understand, but we are now getting to know as "ah, this would really be flowing in the wet, I guess", dips. Dry as a bone road and hard as a rock, but it was interesting landscape, and that I have to say it what we like about the travelling - not necessarily getting there, but seeing the stuff on the way.<br />
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We got there pretty late as we had driven through Litchfield (on the 4wd track) and swam, and we were the only people there, again! Weird, hey! We do quite enjoy the peace, however, of the bush to ourselves, it just doesn't happen very often. Fly-orama, however, until after the sun set, then after that, the cane toads alighted on us. <br />
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An interesting thing about them. They come to you. Like sheep to the slaughter. Cane toads to the cricket bat. I am yet to hit one (I am still repulsed and slightly freaked out by them), but the boys (of all ages) seem to have reverted to some primal instinct and delight in it. Matt is now trying to teach the fine art of humane killing of the pest. One fine hit to the head is plenty. Nice.<br />
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Anyway, the gorge. One other traveller, an Apollo (hire 4wd car) zoomed past in the morning to have a quick squizz, but were gone before we could even pack up. <br />
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We walked the very short 2km return and had a lovely swim with a water monitor before getting back in the truck that was making more and more noise in the back right wheel area. Time to find a mechanic in Katherine.<br />
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After a two days of exploring it we saw:<br />
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and then stayed at the 4wd campsite at Florence Fall (and I have to say that when they say 4wd up here, they mean it! We slid back down the hill trying to get out, and had to engage low gear to haul our 3.5 tonne truck and trailer out! Great excitement for all) with an evening and early swim at Florence Falls,<br />
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followed by a swim at Buley Rockholes (which was beautiful, albeit somewhat touristic and crowded)<br />
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a look-see at the weird, awesome and incredible Magnet Termite Mounds that made me think of hands coming out of the ground<br />
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a roam through the Lost City (which was a beautiful 4wd access only drive in, lovely and shady, through tall trees to find ourselves in amongst these tall sandstone rocks left from another time)<br />
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and then we left the bitumen to explore the Reynolds 4wd Track of Litchfield. <br />
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This was probably the most awesome of all. All in all we had about 5 river crossings (and one of them was about half way up the door), incredibly steep dry bed crossings, and driving through land that could have been in the Jurassic time. Magnetic termite mounds, livistoni palms, bamboo, huge paperbarks, grasslands, orchids, birds....and CANE TOADS!! Yes, our first real experience with the cane toad and the boys had a great time whacking and thumping the cane toad.<br />
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We camped alone at the Sandy Creek campsite - must be out of season - and slept in for the first time in a long time. <br />
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Litchfield really is a pleasure, and even more so if you have a four wheel drive! So glad that we got one before we left home and are not at the gate looking wondering what it behind it.<br />
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We found out that even if I had finished the waterproofing (which I haven't quite), it wouldn't have made any difference. This rain drives THROUGH the tent. <br />
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Luckily we are staying with Maus and Brig, who are staying with other folk who have tarps, well, the size of a house. Matt put this on (with a little help), and saved our poor little tent from the deluge, and then when the rain stopped, we began to suffocate from the humidity and the green ants took over. <br />
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It really is a great place up here in Darwin - at other times of year, or if you live in a house.<br />
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We have been to the free water park - can you believe it - FREEE!!!!<br />
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The museum is brilliant, a real sensation in regard to understanding what a cyclone would sound like in the sound room. It frightened the heck out of me. It also has the most brilliant aboriginal art, modern and classical, and a 9m croc called "Sweetheart" and a whole room dedicated to crocs.<br />
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We have been to the lovely Nightcliff at sunset and felt the beautiful evening breeze, <br />
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We have looked at and listened to unusual birds and insects, and flowers.<br />
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We have had a lovely time catching up with Maus and Brig and even enjoyed cooking a meal in the oven for the first time in 7 months (I had to ask how to use it - it really has been that long!!).<br />
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Another oil change in the backyard and checking out the weird noises on the truck before the journey home.<br />
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I think that we are ready to head south to get some better sleep and hopefully stay a little drier. So much to see still, and what seems like so little time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-39169963550345301032010-10-02T17:33:00.001+10:002010-10-02T17:36:13.718+10:00Rock Art in Kakadu up at Jabiru and seeing it in the Dry<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/invalid.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/invalid.jpg" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> <br />
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It is tricking being here at this time of year. We are having to rush because of the heat and the waterfalls and pools are drying up, but it is still incredibly beautiful, just compacted into much less time than what we would normally give such amazing places. We'll have to come back.<br />
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On to Darwin.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-70909241874391363372010-10-02T15:00:00.001+10:002010-10-02T17:59:44.590+10:00Gunlom...what a beautiful dayWe had a lovely day that felt like many more at Gunlom in Kakadu National Park (another World Heritage place). <br />
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It started with some school work of a normal kind (for us), that then changed to learning how to strip, dye and weave pandanus and livistoni palm to make string for bags.<br />
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We met a lovely family from QLD and shared the day with them.<br />
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Big rest that afternoon!! and a laze by the pool<br />
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Dinner with friends in Katherine, then ready to keep moving onto Kakadu (we are moving a rate of knots! it is incredibly hot here).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302895250805840593.post-52647379793481158392010-10-02T13:57:00.000+10:002010-10-02T13:57:57.774+10:00Leaving Western Australia....and entering Northern Territory (finally)Well, I guess the day had to finally come...<br />
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Then on towards Katherine straight into Katherine Gorge...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0