tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73720704527636157292024-03-05T13:28:07.346-08:00Looking around OzDave n Bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722811046600059770noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372070452763615729.post-37571214253231323392016-10-28T23:04:00.000-07:002016-10-28T23:04:47.431-07:0026. AND SO COMES THE RAIN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As the weather was terrible and we had spent some time already in South Australia on the way North, we decided to take a quick trip across the state, but still enjoyed the very Australian crop colours.<br />
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We had the route all planned, but Mother Nature made a change to that and we had to detour around flooded areas.<br />
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But for all that, it did cause us to travel along some very scenic roads.</div>
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Of course the rain didn't stop us exploring, and finding all sorts of interesting plants.</div>
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and yet more signs! If you believed that all these things were possible if you ventured on, you would never do anything exciting!!</div>
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We did venture on to discover this beautiful sight.</div>
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and came across the odd unusual tree. It just needed two eyes and a mouth - voila Jimmy Durante!</div>
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We have driven the Great Ocean Road before but not in the rain.</div>
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We spent a few days in Airey's inlet having a wonderful break thanks to some friends and the sun came out.</div>
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We went exploring as usual and found these unusual carved trees.</div>
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The next leg of our journey saw us heading again for South Australia but from a different direction than a few months ago.</div>
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And it wasn't as boring as I thought it would be. There are lots of interesting things to stop and see along the trail....</div>
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There are several and we stopped at the Caiguna Blowhole to see what it was all about. The holes are through to the ocean and you can really feel the breeze and smell the ocean when you are above them.</div>
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We stopped for lunch where there was a table to sit at and prepare some food and we were overlooking the saddest little playground I have ever seen.</div>
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All overgrown and falling to bits. Guess it was fun once!</div>
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Our last camp in WA was at a place called Jillah Rockhole. Another of the free camps that is at the base of a monolith. This one had a 'Heart of Stone'</div>
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Our first camp in SA was at a place called Penong. Here they had a windmill museum with the Biggest Windmill.</div>
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This was at the start of the causeway leading to the beach. With another Pink lake on the side.</div>
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We finally made it down to Perth where we had family to visit with. It was nice to be in a house for a change! Before we left we decided to go and be tourists for the day, so first stop was the water.</div>
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As you can see it was pretty chilly down at Freemantle Harbour. It was very interesting though to read all about the history of the immigrants, see the walls with immigrants names, and to see some of the statues.</div>
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Now this is the type of road that we prefer. Quiet, peaceful and a lot more interesting. And you never know what you will find. </div>
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This place ended up being one of our favourite places. Just a very small town but with a big heart. The people were so friendly, the caravan park was cheap and wonderful, and they had the greatest little museum. It was also an area with another drawcard......</div>
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Big Rocks! Nearby there were quite a few of these rocks, some with very interesting structures and an interesting history. And they were big......that little spec on top of this one is Dave!</div>
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Beringbooding Rock has the largest rock water catchment in Australia. Built in 1937 by Sustenance Labour its tank can hold over 2 million gallons of water and cost 10 thousand pounds. A wall was built to divert all the rain that fell on the rock.</div>
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This is just one small segment, It was really fascinating to read the story of the wall, built during the depression.</div>
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All the concrete was mixed by hand on site, and when you see the size of the rock and realise just how much work went into it....amazing!</div>
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Not a bad sized cairn!</div>
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Dave was checking out the fat tadpoles in this waterhole.</div>
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We are starting to see some animals again which is nice, but these shingle backs are a pest on the roads.</div>
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Dave decided to stop and give this guy a second chance and move him off the road.</div>
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It was very overcast, but an impressive sight, and the machinery was massive.</div>
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We are now heading down the coast, unfortunately into the colder weather, but we do have to get a wriggle on to get everything done before we get home.</div>
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Its hard to think about home and work though when characters like this are living just above your head at camp.</div>
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He was at one of the station camps that we stayed in. They have all been different in their own way. This one even had a hot spring bath, and a gathering area with a difference. Check out the bar.</div>
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There were lots of hollow branches on these trees, a lot taken by birds but I was fascinated when i saw these caterpillars filling the hollow in one tree - there were just so many....</div>
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To this!!! Horrible wind and rain!! But we were in for a suprise..called some people we had met earlier in our travels that lived nearby to see if they were home and ended up staying in their beautifully renovated cottage for the next two nights - out of the wind and rain..Thanks Paul and Meryl you were lifesavers!!</div>
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Most people think it grew this way due to the wind, but Paul assures us it is its natural way. But with the winds over here I would have believed anything was possible!!!</div>
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Not sure if it is still in service, but couldn't imagine sitting there having a conversation while you went!</div>
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Wheat and Canola - very patriotic crops.</div>
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Even at our campsites, this was the view.</div>
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Heading back to the coast after traipsing around Karijini, we headed for Exmouth and Cape Range National Park, but before we get there- there's some barren country to pass through</div>
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Back at the Lighthouse on the point there were some great signs.</div>
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In the park where we were staying we found a few birds that had line tangled all around their feet. and then this little guy came along and we couldn't believe that he didn't have any feet!</div>
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His name was obviously 'Stumpy" and apparently a camper cut his legs off years ago as they were so mangled by fishing line. He doesn't seem to mind and get around pretty well.</div>
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West Australia is famous for it's wild flowers, some of the beach ones were pretty nice.</div>
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I must be going soft...but I'm really liking finding these - might go look for some more of these famous flowers.....</div>
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Although we have made so many friends along the way, some we will be calling in to see as we travel, but we normally travel alone. Not so for this leg of our journey. We started travelling with another couple as we were all going the same way and it was great to have company for a while and to share the experience that is Karijini! An amazing place.</div>
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I won't go through all the walks we did and the gorges we traversed, needless to say we have hiked more on this trip than ever before. and some of the pathways were unusual.</div>
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And around every corner we seemed to come across something pretty spectacular.</div>
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We stayed at Dale's camp ground and were lucky enough to get adjoining sites, especially as half an hour later they were turning people away - full up! We seemed to spend most of our time hiking so a break was always welcome.</div>
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The natural beauty was sometimes in competition with some budding sculptors! Saw lots of these on our travels.<br />
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There are so many incredible areas here - just google Karijini for more information - its well worth the travelling to get here. We really enjoyed every minute - can't you tell?<br />
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The walks are classified from 1 - 5, 5 being the most difficult and comes with warnings. I am very proud to say that we conquered them all and came back smiling.<br />
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Wading through icy cold water with my boots strung around my neck.<br />
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We had to traverse the cliff on the right, then further on spider walk between two cliff faces while the water rushed down below us. No pics as Dave was pointing out a few foot holds while climbing himself.</div>
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This was taken just as we stopped spider walking and were able to go sideways with support from the opposite cliff face. Of course some of us had no problems at all???<br />
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There were unusual signs.<br />
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At first I thought it was warning of a giant Crocodile - haha but its for falling rocks. Any wonder when you see what holds some of them up.<br />
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One ranger told us that formations like this take a beating from the public - trying to break away the support. Madness!!! He said they don't even do helicopter rescues here as the risk of rock falls is just too great. But you do wonder how it could erode away like this.<br />
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and we met up with this inquisitive little character.<br />
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All too soon it was time to move on from Karijini, our favourite of the National parks so far, even over Uluru and Kata Tjuta.<br />
Then it was on to big mining country at Paraburdoo.<br />
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For some shopping and necessary household duties - washing and a good hot shower.<br />
Then back to our favourite thing.<br />
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Bush camping, away from the crowds, free to do as we please and the night time sky is awsome!<br />
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Heading South from Broome we called in to a farm stay called Barn Hill. It was a lovely beach but the station stay left a bit to be desired. There are people who spend months there every year supporting the owners but the owners don't seem to put anything back into the park for the people who support them. Enough of my opinions - as I said the beach was lovely though and made one person smile.</div>
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We spent quite a few hours walking on the sand here and there were some really fascinating rock formations in the dunes nearby.</div>
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This area they called 'The Pinnacles'</div>
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The camps we enjoy the most are the 'free camps' for obvious reasons. But not just because of the cost. Often times they are random with camp sites, nothing structured, but people tend to respect each others space and everyone seems more friendly and considerate. This was a great spot at De Grey River that we found.</div>
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I think I have mentioned before that Dave manages most of the cooking while we are travelling, at least all the outdoor stuff. I won't say he's anal, but he does like an organised cooking area. And his 'choofer' is worth its weight in gold. "note the bicycle chain on the ground - that's to chain it up at night - just in case!</div>
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We stayed here for 4 or 5 days in the end and one day we went for a walk and found this little item left by a happy customer.</div>
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The wild life was pretty good here as well. I tried to make friends..</div>
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And Dave capture this little guy just above where he was sitting.</div>
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It's a Blue Winged Kookaburra, slightly smaller than the laughing Kookaburra and with a different call, but they are just as cheeky.</div>
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From here we were making our way generally South and then East towards Karijini National Park. With more Station stays and free camps, we didn't have much chance to shop so had to resort to making our own morning teas.</div>
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Another successful camp oven cake! Every one is an experiment and we just keep our fingers crossed re hot coals, wind factor, cooking time etc etc.....when it smells like a cake its generally the sign that its cooked.</div>
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Its a PEBBLE MOUSE nest. The little hole you can see above the spiky leaves is the entrance to their den and all the pebbles are what they have carted out from their nest. The whole hillside that we are camped on is rocky terrain and some of their pebble piles are quite large. We didn't see the mouse at this one but did at another spot...must admit we thought it was just a tall story until we saw the mouse as well.</div>
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Another interesting thing we hadn't heard of before was the Aboriginal etchings, On the rocks but etched rather than painted. These were some we came across on Indee Station.</div>
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Mmmmmm Steak and Kidney Pie -----Delicious......except for that bug that landed on the carrotts!</div>
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One of our favourite trees grows up here in the North so I thought I'd start this Blog with a picture.<br />
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A Boab of course.<br />
Quite a few cafe's and roadhouses like to claim they are famous for something. At Roeburne roadhouse, just out to Broome they claim fame for their Home Made Sausage Rolls so we had to try one.<br />
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From here we moved on to Broome, and headed for the ocean and the jetty.</div>
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But we couldn't walk along the jetty as it was closed for repairs.<br />
From here we checked out the famous Cable beach.<br />
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A lot like Surfers Paradise, Sand sea and People!<br />
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We set up camp at a farm on the outskirts of Broome and from here had our own road down to Cable Beach.<br />
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It was a bit rougher but well worth the effort when we came out here.<br />
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Rocks and the odd beachcomber the other.<br />
After spending a few days here we decided to head for Cape Leveque. This meant we were back in the dust!<br />
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We arrived at Gambannon and decided to get a few chores done.<br />
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Travelling in the red dust means there's always washing to do.<br />
As we were camping on traditional owners land we were lucky enough to have one of the native fish traps just below the camp.<br />
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This picture was taken about mid tide. At high tide all the rocks are covered, but at low tide, the locals can just walk down and pick up the fish trapped by the low water level.<br />
We went up to the community at One Arm Point and went out to see the hatchery and its rugged coastline.<br />
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And on the way back came across this sign.<br />
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I can't quite get my tongue around the traditional words though.<br />
While on Cape Leveque we also visited a Pearl Farm with its technology...old<br />
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We spent a week or so in Derby, cleaning off the dust of the Gibb and enjoying the many exciting events and places in and around Derby. </div>
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They even had a Mardi Gras for the Boab Festival while we were there:</div>
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This float carried the Boab Queen entrants. Most of the crowd were made up of tourists, as I think somehow all the locals were on the floats. The local football club were having a ball!</div>
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We checked out the Prison Boab not far out of town. It is believed to be about 1500 years old.....amazing! It was used as a staging point for prisoners being walked into Derby in the early days.</div>
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And right alongside this was the longest trough, 120 metres long and could handle 500 bullocks at a time!</div>
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As you head back into Derby from here there is another unusual piece of history, being 'Frosty's Pool'</div>
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Built in 1944 as a bathing area for troops stationed here during WW2. It was named after one of the members of the platoon that constructed it.</div>
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As you can see its pretty much abandoned and left to the elements now, but I bet it would have been a much sought after place to cool off in the heat up here.</div>
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At last the reason for our waiting here had arrived and we were off on our Horizontal falls trip.</div>
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We had packed up the truck and camper and left them at the caravan park and were picked up and taken to the airport to board our plane.</div>
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Ok, so far so good....Never been a huge fan of flying but will give it a go! Meanwhile Dave is having fun watching the apprehension on my face. Next we get the safety run down before we board and have to put on our life jackets?????</div>
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That's not exactly what he said but that's what I got out of the talk!</div>
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Then it was up in the air and leaving Derby behind.</div>
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I soon forgot my nerves once we were in the air as the views were just so spectacular!</div>
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Those two gaps in the the mountain ranges are where we are headed.</div>
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But first we have to land. There is our destination....in the bottom right hand corner of the picture.....a long way down!</div>
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Pretty soon after a few circuits of the area and a bit more sightseeing, we were landing beside the pontoons.</div>
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This is just hanging off the smaller gap....the power of that water is amazing and it continues to a depth of 50 metres. The reason for these falls is that there are such huge tide variances up here (up to 11 metres) that when the tide turns, the water has only a very small gap to get through and the pressure build up in each gap is incredible..........but it does make for a lot of fun!!</div>
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There were so many places that we really enjoyed along the Gibb that I couldn't possibly put them all on one blog so I am taking this time to include mainly Dave's photography, which is much better than mine, of some of our favourites.<div>
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A big drawcard along here is to travel up to the Mitchell River Falls, or Punamii- Umpunu. We camped in the National Park and then hiked out to the falls. There is usually some sort of guide to indicate what the track is like.</div>
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And we had the Wanjina's to help show us the trail.</div>
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It really was well worth the hike. A lot of people choose to chopper out from here but we decided to hike. I really should have had that swim as I ended up with heat stroke and was very very happy to fall into the cold water when we finally got back to Little Merton. Won't make that mistake again!!</div>
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On the way back to the Kalumburu road we stopped at a couple of sites where you can see Aboriginal Art. It was like an open air art gallery, round another corner and another rock painting, Its hard to believe they have been here for 100's of years.</div>
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Another of our favourites was Galvin's Gorge. Dave went for a swim here and found a snake curled up on a ledge on the far side of the pool.</div>
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There are so many Gorges that you can visit that sometimes it's hard to remember where you actually are. Think this was Adcock's Gorge?</div>
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But I think Dave and I agree that our favourite was Bell's Gorge. When you arrive after only a half hour hike you reach the natural infinity pool at the top of the falls. We both went for a swim here.</div>
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And then headed up the cliffs on the left of the picture and then down to the bottom to look at the top pool from a different perspective. It was absolutely beautiful. We spent quite a while swimming here, and Dave and a mate went further downstream exploring as well, but unfortunately without the camera.</div>
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Dave n Bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722811046600059770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372070452763615729.post-77563437982030752882016-06-30T19:23:00.003-07:002016-06-30T19:26:38.449-07:0016 GIBB RIVER ROAD PART 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One of the Iconic 4WD tracks in Australia is the Gibb River Road and many people cross from Kunanurra to Derby via this route every year. One of the big attractions are the great side trips that you can do along the way... All depending on the condition of the road and whether it is open?<br />
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Well that's a good start! Looking good for a clear run if it doesn't rain! Our first camp was on the banks of the Pentacost River. Well renowned for the river crossing and the crocs. We watched the crocs for 3 days, sunning themselves on the opposite bank of the river, and one evening I saw 5 of them swimming near our camp. But it was a great camp spot, all by ourselves and so peaceful.<br />
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Although these riverside camps do sometimes come with problems to solve. This one being that the ground was quite uneven......hmm what to do .....improvise !<br />
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After bush camping for a few days and then many Kls of dusty roads it was nice to arrive in this little oasis.</div>
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We sampled their scones before we headed out to one of their camp spots where we had the usual?? amenities.<br />
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The Amenities block. Looks rustic but very nice.</div>
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This is the Donkey!</div>
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Well I guess at least we can get a hot shower.</div>
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even though the walls don't quite go all the way to the roof! Or ........wait for it......</div>
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A Bath!! Some of these places are interesting to say the least.</div>
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Leaving Gibb River Road we headed North up the Kulumburu road hoping to go to the Mitchell Falls but we had been told the road was terrible.</div>
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We have now done so many river crossings, I can't believe I was so nervous the first time I did one.</div>
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Admittedly they have all been pretty low due to the lack of a wet season this year.</div>
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and we weren't the only ones crossing the river.</div>
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Getting to some of the places we have seen has required some pretty rugged hiking, not nice flat walking trails, more like mini mountain climbing at times.</div>
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This is an easy part of the track to the Mitchell River Falls.</div>
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We have seen lots of bird life up here, but not a lot of other animal life, but we did hear Dingos and Wild Pigs during the night when we were camped at the falls. As we were driving away though we came across 2 curious dingos. Managed to catch this one before he went back into the bushes.</div>
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After the Falls we headed back to the Gibb River Road and actually found another great campsite on the banks of the Gibb River! I just love this outdoor life as Dave does all the cooking!!</div>
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There are just so many gorges and great spots to visit along here - I will put all the scenic pics in Part 2</div>
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but this was from one place.... Looks like a cave man?</div>
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While we have been travelling our meals have been pretty varied and we are always trying out new ideas in the camp oven. Bought a pizza tray to fit inside it and came up with.....</div>
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Even though the Gibb is a dirt road, it's also very pretty and at times you don't mind the dust.</div>
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We detoured south at the end of the Gibb to go check out Winjana Gorge and tunnel creek and were not disappointed. This was one shot taken just after we emerged from the narrow rocky entrance to the gorge..</div>
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Two other things that I have found really interesting as well are the Termite mounds that change from one area to another. Some are huge. This lot looked like a family group!</div>
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Of fat Bulbous monsters!! I have a weird imagination I know!</div>
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After a wonderful time exploring the Northern Territory, we finally arrived in Western Australia and as usual had to pass through the border...</div>
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Only on this border you also have to hand over any fruit, vegetables and honey!! Luckily we were pre-warned and I had used all our bananas and honey making pikelets a few days earlier. We did donate some spuds and onions though!!</div>
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As always I like to tke note of the animal signs and wonder what international travellers must think of them. One German man asked us what "caution wandering stock" meant - he looked very worried about it. Not sure what he would think about spending the next 45 K's with these beasts!</div>
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We headed off the main road down to Lake Argyle - not a place I'd really heard much about but its very interesting - and huge!</div>
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There seems to be only a few public access points to the lake so it makes it hard to appreciate the sheer size. I guess a flight over would be the go, but as we haven't as yet won lotto, we had to give that one a big flick pass. Also the offer to go hand line fishing for catfish - they call them 'silver cobbler' up here.</div>
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We made our way from here to Kununurra. Its a really pretty town and where we have taken a few days to prepare for our trip through the Kimberleys. Got the Truck serviced, Stocked up on beer, wine and cider - essentials in this heat!! And checked out the local rum distillery, sandalwood farm, local markets, lakes, boat ramps and the local lookout, where we found a cool tree - like a natural bonsai.</div>
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This was half way through, taking pics with one hand while filming with the other. There was also another surprise as there was another one just around the bend, a little shorter, but a bit rougher. North of Kununurra is Wyndham, probably the most Northerly point we will reach on this trip. So we had to take a drive up there. On the way we saw this place:</div>
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The Grotto. Looks interesting, must go and check it out.</div>
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Looks like a big hole.</div>
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At the moment, all there is at the bottom is a pool of still water, but I can imagine in the wet it is probably quite impressive. This is where the water would be flowing. Right where we are taking the pic.</div>
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As we got back on the road we saw this strange sight!</div>
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Travelling on bicycles - must be crazy!! Wait up! We did that 4 years ago ( see our other blog) <i>nomoreregretsbybike.blogspot.com.au</i></div>
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As we entered Wyndham we were happy to see this sign.</div>
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One less thing to worry about. What with the heat, crocodile warnings, restrictions on the purchase of alcohol, we don' t need bad weather as well! Speaking of crocs......</div>
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Hope this is not indicative of the size of them up here. They do breed some things pretty big here though and i will leave you with the "biggest Boab in Captivity" That's Dave standing beside it! </div>
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Next we are off to tackle the Gibb River Road so might be a while before the next installment - no technology in that part of the world! Till then.........</div>
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Our wonderful week in Darwin finally came to a close but a huge thanks to our friends for their hospitality. Soon it was time to head South again and onto the dirt:<br />
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But it was pretty good for a dirt road and we were soon reaching our next destination.<br />
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The campground we stayed at was Wangi Falls - a top spot! While we were there we decided to do the hike up to the top of the falls.<br />
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This was taken at the little viewing platform at the base of the falls, at the swimming hole</div>
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We started hiking up, and up and up to the top of the cliff. Could see for miles and we found the river that feeds the falls</div>
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It was a beautiful spot and so peaceful. Another occasion where we did the whole hike without seeing another person. We were pretty happy to arrive back at the bottom again,</div>
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And that water looks so inviting!! It took about 2 mins to get changed and go swimming. Then we noticed these:</div>
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Freshies live here??? Oh well they will have to put up with us swimming! There were heaps of people swimming there so If there are crocs I would be suprised!</div>
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There were thousands of them here, all fluttering their wings trying to keep cool. Dave and I decided to hike up to the top lookout ( must have had a touch of the heat I think) So off we went....</div>
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I am not the greatest lover of heights but I'm ok - until I come around a corner and see Dave out on a ledge - for a picture, or just to take in the sights! My heart skipped many beats this day!</div>
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But we did finally make it to the top and the view was worth it. Hard to show in pictures....</div>
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But it was worth the climb!</div>
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Now its back on the road heading Westwards and I think i can see where our next stop will be...</div>
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Timber Creek - here we come!</div>
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Heading Northwards we were still finding some very interesting places and strange sights. Not really sure what to make of this place though?<br />
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<span id="goog_1431642347"></span><span id="goog_1431642348"></span>But they did sell the cheapest diesel between Alice and Darwin, so a few Aliens are not going to scare us away!<br />
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We made camp further along the road at Wauchope and were rewarded with a beautiful night sky<br />
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Don't know the story behind these, maybe these people forgot where they parked....They've been here a while..<br />
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Rocks seem to be a recurring theme throughout the Territory and we soon came to the Devils Marbles<br />
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Our next stop was a place that we had read a bit about and a lot of people say its one of their favourites on the road North.<br />
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Some of the locals were there to welcome us<br />
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and it was a great place for signs<br />
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This is what the Managers say about the place.<br />
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It really was a place that made you feel welcome...<br />
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Even when going to the loo! Ree, the manager told us some funny stories, one of which was so good I just had to write a poem - I do that occasionally - anyway when I get time I will put a page on here for this and any other poems that i feel the urge to write, in case anyone is interested.<br />
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After this we made our way, not too far up the road to another well recommended camp - Longreach Waterhole - it really lived up to its reputation, we were camped in a beautiful spot, right beside the waterhole (more like a massive lake!!)<br />
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and the sunsets continue to amaze us.<br />
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We spent a few days camping here so had to live rough and fend for ourselves - no shops - so had to suffer eating camp oven bread!<br />
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We finally dragged ourselves away from this wonderful spot and went for a beer at the Daly Waters Pub...quite an institution in this part of the world. <br />
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As we travel we do occasionally have to share the road with others...some that we are happy to make way for.</div>
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We made our way to a National Park Campsite just outside of Mataranka, on the Roper River. Dave went out fishing with Kevin, the camp caretaker and on just his second cast, caught his first ever Barramundi.</div>
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Not bad at all! 63cm long and it tasted delicious later that afternoon, served with some Bush Lemons that I gathered.</div>
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Just down the road were the Mataranka Thermal pools where we lazed away the morning next day.</div>
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Even though they were supposed to be 34' , they were quite refreshing. We also tried out the thermal pools at Bitter Springs. Nice to get into the water as we couldn't swim in the river due to an apparent crocodile sighting.</div>
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Next stop was to do some shopping in Katherine... Home of the famous...</div>
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Then it was Ever Northwards to Darwin - and the ocean!</div>
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and Dave thought he might get rid of me here.</div>
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But I thought he looked better suited to the accommodations</div>
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The prison is no longer in use but it was an eerie place and some rooms more than others. This was the hanging room.</div>
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Dave is actually looking down into the space, after they have dropped the floor away - see the controls on the right hand side!</div>
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It was a pretty rugged place, Mens, Womens, and juvenile wings and these were also known to have been used to house Leprosy sufferers at one time.</div>
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Anyway as I write this blog, we are still here in Darwin, and have been lucky enough to have been asked to stay with friends - in a house!! Luxury plus!</div>
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and I will leave you with another iconic Darwin Institution!</div>
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Next stop on our journey took us to the West McDonnell Ranges. They are pretty vast and there are so many places to go and see. The first stop, not far from Alice was Simpsons Gap. <br />
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Thought this sign was a bit ironic as it would be pretty difficult to swim....</div>
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A little further along was a place where you were allowed to swim- and there was even water there. </div>
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Our last night in the West McDonnell Ranges was spent at a camp beside the Finke River. We had a lovely night being serenaded by a guy playing his guitar and singing nearby. Found out next morning that he was practicing some stuff for a new recording and we bought one of his CD's. His name is Barry Skipsy. And with this view as the sun went down, life was pretty good!</div>
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As there are any number of excellent photos of King's Canyon available, I have decided to just add some of a different variety on here. I love rocks and these layers and layers of slate are fascinating.</div>
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Its almost ethereal walking through places like this - UNTIL - you see something like this! </div>
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Who let's their children do this?</div>
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And another sad reflection on some people....</div>
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Leaving Kings Canyon we tried to find a bush camp that was on the internet but after towing the trailer down a dirt/sand track for several km's and over several sand dunes and no sign of a camp we decided to hell with the cost - we'll go to Yalara!</div>
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It wasn't a bad camp site and there was even grass in some areas for the tent dwellers!</div>
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As soon as we set up camp we went to see what all the talk is about...</div>
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Well there it is - and it's Big!</div>
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There are designated viewing areas all around the rock, some for sunset and sunrise viewing but we called in during the day as well. Check out the unique furniture in the viewing bays....</div>
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and there were things we discovered that we were previously unaware of:</div>
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Cave Paintings..</div>
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And even though there are numerous signs requesting that people have respect and not climb the rock, there are still those that have to do it!</div>
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We never felt the need to climb the rock, still working out if it was due to respect or sheer bloody laziness! Its quite a haul!</div>
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And of course one of the highlights is to watch the sunset over the rock so Dave was prepared and didn't have to worry about the hoards of tourists getting into his shots!</div>
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And he was right - there were hundreds there about half an hour later!</div>
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The next day it was on to the Olgas or Kata Tjuta to use its original name.</div>
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They were equally if not more impressive than Uluru. And HUGE!!</div>
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So Big that we really could not get a shot that represents the majesty of Kata Tjuta!</div>
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We were able to explore many areas as they were a lot more accessible and although there were people there, most of the time we were out of sight of others.</div>
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Still can't make up my mind which I liked best.</div>
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Then it was time to head back to Alice Springs - to the rain!</div>
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So this time we set up the whole camper, complete with the extended awning and all the walls..</div>
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Heaps of dry space inside, But .....now we have to dry out before we continue our travels.......</div>
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We finally made it to the top end! Well to the beginning of the top end. There were times when we weren't sure if we could make it, especially after one disaster - Dave broke the stand off his wine glass in Marree!!!! And we couldn't buy another in Coober Pedy - so where needs must, ingenuity wins out!!!<br />
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As we have spent many hours in the car over the last couple of months, I just thought I would share our secret of happy travelling with you all.<br />
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Yep, Snakes!!</div>
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Back to the road.....not expecting the terrain in the centre to be so mountainous, we were very suprised with all the mountain ranges leading up to and surrounding Alice Springs. It was a really welcoming place!</div>
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We based ourselves there for some days while we went exploring round the area. We spent some time in the East McDonnell Ranges, </div>
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At a place called Emily Gap, we found some rock art representing the 3 caterpillars, love that there is always information to explain the meaning and history behind all these places.</div>
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We hiked around Coroboree Rock </div>
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and it was so interesting to see it from all sides - not as big as we thought and just like a wall of rock. It amazes us that so often we are the only people around when we stop to look at so many things!</div>
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There was also this unusual roadside memorial with a plaque, and right next to it was a burn out pad!!</div>
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In Alice we spent a morning in the Transport Museum. I wasn't sure how interesting it would be but it was great. From the newest Kenworth to the oldest, Vehicles from movies - mad max and the cab from Last cab to Darwin! and even a bar..</div>
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I even found one for me.</div>
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And I think this would be a good fixer upper for Dave....</div>
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Next it's on to the West McDonnell Ranges! Never a dull moment!!!</div>
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Dave n Bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722811046600059770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372070452763615729.post-60531377367044241632016-05-09T20:17:00.000-07:002016-05-09T20:17:02.502-07:0010. COOBER PEDY HERE WE COME! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Leaving the Oodnadatta track behind, we decided to head across to Coober Pedy. We have a rough idea of where we are headed, but are always willing to go wherever our interests lead, and underground houses and mines held a lot more lure than a pink pub in Oodnadatta.<div>
We were still on the dirt, but i wasn't expecting this:</div>
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More green in the desert!! But most of the time it was more like this...</div>
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and very occasionally this..</div>
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and we almost thought we had the road to ourselves!</div>
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Then the flat desert gave way to something a bit more interesting..</div>
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We arrived at Riba's our campsite, and they do things a little differently here.</div>
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The shade was really nice as it was pretty hot during the day.....if only it would also keep the flies out! They were terrible and a head net was a must when walking outside. Maybe we should have booked one of their underground rooms:</div>
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or we could have even camped underground! They have heaps of spaces dug out for people to pitch a tent or just lay down their sleeping bags. It's apparently the only one of its kind in the world.</div>
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It also had its amusing side and Barb, the host pointed out the amenities block and the little extra outside for when they are cleaning?</div>
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There was also an internet room in this camp with free internet (albeit very slow)</div>
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Or no need for shelving or other furniture - just dig it out. Like this oven...</div>
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You can see the smoke stains above, but it is now used as a book shelf.</div>
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As we drove into town we just had to take a pic of these trucks, both designed for pretty important uses!</div>
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We came across a lot of these signs while we were here as well. Apparently it would be a very bad decision to go wandering around this place in the dark or not look where you walk </div>
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Apparently there are literally thousands and thousands of holes!</div>
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The town itself is made up of regular type housing and shops buildings alongside underground ones. </div>
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Apparently they are props left over from a film shot in the area. The landscape appeals to film makers and several movies have been filmed in and around the area.</div>
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We traveled further afield and found the local Greek Authodox church, also dug into the hillside.</div>
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I promise you there are homes down there!!!</div>
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While we were here we took a tour down a mine.</div>
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Here's Dave getting some good shots!</div>
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It was very interesting hearing all the history of the mining in the area, and how it has developed over the years. Even learned about explosives!</div>
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They were a bit like catacombs....wouldn't like to be stuck down there in the dark!</div>
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This is what a shaft looks like from below!</div>
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Before we left Coober Pedy, we were told that a visit to The Breakaways was a must. So we headed on out. To get there you go through an area called the moonscape. You can see why, and why it has become popular with film makers.</div>
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I kid you not! They guarantee that it is the second best water in Australia, next to Tasmania. </div>
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We traveled ever Northward from the Flinders Ranges to the Gammon Ranges...Home of Arkaroola and more Gorges to explore. Our camp was in a place called Wetootla Gorge. It was a lovely little National Park Camp and we as usual went to explore the gorge. I especially like the dry river beds.<br />
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I thought I would include a picture of something a little different for all those who </div>
don't get out of their comfort zone for fear of using anything less than a flushing loo.<br />
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Looks reasonably civilized, maybe they have septic out here??? Wrong again - it's a long drop!!</div>
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What will it be like inside????</div>
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See....Still reasonably civilized!!! You just open the lid and there's a deep deep hole! The chimney at the back is to let the facility breathe, so it doesn't smell. Admittedly this was a pretty new one but its better than nothing when you are in the bush.</div>
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We left the ranges and made our way to Leigh Creek. Its a nice place but the town is dying as they have closed down the coal mine. We were welcomed to the carvan park by Scotty and his dog Foxy Lady and had a good shady site.</div>
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But Leigh Creek was a place of mixed fortunes for us. Firstly we had the Truck 'keyed' at the shopping centre, purposely parked it away down the end as we still had the trailer attached.</div>
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The following day we ventured out to see Old Beltana Township but didn't quite make it.</div>
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This was the result of hitting an Emu!!! I said they were the stupidest creatures !! Two of them just launched out in front of us from the bushes, Dave managed to avoid them as they changed direction twice, and then one thought better and changed again - Bang!!! Thank you 'ECB' your bull bar saved the day, otherwise i would have had an Emu in my face!!!</div>
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The following morning we noticed a fellow camper had a flat tyre, and being out miles from anywhere Dave offered a hand and plugged the tyre for him so he could get somewhere to have it fixed properly. It must have given us good Karma as when we again tried to go to Beltana, we had issues with our fuel filter and it ended up with a young guy stopping to help us and he towed us 6K with his cattle truck to Beltana station where he was from, so he could use his big compressor to get the fuel pumped up and we could continue. Thank you big time Towa! (that was his name - truly)</div>
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Beltana Station was worth the visit and we recommend it by the way!</div>
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As we have been travelling, it has been pretty obvious that we are in desert country, that is until you come across a site like this. It just seems so out of place out here!</div>
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A lot of strange things have appeared on the side of the roads - check this out!</div>
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Not sure of the significance of him but he was big!</div>
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We disturbed this guy while he was having lunch - check out the look !</div>
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Eagle with ATTITUDE!</div>
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Some times just the sight of a road sign can make us smile - especially after days in the dirt!</div>
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but we generally find ourselves back in the dirt again ....this is the Oodnadatta track!</div>
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You sometimes wonder why people do the things they do?? A sculpture park,way out in the middle of nowhere, free access and massive statements........but what?</div>
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There were some strange ones.....and some quirky ones.</div>
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Then finally, another landmark spot on our journey.</div>
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Its huge and its White!!!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Our camp for
tonight is at William Creek, at a campsite run by the pub. Not a bad one and
its comforting to know that here in the outback, no expense is spared on state
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But hey - this is the bush and with our nightime vista - who can complain.......</div>
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Dave n Bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722811046600059770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372070452763615729.post-90387286641032538032016-04-27T01:22:00.000-07:002016-05-27T20:19:00.880-07:008. A FEW DAYS IN THE RANGES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Decided that we wanted to spend some more time exploring the Flinders Ranges so we booked into a station stay. Quite an impressive roadside sign greeted us at the entrance to the property.<br />
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They must have an affinity with the wedge tailed eagle as this sculpture was just outside near our campsite<br />
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Most of the places that we stay have a camp kitchen, mainly to cater for tent people and people like us without full kitchen facilities. We carry everything we need but a good camp kitchen is quite welcome now and again, especially if it is very hot or there are lots of flies outside! This was a pretty good one. Not only all the usual stuff inside but there were tables outside as well as bbq and fire pit.<br />
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We went for a few tours round the ranges from there, through the gorges and checked out Wilpena Pound. Discovered another interesting ruin along the way<br />
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I am falling in love with the floors in these ruins. All the slate here was of course used to construct these buildings and the old slate floors have really stood the test of time. They still look really good today. I would love to have a house with floors like these!<br />
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The wildlife was a bit thin on the ground through the ranges, probably because it was pretty warm, and they have lots of places to hide, but I did manage to just get a quick picture of this little black faced wallaby.<br />
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Just near our Station camp was a hill called Stokes Lookout. We went up there to watch the sunset one night and found ourselves among several others with the same idea.....you can see why.<br />
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and as it got later, the view got even better<br />
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and later...<br />
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and i will sign off this episode with the dyeing embers..................<br />
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Dave n Bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722811046600059770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372070452763615729.post-2336972139725585152016-04-18T22:50:00.000-07:002016-04-18T22:50:22.914-07:007. FLINDERS RANGES SA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After finally returning from that extensive walk along the jetty we started heading Northwards to the Flinder Ranges. Our first camp was in a National Park at a place called Warren Gorge. It was a beautiful spot and we set up camp not far from the waterhole, where there was actually a small amount of water. This gave us the perfect spot to get a look at all the animals coming for a drink, although as soon as I tried to take a picture they would disappear so I soon gave up and just enjoyed the view. Dave however was a little luckier.<br />
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This is a Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby, we saw a few of these at this camp site and they were really funny.<br />
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Are you looking at me???</div>
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Somt of the locals were not as shy and I fellin love with the little Apostle birds, they have no fear!!</div>
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They would come right up to us for something then fight each other at our feet.</div>
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One morning we decided to take a walk up the gorge to see what was written on a plaque we could see through the binnoculars. I didnt realise how steep the climb would be or how high - I stopped on the way back to look down on the camp.</div>
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It doesn't look as steep inthe photo, and yes - it was cold!</div>
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After we left Warren Gorge we headed into the Flinders Ranges and found the ruins of the olk Kanyaka Homestead and Woolshed.</div>
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All through SA so far we have seen lots of really old buildings, many of which are still in use and a lot of ruins, especially in the countryside. Sometimes a proposed town that was going to be the heart of Australia, only to become forgotten as time passed by - eg Simmonston!! It is great that there is signage on so many of these ruins that tells the story behind the remains!!!</div>
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This place was like a rabbit warren with a vast array of buildings and rooms</div>
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We stayed in Hawker at another nice camp. There is a great artists galley in Hawker with a panorama painting of the Flinders Ranges.....Do yourselves a favour if you ever go there and check it out!!</div>
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We must have taken hundreds of photos while we have travelled through the ranges but none of them really does justice to the views...the colours as they change throughout the day, the different rock formations and just the feeling of the place......you should just check them out for yourselves!!</div>
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As we are going to be land locked for the next month or so, we decided to take a last look at the water and took a little detour to Pt Germain.<br />
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A very dry and dusty little seaside town with a huge claim to fame. (we will come to that later) But when we got there we saw this strange contraption - a clock???<br />
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I was still puzzling over it when Dave suggested it could be a Tide Clock - ?? How doeshe know this stuff??? He was quite correct. A bit further on we found some information regarding the history of this one.<br />
Then as we usually do if we see a jetty, we have to go for a walk along it. Good -here's a jetty!!<br />
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It is a long jetty.<br />
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This is becoming a strange and interesting place.... I always thought the boat should be in the water - not the trailer and the weird looking tractor pulling it.<br />
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This one was so far from the shore! But you can see that it was still pretty shallow! Just hope they get back to it before the tide comes in.......meanwhile back on the jetty!!<br />
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We can finally see the end!!! The claim to fame is that it is the longest jetty in the Southern Hemisphere!!!! I don't doubt it! It was a bloody long walk!!!!</div>
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Hi again! Here we are at Wentworth on the Murray. Its lovely to be relaxing on grassy banks after the dust of the outback and we've found some great walking trails.<br />
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and back at camp we always have the locals dropping by for a feed!!<br />
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soon enough though it was time to get going, and again leave new friends. One of the best things we enjoy about our travells are the people we meet. This trip has been the same and we have shared some great times with some wonderful people who we will hopefully see again. Not that we socialise every night but sometimes you just have to have the odd social glass of wine - you know how it goes!<br />
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Not everything runs smoothly though and we did have to detour through Mildura to get some running repairs on the truck. Dave nothiced some suspension issues which resulted in new airbags and bushes, and thanks go to Rob at Mildura 4WD for getting the job done straight away!!</div>
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As we travelled from Mildura to the SA border we crossed a few bridges but this one on the Murray was pretty interesting</div>
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Finally made the SA border and decided that our first camp in that state would be Lake Bonney. It was a free camp and right on the edge of the lake. The day had been pretty warm so after we set up camp we decided to have a swim....... BRrrrrrrr! It was VERY refreshing! Later that day Dave noticed literally hundreds of birds decending on the lake!</div>
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We ended up staying here for 3 nights, The second day was cold and bleak though and drizzled most of the day so we set up the choofer, and using a peice of steel mesh we found earlier we were cooking up a storm!</div>
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Admittedly doesn't look that tasty like this but look under the lid!!!!</div>
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Mmmmmmmm Moroccan Meatballs!! and the next day I had a go at a Date Loaf drizzled with Maple Syrup...Unfortunately Dave couldn't wait till I took a photo!!</div>
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On the banks of Lake Bonney are the ruins of an old Pub. It was a popular place in its day but there is not much left now and its a shame that so many people just have to leave their mark behind!!</div>
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this was the store and bakehouse I believe and the pub was nearer the road.</div>
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Think I could be waiting a long time for service here!!</div>
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But all things must come to an end and it was soon time to say goodbye to our campsite at Lake Bonney</div>
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and head for the greener pastures of wine country. We try to travel on the leser used roads and steer away from the highways and so come across things like the Cadell Ferry to transport us across the Murray. Here we are waiting!</div>
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An interesting way to cross - it was a cable ferry!</div>
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and so the road goes on...<br />
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We called in to a town called Morgan and checked out the old jetty and railway line...the history in these places is amazing and we are learning so much that we never knew!!!!</div>
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There were some lovely boats -this one in particular took our fancy.</div>
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And so our journey continues alongside the Darling River. We are travelling along dirt roads and there have been some strange things. Yesterday we could see something up ahead - it was a willy willy! Getting bigger as we got nearer. We passed right alongside of it and at that stage it would have been about a 20' diameter and you could see the sand and leaves spinning round and round in the air. There was not a breath of wind, so that made it even more eerie!!<br />
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The nights are begining to get colder and we really appreciatethe 'choofer' for the warmth!<br />
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which means there is still work to be done. Sometimes we wonder if we should have brought the chainsaw with us!!!</div>
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Some of the campsites provide showers and they can be pretty good, and pretty cheap for the time.</div>
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I decided to have a wander after we set up at this camp and found that we were camped on the edge of a golf course!</div>
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Very strange looking golf course, but right beside it was a rustic seat and even a ball washer!!! And in the distance -------</div>
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There's the green!! You just have to navigate all the dust and sand in between! Needless to say we didn't see many golfers!!</div>
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Dinner is served! Barramundi even!! Straight from the -----------freezer!! </div>
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After a great dinner and a few Red's it was time to sit back and watch the show.</div>
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We set off again from Pooncarrie, but not till after the Magpie that thad befriended us stole my weetbix! Heading ever onwards to the Murray but seeing more strange things on the way..</div>
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In the middle of nowhere - a BRA tree???</div>
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But finally we were back on the bitumen.</div>
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Eventually we thought we must be getting closer - There was more water in the river!</div>
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And paddleboats are synonymous with the Murray! </div>
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Look!! - there, through the trees ----</div>
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Looks very much like another river over there!</div>
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Yep here we are at last - the two greatest rivers in Australia come together. </div>
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I'll grant you, not the most riveting photo ever but the historical journeys and the significance in the history of the country have been great to cover as we have travelled to this spot.</div>
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We might just have to suffer for a while at this terrible camp spot, recharge our batteries and get ready for the next leg of the journey...........what next??</div>
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We have officially arrived in the Outback! After a couple of days travel and a nice camp on the banks of the Barwon River at Collarenabri we had a pretty good run into Bourke.<br />
On the way we saw masses of slo Kangaroos (slo - read Dead) also a slo echidna and a couple of slo wild pigs - they were huge!!! I would not have liked to come across them in their more animated form!!! The Kangaroo and Emu population is flourishing out here.<br />
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This mother and her 6 growing kids kept pace with us for quite a while - but they have to be the stupidest creatures on the planet, they will run alongside for ages then duck straight in front of you!! No we haven't hit any as yet!<br />
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At last we finally saw what we had come all this way for - The Darling River!<br />
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Not the best colour as I had done something to my camera with the colours and didn't realise for a day or so - pretty typical of me!! I also found this on my way down to the river-<br />
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A tumbling tumbleweed - I couldnt get over how compact and round they are. But l am interested in strage things! After checking into a caravan park we went to visit the Port of Bourke.<br />
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We went down to the wharf and then noticed that there were several different levels of it. It really makes you aware of how the river changes when they have to have so many docks. <br />
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As you can see the river was pretty low and they would have had to use the lowest level.<br />
We left Bourke to take the path of the Darling down to the Murray- can't actually travel alongside but as close to as we can , along the dirt roads-<br />
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Dave decided to pay me back on the photo front and catch me feeding my face as we stopped for lunch.<br />
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As we travel along some of the stations have pretty novel signs - I managed to see this one up ahead and we slowed down for a shot.<br />
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and then down the road......well the Tilpa Pub is one of those iconic places in the outback</div>
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- with corrugated iron walls and graffiti all over them </div>
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, SO we had to go and have a couple of cold ones in there as well!!</div>
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We often find really good spots to camp with no one else around and this was one - right on the banks of the Darling - just a pity its so low!!</div>
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But with the lack of water we found something strange - something that might have been hidden away for some time - an enigma that could have people flocking to the Darling instead of Loch Ness............</div>
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Well we've been on the road for a few days now - of course nothing runs perfectly to plan and we had some issues with the trailer brakes which saw us spend a morning in Warwick with the trailer experts putting them to rights. But then it was off and we decided to call in and spend a while where we have camped before at Yetman<br />
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Nice to get reaquainted with Iris and John and share a few wines and stories with others travelling.<br />
It also gave us the chance to get out the 'choofer' - Dave's creation, It seems that food is always better cooked outdoors and a fire is always good when you camp.<br />
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Even had a go at baking our own bread<br />
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This is the picture after it had doubled in size (really!!) i was pretty proud of that! But you will have to take my word for it that it ended up great as we ate it before I had a chance to take a photo! I will make the effort to get one next time to prove it! But meanwhile here is another tasty meal.<br />
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We are really missing everyone at home and work in particular NOT!!!!! It has taken us a while to slow down and just appreciate where we are each day and enjoy the company of the people we meet along the way. One day a local guy came over while we were setting up camp and talked to us for for a good half hour about all kinds of things and because we were in no hurry it was a pleasure to have a chat, Dave didn't mind that only half his guy ropes were in and he was holding a pole!!<br />
Dave hates being photographed but I caught him one day slacking off!<br />
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The scenery is wonderful as we travel although it is very dry and the further West we go the drier and dustier it becomes. But these trees seem to be able to weather anything and always look magnificient!<br />
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So Westwards we go - Towards Bourke and the Darling river. Lets just hope there is still some water in it when we get there and it hasn't all been used by Cobby Cobby station for their cotton (But that's a whole other story!) In the meantime we will press on - it's a hard life but someone has to do it!!! </div>
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