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Esperance (S33°49.946′ E121°53.280′) is often called the ‘Bay of Isles’ due to the myriad of granite islands littered along the coast to the south of the town’s protected harbour. We spent a few days in Esperance to tend to The Tank, which was due for a major service. We got in touch with one of [...]
Just finishing up a few quick days in Adelaide for Ben and Bronte’s wedding and a little time with my parents. We arrived just in time for Lisa to attend Bronte’s hens night, she caught up with the girls at the Bath on Norwood Parade for a few drinks and then I picked them all [...]
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Steve forwarded this article onto us, turns out the motorcyclist that we passed on the way into Dalhousie Springs was picked up by an army Chinook helicopter. The article below from The Australian on June 15th. yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = “Witjira National Park Rescue”; yahooBuzzArticleId = “http://www.ourwalkabout.com/2009/06/18/witjira-national-park-rescue/”;
Yesterday began with my birthday present from my mum: a scenic flight over Lake Eyre. Lake Eyre is really something that should be seen from the air, it stretches a huge 144 kilometers from north to south and collects the water from one sixth of Australia’s landmass. The recent floods in Queensland have resulted in [...]
Planet View: S28°54.571′ E136°20.338′ Street View: S28°54.571′ E136°20.338′ An early start this morning as we were woken at sunrise by flocks of hundreds of sulphur-crested cockatoos that inhabit the dry creek bed at Farina. Talk about nature’s alarm clock! A quick Greek coffee, something both of us are addicted to after our time in Greece, [...]
Planet View: S31°24.622′ E138°33.701′ Street View: S31°24.622′ E138°33.701′ Yesterday morning we set off from Adelaide, The Tank laden with supplies, fuel, water and all our belongings (which finally arrived from San Francisco on Thursday!). We set a course for the Flinders Ranges, arriving in the early afternoon through the National Park’s Brachina Gorge entrance and [...]
Planet View: S34°51.798’ E138°28.728’ Street View: S34°51.798’ E138°28.728’ A bit of time to catch our breath (or so we thought) in Adelaide for a few weeks, we’re almost ready to head north on our way to Darwin. Adelaide’s always very hectic for us when we visit, a lot of fun catching up with people we [...]