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Photos: Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair

Tuesday, 31 Dec 2013 | Photo Gallery

6 day walk on the Overland Track
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Cradle Mountain to Lake St. Clair, Tasmania 6 day walk 21 - 26 December 2013

Tuesday, 31 Dec 2013 | Views [915]

Plodding onwards ‘I have been walking for 4 hours carrying a 12 kg pack, sloshing through mud; my back and feet ache. I am clambering over slippery roots and rocks and I am told there is another hour’s walk to the hut. It is Christmas ... Read more >

Tags: cradle huts, cradle mountain, lake st clair, overland, tasmania


Photos: Alice Springs Uluru

Sunday, 25 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery


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A Town a Little like Alice/ The OutBack

Sunday, 25 Aug 2013 | Views [11336]

You may have read Neville Shute's novel or seen Peter Finch and Virginia McKenna in the movie: 'A Town Like Alice' Alice has the small town outback atmosphere, but is still a colonial town where white men rule and most Indigenous residents are alienated ... Read more >

Tags: alice springs, caama radio, glen helen gorge, hermannsburg, kata tjuta, kings canyon, uluru


Photos: Western Australia

Sunday, 12 May 2013 | Photo Gallery


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Western Australia - In the steps of Baudin

Sunday, 12 May 2013 | Views [598]

    Matthew Flinders and Nicholas Baudin explored the South West coast of Western Australia in 1801 – 1803. 210 years later, following a week with Brindi, Luke and Paris in Fremantle (that included a beer tasting pub crawl, Anzac ... Read more >

Tags: albany, baudin, fremantle, karri, wa


Coorong National Park, South Australia

Wednesday, 28 Nov 2012 | Views [451]

Susan and I went for a cruise up the Coorong on 28 November. It is a stunning place and we recommend anyone who gets the opportunity to take the trip -  don’t hesitate. This is particularly while the Murray River is flowing fairly strongly.... Read more >

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Photos: Coorong National Park, South Australia

Wednesday, 28 Nov 2012 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Tasmania 2012

Thursday, 10 May 2012 | Photo Gallery


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Third Tramp in Tasmania

Thursday, 10 May 2012 | Views [701]

What is it that has lured us back to Tasmania for the third time? Is it the strange mixture of wilderness; the dark convict history; good food (especially the apples); beautiful old buildings and quaint wooden cottages; the feeling ... Read more >

Tags: bathurst harbour, bushwalking, deny king, fagus, mona, tasmania, trekking


Photos: Tasmania 2011

Sunday, 3 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery

Trekking and Bruny Island
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Leeches, Floods and lots of walking - Tasmania 2011

Sunday, 3 Apr 2011 | Views [855]

Blue Tiers and Bay of Fires Despite the leeches’, having to wade through a creek and being stranded for 24 hours – our trip was brilliant! We had 6 days on a walking trek guided by Tasmanian Expeditions in the Blue Tiers and Bay of Fires ... Read more >

Tags: tasmania march 2011


Photos: Port Douglas

Sunday, 25 Apr 2010 | Photo Gallery


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Port Douglas and Daintree April 2010

Sunday, 25 Apr 2010 | Views [485]

We stayed at Shantara in Davidson Street, close to the town of Port Douglas. We hired a Getz from Jam Jar Car Hire for 2 days and drove to Palm Cove, Mareeba, Mosman Gorge, through the Daintree rain forest and on to Cape Tribulation. ... Read more >


Photos: Butler's Beach

Monday, 25 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery


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Butler's Beach:Yorke Peninsula

Monday, 25 Jan 2010 | Views [1601]

Peter, Susan and Paris spent 3 days (18/1/10 to 20/1) camping at Butler's Beach on Yorke Peninsula. The weather was perfect. We spent Tuesday fishing off the rocks at Salmon Beach. Paris caught 5 fish including a 1/2 kilo salmon. We also had 2 swims ... Read more >


Gallery: Kangaroo Island

Wednesday, 13 May 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Kangaroo Island

Wednesday, 13 May 2009 | Views [699]

In April we had mum (nana/Olive), Gaye and Bob staying with us. We had a few days in Adelaide before setting off for Kangaroo Island. We drove down to Port Eliot for 1 day, walked around the area and lunch at the Flying Fish and a look at Goolwa and ... Read more >


Gallery: The Murray

Tuesday, 27 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery


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The Murray

Tuesday, 27 Jan 2009 | Views [456]

As Paris was staying with us during the last week of the school holidays  we decided to head for the Murray.We stayed in a lovely old stone cottage at Walker's Flat. Peter and Paris went fishing and caught some large carp. We took the car on the ferry ... Read more >


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