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My Fishing Mate
The famous quote, “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey” by American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson captures the moment I met Lino. I was fishing off Ellis Beach in Queensland, when I noticed…
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Atherton Tablelands Waterfall Quest
Apart from escaping the southern winter months, our primary focus on this trip was to explore the Atherton Tablelands in Tropical North Queensland. The area is a mix of rainforest, wetlands and savannah.…
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Ningaloo Nyinggulu- Osprey Bay
Spent three and half weeks here and loved it. There were three days of constant high winds and strong gusts causing most of us camped here to take our awnings down. Better safe…
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Pindan Dust
Long distant travels on red dusty roads are a signature of the Aussie outback. The fine dust gathers in a cloud, billows into the air enveloping everything in its path, and then gently…
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The Best of the Wet in the Dry- Gibb River Road
Looking back on the last few weeks all I can say is, many people have been affected by the unseasonal rains that hit the Kimberley in Western Australia. Well laid plans were constantly…
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A Dash to the Crossing
We left El Questro Station at 8 am this morning. We crossed the Pentecost River and drove out to the HWY along the corrugated road. Water levels had risen on a number of…
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We Nearly did the Gibb River Road!
Sometimes the best laid plans can just go ‘poof‘ up in smoke or in our case down from a cloud. We travelled over 6000 km to finally tick off another bucket list item;…
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Litchfield National Park-Tjaettaba Falls
There are falls that you swim in, those that you float around in and those that you plunge yourself into. Either way they are a welcome relief from the heat. It’s an amazing…
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Kakadu National Park
We stayed at Kakadu Lodge in Jabiru. You don’t need to book, just arrive and pick a site. We had a terrific spot, shady and near the swimming pool which was a welcome…
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Edith Falls
I had read many reviews stating that some of the sites were poorly designed and were literally short narrow stretches of dirt that you pulled into alongside the road. Some people towing caravans…
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