States
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Sunrise to Sunset at Uluru
The mornings here are crispy cool. Definitely the best part of the day! By 11am it’s stinking hot and you find any means to keep to survive the heat; a pool, shade or…
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The Monolithic Rock
It lies in slumber. Its coat is a richly coloured ochre, smooth in most areas textured and worn in others. Uluru reigns over the wide expansive landscape. It’s over 348 metres high and…
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Northern Territory
Yesterday we were back on the Stuart HWY heading for the Northern Territory border. There’s a terrific rest area that is well maintained and back from the main road and it lies right…
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Two Local Identities
You visit places and do the tourist thing. See this, do that. It’s not until you have a yarn with the locals that you develop a somewhat different and more realistic understanding of…
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Coober Pedy!
Morning stroll (to hot to walk any faster) through Coober Pedy. All the essential services are here. IGA supermarket, hospital, various eating places, an Italian Club a golf course minus the greens and…
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Onwards to Coober Pedy
This morning we left Spear Creek early and drove 537 kilometres to Coober Pedy along the Stuart Hwy. The moment you leave Port Augusta or “The Gutter” as locals call it and you…
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Mt Remarkable NP- Aligator Gorge
Spear Creek is a 7500ha station. It’s been run by one family for four generations. It’s famous for its dorper lambs. Organic and tender lamb is definitely on the menu. This is an amazing…
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Spear Creek
Today we travelled towards Port Augusta. The landscape has changed significantly. Wide open spaces that extend for miles and miles. We are camping at Spear Creek on the edge of the Flinders Ranges. Amazing…
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Morning Song and Dance
We were woken this morning by cockatoos. Hundreds of them. It was a spectacular show that continued for over an hour. As we made our way to the inland town of Palmer, the…
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South Australia Here We Come
Today we crossed the Wimmera. It was 34˚ C. Hectares and hectares of wheat crop that clearly had been harvested, miles and miles of gum trees poking out amongst the bone dry land.…