tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48432450634865218132024-03-04T23:37:25.653-08:00Our travels!A day by day chronicle of the adventures of Ian and Annie around Australia.The Smithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911834522950833072noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843245063486521813.post-30096504709594740092021-05-15T05:05:00.006-07:002021-05-15T23:35:03.709-07:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzWJqDYLy8q_w2sbyfDk8gOrLpG2HPbvCcCmcn0dAToB80kedQFkZHQsjZV65clzCGtOeMgX68URzpmm0RfQk5F5Oa7xC04rxkLTAJ4Cx9WLDXUzTY7ZSJoPju8hGTnmt165mr7wIagM/s2048/P5040735.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzWJqDYLy8q_w2sbyfDk8gOrLpG2HPbvCcCmcn0dAToB80kedQFkZHQsjZV65clzCGtOeMgX68URzpmm0RfQk5F5Oa7xC04rxkLTAJ4Cx9WLDXUzTY7ZSJoPju8hGTnmt165mr7wIagM/s320/P5040735.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Days 8-20</p><p>We arrived at our favourite place, Airlie Beach, on a cloudy day in late April. The weather gods played with us. Rain overnight and in the mornings, sunny afternoons and cool nights for the first ten days.</p><p>We spent some of the 2 weeks helping our dear friend Lea getting her five acres under control. Ian slashed and chopped and dug and replanted and whipper snipped and mowed and her property was a picture when we left in early May. </p><p>I was supposed to write while Ian did the work, but I spent most of the time walking around with my camera, chatting to Lea, and playing with rag doll Molly, and Ruby dog.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lea's wonderful garden overlooking the Whitsundays</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBO3HRmgHkc7KcCZgOiXG_h0uJvP1GjtP9GErFn4q04znjCzbYtPX1HfW0sHBn_tf8JW9WfSMgpLZ7wKb5LTaXAy94b-f1IbpeEKorlhWV1J3bgviG-znuGyWOCVVYEs9oTyydItiDC6c/s2048/P4280642.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBO3HRmgHkc7KcCZgOiXG_h0uJvP1GjtP9GErFn4q04znjCzbYtPX1HfW0sHBn_tf8JW9WfSMgpLZ7wKb5LTaXAy94b-f1IbpeEKorlhWV1J3bgviG-znuGyWOCVVYEs9oTyydItiDC6c/s320/P4280642.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4tTMbO5Fgo154svrihcpZ01ved9Sk1VvtpTT0EqoeHoGucVkFNAFyv-ACLmlprjaTrCrchcAm6-1p2_bkwV2CydR12AmKRI0SRzYhiemCwtJeLpfv5IOcdBNQNFL6nKxBsmfFuterC0/s320/P5060795.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The back view overlooing Proserpine</div><br /><p><br /></p><p>There were fabulous photo opportunities, pink moon, sunbird on the clothes line, catching up with locals, Danielle and her sweet Roman, Brian and Linda, and David R Garms, author (if you haven't read his book, make sure you do... an excellent read)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmlOBtIBxZNb_SjkzlerElqLb_m7CX-BejiH_SzxxGQ429i2Dmc2rGKqe7OykaFCxU0lr999Y2MiUY7ArbD2QapKsNhcxiJPykE0ooTfH7TgYemnhlFhMH-JhsWfFFm5iEKYGD-9k8ow/s346/510wdA8QjoL._SY346_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmlOBtIBxZNb_SjkzlerElqLb_m7CX-BejiH_SzxxGQ429i2Dmc2rGKqe7OykaFCxU0lr999Y2MiUY7ArbD2QapKsNhcxiJPykE0ooTfH7TgYemnhlFhMH-JhsWfFFm5iEKYGD-9k8ow/w130-h200/510wdA8QjoL._SY346_.jpg" width="130" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u>https://www.amazon.com.au/Hades-Double-David-R-Garms-ebook/dp/B01B2UP934</u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmC7pzoo9jaCpRf2zw2HhUR-kpoIjoSg-PNipXWFndgS_EF3dGMa-tkYpCuArM5tcA-sZUSQveUHKvNC1hFk-uF96HldFh6iLhfXVZGKxLlsiTE9jeV7L0KXXonOk1sCgYGIH8bqT9Vg/s2048/P4270636.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink Moon</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHy0dqW6X1t0s3jE1hCYBsoFyehAuDOqdCSKt7xyOh4_TqpUt0u4Qs3jluZKCGo-QqT2kT_MMC-SftOgzmPDRhJ79ZIlJOrxXpv22lvqs-9rfbJQI061DkxC_ExROaLcKYiu-rC5noJ4/s2048/P4280649.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHy0dqW6X1t0s3jE1hCYBsoFyehAuDOqdCSKt7xyOh4_TqpUt0u4Qs3jluZKCGo-QqT2kT_MMC-SftOgzmPDRhJ79ZIlJOrxXpv22lvqs-9rfbJQI061DkxC_ExROaLcKYiu-rC5noJ4/s320/P4280649.JPG" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gypsy and Ian</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAf87bAzWNvzXwzvF7_wmcp-cip_FjyYcyAhOcPe8-zYAeshjHvxGSnOct_fTbSQ2nPLBwtcvVFB24ZC2XiHfFUlvDRwxRwchgYge61Mn87ug8k_s2YuxG6zUDQzFYGQb0X37kwU_41t8/s2048/P4290666.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More Ruby</div><br /><div>On other days we went touring... up to the scenic Hydeaway Bay, and Ian went on a few fishing charters. We ate coral trout five nights in a row!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYk4Kekp2pQCQH1HdySSXLTd7p-7mRb_slmf8ENDVvX2VqjgzsMufw2HyraXfDz1quoC2zX9B0WWfvM0UMp1uXqzznUk5R8tFtkxmPgGfjTj42sEPdNPfPhSZ29mlJ8zjClQNXVrFvZE/s2048/P5020713.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYk4Kekp2pQCQH1HdySSXLTd7p-7mRb_slmf8ENDVvX2VqjgzsMufw2HyraXfDz1quoC2zX9B0WWfvM0UMp1uXqzznUk5R8tFtkxmPgGfjTj42sEPdNPfPhSZ29mlJ8zjClQNXVrFvZE/s320/P5020713.JPG" /></a>Cape Gloucester</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jqHcOgWZNmqIj6Hw_LIpDRsIA2TCBjKX_DrHfR6CwEAOU-UO78kqqnDsL9oZpRYUOb95F0ZFRoQIunISHsxWP3xRfhUWHsv6ERaXH4MPtHO94oQb3yawwcK5hiapQAlWnPbJ702CgzI/s2048/P5020717.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jqHcOgWZNmqIj6Hw_LIpDRsIA2TCBjKX_DrHfR6CwEAOU-UO78kqqnDsL9oZpRYUOb95F0ZFRoQIunISHsxWP3xRfhUWHsv6ERaXH4MPtHO94oQb3yawwcK5hiapQAlWnPbJ702CgzI/s320/P5020717.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfq67NCKdJdxHvJd1Fd-C4ya6BFY682kFUFG-ZcAgsMs4jzlukwud0xHDaxKf6b5jce_OOfwejgXC6rHRssztEtu5W4FVtje2hbnSurOXQw75BqtjkgStehOndM3Rq0xRj0TFQyGFDX0/s2048/P5020719.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfq67NCKdJdxHvJd1Fd-C4ya6BFY682kFUFG-ZcAgsMs4jzlukwud0xHDaxKf6b5jce_OOfwejgXC6rHRssztEtu5W4FVtje2hbnSurOXQw75BqtjkgStehOndM3Rq0xRj0TFQyGFDX0/s320/P5020719.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwSg8D7N-tjkJmAS0pMjq6nZx7P7mmIeKw_iySNHya0ZuVjVibAkGOo_Z3o5yMRRhVCo6D6DmFvNb4nMOGHnIXQJMb8eeS4Vm7hRuIgf8oLeULAm50KXdK17nmcbuMvpbXt5l8QZ-VYA/s2048/P5020721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwSg8D7N-tjkJmAS0pMjq6nZx7P7mmIeKw_iySNHya0ZuVjVibAkGOo_Z3o5yMRRhVCo6D6DmFvNb4nMOGHnIXQJMb8eeS4Vm7hRuIgf8oLeULAm50KXdK17nmcbuMvpbXt5l8QZ-VYA/s320/P5020721.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We caught up with our friends, the Mudgee Smiths', daughter, Felicity and her partner, Lochlan, who became her fiance during their visit to Airlie Beach. A romantic proposal at Cedar Creek Falls!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cJXfT9-Ztwr16-zZ7TTKqe2MWM_ceaavg1QwgTox5QSEaAAYuCIP465Y7FPJRaGPoZuOdD7W-oy8FxbAs2aYCXsyvN3rWM9CXDuYyJG9n8iq44qeYEBdQFSjyZK07BvlMkYm3EJnzAE/s2048/P5080806.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cJXfT9-Ztwr16-zZ7TTKqe2MWM_ceaavg1QwgTox5QSEaAAYuCIP465Y7FPJRaGPoZuOdD7W-oy8FxbAs2aYCXsyvN3rWM9CXDuYyJG9n8iq44qeYEBdQFSjyZK07BvlMkYm3EJnzAE/s320/P5080806.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The night we caght up with them to say goodbye, Airlie Beach put on an incredible sunset.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of the restaurants up here will cook your catch.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lea took us to Northerlies... superb!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnngCV31DF5bBOU7fPjhsZX1gt6935FcAw1BehMTqnpM5nCjHWEE30XUn_4NEG4ET0D_m44oMxt4X-v8f7HvXoS-il0wF8hDAFREAqPFO5VBZceKi1BqXkPcFd0BurckyVFnhCKr8ZE4/s2048/P5050780.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnngCV31DF5bBOU7fPjhsZX1gt6935FcAw1BehMTqnpM5nCjHWEE30XUn_4NEG4ET0D_m44oMxt4X-v8f7HvXoS-il0wF8hDAFREAqPFO5VBZceKi1BqXkPcFd0BurckyVFnhCKr8ZE4/s320/P5050780.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I might have to write a romance about the proposal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPisKsEAwXr_Um2oQLmwS_J-gz7ts7hyc09F07OXVc9F-i3n4ElwrcjU4JXLIt-VO8WmFQqgh7DNjvIysgcRyw6-ocgS1gzvBFDq0HzCJFGo_MXENr5pDAIzmYDnOTw8MrDHvH3kLnjFM/s2048/P5050763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPisKsEAwXr_Um2oQLmwS_J-gz7ts7hyc09F07OXVc9F-i3n4ElwrcjU4JXLIt-VO8WmFQqgh7DNjvIysgcRyw6-ocgS1gzvBFDq0HzCJFGo_MXENr5pDAIzmYDnOTw8MrDHvH3kLnjFM/s320/P5050763.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coral Sea Marina (This appears n my next book in October... Osprey Reef)</div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A few more dinners out and then it was time to head north again.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Next instalment: Rollingstone Beach, and Mission Beach on the way to Cooktown.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and I didn't get my book finished. I was having too much fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;">That means more work at the next destination!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H4xo9gPZtLi86W1Ey2sAo7gI5UBfHAXJ9HYaRK-k6BuyX2wve4qITES1PdnAbHbpWxvQSOzYEhX2rZ_vMa7VUVqevzZu7b4Ho0G1-jHSBqmaaf_joqxoOz6Bb2mpfj8XMdjeyh4LJts/s1472/186585848_1721220234729271_384023696451213073_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H4xo9gPZtLi86W1Ey2sAo7gI5UBfHAXJ9HYaRK-k6BuyX2wve4qITES1PdnAbHbpWxvQSOzYEhX2rZ_vMa7VUVqevzZu7b4Ho0G1-jHSBqmaaf_joqxoOz6Bb2mpfj8XMdjeyh4LJts/s320/186585848_1721220234729271_384023696451213073_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p></div></div>The Smithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911834522950833072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843245063486521813.post-20087324483561998682021-05-14T22:29:00.004-07:002021-05-14T22:33:52.696-07:00<p> Day 7</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2pTSjFLjF7mn469bOyfyE0enqqWhNlup2s9iP0wQomakiMq7dJHk9aTVgBiP6xUNJrJ7-T8b9VhkaqzjVHalFfBI2RghwbJmW6mxE2iLR9xDk8QfX4lsFsoSMjwN90io9r8njotu6OI/s960/175672960_3964155417010400_5297316604998935442_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2pTSjFLjF7mn469bOyfyE0enqqWhNlup2s9iP0wQomakiMq7dJHk9aTVgBiP6xUNJrJ7-T8b9VhkaqzjVHalFfBI2RghwbJmW6mxE2iLR9xDk8QfX4lsFsoSMjwN90io9r8njotu6OI/s320/175672960_3964155417010400_5297316604998935442_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>We left Tannum Sands bright and early and headed 403 km up the highway to break the long journey at a much loved spot at Cape Palmerston. The road from Rockhampton to Mackay is long, and always brings back memories of our non-event honeymoon up there. We had booked a beachside bure at Eimeo Beach (which coincidentally features in my November release, Osprey Reef, in the 1930s)</p><p>Two months before our wedding, there was a particularly nasty double murder on that lonely stretch of road.</p><p> <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Due to the high frequency of crime, the highway also earned the nickname "The Badlands".</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> The highway between Marlborough and Sarina was realigned in 1982, and the sealed road which had served as the Bruce Highway at the time of the Weckert murders is now known as Marlborough-Sarina Road.</span></p><p><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">A couple of hundred kilometres south of that stretch of road, we witnessed a man carry from the bush what looked like a body in a sack. We, in our 1970 HT stationwagon, and several other cars, turned around and went back to Howard Police Station to report what we had seen.</span></span></p><p><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Needless to say, we did not make our bure at Eimeo Beach! We spent our honeymoon at Hervey Bay, the Gold Coast and Nambucca Heads, where we moved to fifteen years later.</span></span></p><p><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Back to Cape Palmerston. A very quiet and peaceful night ... the photos tell it all! The two things to mention about Cape Palmerston are the fresh prawns from their prawn farm and the Taj Mahal of amenities blocks!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1VTxRZal7soPya4rB4LGIzP7ILs0O4O8TeQikA8satLWZ5DSWHAVlyI7Ghws-4uj4XDUJX-YCGAPvjmmjVmuk_id77Kqv99mDKTYtbRLT5m58L_mQhqyv5_SUTMT7YgPeABqKlCD9t4/s960/174159435_3964155607010381_2828884424067364312_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1VTxRZal7soPya4rB4LGIzP7ILs0O4O8TeQikA8satLWZ5DSWHAVlyI7Ghws-4uj4XDUJX-YCGAPvjmmjVmuk_id77Kqv99mDKTYtbRLT5m58L_mQhqyv5_SUTMT7YgPeABqKlCD9t4/s320/174159435_3964155607010381_2828884424067364312_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I was born in the sunshine state and even though I have lived in NSW for most of my life it still feels like home.</p><p>The traffic through the Gold Coast and Brisbane was heavy as usual and after a long hot trip, we were pleased to arrive at Maroochydore for a 4 night stay on the river at Cotton Tree.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1B0wlANwJqBUIeYdJT1Gfog5XNm5jxISdhgxNIht17OW5EHcE8QL0FKFfiR8kidw2pnGzIhGLIkDJQEq55k83BEh84thV2ZCb3A390dwl9m3mK9MH8xESCNeuZJA60SitOVuorTp73Y/s2048/9B7F50C0-1D3E-4B01-ACA5-CFCF89FED8EB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1B0wlANwJqBUIeYdJT1Gfog5XNm5jxISdhgxNIht17OW5EHcE8QL0FKFfiR8kidw2pnGzIhGLIkDJQEq55k83BEh84thV2ZCb3A390dwl9m3mK9MH8xESCNeuZJA60SitOVuorTp73Y/s320/9B7F50C0-1D3E-4B01-ACA5-CFCF89FED8EB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />We were nicely positioned three sites from the river and spent our first three days chilling by the water, reading and walking. An unexpected bonus was the National Surf Life saving titles being held a few hundred metres from us. We walked around each day and watched some events.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqIR3iHpKChKiXKUF8qWGZtlVTzetuyf-G0GyWAbWuOt2Qy1QoM1-5Nb7eB7NKZvy6AYbAd441u6hnWvk2RVv8zIZSKuqmps89ZWYGWXDmWQTSlJF6Vp8xaLQbD7suhpfwWY5pNKSeDE/s2048/81C09594-16E6-42F5-9CE8-EE8197FD1098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqIR3iHpKChKiXKUF8qWGZtlVTzetuyf-G0GyWAbWuOt2Qy1QoM1-5Nb7eB7NKZvy6AYbAd441u6hnWvk2RVv8zIZSKuqmps89ZWYGWXDmWQTSlJF6Vp8xaLQbD7suhpfwWY5pNKSeDE/s320/81C09594-16E6-42F5-9CE8-EE8197FD1098.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lFjRypz07kr2cDGFij1NQxnnmfZ1gHmhWLzPB_BYZ2a7GEWEfcHnx-pG022sxAMqqQIRpoJqed30fCzXu1u7uRQKsHqvzNDzOvK1HGGVpDmr1Qpm__HX_Xgq3_s8F0eBAD3m0i66m6I/s2048/4E676F80-B106-4AA0-9D19-346899EBFE1B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lFjRypz07kr2cDGFij1NQxnnmfZ1gHmhWLzPB_BYZ2a7GEWEfcHnx-pG022sxAMqqQIRpoJqed30fCzXu1u7uRQKsHqvzNDzOvK1HGGVpDmr1Qpm__HX_Xgq3_s8F0eBAD3m0i66m6I/s320/4E676F80-B106-4AA0-9D19-346899EBFE1B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7_CiyZqdt96J_oPAXsrhraEuYQI1WFY5t9LcpzZSuEXJBBFzW-0Q0fpwTQmTK1TJijQRuWDQrY6qREW5xZYIM0CfgewdFxWYWkCHgOB21KCCutpm8vnX1P18iHcRttl4QL0Dm1hs1e0/s2048/F39D89F9-7E2E-4B56-A6C8-B2FEC098E43D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7_CiyZqdt96J_oPAXsrhraEuYQI1WFY5t9LcpzZSuEXJBBFzW-0Q0fpwTQmTK1TJijQRuWDQrY6qREW5xZYIM0CfgewdFxWYWkCHgOB21KCCutpm8vnX1P18iHcRttl4QL0Dm1hs1e0/s320/F39D89F9-7E2E-4B56-A6C8-B2FEC098E43D.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhY-hjEik2a0sEQn2IwBihLkPztYHvFpPT6jFjv8Miryk6m6MEqQEkVGHypFMncEU9z870GFhCoMbDPP9vgNpjG3lDX3KlAGYQBE6HqDT01D1Lg4mKcXKZ_C6qSm3qIsVaEcbWW0tylU/s2048/DEBC2C52-A126-445B-A65F-437B49EEE56E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhY-hjEik2a0sEQn2IwBihLkPztYHvFpPT6jFjv8Miryk6m6MEqQEkVGHypFMncEU9z870GFhCoMbDPP9vgNpjG3lDX3KlAGYQBE6HqDT01D1Lg4mKcXKZ_C6qSm3qIsVaEcbWW0tylU/s320/DEBC2C52-A126-445B-A65F-437B49EEE56E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYcNN86urd7xMwKETNAiQIe8WWXPwlnRCFlg4JG2MFrESEr6pvCUxiGjzA7GIJfe_dnYROu6_v-ngkkC25T2AsfMXQrm1PlhakiAQhNBslTw3mDIFey84j8owUvcvwX6O6VSyW5kn1gM/s2048/90F6E625-93F4-4A6D-839E-D62D024856BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYcNN86urd7xMwKETNAiQIe8WWXPwlnRCFlg4JG2MFrESEr6pvCUxiGjzA7GIJfe_dnYROu6_v-ngkkC25T2AsfMXQrm1PlhakiAQhNBslTw3mDIFey84j8owUvcvwX6O6VSyW5kn1gM/s320/90F6E625-93F4-4A6D-839E-D62D024856BC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Friday was spent at Mooloolaba Surf Club for dinner catching up with longtime friend, Sharyn. Beautiful sunset views over the sea and a bonus was the Beach Flag race finals on the sand beneath the restaurant.<p></p><p>Wherever we go we are sure to find an author friend, and I caught up with historical author, Suzi Love for a quick coffee.The ninth book in my Pentecost Island series was released on Saturday and I spent much of the day watching the charts. A celebratory wine was had that night when TESS reached #1 in an Amazon category and hit the top 20 charts on Apple Australia.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FgJ7KqnsFhH395CA94-wqWkeJwv_v0oPkjMscwrQAk8ntaF_iGf4MVEpA9QkvVYwiaGfPr7FW-y8rbgYK_hrhChyphenhyphenGkoeN719985-8-u8istjRb50uUiPNFrsy6Xq-Vawp-jYlOKCsjE/s1792/17FB1106-8B39-447B-B13A-A079AE6F29D2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FgJ7KqnsFhH395CA94-wqWkeJwv_v0oPkjMscwrQAk8ntaF_iGf4MVEpA9QkvVYwiaGfPr7FW-y8rbgYK_hrhChyphenhyphenGkoeN719985-8-u8istjRb50uUiPNFrsy6Xq-Vawp-jYlOKCsjE/s320/17FB1106-8B39-447B-B13A-A079AE6F29D2.png" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxgHfbQfI58Ntt8rLZCUsoY0j8s63mJnaR4S1_Xu6MGDnXwoV9UzdArxuEpG3C3ljhbH-dnNuTS4zTFwsykI0YXmH7_Fp8nPU1VHvOT8ilBSowzKw_fyV4xnd0MrRYTWny7f8aIHfkiM/s2048/91DD5640-7701-4EF3-BB30-1EED4A2A9C53.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxgHfbQfI58Ntt8rLZCUsoY0j8s63mJnaR4S1_Xu6MGDnXwoV9UzdArxuEpG3C3ljhbH-dnNuTS4zTFwsykI0YXmH7_Fp8nPU1VHvOT8ilBSowzKw_fyV4xnd0MrRYTWny7f8aIHfkiM/s320/91DD5640-7701-4EF3-BB30-1EED4A2A9C53.jpeg" /></a></div>Catching up with Suzi.<p></p><p>Saturday was spent with Sharyn and her two sweet granddaughters, and another friend, Di. A fish and chip picnic on the sand at Cotton Tree and then a magnificent sunset completed a relaxing four days.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1bz3vmHOoP5zhToEJwwVvJivGILJHH8CBflOQBR2muMi4hamH1f4d9QzxTnDz-lwQi1OJ2dSfJX2TdKwDXHsRHiX3RxLUieT_9-PClAhUhuoNwifSteQ1lM9N9zSAQiP6ToMuBhpPOM/s2048/869D5CA0-0288-4B49-8C23-D2D634ABF4C3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1bz3vmHOoP5zhToEJwwVvJivGILJHH8CBflOQBR2muMi4hamH1f4d9QzxTnDz-lwQi1OJ2dSfJX2TdKwDXHsRHiX3RxLUieT_9-PClAhUhuoNwifSteQ1lM9N9zSAQiP6ToMuBhpPOM/s320/869D5CA0-0288-4B49-8C23-D2D634ABF4C3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6amFdIgNx6ifWNwOK2Jx_pwI9yNoCwwNw6yWMoBBooAxGMMLCjSG1aXYScALeZkKbBgLjxg7v_2G0tfEvK6GBwukRcN2oyMEMvxIHXGseP81WacEjF3yfhRrawGYo8xeg0wDIqa-tNhY/s2048/7A5B9D2A-C55A-49D9-AD0B-F0AB0D5AA931.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6amFdIgNx6ifWNwOK2Jx_pwI9yNoCwwNw6yWMoBBooAxGMMLCjSG1aXYScALeZkKbBgLjxg7v_2G0tfEvK6GBwukRcN2oyMEMvxIHXGseP81WacEjF3yfhRrawGYo8xeg0wDIqa-tNhY/s320/7A5B9D2A-C55A-49D9-AD0B-F0AB0D5AA931.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite the socialising and relaxation and reading. I did manage to write 4000 words of my Christmas novella during our stay on the Sunshine Coast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ian is reading Breaker Morant and I’ve.been</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">reading Kristin Hannah’s Four Winds. A fabulous read and highly recommended.</div>We were up with the bush turkeys before sunrise on Anzac Day and on the road to Tannum Sands by 6.30 am.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3iOrbOkZYPwc43iq66ov2X9TjK9Q-mjbDO_OAZZDuHwZCdFuKnfQZ3RCnJ9W7zD164scl4xbHBReeKmnl9ECfSv_-EVyJ4qAgdYwJcZ-Byx-xJ-sOsYpOidkSFvTZcWyypFAzTdXDAY/s2048/6C3C6FF4-A1DD-431D-85A4-8035F63B9D7E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3iOrbOkZYPwc43iq66ov2X9TjK9Q-mjbDO_OAZZDuHwZCdFuKnfQZ3RCnJ9W7zD164scl4xbHBReeKmnl9ECfSv_-EVyJ4qAgdYwJcZ-Byx-xJ-sOsYpOidkSFvTZcWyypFAzTdXDAY/s320/6C3C6FF4-A1DD-431D-85A4-8035F63B9D7E.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8i2b92FX2x656fpMmECpMihtkFqeABSjKl1tx1UxvLWcssDyqTEXcoJEli3ATz0JgoJdS-YB3CFCbQFISmR9EBocSAqGLq-8cUXlfQxfkHA8-OppKEyXzpsBseXunO8vMYCyDcIJ_mA/s2048/80DEEE31-780C-42D8-88EF-723B447E439C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Day 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwew8g9t-nVLVElWS7pXA9ke3DSJQBCuNQseeGalHeNRZwVYUVzbsU7Cd-NVpFtP5pNwMNTzWDeGyo-Ez9N9GGw4CE9W7TiuZj6u_Yq0T66cCeMcot3vSGUMkMvvmp6YDgSKhhcMere7A/s2048/BCCFDFE9-8E8F-47C4-97C0-B385998A1898.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwew8g9t-nVLVElWS7pXA9ke3DSJQBCuNQseeGalHeNRZwVYUVzbsU7Cd-NVpFtP5pNwMNTzWDeGyo-Ez9N9GGw4CE9W7TiuZj6u_Yq0T66cCeMcot3vSGUMkMvvmp6YDgSKhhcMere7A/s320/BCCFDFE9-8E8F-47C4-97C0-B385998A1898.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Our departure day dawned clear and still, one of those gorgeous autumn days at home, making us appreciate the temperate climate of the mid north coast. The sky put on a fabulous sunset the night before, for our last night at home until spring.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Mike and Lesley, our housesitters, and who we are sure will become firm friends when they move into their new house out of town, arrived for the handover, and final instructions for the care of Barney and Toby were shared. As soon as the caravan is parked out the front, Toby’s tail wag slows as he knows we are leaving him for a while. But they are in excellent hands! Barney opened one eye and promptly shut it again as he snoozed on his chair in my office.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8tV4fM_tmoeisJdwAHR4oVHz_FIpEmndgar_9zASdVcLZdaupF7T7WbHDuqFXvwxdvxPV_4XgQkpuQhz7VasiWnx5TX702a3ey9EBVIpHXWS2OmR_BESxYKo4Wcqk-7om-mPHqy0yW0/s2048/67164C08-07A0-4E86-A0AD-65E17D94D8C9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8tV4fM_tmoeisJdwAHR4oVHz_FIpEmndgar_9zASdVcLZdaupF7T7WbHDuqFXvwxdvxPV_4XgQkpuQhz7VasiWnx5TX702a3ey9EBVIpHXWS2OmR_BESxYKo4Wcqk-7om-mPHqy0yW0/s320/67164C08-07A0-4E86-A0AD-65E17D94D8C9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>We left early afternoon and headed for Iluka, to the Anchorage Caravan Park, on the Clarence River, one of our favourite parks. We settled in quickly for a short overnighter. The Venetian red Isuzu with my decals on the side is distinctive and I received a message from my friend. Susan Dube when they passed us on the Harwood Island bridge. </p><p>A quick set up and Ian settled in for a Pa nap and I took my laptop to the outside table overlooking the river and worked on Her Christmas Star, the novella to be be published in a joint boxed set this year. As well as researching my Cooktown book I have four books to write while we are away, so a little bit every day makes a difference</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xfjV9tG5zUKJXlglr8BKC5Plnauoqt82wv1ZCvycYDDom1_MJrOiA5ShuYJxobfaivVBvmiGEjrdua_o2zWofEOibQcvC7XUOkA09LKSWMCq3GblfkgZ2qtIh6O6zmWa3as_zqNx_O0/s2048/AE4ED68B-12A9-425F-BCC3-4ABC852C14F0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xfjV9tG5zUKJXlglr8BKC5Plnauoqt82wv1ZCvycYDDom1_MJrOiA5ShuYJxobfaivVBvmiGEjrdua_o2zWofEOibQcvC7XUOkA09LKSWMCq3GblfkgZ2qtIh6O6zmWa3as_zqNx_O0/s320/AE4ED68B-12A9-425F-BCC3-4ABC852C14F0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZPTiynFv6pQLuA5GVroiTVIcvs5xHFfgzxMT1apPsX1ubpOEFyNKMI9RihUHzSHVR4MWEI_dBBk7Lipx9wwhuIwQs7eMu-WEvdEaEEv2QyoE_NXsR3bZT0FQBVa6zGzUS3pE-Ie2KZQ/s2048/FADCA47A-8159-48F1-A405-29A7755621CC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZPTiynFv6pQLuA5GVroiTVIcvs5xHFfgzxMT1apPsX1ubpOEFyNKMI9RihUHzSHVR4MWEI_dBBk7Lipx9wwhuIwQs7eMu-WEvdEaEEv2QyoE_NXsR3bZT0FQBVa6zGzUS3pE-Ie2KZQ/s320/FADCA47A-8159-48F1-A405-29A7755621CC.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-RsumsDgcFsStWiFJEkiXmxuqIcK2LaLNL6o6H35-_XdJT2_oB7AKqfgR3cR3TnK25KMOrMn56ynLDi-Td4xzrRxdG0T1juSX17_7S_HzDJo0Ccielcpj0zkK4p3rg4VLOUwynFiXlk/s2048/577BC4E5-E154-4F95-86AE-FC2C63CC314B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-RsumsDgcFsStWiFJEkiXmxuqIcK2LaLNL6o6H35-_XdJT2_oB7AKqfgR3cR3TnK25KMOrMn56ynLDi-Td4xzrRxdG0T1juSX17_7S_HzDJo0Ccielcpj0zkK4p3rg4VLOUwynFiXlk/s320/577BC4E5-E154-4F95-86AE-FC2C63CC314B.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I caught up on my email and was excited to receive the blurb for Osprey Reef and advice that the cover proposal should arrive soon. This book is a suspense mystery set on the Great Barrier Reef and will hit stores in November. </p><p>So the sun lowered in the cloudless sky, the midges arrived and I scurried inside for the Bushmans and my camera. Once again the Clarence River put on a show.</p><p>We headed out to the local bowling club for a fabulous dinner, partaking of the yummy and huge local prawns (Garlic Prawns and Prawn Carbonara) We supported the local club raffle and were delighted to hear our number called out as we toasted the first day of our trip with an excellent Sauvignon Blanc</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrj2epfW1uwlXqhq407WuPvU-UN08s401Mi7shnMI42NwLQHSmgNLEqKWOYSryxPbvOPmii0eSruGQx4aLS6c2F-hn2VqcwAIRvCYmfmA2hB1EKf9xeNHCxRR_jMe0cPFNGF_xJvI63Q/s2048/F77FC16F-ABB1-4EFC-8947-58F5CB13280B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrj2epfW1uwlXqhq407WuPvU-UN08s401Mi7shnMI42NwLQHSmgNLEqKWOYSryxPbvOPmii0eSruGQx4aLS6c2F-hn2VqcwAIRvCYmfmA2hB1EKf9xeNHCxRR_jMe0cPFNGF_xJvI63Q/s320/F77FC16F-ABB1-4EFC-8947-58F5CB13280B.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Prawns for dinner tomorrow night! Off to the Sunshine Coast tomorrow to catch up with friends and rellies over the next 4 days before we head further north. We were very comfy in our home on wheels by the Clarence River.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjflUIR48k1Ob_aTbTQDyNSE6GKt5K1QsJQrEH7Kb3o6GH5Za3G-Gbm5FMiuakN-pltf_BMTNYKvJGbWxoTIwaHkH1xk1lPwWuNIe6VviPyjG4rfXteim9OKEFLgJfpy7SBHPYFtyWgY/s2048/2C3F8343-4751-4263-ADF0-3F755FBB7C24.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjflUIR48k1Ob_aTbTQDyNSE6GKt5K1QsJQrEH7Kb3o6GH5Za3G-Gbm5FMiuakN-pltf_BMTNYKvJGbWxoTIwaHkH1xk1lPwWuNIe6VviPyjG4rfXteim9OKEFLgJfpy7SBHPYFtyWgY/s320/2C3F8343-4751-4263-ADF0-3F755FBB7C24.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfX87FBHDpK5NgW3R2kgYiJmkC0SnA4pSXnQ7SXlr7u8Zm4cAJGtqfKWoOhzDpi87r70Rz9zue4Zk-d8L6JlH5IQDqjZd_ttMJR0SW_o554xJlSzSO7pm6gGKEqDJw2wXwBioMecJvDHM/s2048/5260988D-DA58-43A3-AD71-FEDEFBFD1AAD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfX87FBHDpK5NgW3R2kgYiJmkC0SnA4pSXnQ7SXlr7u8Zm4cAJGtqfKWoOhzDpi87r70Rz9zue4Zk-d8L6JlH5IQDqjZd_ttMJR0SW_o554xJlSzSO7pm6gGKEqDJw2wXwBioMecJvDHM/s320/5260988D-DA58-43A3-AD71-FEDEFBFD1AAD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Signing off on day one of our adventure!</p>The Smithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911834522950833072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843245063486521813.post-64472778692942394472021-04-16T21:26:00.005-07:002021-04-16T21:30:44.669-07:00<p>Three days to go. Thank goodness my edits are up to date. Packing is scattered throughout the house</p><p> So the packing has begun in earnest. How many clothes does one need when going to the warm tropics, the winter outback (for more astrophotography), a tropical wedding and a writer's festival in June?</p><p>I am going to have to be ruthless, methinks!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzqLo3-lvHDs9QxncOFUSbylk8nBVsSZiv7fNK2PSiPg9eObtVBxhmks8Id4QeAeMhE04sURgGAp63vdzy_ORSvxMXDzS8tJxDan3SyCelZVBqlcL00qtaKLJHrKP8dRkHhNNYV2TlAU/s2048/AP4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzqLo3-lvHDs9QxncOFUSbylk8nBVsSZiv7fNK2PSiPg9eObtVBxhmks8Id4QeAeMhE04sURgGAp63vdzy_ORSvxMXDzS8tJxDan3SyCelZVBqlcL00qtaKLJHrKP8dRkHhNNYV2TlAU/s320/AP4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm looking forward to the clear skies of the outback to practice my astrophotogaphy.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuwFmSB0acmg8cjvruwgMPYLzrxKu-GS9MTHYcSmp42b0MRtG4N8QWsp0XczIWNe76oN1_ehem7B_UGSG3k4hlchlHVaJYT5MG2X1YAVImESTx5kTomc_u37HvSOjDkGskyZG-TRuK50/s625/logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuwFmSB0acmg8cjvruwgMPYLzrxKu-GS9MTHYcSmp42b0MRtG4N8QWsp0XczIWNe76oN1_ehem7B_UGSG3k4hlchlHVaJYT5MG2X1YAVImESTx5kTomc_u37HvSOjDkGskyZG-TRuK50/s320/logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>However before we get there, back to the packing problem. The boy raised his eyebrows at the boxes of books but when there is advertising on the back of the caravan spare tyre, and the side of the ute, it's like travelling with a mobile book store!</p><p>So clothes or books? A problem to solve. Stay posted!</p><p>For those of you who have followed our travels over the past eight years of research and writing, you've seen us in a few different mobile homes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmzjp751QiLTZlmltJxjSWOzDipFF9FzoSYfR_-MFAH0vpxaMDNV0vYrc77_iDYN6g8jOE2O36kAmn0mh6V_qNIPpdjHesxT1FiYdUTFhiO0dada2xdVVbZDWt5b9EYqHCZl01b-UVnE/s1255/IMG_1330.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmzjp751QiLTZlmltJxjSWOzDipFF9FzoSYfR_-MFAH0vpxaMDNV0vYrc77_iDYN6g8jOE2O36kAmn0mh6V_qNIPpdjHesxT1FiYdUTFhiO0dada2xdVVbZDWt5b9EYqHCZl01b-UVnE/s320/IMG_1330.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">One: the trusty (basic and sort of functional) camper trailer, that took us to Kakadu, Daintree, the Kimberleys and Undara for researching four books</span></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fp4a2kXWub8ZAqGKOiW1zxkGglto2j3j98x4xAo5scxnOhdHbo4xzDvr9e5moUPrqpmepiqhTFvNn-1iTR5qkNr627eN1UnFK0Ef878OhDaeZomva3wVmx5FFXpeqB7ZJVoceNLge6I/s1249/IMG_0139.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fp4a2kXWub8ZAqGKOiW1zxkGglto2j3j98x4xAo5scxnOhdHbo4xzDvr9e5moUPrqpmepiqhTFvNn-1iTR5qkNr627eN1UnFK0Ef878OhDaeZomva3wVmx5FFXpeqB7ZJVoceNLge6I/s320/IMG_0139.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Two: The first caravan fell to bits around us and we didn't even take it off road! 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Today was our third day in lovely Echuca with our travel buddies, John and Julie. The caravan park here is really good (the Discovery on the river at Echuca) A fabulous camp kitchen... last night Chef Ian cooked fish, and we shared the table with 8 travellers from the Central Coast and Dubbo, who are also heading our way.<br />
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Today we went on the only authentic paddle steamer, the <i>Alexander Arbuthnot</i> at Echuca for a VERY chilly ride downstream. <i>Alexander Arbuthnot </i>(or “AA” as she is affectionately known) is special because she is the last paddle steamer to be built as a working boat on the Murray River during the riverboat trade era.<br />
We had a smile as the engineer heated up his chunky soup on the edge of fire box.<br />
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When we disembarked we headed straight to the Beechworth Bakery for the second day in a row. Yesterday we met up there with friends Alan and Cathy (from Tamworth) who have come to town especially for my library talk! Today the pies and pasties and huge coffees warmed us up before we headed to the collectable shop in the old part of town. An Old Timer knife that Ian collects (at a bargain price) and two original edition Enid Blyton books added to the goods to take home.<br />
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The car was lighter however after a fabulous afternoon at the library where I sold some books and enjoyed the interaction with a wonderful audience.<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CampaspeLibrary">https://www.facebook.com/CampaspeLibrary</a> Regional Library Service made me very welcome.<br />
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Home to the caravan park and Chef Ian cooked a hot chicken and potato curry to warm us up. Barman John was in charge of the flagon of port that somehow made its way into the shopping today.<br />
Another great day in pretty and welcoming, albeit cold, Echuca!<br />
Tomorrow we make our way west.
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The Smithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911834522950833072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843245063486521813.post-47534130836945317552019-06-03T03:29:00.000-07:002019-06-03T03:29:52.528-07:00How to cope with the coldSo we're from the coast and we aren't used to the cold. AT ALL!<br />
Did we cope? We did!<br />
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Today:<br />
I found an awesome second bookshop that had TWO Annie Seaton books... <i>Whitsunday Dawn</i> and <i>Daintree </i>and some fabulous 1930s historical books on Alice Springs that now belong to me (research gold!)<br />
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<li>a fan heater in the caravan works wonders for keeping warm</li>
<li>as does a singlet, many jumpers, a coat and a beanie</li>
<li>a tasting of liqueur muscat before lunch was VERY warming, as was a purchase of a pretty bottle of said muscat</li>
<li>the crazy three on our trip went for a SWIM while the one sensible person (me!) observed.</li>
<li>We visited the Port of Echuca, called into the library to prepare for tomorrow's talk.</li>
<li>Found a warm camp kitchen to cook dinner, drink wine and rum, and meet fellow travellers.. one of the best parts of touring</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mad travellers in 12 degree temperatures!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The highlight of my day!</td></tr>
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The Smithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911834522950833072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843245063486521813.post-36259279344531062512019-06-02T15:38:00.001-07:002019-06-02T15:45:03.316-07:00Heading west and south<div style="text-align: justify;">
On a brilliant sunny (but chilly) morning on the last day of May, we set off from our beachside home, heading off on our latest adventure.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"> Have a fabulous seven weeks exploring parts of our wonderful country that we haven't seen before</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Gather research material for my 2021 contracted novel <i>East of Alice.</i></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Wellington Caves Day 2</td></tr>
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We headed south for three hours before turning west to the Golden Highway. Conscious of the long distance we had to travel on our first day (680 kilometres) we warmed up with a quick coffee as we refuelled at Raymond Terrace and then a couple of hours later, had a banana each for lunch as we travelled west.</div>
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Our first stop was the Wellington Caves Caravan Park for a quick overnight stop. Ah, a very nice park, but we weren't expecting to see the 1000 State Emergency Personnel to be camped around the park (in flimsy tents on a freezing night.) I suppose if we'd got locked in the van or the amenities block, there were plenty of rescuers on hand! They were there for three days of simulated cave rescues. We were tired and it was too cold to cook outside, so creamed corn on toast and a very early night completed our first day on the road.</div>
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The following day we turned south and travelled through previously unvisited locales: Parkes, Forbes and West Wyalong heading for our destination of Coolamon, where we caught up with friends I had met n a Trafalgar tour of Europe three years ago! A great afternoon was spent and the Aussie Rules local derby and then a night at the local pub. My dinner of merlot infused beef ragu with gnocchi and parmesan was the best meal out ever!</div>
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Up the next morning and through previously unexplored territory, excited to meet up with our travelling buddies, John and Julie, in Echuca. A pretty drive on a sunny day to the Victorian border where we had our first sighting of the might Murray river at Tocumwal. We set up camp and then headed into explore Echuca. Another lovely meal in front of the fire at the Shamrock hotel topped off a great day. We met two fun locals who were full of interesting stories: a nuclear physicist and an accountant who have promised to drum up business for my library talk on Tuesday! </div>
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The picture above says it all... that is where we camped for the last five days. We left Airlie Beach and headed north to Rollingstone Beach, 60 kilometres north of Townsville. A camping spot that we will be sure to return to. Our van backed onto the beach and we listened to the sounds of the waves lapping the sand as we drifted off to sleep each night. We met up with our longtime friends, Christine and Peter Toth, and had a very relaxing time. Walking, reading, eating, drinking and laughing for five days.</div>
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The beach there was beautiful and Ian and Peter spent a lot of time fishing and putting out crab traps. A few small fish were caught, but alas no crabs.</div>
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The highlight of the week was barracking for the maroons (me) in the outdoor bar as we watched the second state of origin on the big screen.</div>
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One of the best things...and you know I love them...were the sunrises, sunsets and a spectacular moon rise!<br />
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The setting sun also made us look red! But that could have been the time we spent in the sun.<br />
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A very enjoyable few days... the pictures tell it all. We've now packed up and moved back to Airlie Beach... stay posted for the fishing charter reports and photos!</div>
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<br />The Smithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911834522950833072noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843245063486521813.post-43467791180259067622016-06-12T23:31:00.002-07:002016-06-13T03:15:52.124-07:00Murphy's LawIs is really a week since we left Lake Awoonga and headed north! Time flies when you are relaxing.<br />
So we headed off from the Lake on Monday morning and headed for Cape Palmerston Holiday Village on the coast from Ilbilbie. Ilbilbie has been a regular fuel stop since we first headed north with the kidlets in 1988 in a small 16 foot caravan with no luxuries. There used to be a big concrete tank there with live barramundi but it has disappeared some time over the years.<br />
The trip north and then the short drive to the coast took us past sugar cane fields and then past Mount Funnell which overlooks Cape Palmerston.<br />
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The caravan park there was one of the best, great facilities and drive through sites. Best of all, it was only a one hundred metre walk though the bush to a magnificent deserted beach with a deep creek at the north end of it. We explored on our first day, and then set off with towels and books, on the second, but alas we were chased away by the biting midges. The beach walk was one of the best we've done and the tide went our for miles, leaving cowrie shells for us to add to the collection. On our second afternoon, we walked along the road and discovered a small village called Green Hill not far south of the park. The cheapest beach side houses we have ever seen on our travels.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">We packed up on Wednesday morning and headed north to cover the two hundred kilometres to our favourite destination-Airlie Beach. On the way north we stopped for morning tea at Kuttabul and remembered how the kids had disappeared into the sugarcane there back in 1988!</span></div>
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The first sight of the bay at Airlie Beach is one we enjoy every time we see it. Whether we are off sailing or camping at the Island Gateway, there is nothing to compare to that brilliant vista as you come over the hill from Cannonvale into Airlie Beach.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">For the first few days at Airlie we were favoured with brilliant weather. Clear, deep blue skies and no wind, and winter temperatures in the low thirties. We walked for the first few days, up to ten kilometres each day, explored the local coffee shops for morning tea, and the tavern across the road for dinner on Thursday night. One brilliant morning was spent reading by the lagoon pool and only a short stroll away from the Beach Book Boutique and coffee shop next door. Evenings are spent strolling along through the marina to watch the sunset and take some photos. We're doing it tough.</span></div>
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I called into the Beach Book Boutique to meet BJ in preparation for the book signing on Saturday and was excited to see all the advertising!</div>
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The weather stayed clear for Saturday and the book launch was great fun. I was interviewed by the local paper and it made the paper online the very next day!</div>
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It was good to catch up with reading and author friends, David R Garms, and Lea and Peter Payne. I first met Lea in the bookstore back in 2000 and we used to stock up our reading material before our sailing trips out to the islands!</div>
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A successful day and lots of new readers met, and books sold. It was great to meet local author Gail (Gi Gi) Harvey who will also be at the Whitsunday Writers' Festival in September.</div>
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Sunday dawned bright and clear but with the forecast of rain and wind,we squeezed in a huge walk before the weather turned, which it did late in the afternoon.</div>
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Torrential rain and I had decided to wash! While we were over in the park laundry waiting for the dryer to finish and brave the heavy rain back to the once cosy van, a water pipe decided to let go beneath the kitchen sink.</div>
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The weather is lifting slightly, but the winds and rain are forecast to stay around for a few days.</div>
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So no more sunsets for a couple of days, and we have bunkered down in the cosy van to catch up on our reading ...and blog. Maybe heading north later in the week... tune in to follow our next adventure.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As we set up, the sun was warm, a kookaburra was perched in the nearby tree watching us, and there was no wind. We opened up the awning, set up our camp chairs and tables... including my grandmother's lace cloth that we take camping. Some nibblies and a wine as darkness fell and all was right in our camping world. We kept a check on the weather at home via BOM on the laptop as the east coast low approached Nambucca.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129; line-height: 19.32px;">Yep.. Guess who was camped in the van in the area that got 'incredible' rain. And wind. And thunder. And lightning. We were up from about 1.30am trying to secure the awning and worrying about the weather. Would have </span><span style="color: #1d2129; line-height: 19.32px;">been interesting in t</span><span style="color: #1d2129; line-height: 19.32px;">he old camper trailer!</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thelma, Aunty Maureen, and Anne..Aunty Maureen</span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">is a huge supporter of Australian authors. Check out her bookshelves. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> I smiled, special treatment for Kakadu Sunset. it is in a brown paper bag for dust protection!</span><br />
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As we travelled north on Tuesday we were dismayed to see how dry the landscape was. The rain event forecast for this weekend is much needed there.<br />
Travelling through Maryborough was nostalgic... I love the old Queenslanders.<br />
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Lots of sightseeing: Hervey Bay has changed so much since I went there for holidays as a small child on the sixties! The bay is still beautiful and so calm. We looked out to Fraser Island and remembered the great time we had there on a visit a few holidays back.<br />
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Dinner with Leanne and Bill in their beautiful new house on Tuesday night and then off to the pub at Urangan on Wednesday to meet Uncle Col, and Janice and Ian. More cousins! A fabulous few hours spent reminiscing.<br />
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Thursday... we were up bright and early to travel to River Heads to meet fellow author Helene Young and her husband Graham, and spend the day sailing across to Fraser Island. Unfortunately there was no wind... although lots of dark skies.</div>
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A fabulous day spent on the water: great company, great food...including home made scones and bread, baked on Roobinesque ... their 48 ft catamaran.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Home made scones baked on Roobinesque by Helene! Yum!</span></td></tr>
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On Friday morning we bid farewell to Hervey Bay and headed north in search of warmth! We had our usual stop in Gin Gin to have the best cream buns in Australia for morning tea..and annual traction and were devastated to find they were not as good as usual! Only a three hour drive to Lake Awoonga, and a quick set up in a lovely site over looking the lake. We were immediately surrounded by bird life!</div>
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The Smithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911834522950833072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843245063486521813.post-30049374625771178762016-05-30T23:43:00.001-07:002016-05-31T00:31:51.390-07:00Our first weekSo on a bright and sunny Friday morning we hit the road north in Owen, our brand spanking new A-Van. The theory was that it would be an exciting start, but the minor surgery that Ian had on his finger the day before made it a difficult trip. We decided to head 600 kms north straight to Mooloolaba where we were meeting up with friends to save one overnight stop.<br />
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The trip north past the cane fields of Northern NSW is always pretty and the stiff westerly breeze provided some pretty clouds high in a bright blue sky. The new road near Byron Bay replaced the old winding road and the new tunnel at St Helena almost made up for the loss of the view from the top of the old highway over the Byron Bay coastline<br />
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and then over to catch up with our friends, Steve and Wendy, at Sharyn's house to plan the birthday celebration on Monday for Ian! Sharyn's house is gorgeous and we enjoyed being shown around and meeting her two beautiful grand daughters. The littlies are planning a pink party for Uncle I-an.</div>
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Sunday we went for a long walk and I was pleased when the Fit Bit buzzed in at 10,000 steps for the day. We visited the Kombi and surfboard show in town and then drove to Brisbane to visit Aunty M, and more cousins!<br />
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So Monday was spent in birthday celebrations. Lunch for ten with my cousins, David and Rose, and Diane, and more friends, John and Annie who drove up from the Gold Coast.<br />
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We've traded up from the trusty camper trailer that took us from Kakadu to the Daintree to the Kimberley!<br />
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The trip for winter 2016 will be done in comfort in our brand new 20 foot A-Van with every luxury known to camping man!</div>
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Who'd like to come along too?The Smithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911834522950833072noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843245063486521813.post-1117297222900390782015-06-29T04:23:00.000-07:002015-06-29T04:23:47.927-07:00Mt Surprise, Lava Tubes and lots of walking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We followed the railway line for the Gulflander Railway.</span><br />
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Also known as the ‘Tin Hare’, this legendary rail motor is one of the last great characters of the rail world. From wetlands and grasslands to arid Savannah territory, the Gulflander travels through countryside that most people will never see. This nostalgic rail journey is the perfect way to discover an area steeped in pioneering history and heritage. Normanton was the port for the Croydon Gold Rush and is a terminus of the Normanton Railway Station which features preserved Victorian architecture. Just 30 kilometres south west of Normanton is camp 119, Burke and Wills' most northerly camp. Croydon is a small town with a big history which started with the discovery of gold in 1885. With Barramundi fishing year round, Lake Belmore is located just four kilometres from Croydon. As the Gulflander only carries a small number of passengers, you will experience a friendly atmosphere which adds to the charm. Enjoy morning tea en route as the on board accredited Savannah Guides keep you entertained with trivia, species identification, amusing stories and colourful characters.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #292724; line-height: 16px;">Mount Surprise is a historic rail town in the Gulf Savannah. Its name comes from the surprise the Aboriginal people felt when they were resting at the base of the mountain and the loud white people of Ezra Firth's pioneer party arrived in 1864. The region has excellent gemfields for fossicking, especially for topaz, quartz and aquamarine and they were some of the gems we saw at Terrstrail in Georgetown. The town is on the edge of the Undara lava field, formed from the craters of the McBride Plateau. we booked a tour led by a guide form the caravan park the next morning.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #292724; line-height: 16px;">But before that we enjoyed the comforts of the park.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #292724; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 16px;">Bedrock Caravan Park is l</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">ocated in the historic township of Mount Surprise, some 320km south-west of Cairns, lies Bedrock Village Caravan Park & Tours. The region, known as Savannah Way, offers a diverse range of outback experiences including cattle stations, gorges, the Savannahlander train and the Undara Lava Tubes. The folk at Bedrock Village run a variety of tours to highlight these unique places in a fun and friendly atmosphere. One couple sat on their nine acre farm in 1998 and watched the caravans pass by and decided to turn their farm into a caravan park. They designed and built it, removing the rock (from the volcanic surrounds) themselves.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are going to go back and stay a few weeks and explore the region in a year or two. It s close by to the Cobbold Gorge and the Dinosaur trail of western Queensland</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"> We were up early on Wednesday for our trip to the Undara Lava Tubes. Our guide Graeme was very knowledgeable and lots of fun.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"> We were driven the 35km to the park and the first stop was a gentle climb up to and a walk around the Kalkani volcanic crater, a tow and a half kilometre walk. (I had the FitBit on that the kids gave me for my birthday so the distance was actually measured!)</span><br />
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The view from the top out over the area where the lava pushed across the land in the eruptions is was awesome. You can even identify some of the lava tubes from above by the different vegetation growing on them.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">This subterranean marvel, exceeds all expectations. You can’t beat standing in the huge caverns and staring into the blackness of the disappearing tubes, imagining the scene 190,000 years ago. That's when </span><span style="color: #333333;">scientists</span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>believe<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that at the height of the eruption the volcano was expelling 1000 cubic metres of molten rock per second at temperatures of around 1200°C.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The tubes formed where the lava filled meandering watercourses. The top layer cooled, forming a crust above, but left an underground river of lava. When the eruption ceased, the molten rock drained away, leaving a 100 km-long pipeline. In time, sections of the roof collapsed, resulting in the line of depressions and exposed caves we see today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">More than 300 roof collapses have led to the identification of 68 separate sections of lava tube, the largest measuring more than 21 metres wide and 10 metres high. Many of the tubes are undiscovered and unexplored.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They were so beautiful, the climb down the rope guided rocks was well worth it. Even the bats were pretty and put on a show for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So we ended our exploration of the caves... and headed back to the park. As if we hadn't had enough walking we explored the track down to the spring-fed found a beautiful peaceful spot</span>.</span></span><br />
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On our last day at Karumba, we woke to a beautiful calm day and headed off to the boat ramp for our half day fishing charter.<br />
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The tours were heavily booked. Both the Kerry D boats went out, and we were part of a group of three couples. Denise and Rex were from Grafton, and Maria and David from Rockhampton. After four hours of fishing and two hours of fish cleaning, we were the best of mates!<br />
If you want a fabulous fishing charter with a great skipper, head for Karumba and go with Paul of Kerry D fame.<br />
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The skipper took us out to the sand island where we had been the night before for our dinner cruise, but the tide was on the way in and the island was soon covered by water. We fished for bream and they came on thick and fast! In between pulling fish in and baiting up and casting, we were mesmerised by the bird life on the island. Thousands of red-necked stints about to head to Siberia, took to the air while we were watching. An awesome sight..I took dozens of photos.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">A variety of bird life</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Red necked stints</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Thousands of them</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">An the pelicans too</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">More stints</td></tr>
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The tide came in until there was no island the the pelicans were the last to leave<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">A glorious day on the water..but the pelicans had to move when the island was covered by the incoming tide</td></tr>
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The pictures tell it all about the fishing....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Catching bream</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trolling for mackerel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the crew</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain Paul... supervising Maria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serious fishing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Success... Rex and Ian</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fish for dinner</td></tr>
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Of course... a day at Karumba woiuld not be complete without a sunset...</div>
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So onward to the east... we departed the next morning unsure of our destination... we decided to drive till we wanted to stop! Would it be Croydon, Georgetown, Mt. Surprise or Undarra?.... wait for the next instalment to see where we ended up and got a huge surprise!</div>
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Our first night at Karumba, the wind blew a gale from the south and we wondered what the charter would be like. Up at dawn and then Ian headed off on the charter while I wandered back to camp to sit in the sun ... it's cool up here!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A dry and dusty camp </td></tr>
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<br /><br />A few fish were caught, mainly mackerel but a good day was had by the intrepid fishermen...do good in fact we booked to go again on Monday, and this time I was going to. All I hoped for was a lessening of the ferocious wind.<div>
Off to the Sunset Tavern at Karumba for dinner and another beautiful sunset. On the way, Ian stopped to admire a camper trailer that was set up at the back of the park, and we got chatting to the owner, as you do often in a caravan park. When the usual 'where are you from' was exchanged, Mark told us he was from a small town called Macksville south of Coffs Harbour!</div>
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Sunday morning, we headed off to the Karumba markets and then caught up with our new neighbour who came to the camp site for coffee and a chat, bearing a home made fruit cake. it was very interesting to hear the places that he had travelled and the places he recommended as must sees for our future trips. Cape Leveque north of Broome is a must see on another trip.</div>
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A dip in the pool, an afternoon nap and then we headed off to join the Crab and Croc Sunset cruise. The new owners were great and the cruise was informative and worthwhile, but it was a bit disappointing that it didn't deliver what the brochure had promised as they have no crabbing license.</div>
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Despite there being no crab pots pulled up and no crab for dinner, we thoroughly enjoyed the visit to the sand island in the gulf for prawns and wine. Some fabulous photo opportunities were made the most of, to tell the story of dinner out in the gulf and another Karumba sunset. </div>
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So last time we reported in we were setting off from Cloncurry to Karumba, 500 kilometres on a red and dusty road with lots of road trains. Murphy's Law was in force ..on the wide, sealed, two lane sections of the road, we passed no other vehicles, but as soon as the road narrowed we would meet a three trailer road train carrying a few tons of beasts, or a caravan.<br />
All the way north we have heard that there hasn't been a decent wet from three years, and every creek and river we have crossed has been bone dry.<br />
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All through the trip to Karumba we saw beasts, trying to find some green grass along the edge of the road. The drought situation in northern Australia is dire.</div>
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Finally we reached Normanton, the last town before Karumba on the Gulf of Carpentaria.<br />We passed the Purple Pub, and a life size replica of an 8.4 metre crocodile shot by a female croc hunter fifty years ago</div>
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We settled into the park, set up camp and put the annexe up this time as we were staying 4 days. The ground was rock hard, and bare dirt...very different to the green and shady park promised. We set off to explore Karumba which is very different to the east coast beaches and boat ramps we are used to.</div>
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Just a quick post today...the last two days have been spent on the road. Yesterday we decided to keep going past Tennant Creek and turn east for Barkly Homestead as we were making good time. We travelled just over 800 kms for the day... the same long straight roads and the same scenery. Stark but beauti<span style="font-family: inherit;">ful. We pulled up for fuel and morning tea $1.88 per litre for diesel. Across the road was the windmill above a</span>nd behind that was a flock of whistling kites riding a thermal...I couldn't get them all in the photo, but they were going to high they were disappearing into the high distance.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Located 300 kilometres south of <a href="http://www.australianexplorer.com/katherine.htm" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;">Katherine</span></a>, Dunmarra is a small settlement on the historical Overland Telegraph Line. Today, the town is little more than a roadhouse providing fuel, motel accommodation, a caravan park and other services to travellers.<br />An interesting story is associated with the area's name. Overland Telegraph linesman, Dan O'Mara, disappeared in the region in the early 1900s.<br />Drover Noel Healy established a cattle station here in the 1930s and discovered O'Mara's skeleton in the bush. The local Aboriginal people couldn't pronounce 'O'Mara', and their attempts sounded more like 'Dunmarra'. This lead Healy to the name of his station. There is a monument to the Overland Telegraph Line beside the Stuart Highway south of Dunmarra, dedicated to Sir Charles Todd, Postmaster, General of the Province of South Australia, 1872</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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We pulled into Barkly... a small oasis in the middle of the NT, just in time to set up before dark. There were no powered sites left so we set up on an unpowered site over on the camp ground.<br />
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Once set up we wandered over to the restaurant for dinner, and were lucky to get the last table in the bar as it was State of Origin night and many ringers from the outlying stations had come to Barkly for a night of watching footy. Loved watching them and a new story popped into my head...about the tenth one for the trip.</div>
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We had a quick meal and couldn't believe we were in bed by 7.30! Ian was soon snoring and I just had enough charge on the laptop to clear my email and catch up on the obligatory Facebook posts. It made me think how much technology has changed the world. I remember keeping in touch with family back in the late eighties when we caravened to Cairns with the kids...and we had to pull up at a telephone box to contact home! Now we can do it all via computer from our tent in the middle of the desert.</div>
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We set off about 8.30am, crossed the border back into Queensland and adjusted our clocks about two hours later...and headed for an overnight stop in Cloncurry where it is only 23 degrees! Another long day on the road through beautiful outback scenery. We travelled about 620 kms today, pulling off the side of the road and topping up with the spare diesel we were carrying in jerry cans on the camper.</div>
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Before we left home, the kids gave me a Fit Bit for my birthday so I could record how far we walk on our current trip. The internet connection hasn't been good enough to download the software and get it up and running, but I really wished I'd had it going today.<br />
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We set off mid morning to walk to Mataranka Falls...not realising that it would get to 35 degrees while we were walking in the soft red sand along the Roper River. Luckily we had packed lots of water before we set off.<br />
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It took about an hour and a half to walk the four kilometres in ...after the dry and rocky path, we had to push our way through the fallen pandanus palm fronds that littered the river bank from the last wet season but the view of the falls and the swimming hole were well worth the long and hot walk.</div>
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<br />The Smithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911834522950833072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843245063486521813.post-26876885795428407182015-06-15T01:03:00.000-07:002015-06-15T01:07:26.856-07:00Mataranka and Bitter SpringsYesterday we travelled from Kununurra back across the WA border to Katherine. Almost 600 kms in a day. We've stayed in the park at Katherine before, but this visit we were late in and got a site on fine red dirt. Not a blade of grass to be seen.<br />
We now have red feet, red shoes and the matting for the camper and the annexe is red! However, it was a nice private site but we soon discovered the proximity to the bush...required the Bushman's insect spray and citronella candles to come out of the camper.<br />
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We woke up late this morning...it is amazing how hard it is to get used to the three different time zones and different times for sun rise and sunset. We decided to head back to Mataranka and give it a second chance as our visit a couple of years ago was disappointing. We rolled into the Territory Camp ground mid morning and quickly set up camp in thirty-five degree heat. Love it!</div>
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It was absolutely beautiful, and as warm as a tepid bath. Ian jumped n and let the current take him down to the next bridge, and I pottered around in the pool.</div>
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Two days rest here at the park, with a couple of visits to the pool each day before we head south to Tennant Creek and then across to Queensland to spend the weekend in the Gulf of Carpentaria at Karumba. Ian is determined to catch that elusive barramundi.<br />
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Before breakfast I wandered along the lakeside as the photographic opportunities here are wonderful..at all times of the day. The sun is up at 5.30, but we still haven't adjusted to the small two hour time difference!<br />
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We got ourselves organised, emailed the next planned stop, ready to leave tomorrow before we headed off into the small township of Kununurra to the markets.<br />
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Fabulous shopping, some collector's items, and a great selection of organic soaps, insect repellents...and a few presents for those holding the fort back at home.</div>
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We sat in the park and had a morning coffee with a chance met couple from Coolum, before we headed fourteen kilometres west and ran into them again at the Sandalwood Factory!<br />
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Before we left town I was very spoiled. We we went to the Kimberley Fine Diamond store and I chose a pink diamond (a small one!) for my birthday!</div>
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In the store, the most expensive item we saw was a necklace with a pink diamond...$386,000 dollars! The prices of the larger stones were incredible.</div>
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Kununurra put on another lovely sunset for our last night there. Definitely some canvases coming up when we get home.</div>
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The Smithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911834522950833072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843245063486521813.post-57024194837574531662015-06-12T05:57:00.002-07:002017-06-25T04:52:12.277-07:00Diamonds in the sky...Another fabulous day in the beautiful north west. We were up early to be collected for our scenic flight and visit to the Argyle Diamond Mine...Eight a.m. and in the high twenties, we pulled on the sturdy boots ready to explore.<br />
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An hour and a half of flying took us over Lake Argyle<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Bungle Bungle Range</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> is the landform that is the major component of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purnululu_National_Park" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Purnululu National Park">Purnululu National Park</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> in the top of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australia" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Western Australia">Western Australia</a> and are now a World Heritage listed location but surprisingly were not discovered until <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">1982 when film-makers arrived and produced a documentary about the Kimberley. The area was gazetted as a National Park in 1987 and inscribed as a </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="World Heritage">World Heritage</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> area in 2003;</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The scenery is absolutely dramatic. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The distinctive </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive_(beekeeping)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Beehive (beekeeping)">beehive</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">-shaped towers are made up of sandstones and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conglomerate_(geology)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Conglomerate (geology)">conglomerates</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> (rocks composed mainly of pebbles and boulders and cemented together by finer material). These </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedimentary" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sedimentary">sedimentary</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> formations were deposited into the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ord_River" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Ord River">Ord Basin</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> 375 to 350 million years ago, when active faults were altering the landscape.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">From the air it was an incredible sight. We flew ove deep gorges, a slashj of green in the arid red landscape.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The unusual beehive markings of the rock formations in the Bungle Bungles</td></tr>
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We circled low over the range and the turned north again to land at the Argyle Diamond Mine. One of my upcoming books is set there, so I had many questions and took lots of photos. The mine covers a large area and was much bigger than we expected. It boasts the longest privately owned airstrip in the southern hemisphere and then it was about a ten kilometre drive to the staff village where we had lunch and enjoyed the view before we headed off to the mine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staff quarters...seniority goes up the hill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staff...wet mess..in a dry (no alcohol) worksite</td></tr>
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When we left the staff village , we travelled by bus to the mine site itself. Past the tailings dam, past the processing plant, past huge machinery and up a steep hill to overlook the old open cut which is now out of operation. (All mining is now underground)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting patiently while Anne looks at pink diamonds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nathan...a great pilot and tour guide from Aviair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Concentration!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ord River at Kununurra</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mango farms in the Ord River Irrigation area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home safe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A tough afternoon,,, a swim and then we watched the sunset with a wine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the obligatory sunset...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the little ducks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A top research day</td></tr>
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A rest day tomorrow.. the Kununurra markets...and the sandalwood factory before we head back east to the Northern Territory.<br />
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All of the above places appear in Diamond Sky... <a href="http://www.annieseaton.net/diamond-sky.html">http://www.annieseaton.net/diamond-sky.html</a><br />
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The Smithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911834522950833072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843245063486521813.post-25248714039403178862015-06-11T06:13:00.001-07:002015-06-11T06:13:17.477-07:00Four states in a week!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One week since we reported in ,and we have travelled from N.S.W., up and across Queensland, across the whole width of the Northern , and finally across the border to Western Australia. About four and a half thousand kilometres in eight days.<br />
We've seen many different landscapes and experienced a variety of activities so a day by day outline...<br />
Thursday..<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: start;">Another lovely sunset at Camooweal.</span></td></tr>
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We were up bright an early as we had another long day of driving from Camooweal to Tennant Creek. Much of Queensland is still in the grip of horrific drought but the land seemed to green up as we headed across the border and we saw our first creeks and waterholes with a little bit of water in them. In Longreach we saw several kangaroos snacking on the laws outside the buildings on the edge of town.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kangaroos in Longreach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drought</td></tr>
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There is always entertainment on the road....despite them being long, straight and flat. We passed a few cyclists including one who had a handwritten sign on his back ...Perth to Perth!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keen!</td></tr>
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As you head into the Northern Territory, you pass thousands of termite mounds and the backpackers delight in dressing them in T-shirts and assorted bits and pieces of clothing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Termite mounds</td></tr>
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The roads are long and straight and you can go hundreds of kilometres without a bend in the road.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An unusual occurrence...a tiny hill in the road</td></tr>
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Friday:<br />
Late in the afternoon, we pulled up in Tennant Creek, to be greeted by a young lady on reception who was from Coffs Harbour! We set up a quick camp as we had a very early start the next morning with a 700 km day ahead.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before camp set up at Tennant Creek</td></tr>
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On the road you meet such interesting people... including those who live on the road and move from town to town to work. Dinner in the bar at the Outback Caravan Park... steak and sausage sangers was accompanied by some lively conversation with a couple, Carla and Christie (post retirement age)...living in an RV (recreational vehicle) and working in a variety of towns from S.A, to N.T. And of course as everyone always does..they had friends in the Nambucca Valley!<br />
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Saturday... a very early start and off we went up the Stuart Highway to Katherine. The Shady Lane Caravan Park is fabulous and we had a great site beneath a spreading mango tree... we set up camp for a two day stop,,, to wash, shop and have some time off the road. We met an interesting couple ...at the clothes line...from South Australia (Fran and Glenn) who invited us up to their HUGE outback caravan to discuss good fishing spots in the Territory.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camp set up...and Ian is reading the map book</td></tr>
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Sunday...after another stunning NT sunset...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset in Katherine</td></tr>
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We packed up camp and headed for Western Australia. Luckily we had mentioned to Fran and Glen that we were going to town to stock up on fresh fruit and veges to take to Lake Argyle and discovered that no fresh produce is allowed over the border...nor is honey in any from! Luckily when we passed thought the quarantine station we were cleared...when we handed over our unopened bottle of honey. They actually check the car and the camper and everything you carry.<br />
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The landscape changed dramatically as we headed towards thewest...hills and curves and lovely rivers.</div>
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As we travelled closer to the west we began to see the amazing geological formations that culminate on the Kimberleys... the ranges that are almost two billion years old.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">There are so many lovely places to stop but time is against us on this trip...in a couple of years we we take a few months to travel around and stop at the lovely places we had to pass by this trip...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victoria River (NT)</td></tr>
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When we saw our first baobab trees we knew we were getting close...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A morning tea stop at Joe's Creek..off the beaten track...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning tea stop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ants went for the brownie crumbs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning tea..in the outback..under the Akubra. The birthday present was a hit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made it...at the quarantine checkpoint</td></tr>
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Even though we crossed the border we still had a fair distance to cover until we reached Lake Argyle.. where we intendeded to spend six nights as we explored the eastern Kimberley region. Unfortunately our experience there was not what we hoped for (we cannot understand how they received park of the year...)<br />Despite the stunning location.. see the photos below...we had to set up camp on a sloping site and the the amenities were crowded and very old, and our camp neighbours were three families with seven noisy children... who began to play loudly before sunrise each morning. Nevertheless, we soldiered on for three nights in a sloping bed and with winds blowing fifty kilometres each night. We spend the days exploring the Kimberleys, Wyndham, The Gibb River road and Home Valley Station, and a lake cruise before we pulled up tent pegs and headed to Kununurra.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch at the Rusty Shed in Wyndham</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rusty Shed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salt pans in Wyndham...there is not much more to see there</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The road back to Lake Argyle after a 450 km sightseeing day!</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> Spectacular scenery, a rare find... a French chef in a rusty shed in the frontier town of Wyndham, and a stunning sunset cruise on Lake Argyle. Tomorrow we are off on a flight into the Argyle Diamond Mine and over the Bungle Bungles,... so sit back and enjoy some more photos of this stunning region<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The famous El Questro Resort... we went past the turn off...16 kms of gravel road didn't appeal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first river crossing... the Pentecost River on the way to Home valley Station..and more gravel road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our successful crossing across a rocky river bottom was watched by a bus load of tourists who snapped shots of us in the river</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Kimberleys are a stunning landscape</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way back across the river...no crocs in sight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awesome Cockburn range in the Kimberleys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ON Wednesday we walked to the dam wall...some much needed exercise..a mountain parrot watched</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the dam wall overlooking the Ord River... fascinating to see ...I had learned about it in primary school</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ian in the Infinity Pool at lake Argyle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He didn't like the ID bracelets we had to wear in the park...lime green!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The closest I got to the very cold swimming pool</td></tr>
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<br />The cruise on Lake Argyle... 19 times the size of Sydney Harbour...35,000 freshwater crocs swim in it!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freshwater crocodile</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The birds weren't too worried by the croc watching them</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ripple rock has the geologists puzzled</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat fish feeding frenzy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset on the lake cruise</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Argyle sunset</td></tr>
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More photos of Lake Argyle...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So pretty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing colours</td></tr>
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And we travelled to Kununurra and set up camp today<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was reading and this little cute bird came and sat beside me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset on Lake Kununurra</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serenity..the view from our camp site at Lakeside Caravan Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lake in Kununurra</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of another day of our trip.<br /><br />Back soon...</td></tr>
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