Our accom in the morning St Mary’s Peak – highest in the Flinders Ranges Emu crossing Wallaroo The south-eastern end of Wilpena Pound Red kangaroos Wedge-tailed eagles Bunyeroo Valley Road Lilies abundant on moist embankments Emu flock/gang/mob Again no road sense The Razorback road Subaru from the Razorback Lookout –  I was passed at one … More South Australia 2019 – Day 8 – Flinders Ranges – Bunyeroo and Brachina

Morning dune top walk – this was opposite our accommodation in town Giant shingle backed lizard on top of the Visitors Centre in Roxby Wedge- tailed eagles were regularly sighted – either on road kill…. …or circling in the sky. The joys of the open road and big sky Boundless plains to share Woomera township … More South Australia 2019 – Day 7 – Roxby to Wilpena

Andamooka and its opal fields are only 30km from Roxby Downs. The road is a classic outback road passing broad gibber plains and widely spaced red sand dunes. The largest dune is only a few kilometres from Andamooka Even the desert hardened vegetation was suffering from the extended drought. The view back to the roadside … More South Australia 2019 – Day 6 – Andamooka

The top of Spencers Gulf with the Mount Remarkable range in the background Red Cliff Lookout visited by Matthew Flinders in 1802 on his circumnavigation of Australia Butterfly on boronia at the Arid Lands Botanic Gardens Eucalyptus krueseana, commonly known as book-leaf mallee Ranges north of Port Augusta from the Stuart Highway Ranges View Rest … More South Australia 2019 – Day 5 – Into the Outback

Broken Hill was the first heritage-listed town in Australia and has many fine old buildings. The Pinnacles west of town West of town had seen little or no rain Thackaringa Hills opens onto the Mundi Mundi Plains Into South Australia at Cockburn Over the Indian Pacific Rail line Disused water stop for steam trains Passing … More South Australia 2019 – Day 4 – To the top spot on Spencers

Today we travel from Cobar to Broken Hill starting our day in mulga and cypress pine and finishing in the saltbush plains around the Barrier Ranges of Broken Hill. We had visited Lilydale Rest Area before and saw how the hub cap collection was going. Emmdale service station is the only sign of human habitation … More South Australia 2019 – Day 3 – Mulga to Saltbush

Not long after leaving Moree, we came across two wedge-tailed eagles and numerous crows at last night’s roadkill. Angus and mates The black soil plains create havoc on the road surfaces Bullarah cafe in the middle of nowhere Kangaroos still active on the roadsides Cotton at 110km/hr Tumble weeds outside Collarenebri Red rumped parrot:  “Hey … More South Australia 2019 – Day 2 – Back o’ Bourke

Hello again, friends from all places north, south, east and west. Another trip across our timeless land to the South Australian outback and southern coastline. A showery day with lots of rainbow action in the sky This one topped the class – it passed with flying colours! Brief periods of sunshine on the Darling Downs … More South Australia 2019 – Day 1 – South by South-West

Yamba main beach. Pacific Ocean Yamba style. Kingfisher looking for breakfast. The new Clarence River Bridge under construction. The original bridge (left) opens for ships to pass through. Corella on right: “I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed but I have sharpened my beak.” Bin chickens have been successfully reintroduced into the … More Northern NSW – Winter 2018 – Day 6 – Home via the Pacific Highway

Good morning Dorrigo! A crimson rosella on the lawn outside our accommodation. Griffiths Lookout – view south from the Dorrigo Plateau The Dorrigo Skywalk Lookout is perched off the edge of the escarpment with views across the national park to the coast. A walking track in Dorrigo’s sub-tropical rainforest. What the …? Who put this … More Northern NSW – Winter 2018 – Day 5 – Dorrigo National Park

Another cold start to the day. A near-full bottle of water inside the car froze solid overnight. Locals said the minimum was -5C. The car gauge after it had been in the sun for nearly half an hour. We returned to Dangars Lagoon to see the locals. Shovelers and another duck species on the cold … More Northern NSW – Winter 2018 – Day 4 – New England National Park

A delayed start to the morning to get a crack on the windscreen repaired – this masked woodswallow was outside the glass repair business. Cotton and mining are the main industries around Narrabri. Mount Kaputar National Park from the Boggabri Road. Cooloobindi – a rock outcrop towering over the Kamilaroi Highway outside Boggabri. Gum blossom … More Northern NSW – Winter 2018 – Day 3 – Back to New England Tableland