The area east of Biloela has plateaus derived from past volcanic activity dominated by the Broad-leaved bottle tree (Brachychiton australe) and the Bottle Tree (Brachychiton rupestris). Broad-leaved bottle trees A massive Bottle tree off the Burnett Highway near Yaparabah School Road. Kroombit Tops is in the distance. Native Cassia Mount Scoria is a volcanic remnant … More Central Qld 2021 – Day 2 – Mount Scoria

A wet morning at Biloela but it was fine by lunchtime on our day trip to Cania Gorge. The Big Director’s Chair at Biloela – Billie Brown was an actor and director of stage plays in Australia and Great Britain working at times with his friend Geoffrey Rush. He also worked in film and television … More Central Qld 2021 – Day 2 – Cania Gorge

Today we set out from Bundaberg and drove west through Gin Gin, Mount Perry and Eidsvold to Cania Gorge. Nour Nour National Park is south west of Mount Perry. It protects a vulnerable ironbark species Eucalyptus virens as well as dry vine thickets in its northern section. Eucalyptus virens is only found in five small … More Central Qld 2021 – Day 1 – The Upper Burnett

Our last morning – on the road from Moree to Goondiwindi The Goondiwindi Library has a large display of memorabilia of the heroics of Gunsynd – The Goondiwindi Grey – champion race horse from the 1970s. WS Cox Plate from 1972 Silo art at Yelarbon Lake Coolmunda’s level had dropped hugely since our last visit … More South Australia 2019 – Day 22 – Cunningham Highway

The Kidman Highway north from Cobar to Bourke travels through mulga lands. The road has wide cleared margins to avoid kangaroo collisions. Even more baaaad goats Mount Oxley near Bourke We spotted 65 emus today, mostly in pairs but two large groups were seen. Bogan River flood plain Between Bourke and Brewarrina Mulga scrub Larger … More South Australia 2019 – Day 21 – Back through Bourke

Broken Hill from Line of Lode Lookout Wise words at Stephens Creek Dam outside Broken Hill Stephens Creek Dam Black swan Barrier Highway near Little Topar Typical outback rest area – well… one with toilets. West of Wilcannia, recent rains had sparked some wildflower growth At Spring Creek Singing honeyeater at Spring Creek Red capped … More South Australia 2019 – Day 20 – Barrier Highway Eastbound

Gawler is 54km north of Adelaide – it is a historic town. St George’s Anglican Church in Gawler was the place of a direct ancestor’s marriage in 1854. Main street in Gawler The War Memorial in Gawler was officially dedicated on 11 November 2018, the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. “The … More South Australia 2019 – Day 19 – Adelaide to Broken Hill

Adelaide Zoo is the only home to pandas in the Southern Hemisphere. The current agreement with China expires in November this year so we took the opportunity to see Fu Ni and Wang Wang. The pandas must be close Here is Wang Wang the male using his four furry appandages. The exhibit is very large … More South Australia 2019 – Day 18 – Adelaide Zoo

A misty rainy morning to end our time on KI. The tight squeeze part 2 A passsing Sealink ferry A whale was spotted as we neared Cape Jervis It then did a lot of tail splashing after we landed. Grey Nomad mishap #342 – “Look dear – a cheap site for the night down that … More South Australia 2019 – Day 17 – Fleurieu Peninsula

Blackbird singing in the dead of night….well, its morning now On the drive to Flinders Chase National Park, the first wattle of winter was flowering We were greeted to the national park by a Cape Barren Goose…. …a crimson rosella… …a white backed magpie… …and a Kangaroo Island kangaroo. The road to Cape du Couedic … More South Australia 2019 – Day 16 – Flinders Chase National Park

Is is just over half an hour to drive to Seal Bay from the northern side to the southern side of the island. Seal Bay is a Conservation Park which has restricted beach access to tour groups. Nobby Island completes an incredibly scenic site. This is the home for up to 900 Australian sea lions … More South Australia 2019 – Day 15 – Feathers, Fur but no Fins

We left Noarlunga early to get to the ferry at Cape Jervis. It is then a rough 45 minute trip across the Backstairs Passage (named by Matthew Flinders). Sealink ferry Cars jammed in Cape Jervis lighthouse Prepare to sail Oh no! – Fun at every bend Magnificent tree lined road near Penneshaw Near American River … More South Australia 2019 – Day 14 – Eastern end of KI