Well rested, we cooked and enjoyed pancakes with lemon and sugar. A fitting breakfast for our waterfront abode. I used a bucket to wash our clothes. Draping them on the gnarled and low branched eucalypti that afforded our shaded camp. Stoked with our tranquil site, the area all to ourselves. We decided we would stay […]
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Memory Lane: Finding the Dig Tree (Part II)
The self drive tour of the Sturt National Park, NSW was a first for us in every sense. My Co-pilot reading the historical, geographical facts of the area whilst we ambled along, leaving the township for the beautiful and transfixing country surrounding. Not only were we thrown into a stunning and diverse corner of NSW […]
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Memory Lane: Finding the Dig Tree (Part I)
You always remember your first time right? Some years ago now, we started getting a touch of the red dirt wanderlust. We had rocked and rolled up and down the local tracks and bush bashed around NSW, but we wanted to go…. out there. Initially planning a convoy with fellow explorers we began plotting a […]
Stuck in the middle with you: Part XIII
Headed south, the rain was putting a suitable dampener on our thoughts for a route home. We were considering taking the unsealed track from either Marla or Coober Pedy to join the Oodnadatta Track. We have driven it before, but would happily drive it again to avoid the bitumen. This rain however, was guaranteed to […]
Stuck in the middle with you: Part XII
Back at camp, we had a change of neighbours. A younger couple with a kid, camper trailer and HiLux. Rehearsed, they were set up in no time. After the hot walk I opted for an early solar shower, taking advantage of the additional warmth. As the sun sunk towards the ranges, a few more campers […]
Stuck in the middle with you: Part XI
Sleeping in has a delicious freshness to it, especially when outside. As long as you haven’t woken to the sun beating down on your canvas threatening to steam you like rice in bamboo. It will always beat the anal-retentive neighbour and his lawn mower on the weekend. Under the remarkable shade of our own palms, […]
Stuck in the middle with you: Part X
After the wonder of Omiston Gorge, we rolled the swag and headed out. A Kings Canyon our intension. We had no real expectations or planning other than potential free camp with a view on the way in, else the sister resort to Yulara situated closer to the royal canyon. The country opens and the jump […]
Stuck in the middle with you: Part IX
What can one do, with a week to kill in Alice Springs and 170litres of diesel? A lot actually, overwhelmingly. However, with five minutes of deliberation over a pamphlet in the caravan park laundry room, we decided to explore the West MacDonnell Ranges. It had become apparent that plans were out of fashion for this […]
Stuck in the middle with you: Part VIII
There was just enough warm light for us to inspect the station ruins at Owen Springs, currently under reconstruction. Being so late we had the place to ourselves and the quiet mallee scrub transferred us back to another more honest and simple time, without the harsh sun to remind us of the equally honest hardships. […]
Stuck in the middle with you: Part VII
The amenities at Yulara were smaller than Erldunda but were clean and we enjoyed high pressure showers. Despite being in a resort, we enjoyed a quiet night with the fiery sunset still lingering, having only gained a few neighbours during our walk. I did some research and decided we would walk Kata Tjuta the following […]