Heading down the main street of Birdsville, my tastebuds already anticipating a fresh pastry and maybe, if we’re lucky, an espresso. After a precursory lap, we parked back at the Birdsville Bakery and made our way inside. It’s not until you venture inside a building that you begin to notice how grimy you’ve become. Three […]
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Memory Lane: Interior Motives (Part 4)
Backtracking from Mt Dare, it wasn’t long before we found fresh track. We were now heading to Dalhousie Springs. The track shortly deteriorated and our pace slowed. It was as good, or bad, as promised. Water and the lack of, caused great cracks and softness. Coupled with the hard gibbers and corrugations, it was wonderfully […]
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Memory Lane: Interior Motives (Part 3)
After an obligatory photo at the Road Conditions sign, we were off. The famed Oodnadatta Track open before us. Progress was stilted. This track is, without a better word, littered with memorabilia. From the sentimental to the strange. Railway sidings held more mystery and romance than that of the scrapyard sculptures, but then we hadn’t […]
Weekend: Border Run (Part 1)
A four day weekend and an appetite for new horizons. That was how we ended up at the Queensland border. Creamy riverland bulldust in the rear view, stoic gums filtering the hot, summer sun. We had a couple of days off scheduled, with adventurous plans to find somewhere new to stake out the swag. But, […]
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Memory Lane: Finding the Dig Tree (Part III)
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 […]