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- Day 116
- Thursday, September 6, 2018
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 217 m
AustraliaSerpentine28°32’1” S 150°19’25” E
Coolumboola Bush Camp
September 6, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A basic bush camp, very dry. It has a deep gully and we went for a nice bush walk!
A straw necked ibis!
We are on our way home!
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- Day 114
- Tuesday, September 4, 2018
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 316 m
- AustraliaWestern Downs26°32’42” S 150°19’47” E
Moura Qld
September 4, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We saw a whole flock of these beautiful
White-Browed Woodswallows while walking down by the river.
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- Day 113
- Monday, September 3, 2018
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 150 m
- AustraliaMoura24°33’55” S 149°58’39” E
Moura.
September 3, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We are not stopping for long at most places as they are very small and nowhere to camp. We have reached Moura which is a coal mining town and saw this beautifully painted water tower ! You need toRead more
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- Day 109
- Thursday, August 30, 2018
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 177 m
- AustraliaEmerald23°31’14” S 148°8’59” E
No hoax!
August 30, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We had started calling it the Great Crested Hoax!!
Friends had seen the Great Crested Grebe at Theresa Creek Dam! So we walked for miles around the dam for 3 days, only to see it in the late afternoonRead more
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- Day 109
- Thursday, August 30, 2018
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 270 m
- AustraliaLake Theresa22°58’18” S 147°33’15” E
More photos from Theresa Creek Dam.
August 30, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A cheeky lorikeet! An egret. A cormorant. A dotterel. An egret. The view!!!
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- Day 102
- Thursday, August 23, 2018
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 221 m
- AustraliaMacrossan20°0’2” S 146°26’21” E
Charters Towers and a slow drive home!
August 23, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
The view from Tower Hill. A rock wallaby and Mac in his favourite position while travelling!!
A map of where we are!
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- Day 98
- Sunday, August 19, 2018
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 220 m
- AustraliaFanning River20°0’2” S 146°26’20” E
Pinnarendi station stay.
August 19, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A great place stay. Nadine is a great cook so we had the Sunday roast beef and the following night curry!
I saw a Pale headed parrot which has a red rump!
They have 3 dams and a bore so are droughtRead more
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- Day 97
- Saturday, August 18, 2018
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 599 m
- AustraliaWalkamin17°8’0” S 145°25’45” E
Some birds I have photographed!
August 18, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A juvenile Curlew. A dusky honeyeater. A duck! A Dotterel. A lizard on the wheel! An Australian Darter!
Only a novice!!
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- Day 93
- Tuesday, August 14, 2018
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 599 m
- AustraliaWalkamin17°8’0” S 145°25’45” E
2 Bower bird Bowers at Mt Carbine.
August 14, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
2 beautiful bowers at Mt Carbine and 3 Tawny Frog Mouths!
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- Day 89
- Friday, August 10, 2018
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- AustraliaElim15°15’35” S 145°17’15” E
Elim Beach.
August 10, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
This place is north of Cook Town. A bush camp by the sea. Run by aboriginal people.
Idyllic with white sands, palm trees and ferns.
The tide goes out a very long way! Luckily, because it is veryRead more
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- Day 89
- Friday, August 10, 2018
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- AustraliaElim15°15’35” S 145°17’15” E
The road to Elim Beach via Cook Town
August 10, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We had a beautiful drive to Elim Beach. So green and lush. Very tropical! We didn’t stop in CT but filled up with diesel and came straight here from Mt Carbine which is an old mining town site aboutRead more
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- Day 88
- Thursday, August 9, 2018
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 373 m
- AustraliaEmerald Creek16°55’42” S 145°25’32” E
More Barron River photos!
August 9, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Down by the river!
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- Day 86
- Tuesday, August 7, 2018
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 372 m
- AustraliaEmerald Creek16°55’42” S 145°25’33” E
Birds on Barron!
August 7, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We have moved!
Down by the Barron River just outside Mareeba!
Lots of birds.
The most exciting bird is the Red Backed Fairy Wren!
Photos down by the river.
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- Day 81
- Thursday, August 2, 2018
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 267 m
- AustraliaLake Theresa22°58’21” S 147°33’13” E
Theresa Creek Dam!
August 2, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We have a beautiful camping spot right near the lake. Lots of birds and really nice people!
A pair of Kites nesting. An Australian Darter. A blue cheeked honey eater and a cormorant coming up to makeRead more
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- Day 81
- Thursday, August 2, 2018
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 916 m
- AustraliaWild River17°22’3” S 145°23’20” E
More from the village!
August 2, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Various old cars, a much loved truck, a butterfly an amusing loo sign and a statue!
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- Day 81
- Thursday, August 2, 2018
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 920 m
- AustraliaWild River17°22’2” S 145°23’20” E
Herberton historic village!
August 2, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We visited the village which is beautifully presented and kept. Many blasts from the past! It is interesting to think that we are probably the last generation to remember having seen some of theRead more
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- Day 79
- Tuesday, July 31, 2018
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 916 m
- AustraliaWild River17°22’3” S 145°23’20” E
Some birds I saw at Herbeton! Not my pho
July 31, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
I went down to the river with a fellow camper to do some bird watching. He had an enormous telephoto lense!! And Wally who has just been to the groomers! The birds are. A Spinebill, 2 Red browsedRead more
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- Day 76
- Saturday, July 28, 2018
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 746 m
- AustraliaMalanda Falls Regional Park17°21’15” S 145°35’10” E
Malanda,Atherton!
July 28, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
It’s hard to believe how beautifully green it is up here compared to where we have come from! Green grass, flowers etc! We are revelling in it! We saw platypuses and tree kangaroos. All in all aRead more
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- Day 70
- Sunday, July 22, 2018
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 763 m
- AustraliaCassowary Coast18°2’26” S 144°52’55” E
More of O'Brian's Creek!
July 22, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We took lots of water and some food and on the second day we we went up a treacherous dirt road very cleverly manoeuvred by Gordon and helped by Wally the dog!!
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- Day 70
- Sunday, July 22, 2018
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 763 m
- AustraliaCassowary Coast18°2’26” S 144°52’54” E
O'Brien's Creek.
July 22, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We went fossicking for Topaz and other semi precious stones. Sadly we didn’t find anything!
It was fun to do. Pick axe and shovel in hand we had a go! Hot work, but under the trees in a dry creek bed!
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- Day 69
- Saturday, July 21, 2018
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 344 m
- AustraliaEtheridge18°2’47” S 144°3’24” E
Undarra Lava Tubes.
July 21, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We visited the Lava tubes which are190,000 years old. David Attenborough visited them and thought they should be one of the “wonders of the world”! They are the oldest and biggest in the world. 30Read more
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- Day 66
- Wednesday, July 18, 2018
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 453 m
- AustraliaMount Surprise18°8’49” S 144°19’12” E
Flat Creek Station!
July 18, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We visited Flat Creek but we were disappointed! It was very hot and dusty with little shade! The only Gouldian Finches we saw were in a cage at the homestead! They breed them which is a very goodRead more
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- Day 64
- Monday, July 16, 2018
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- AustraliaNormanton Airport17°40’34” S 141°4’19” E
Giro!
July 16, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Stand off with Mac! Making himself at home!
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- Day 64
- Monday, July 16, 2018
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- AustraliaGlenore17°51’3” S 141°7’39” E
Giro the goose!
July 16, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Giro the goose took up residency yesterday in our camp!
He waddled in. He looked around ! He found a good spot to have a midday nap!
He terrorises the dogs. He tries to get into buckets! He snoozesRead more
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- Day 61
- Friday, July 13, 2018
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- AustraliaGlenore17°51’3” S 141°7’39” E
The things you do when camping!
July 13, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Spiders webs, a tame Magpie goose, sitting by a camp fire and fish (barramundi) and chips at Karumba a Forest Kingfisher and a termite mound with barbed wire through the middle of it!!
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Rugged and beautiful
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So dry