Sandboarding session - Cactus
26 апреля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Another awesome afternoon, just hanging with their mates. What a life.
Morning walks - Cactus
29 апреля 2023 г., Австралия
It has been a bit windy the last 2 days, but it has given the kids some down time after non- stop playing for two weeks while all there friends were here.
After catching up on sleep and school work,Читать далее
Cactus - collections
29 апреля 2023 г., Австралия
There is always time to get a few things done while we are at Cactus. So I got to spend a few days cleaning up the geodes we had collected, cracking olivine rocks, looking for gems, doing some shellЧитать далее
Port LeHunte - Cactus Jetty
2 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Coober Pedy
5 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
This year, our experience at Coober Pedy was a bit different. Instead of the torrential rain, freezing cold temps and howling winds we got a stunning cloudless sky and a nice hot day.
We decided toЧитать далее
Train Spotter Camp
5 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Train Spotter camp.
It stated on Wiki 'situated on the Ghan railway, sit back and watch the trains go by'
Sounded great.
We pulled in, set up, then raced up and put our coins on the railway trackЧитать далее
ПутешественникNever heard of the coin thing. What happens? Does the train flatten them?
We’re Back in the NT
6 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
ПутешественникTrying to think of different photos for the same places is hard 🤔
Heading North ⬆️
6 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We have left Cactus and are making our way north, to the Daly River for some Barra fishing and to meet Shaun.
A few stops along the way:
- Ceduna at oysters ( Tues)
- Kimba again 🤣🤣 to washЧитать далее
Standley Chasm
7 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Standley Chasm is in the West MacDonnell Ranges, last year we didn’t make it out here, so we thought we would go for a drive and check out some of the sites this year.
The kids were not to keen onЧитать далее
Simpsons Gap Waterhole
7 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Simpsons Gap was much more impressive than Standley Chasm and it was free!
Alice Springs
8 мая 2023 г., Австралия
An eerie silence in the town of Alice Springs this year. I guess all the negative media, has had an impact on tourism this year.
As we drove through town, the caravan parks were empty, this timeЧитать далее
ПутешественникHeard that from other people, who said the show ground was great also.
ПутешественникSo good there was no trouble there. The people that rely on visiting tourists would be suffering. 😒
So many pretties 😍
11 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
After three weeks of surfing, I got to have three days of fossicking 🤔
I made the most of it and everyone got into it, well the kids did half days and then got over it, but at least they gave it aЧитать далее
ПутешественникWell done on the cooking , boys . Where are the pictures of the pretties ?
ПутешественникThey didn’t load yesterday, and the reception is terrible, they finally loaded this morning 🤪
Playing Marbles
12 мая 2023 г., Австралия
We loved our visit to the marbles last year, so we booked in again this year.
Walking around the boulders at sunset and sunrise is just magical. The colours in the sky and the way the rocks changeЧитать далее
Sunrise walk
13 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Kids slept in, so it was just Brett and I for the sunrise walk.
Tennant Creek Cup
13 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We were planning a quick stop at Tennant Creek for breakfast and a loaf of bread. Brett and I missed the door to the IGA and got talking to a local who told us that the Annual Tennant Creek Cup was onЧитать далее
ПутешественникNo wonder I never win, I always pick the pretty horses. I think thongs were a suitable option on the red dirt. 😂
Little Roper or Little Ripper camp!
14 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
What a spot, probably one of the best paid camp sites we have had.
The kids were craving some other kids to play with, so I booked us into Little Roper Bush camp for a few nights.
The kids haveЧитать далее
Mother’s Day!
14 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
This year Mother’s Day was on a travelling day but Lauren didn’t miss out. She was treated to a cooked breakfast that was gourmet thanks to some diced Italian herb tomatoes I found in the cupboardЧитать далее
Bath time!
15 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
After all that fossicking, we needed a good cleaning and what better way to soak away the dirt then a visit to Bitter Springs.
Sparkles Sparkles Everywhere
18 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Another successful mission to Adelaide River fossicking for Amethyst.
I said to Brett we don’t have to stop, but I am so glad we did, we found some beauties.
In only 4 hours we had half filledЧитать далее
Barra Fishing Day 1
20 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
What a great start! Go Brax!
The day started with the boat in the water early and I felt out a handful of snags before rafting up to the pontoon.
The kids and I decided to head out at 10am as theЧитать далее
ПутешественникWhat a huge fish, So many fillets, Michael is very jealous
Brax Wins Again! 81cm Barra
22 мая 2023 г., Австралия
The kids and I deployed the Cherabin pots and we caught 2 overnight. Brax was keen on a fish so off we went. I had a spot I was certain was holding good Barra but it was impossible to be trolled dueЧитать далее
ПутешественникOMG what a fish Brax 😳😍 Yours isn’t bad either Brett, just not as big 🥰
Lachlan’s First Legal Barra 🤙
23 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Lachlan was keen to catch his first legal Barra and with 6 cherabin we headed to spot X. We arrived on the top of the tide and the fishing was hot. Lachie reeled in a 48cm on his first cast which gaveЧитать далее
I Stole Lauren’s 86cm Barra
24 мая 2023 г., Австралия
“Come out and I’ll get you a Barra” I told Lauren, and she replied “I’ll catch one, and it’ll be bigger than yours”. It was on!
Down to spot X and I loaded her up with a monsterЧитать далее
ПутешественникI wouldn’t have taken his picture Lauren. That’s just mean 😄😄😄
The Buffalo Attack
25 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Brett and I woke up to the van violently shaking, all I could think was that a buffalo had breached the fence and was using the van to have a good scratch!
The van continued to shake, we consideredЧитать далее
ПутешественникI’m glad it was an earthquake and no one was towing your van away. 😂😂
Never smile at a crocodile
25 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
When you can’t catch fish, just take pictures of the crocodiles.
ПутешественникSo good 😍😍😍😍😍
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Gorgeous dogs. Love how they played with the kids