Corfield to Cheynes Beach

Meeting up with Jenny & Ray in Dalby then heading out to Corfield for the 125th race day. And the road goes on. Read more

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Day 53–54
September 16, 2024 at 3:06 PM - September 17, 2024
1 night
☀️ 21 °C
Altitude: 308 m
Australia Hyden -32.443914, 118.89627432°26’38” S 118°53’47” E
Wave Rock, WA
Sep 16–17, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Had a nice night then went up the Rock early in the morning. Two people with dogs down the bottom & two people on top! It was great to have it to ourselves. Last time we were here there was a concert or something on so it was absolutely packed. They are setting up for another one now, so we timed it well.
Went over to Magic Lake at the Resort. Only two cabins had cars there at 9am!! Very very quiet indeed.Read more
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Day 54
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 9:45 AM
☀️ 19 °C
Altitude: 344 m
Australia The Humps -32.315268, 118.9621632°18’55” S 118°57’44” E
The Humps
September 17, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Great eroded rocks & gullies, Mal had a ball!!
We did a round trip instead of heading back. When we got back to the other road, the stop go man said we were the first car on that road in two days!! Trust us....
I accidently deleted my camera file from the start of WA to Waychiniup Inlet, so no camera images.Read more
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Day 54
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 1:05 PM
☀️ 24 °C
Altitude: 288 m
Australia Hyden Rock -32.448729, 118.86400332°26’55” S 118°51’50” E
Hyden, WA
September 17, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Stopped in for lunch & some supplies. The iron sculptures are still as amazing as ever. Loved the Paddy Wagon with the pig driving it!!
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Day 54–55
September 17, 2024 at 3:14 PM - September 18, 2024
1 night
☀️ 24 °C
Altitude: 415 m
Australia Kondinin -32.677174, 118.88418732°40’38” S 118°53’3” E
Flat Rock Nature Reserve
Sep 17–18, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Heading towards Stirling Ranges!! It takes a while to get there when you do 50kms a day.....
The trees here were lovely with the late afternoon light shining on them.
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Day 55
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 9:45 AM
☀️ 16 °C
Altitude: 270 m
Australia Kulin -32.959925, 118.88843432°57’36” S 118°53’18” E
Beside the road
September 18, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Lovely little salt lake
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Day 56
Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 11:01 AM
☁️ 14 °C
Altitude: 400 m
Australia Mount Trio -34.341865, 118.11094134°20’31” S 118°6’39” E
Stirling Ranges
September 19, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Caught up with Paul & Kate at the Mt Trio road. Mal dropped me at the top and I walked down. Saw the Western Whipbird & the Western Fieldwren.
Lot's of wild flowers & Orchids.
Went birding/flower looking with Paul in the morning, then had a cuppa at the Cafe.
Saw a few Gilbert's Honeyeaters & Purple-crowned Lorikeets.Read more
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Day 57–58
September 20, 2024 at 1:44 PM - September 21, 2024
1 night
☁️ 16 °C
Altitude: 151 m
Australia Chillinup Nature Reserve -34.548514, 118.0711134°32’55” S 118°4’16” E
King Palm River Caravan Park
Sep 20–21, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We went for a drive into a Nature Reserve but there wasn't anywhere to camp so we came here. Will get gas, fuel up Mr T and get some groceries and head to Cheyenes Beach a couple of days early!! Looking forward to it.....Read more
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Day 58
Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 1:42 PM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: Sea level
Australia Waychinicup River -34.893099, 118.33433934°53’35” S 118°20’4” E
Waychinicup Inlet
September 21, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Probably should have had a couple of nights here instead of booking into Cheyenes but thought it would be really busy!! It isn't, only two other campers here, oh well!
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Day 58–67
September 21, 2024 at 5:55 PM - September 30, 2024
9 nights
☁️ 15 °C
Altitude: 9 m
Australia Arpenteur Reserve -34.885124, 118.40595634°53’6” S 118°24’21” E
Cheyenes Beach
Sep 21–30, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Here for the longest stay we have ever camped in one spot. Eleven nights!!!
Having tea at the Cafe for the first night, what a good start to the stay 👌 (Can't afford that every night)....
Got a average photo of the Bristlebird on the first afternoon. Have heard lots more & several Noisy Scrub-birds.
The Honey Possums are here so hopefully we get to see them.
Well we have decided to leave early & start heading home. It is a long way and time is limited unfortunately. I could have stayed here another week!! Loved it, it was very quiet, so that made it great.
I got 2 of the 3 skulkers & Paul got 2. Mine were the Bristlebird & the Noisy Scrub-bird. Paul's were the Bristlebird & the Western Whipbird.
Ended up only staying nine nights!Read more
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Day 67
Monday, September 30, 2024 at 1:18 PM
☀️ 24 °C
Altitude: 210 m
Australia Shire of Esperance -33.04392, 121.17325533°2’38” S 121°10’24” E
On the way to Peak Charles NP
September 30, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We thought we would go up and have lunch at the NP. However we didn't get all the way in!! It was a bit wet & muddy so we had lunch anyway and did a 7 point turn and went back. Nice spot with a great salt lake plus other good things.Read more
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Day 68
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 6:21 AM
☀️ 12 °C
Altitude: 279 m
Australia Norseman -32.190796, 121.77877632°11’27” S 121°46’44” E
Noresman, WA
October 1, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We did 508 kms yesterday!
Both had a bad nights sleep. Up and gone from the RV camp at 6am. (Bit early).....
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Day 68–69
October 1, 2024 at 8:22 AM - October 2, 2024
1 night
☀️ 18 °C
Altitude: 169 m
Australia Belladonia Airport -32.352383, 123.61689832°21’9” S 123°37’1” E
Nullarbor Gravel Pit
Oct 1–2, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We did 860 kms today! Big day for us, no birding happened other than recording the spieces flying over, on the road or beside the road.
It was nearly 20° cooler this time than our last West/East crossing.Read more
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Day 70
Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 10:00 AM
🌬 20 °C
Altitude: 265 m
Australia Jubilee Park -33.139029, 136.41968733°8’21” S 136°25’11” E
Kimba, SA
October 3, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Very windy again today. We are going to cruise around town for a bit. Stayed in Minippa last night at the Apex Park again.
Decided to have breakfast at Eileen's (being Mal's Mums name).
Obviously Kimba is half way across Australia!!Read more
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Day 70–72
October 3, 2024 at 12:54 PM - October 5, 2024
2 nights
🌬 20 °C
Altitude: 200 m
Australia Lake Gilles -33.034403, 136.6031933°2’4” S 136°36’11” E
Lake Gillies, SA
Oct 3–5, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Trying to keep out of the wind and rain!
Hoping to find the Copper-backed Quail-thrush here......
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Day 72–74
October 5, 2024 at 12:41 PM - October 7, 2024
2 nights
🌬 22 °C
Altitude: 181 m
Australia Albury Creek Bore -32.471628, 137.93599532°28’18” S 137°56’10” E
Winnininnie Rest Area, SA
Oct 5–7, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
No luck at Lake Gillies 😕
Ended up changing our minds, we aren't coming home via the Strzelecki, we will go the Silver Highway as we haven't done that road yet!
Had about 20 Purple-backed Fairywrens camping with us! How lovely was that 😍Read more
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Day 73
Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 1:24 PM
☀️ 25 °C
Altitude: 237 m
Australia Silverton -31.888326, 141.22201331°53’18” S 141°13’19” E
Silverton, NSW
October 6, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Called in just for Niko! The town has certainly changed in Ten years.
Went into the museum this time, well worth it. The town has Four galleries, Two cafes & a bakery as well as the original pub!! It was fairly busy.Read more
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Day 73–74
October 6, 2024 at 3:50 PM - October 7, 2024
1 night
☀️ 28 °C
Altitude: 259 m
Australia Broken Hill Municipality -31.355117, 141.62061431°21’18” S 141°37’14” E
Between two hills, NSW
Oct 6–7, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Had a great afternoon birding and in the morning Eleven Emus came and visited Mal, while he was doing a sketch, they were about 5m away from him. What a wonderful experience.
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Day 74–75
October 7, 2024 at 1:48 PM - October 8, 2024
1 night
☀️ 31 °C
Altitude: 180 m
Australia Tibooburra -29.44551, 142.00299729°26’44” S 142°0’11” E
Fort Grey Campground, Sturt NP NSW
Oct 7–8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Doesn't seem to have the track I am looking for unfortunately.
Stopped in at Tibooburra for a coldie at the pub. They were worn-out from the Gymkhana on the weekend.
We saw 44 Pratincols on the way in to the camp site.Read more
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Day 74–75
October 7, 2024 at 7:05 PM - October 8, 2024
1 night
☀️ 30 °C
Altitude: 131 m
Australia Bulloo -29.07899, 141.26379529°4’44” S 141°15’50” E
Between Sturt NP & Noccundra
Oct 7–8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Decided to cancel our camping in Sturt NP and move on. Drove really slowly all day, I sat on the bonnet for a while and waved to Mal when I needed him to stop or go again!
This spot is on a shallow lake with lots of water birds.
We saw over 100 Pratincols each day, possibly 150 or more. It became too hard to count!Read more
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Day 76
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 12:36 PM
☀️ 28 °C
Altitude: 87 m
Australia Bulloo -27.817994, 142.58929627°49’5” S 142°35’21” E
Noccundra, QLD
October 9, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Had a great morning birding along the track. It has been mostly dirt/gravel/sand this side of the border.
Had a coffee at the pub. They weren't as friendly as last time. Didn't offer a kitten with the coffee either!Read more
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Day 76
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 4:27 PM
☀️ 29 °C
Altitude: 177 m
Australia Paddabilla Water Facility -28.116628, 145.195328°6’60” S 145°11’43” E
Paddabilla Bore
October 9, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We were planning on staying at Bindagolly but it was really overgrown and only one little puddle of water.
Got 30 bird spieces, so that was good.
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Day 77–78
October 10, 2024 at 4:59 PM - October 11, 2024
1 night
☁️ 26 °C
Altitude: 228 m
Australia Quart Pot Water Facility -28.408135, 149.25403928°24’29” S 149°15’15” E
Talwood Gravel Pit
Oct 10–11, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Well this is our last night of this trip. Night 1402 in Vicky!
We both still love her and don't want to change her for anything else.
We stopped and helped a lady with a flat tyre. She is a cook at the Nindigully Pub, but isn't working tonight. Wendy & Jeff are heading out to Sara's as Jeff has been discharged from hospital. We were going to catch up with them tomorrow but that isn't going to happen now.
This gravel pit comes with a turtle! Well actually two turtles, one in each water hole.
We stopped in Gundy for breakfast, which was excellent. It was the first time we had been into the centre. Very busy in town.Read more
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Day 78
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 1:15 PM
☀️ 23 °C
Altitude: 680 m
Australia Harristown -27.578997, 151.93044427°34’44” S 151°55’50” E
Home
October 11, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Garden a bit overgrown but house is good!! Thistles nearly as tall as me.
We did 11,554 kms 78 nights.
Spent $1529 in camping fees, $3082 on diesel (1659 ltrs) averaging at 185.8 cents per litre.
We had 27 nights of free camping. Paid for four nights that we didn't stay for. Mr T averaged 14.35 ltrs per 100 kms.
Cost per night was $59 for fuel & camp fees.
We both really enjoyed the trip and were very happy to come home.
108 different bird species on the way home.
I took 53,356 camera photos plus the phone photos I took. Lots got deleted, though, thank goodness.Read more
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Trip end
October 11, 2024