Kings Canyon Rim Walk 6klms
19 juillet 2016, Australie ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
In the afternoon we headed to Kings Canyon to do the Rim Walk. We made sure we had the usual (food, water, sunscreen, insect repellent, hats, boots, headtorch etc.) Haydn had his gators and walkingEn savoir plus
Kings Canyon to Finke Gorge N'Park
20 juillet 2016, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We left Kings Canyon and traveled along Mareenie Loop Road (a dirt road section of the Red Centre Way) back towards Alice Springs. Along the way we saw Gosse Crater, a comet crater, 20klms wide andEn savoir plus
Palm Valley Campgrounds, Finke N/Park
20 juillet 2016, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We instantly loved the campgrounds and stayed for a few days to do the walks. Great amenities with solar hot water showers and Palm Creek running past our front door. The campgrounds includedEn savoir plus
Palm Valley and Finke Gorge walks
21 juillet 2016, Australie ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Finke Gorge National Park has towering sandstone cliffs and the mighty Finke River (one of the world's oldest waterways). Palm Valley is the only place in the world where you'll see the CentralEn savoir plus
Kalarranga Lookout and Mparra Track
21 juillet 2016, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Today I walked both of these trails just out from our camping grounds. Mparra Track is 5klm, an estimated 2 hour walk, and Kalarranga Lookout is 1.5klm (40 mins). At a gentle pace, I was able to doEn savoir plus
Kulgera NT to Coober Pedy SA
23 juillet 2016, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We farewelled Finke Gorge and once again drove through Owen NP onto the Stuart Highway, staying overnight at Kulgera on the border of NT/SA. We met a dozen or more retirees and visitors to Australia,En savoir plus
Port Augusta South Australia
24 juillet 2016, Australie ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Overnighting at The Standpipe Golf Motor Inn, we enjoyed a well earned rest after a long days driving.
Port Augusta was named after the wife of the first Governor of South Australia. It sits on theEn savoir plus
Adelaide
26 juillet 2016, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Adelaide is the only Australian capital to be named after a woman. In 1836 Captain Hindmarsh submitted a request to His Majesty King William IV that the new capital be named after his Majesty or hisEn savoir plus
Perth
28 juillet 2016, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Whilst in Adelaide, we took the opportunity to fly to Perth for 2 days to see Haydn's Aunty Betty who at 87, was recently hospitalized. We stayed in Alexander Heights with Haydn's cousin Josephine andEn savoir plus
Adelaide to Wilpena Pound Flinders Range
31 juillet 2016, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
As we drove out of Adelaide this morning, the weather was definitely warming up however there were predictions of more rain and cold weather for S.A., and southern parts of Australia, on it's way. WeEn savoir plus
Wilpena Pound Flinders Ranges NP
31 juillet 2016, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Wilpena Pound (Ikara) is located in the Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia (429 kilometres north of Adelaide). Adnyamathanha people have lived in the Flinders Ranges for tens of thousandsEn savoir plus
Wilpena Pound to Arkaroola, S.A.
1 août 2016, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
As the rain continued to drizzle, we farewelled Wilpena Pound and drove up to Blinman for lunch at the pub. Our plan was to travel inland through the ranges to Arkaroola however the publican atEn savoir plus
Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
2 août 2016, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary has rugged peaks, outback plains, waterholes, gorges and an unmistakable landscape. In 2012, most of the 60,000 hectare pastoral property was made a Protected Area byEn savoir plus
Marree, South Australia
3 août 2016, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Marree (gateway to Lake Eyre Basin) 3.8.16
Driving back along the dirt road, we called into Copley for an infamous quondong tart. We then followed the B83 Outback Highway to Lyndhurst calling intoEn savoir plus
Oodnadatta, South Australia
4 août 2016, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Marree To Oodnadatta (SA) 4.8.16
From Marree to Oodnadatta is 410klm on the dirt, so I drove the first half to Williams Creek, where we stopped for lunch at the pub. On the way we called into theEn savoir plus
Mt Dare SA: most remote pub in Australia
5 août 2016, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
5.8.16
From Oodnadatta we travelled to Mt Dare (Witjira National Park) via Hamilton Station and Eringa Waterhole to collect our satellite phone and stay overnight. On our way we were delighted to seeEn savoir plus
Mt Dare into the Simpson Desert Day 1
6 août 2016, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
(6.8.16)
In the morning we drove 70klms onto Dalhousie mound springs, before heading into the Simpson Desert. The Finke River also ends its long journey from the McDonnell Ranges (near Alice Springs)En savoir plus
Simpson Desert Day 2
7 août 2016, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
7.8.16
The Simpson Desert is one of the best examples of parallel dunal desert in the world. Prevailing winds formed the longitudinal patterns of the fine sand, dunes which vary in colour and heightsEn savoir plus
Simpson Desert Day 3
8 août 2016, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
8.8.16
Overnight temperatures weren't as cold as the night before recording 5 degrees celcius just before sunrise. We were woken by a chorus of birds.
Breaking camp, we headed back onto the FrenchEn savoir plus
Simpson Desert to Birdsville Day 4
9 août 2016, Australie ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
9.8.16
We awoke to a beautiful sunrise and birdsong once again...we could get used to this :) On the track by 9.30am and heading into Birdsville along the QAA Line. The last dune is the infamous BigEn savoir plus
Birdsville, Queensland
10 août 2016, Australie ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Birdsville is nestled between the sands of the Simpson Desert and the gibbers of Sturt's Stony Desert. It was initially called Diamantina Crossing when Matthew Flynn built a depot there after crossingEn savoir plus
Birdsville to Windorah QLD
11 août 2016, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We are on our homeward leg now after an amazing 8 weeks. There have been so many highlights and we feel very grateful to live in this expansive and unique country of ours. Haydn is delighted with howEn savoir plus
Windorah to Longreach QLD
12 août 2016, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Longreach is situated on the Thomson River, Central West Queensland. It derives its name from the 'long reach' of the Thomson. Longreach is quite the tourist hub with many visitors arriving by car andEn savoir plus
Longreach to Barcaldine Qld
12 août 2016, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
As many of you would know, thanks to the power of Facebook, Haydn was treated to an hour in Paul Douglas' hydralight. He had an exhilarating time just on sunset, and got to meet...and share anEn savoir plus
Townsville Qld
14 août 2016, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
8 weeks and 14000 kilometres..home sweet home! 💞 it was great to arrive home to the family, the house and the garden. Thank you everyone who followed us on our journey. We have a couple of futureEn savoir plus







































































































































































