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Dag 77–78
29. juni 2024 kl. 08:20 - 30. juni 2024
1 natt
☁️ 19 °C
Høyde: 753 m
Australia Tablelands -18.040547, 144.88240818°2’26” S 144°52’57” E
Undara Lava Tubes
29.–30. jun. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
From Chilligoe, we planned our next few days of travel and activities. Pinnarendi Station was our first stop for the night, being close to Undara Lava Tubes and well-known for its stone-baked sourdough bread and pizzas. We had hoped to stay a couple of nights for Pizza, but unfortunately, they were booked out due to the school holidays in Qld. We did have a lovely breakfast, though, before heading to Undara.
The area we are travelling through has a long history of volcanic activity. We took the Wind-tunnel Tour, which involved walking through tunnels formed by a lava flow that has cooled slowly. These tunnels have really interesting colouring and texture and are home to the Bent-wing micro-bats, pythons, and huntsman spiders.Les mer
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Dag 77–79
29. juni 2024 kl. 16:18 - 1. juli 2024
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☀️ 30 °C
Høyde: 329 m
Australia Junction Creek -18.120883, 143.96613918°7’15” S 143°57’58” E
Talaroo Hot Springs
29. jun.–1. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Our next stop in this volcanic area was a visit to Talaroo Hot Springs. This was a very friendly and well setup Park. It is located close to the Einasleigh River where you can go for a swim. The main attraction is the Hot Springs guided tours where you are treated to information on the geology and history of the area. At the end of the tour, you can spend around 40 minutes in the spring-fed pool.Les mer
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Dag 79–81
1. juli 2024 kl. 15:47 - 3. juli 2024
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☀️ 31 °C
Høyde: 314 m
Australia Agate Creek -18.795903, 143.42314718°47’45” S 143°25’23” E
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The Colours of Cobbold Gorge
1.–3. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The last stop in this area was Cobbold Gorge. The park is privately run and provides guided tours of the Gorge. It is a slick setup and has very well-maintained facilities, including an infinity pool overlooking a dam. We were lucky enough to get one of the few private sites that overlooked a creek. It was a wonderful stay.Les mer
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ReisendeGorgeous scenery
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Reisende They can still bite you !!! Mum xx
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Reisende Time lapse - how long ?
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Reisende3 hours
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Dag 81–83
3. juli 2024 kl. 17:03 - 5. juli 2024
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⛅ 21 °C
Høyde: 494 m
Australia Flinders -20.349169, 144.46641120°20’57” S 144°27’59” E
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The Pyramid
3.–5. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Reisende Wow !
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Reisende 🥰
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Reisende Special place
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Dag 83–84
5. juli 2024 kl. 16:04 - 6. juli 2024
1 natt
🌬 22 °C
Høyde: 269 m
Australia Barcaldine -23.552275, 145.28853923°33’8” S 145°17’19” E
Barcaldine
5.–6. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
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Dag 84–86
6. juli 2024 kl. 18:21 - 8. juli 2024
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⛅ 22 °C
Høyde: 186 m
Australia Longreach Airport -23.439367, 144.27236123°26’22” S 144°16’20” E
Machinery
6.–8. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We drove from Barcaldine to Longreach to visit the Qantas Founders Museum. On the way, we stopped at Ilfracombe for a coffee and came across the Machinery Mile, a wonderful collection of trucks, farming equipment, and other miscellaneous equipment from past times.
Kari got a quick wash and polish before we headed for the first part of our aviation tour - the light and sound show.
The next morning we headed back for a guided tour of the planes on display and the heritage-listed original Qantas hanger before looking through their museum.Les mer
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Rhianna PendergrastJealous!
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ReisendeThought you might be 😄
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Dag 86
mandag 8. juli 2024 10:39
☀️ 23 °C
Høyde: 269 m
Australia Winton -22.480942, 143.17071722°28’51” S 143°10’15” E
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Age of Dinosaurs
8. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Rhianna Pendergrast 😯
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Reisende New friend ??
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Reisende Another new friend !!
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Dag 87
tirsdag 9. juli 2024 08:10
☀️ 17 °C
Høyde: 225 m
Australia Winton -21.961722, 142.6247521°57’42” S 142°37’29” E
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A day of Pubs and Birds
9. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Reisende ❤️
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Reisende Great shot
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Reisende Brown Falcon?
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ReisendeYep, I think so
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Dag 88
onsdag 10. juli 2024 10:09
☀️ 21 °C
Høyde: 129 m
Australia Julia Creek -20.657309, 141.74577720°39’26” S 141°44’45” E
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Julia Creek
10. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We spent the night in the Julia Creek Caravan Park, where we had hoped to experience their artesian bathhouse experience. Unfortunately, it is too popular, so we just enjoyed the amenities for the night.
While the park is, in general, your average caravan park, the whole community seems to be making a team effort to provide a top-notch tourist experience. The park has ample and immaculate facilities, free Wi-Fi, free bikes, and free access to the community swimming pool. Every Monday night, one of the community NFP groups offers Bush Dinners around the campfire.
The Information Centre also has amazing facilities and engaging/interactive historical displays. We really enjoyed the Dunnart feeding display, which occurs twice a day.
We managed to catch up with Trevor Blackman today at our next campsite at Corella Dam. He shared his experiences of the places we are going to and some sage advice.Les mer
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Reisende Jabiru ?? Gorgeous bird.
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ReisendeBlack-necked Stork
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ReisendeYou are both right! Jabiru=Black-necked Stork
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Dag 89–90
11. juli 2024 kl. 08:24 - 12. juli 2024
1 natt
☀️ 11 °C
Høyde: 286 m
Australia Cloncurry -20.846361, 140.05428320°50’47” S 140°3’15” E
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Clem Walton Campsite - Corella Dam
11.–12. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
After enjoying the sunrise at Corella Dam, we headed a little further down the track to another nearby campground. The road here was a little washed out by recent floods, so there were not many campers. After seeing the area, we decided to stop and spend the day relaxing. It was serene and picturesque, and there was so much birdlife.Les mer
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ReisendePeaceful site. Bird sanctuary.
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Reisende Love this.
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Reisende Great shot
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Dag 89–90
11. juli 2024 kl. 16:11 - 12. juli 2024
1 natt
☀️ 27 °C
Høyde: 286 m
Australia Cloncurry -20.846338, 140.05422420°50’47” S 140°3’15” E
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Warning... Another Bird Post
11.–12. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
I have never been to a place where you can see so many different types. We've identified 27 different species and there were many others where we only got glimpses that did not allow us to identify. This spot is very special.Les mer
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ReisendeWe love bird posts they are the best!
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Kathy FahyLovely birds, and such a variety 😀
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Reisende So cool!
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Dag 91–92
13. juli 2024 kl. 10:26 - 14. juli 2024
1 natt
🌬 17 °C
Høyde: 400 m
Australia Cloncurry -20.925486, 139.96415620°55’32” S 139°57’51” E
Corella Dam to Mt Isa
13.–14. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Sadly, we left the Clem Walton campground this morning. We now need to begin driving a little further between stops for a few days to get ourselves into the Northern Territory.
Our first stop today was to visit Fountain Springs, aka Redemption Rock in Australian Survivor 2021. This is also the location of the Crocodile Dundee scene in which Sue Charlton is nearly grabbed by a crocodile. Along the way, we also detoured along the Ballara Mining Heritage Trail to the Hightville Tunnel. There was supposed to be a bat colony in the tunnel, but we couldn't find any evidence of them.
Our next stop was the abandoned Mary Kathleen uranium mine - it was a place of mixed feelings as the mine is a scar on the natural landscape but the water is a beautiful colour. It is a sight to behold.
Lastly, we stopped for dinner at the Buffs Club in Mount Isa before spending the night at an overnight rest area.Les mer
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ReisendeCamel 🐪 - great shot love him
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ReisendeLove your drone shots of Mary Kathleen. We were just there. Nicely captured!
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Dag 92–93
14. juli 2024 kl. 12:12 - 15. juli 2024
1 natt
☀️ 20 °C
Høyde: 248 m
Australia Mount Isa -19.915775, 137.99486919°54’57” S 137°59’42” E
Border Crossing
14.–15. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today was just driving. We made it to the Barkley Roadhouse early afternoon and caught up on some laundry before heading to the bar at happy hour! Lou and Phil provided excellent entertainment.
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ReisendeTa-daaa!
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ReisendeHi there neighbours! Glad to see you're having a great time! All is well here - though a tad chilly! 💙💖
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ReisendeMorning Silvana, having a wonderful time and certainly not missing the chilly weather. Hope Paul's doing ok.
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ReisendeChilling in the NT ❤️✔️
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Dag 93–94
15. juli 2024 kl. 20:22 - 16. juli 2024
1 natt
🌙 19 °C
Høyde: 79 m
Australia Cape Crawford Landing Ground -16.68424, 135.72648816°41’3” S 135°43’35” E
Destination.... Heartbreak Hotel
15.–16. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
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Dag 94–95
16. juli 2024 kl. 11:40 - 17. juli 2024
1 natt
☀️ 25 °C
Høyde: 87 m
Australia Roper Gulf -15.806, 135.4557515°48’22” S 135°27’21” E
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Southern Lost City
16.–17. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today we entered our first NT National Park - Limmin NP. The area is rather remote and Graham enjoyed some extended 4WDing and river crossings. We had to retrieve our number plate after one of them.
We arrived at Southern Lost City just after midday, had some lunch and then took off on a relaxed walk through the amazing rock formations.Les mer
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Reisende Lucky to find your number plate again !!!
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ReisendeI need to get there are you going to the north city what was the drive like
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Reisende Spectacular night sky.
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Dag 95–96
17. juli 2024 kl. 15:37 - 18. juli 2024
1 natt
☀️ 25 °C
Høyde: 63 m
Australia Roper Gulf -15.772478, 135.3567515°46’21” S 135°21’24” E
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Trek to the Western Lost City
17.–18. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After checking out tonights campsite we headed to the Nelson River Ranger Station to get the padlock combination to enter the Western Lost City track.
We travelled through water crossings, grasslands, low level scrubland and areas full of melaleucas, acacias and gums. Mostly the track was okay for us.... apart from a few spots where the scrub and trees encroached on our path. Two hours later and after travelling only 30 km we arrived at the Lost City.Les mer
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Reisende Did you visit both Southern and Western lost cities?? Very strange rock formations.
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Reisende What an adventure
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Reisende👍
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Dag 98–100
20. juli 2024 kl. 13:17 - 22. juli 2024
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☀️ 28 °C
Høyde: 91 m
Australia Elsey Creek -14.957892, 133.25086414°57’28” S 133°15’3” E
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Elsey NP
20.–22. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We left Limmin NP and headed west along the Roper Highway arriving first at Mataranka Thermal Pools. We decided not to stop as it was extremely crowded. We continued on to Bitter Springs - this was much more to our liking.
Our overnights have been spent at the Jalmurark Campground. This morning, we walked to Mataranka Falls. It was an easy 4km stroll along the banks of the Roper River.Les mer
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Reisende Mmmmm
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Rhianna Pendergrast It's finally me and you, and you and me, just us and your friends Steve, Bob, Michael, James, Paul, David, Mark, Tim, Richard, Kevin...
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Reisende Love this
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Reisende It’s only a widdle one… 😬
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Dag 100–101
22. juli 2024 kl. 18:23 - 23. juli 2024
1 natt
☀️ 25 °C
Høyde: 116 m
Australia Katherine -14.311306, 132.42629214°18’41” S 132°25’35” E
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Nitmiluk NP - Katherine Gorge
22.–23. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We arrived at the southern entrance to Nitmiluk NP and headed straight to the Baruwei Lookout. It was a beautiful view, so we stayed for sunset and then got up for sunrise.
After breakfast, we were booked into a 3 Gorge Tour. Such a great experience with Jaimie as our guide.Les mer
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Reisende Wow so beautiful.
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Dag 101–103
23. juli 2024 kl. 15:16 - 25. juli 2024
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☀️ 30 °C
Høyde: 196 m
Australia Edith Falls -14.180075, 132.19267214°10’48” S 132°11’34” E
Nitmiluk NP - Leliyn
23.–25. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
ReisendeWow
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Dag 103–104
25. juli 2024 kl. 16:51 - 26. juli 2024
1 natt
☁️ 30 °C
Høyde: 198 m
Australia Heritage Park -13.821708, 131.83484713°49’18” S 131°50’5” E
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Up next is .... Kakadu
25.–26. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We stayed in the Lazy Lizard at Pine Creek to get some laundry done and have a cooler night under the A/C before heading into Kakadu. Saw some cool wildlife in town. We stopped at Ikoymarrwa Falls and Rockpools for a cool off on the way to National Park. Unfortunately, a couple of iconic areas were closed to the public right now (Yurmikmik and Maguk areas).Les mer
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Reisende A bower bird bower
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Reisende and there it is!
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Reisende Good
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Dag 104–106
26. juli 2024 kl. 17:45 - 28. juli 2024
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⛅ 31 °C
Høyde: 44 m
Australia West Arnhem -13.273772, 132.83405613°16’26” S 132°50’3” E
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Jim Jim Falls
26.–28. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We arrived at the Jim Jim Campground (another amazing campsite) just before sunset. We set off in the morning for our walk to the Jim Jim falls.
It was a beautiful walk through monsoonal rainforest along Jim Jim creek and then some serious rock hopping. After about an hour we arrived at the Plunge Pool for a swim (before the crowds arrived). The water was cool and so very clear. Whilst out swimming, the skies opened up whilst we were relaxing at the falls. What an experience!Les mer
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Reisende Is this photo for me??? I see the croc trap!!!
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søndag 28. juli 2024 12:49
☀️ 32 °C
Høyde: 45 m
Australia Nourlangie Rock -12.865508, 132.81347812°51’56” S 132°48’49” E
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Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) Region
28. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Walked up to the Nawurlandja Lookout from where we could get a feeling of the immensity of the landscape. In the distance we could see Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) Rock and Anbangbang Billabong. We walked down to the billabong and saw the many birds for which this area is a refuge. Near Burrungkuy we viewed some more amazingly preserved rock art.Les mer
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Reisende So pretty
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Reisende Award winning photography surely
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Dag 107
mandag 29. juli 2024 12:04
⛅ 29 °C
Høyde: 14 m
Australia West Arnhem -12.59295, 132.87543312°35’35” S 132°52’32” E
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East Alligator River🐊
29. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Reisende Wow so cool!
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Reisende He looked like a statue at first.
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Reisende Great photos.
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Dag 107
mandag 29. juli 2024 18:24
☀️ 30 °C
Høyde: 16 m
Australia Ubirr -12.407972, 132.95508612°24’29” S 132°57’18” E
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Cahills Crossing & Ubirr
29. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
ReisendeHow did you go at sunset at the rock magic view
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Reisende Love this!
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Reisende Oh you just use your thong to scare them off. Here's a video https://youtu.be/GTe1tGqoN8g?si=1nxTToVsi263x98m
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tirsdag 30. juli 2024 11:11
☀️ 29 °C
Høyde: 37 m
Australia Jabiru -12.675047, 132.81691412°40’30” S 132°49’1” E
Learning new skills
30. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
For the day, Cathy spent a few hours with the women`s only Pardanas leaves weaving creating two bracelets alongside `Aunty`. Graham watched an indigenous man straighten a bamboo stick for a spear using a `woolybutt` tree bark fire.Les mer
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