Monthly Archives: August 2013

Ceduna to Perth (Across the Nallarbor Plain)

Posted on August 27, 2013 by admin

Sunday 25th:  Set off west along the Eyre Highway towards the Nullarbor Plain.  We were surprised at how green the countryside was. Stopped for a while at Poochera, a small place just off the highway.  We didn’t expect to see … Continue reading →

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Ouyen to Quorn

Posted on August 23, 2013 by admin

We said our farewells to Linda and Danny and headed north to Mildura then west towards Port Augusta. On the way we stopped at Burra, a historical town with a nice atmosphere, situated in the South Mount Lofty Range. We … Continue reading →

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Ouyen (Neighbours revisited)

Posted on August 22, 2013 by admin

Ouyen (21st & 22nd):  Spent a lovely couple of days staying with Linda and Danny.  They haven’t changed a bit, and Linda’s cooking is as good as ever!  It’s been lovely to sleep in a proper house with rooms, and … Continue reading →

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Three Waters to Ouyen

Posted on August 20, 2013 by admin

Monday 19th:  Woke up to a frosty morning. The children ran down through the paddock to see the horses, in their pyjamas! We drove from Three Waters to Dubbo.  The road wound its way through the Great Dividing Range through … Continue reading →

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Glen Innes (Three Waters, Some Horses and a Handful of Sapphires)

Posted on August 18, 2013 by admin

Saturday 17th:  Drove south and then east along the Gwydir Highway which took up into the Great Dividing Range. It was a fantastic drive!  The road climbed through farmland then up a series of hairpins into the Gibraltar National Park.  … Continue reading →

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Kilkivan to Byron Bay

Posted on August 16, 2013 by admin

Wednesday 14th:  Headed south towards Brisbane, stopping at Noosa Heads for lunch.  Booked into another Big 4 campsite near the ‘Wet ‘n’ Wild’ water park. Thursday 15th:  School work in the morning then off to ‘Wet ‘n’ Wild’ for the … Continue reading →

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Kilkivan

Posted on August 13, 2013 by admin

Monday: Continued down south the Burnett Highway and stopped at Kilkivan for the night. What a lovely campsite!  Kilkivan Bush Camping site has plenty of space on the grassy tree lined banks of a small creek with lots of beautiful … Continue reading →

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Airlie Beach to Mount Morgan

Posted on August 11, 2013 by admin

Saturday 10th:  A very tired group of sailors this morning. The Campbell team got ready to go to the airport while the Mawle team packed up the trailer ready to move into the Campbell’s cabin tonight. I then drove the … Continue reading →

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Macona Inlet to Shute Harbour.

Posted on August 9, 2013 by admin

The wind started to blow in the early hours and there was quite a swell by the time we were having breakfast. Motored out of Macona Inlet then put the sails up for the journey back to Shute Harbour.  However, … Continue reading →

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A Day on Whitehaven Beach.

Posted on August 8, 2013 by admin

Another beautiful morning! Took the Tender to the Tongue Bay beach then hiked over the peninsula to Whitehaven Beach where we did some snorkelling in the area where we’d seen the Stingrays yesterday.  There were plenty about but they were … Continue reading →

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