Monthly Archives: July 2020

We are woken by the orange glow of light across the landscape. The Barn owls are making their last calls, Pelicans are cruising the river while formations of little black cormorants fly overhead. We chat to our neighbour about his … Continue reading →

Its a slow start today, something to do with dry weather and wine. The Brolgas are calling late into the morning and plenty of Budgies playing in the trees near our camp. We give our farewells to the publican and … Continue reading →

Continuing north we travel the Cordillo Downs road stopping at the causeway to observe the wildlife on the Cooper Creek. This track is less travelled, and the recent rain has turn sections of the desert into fields of grass dotted … Continue reading →

After checking out the Witchelina International airport its onward to Lyndhust for fuel and then head north along the Strzelecki Track to Innaminka. We stop at Montecollina bore. 49 years ago when I last stopped here it was flowing, very … Continue reading →

We take a day to enjoy an adventure along the Witchelina Nature Reserve track. An old sheep station now owned by Nature Foundation South Australia. Its a track through changing semi arid landscapes dotted with River Red Gums, we also … Continue reading →

It’s an early start and we leave our Sourt Australian family and head north. We stop at Laura, and peruse the wares at the Laura Chocolate Factory, wonderful Belgian chocolate. We make a couple of detours to travel through Horricks … Continue reading →

We are with family sharing time at local sites.

We leave Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park in the early morning, not quite as early as we had hoped as we are delayed watching a few Thornbills feeding near our camp and have to spend some time taking enough notice to … Continue reading →

Another cool morning, about 4 degrees. We are greeted by corellas, brolgas, a heron and a very aerobatic pallid cuckoo. We drop into the Lake Harry ruins, an interesting site, the walls are made from chilsed rock. Its hard to … Continue reading →

It was 0.9 degrees this morning, and it took a while for truck and occupants to get moving. We head South pass the Qld Police border check point and then head south down the Birdsville Track. Not much traffic but … Continue reading →