Monthly Archives: April 2021

Today we visited more family members, we viewed the bush fire damage at Scott Creek, a fire that came within metres of one family members home. On the positive side the bees and fruit trees have been productive, the home … Continue reading →

We start early to make our way south to the Mt Lofty Ranges where we will be staying with family. Its a 400 km journey taking us from the stunning arid mountains of Ikara – Flinders Ranges to the rolling … Continue reading →

We say our goodbyes to some of the volunteers at Witchelina and head out and south to Leigh Creek for fuel and supplies, then to Copley for Quandong pie and coffee. Quandong is a native fruit and it can be … Continue reading →

We are awoken by the Corellas and Brolgas. The morning is cool and flies are absent, its a good morning. We head off with a stop at the wetlands near Dulkaninna Station, grebes, corellas, red-capped plover and commorants can be … Continue reading →

The day starts with an early 1.5 hour small plane flight from Birdsville to the south over Goyder’s Lagoon following along the Diamantina River. The flight is magnificent getting a birds eye view of the landscape gives a new appreciation … Continue reading →

After leaving Betoota we drive through to Birdsville for fuel and then lunch at the bakery. We also stop at the information Centre to get details on the state of tracks through the desert. The centre is informative and staff … Continue reading →

We have a slow start to the day taking the opportunity to drive the 12km Windorah Nature Trail, a great chance to view more of Cooper Creek and the local wildlife amd learn about the local plants. We travel onto … Continue reading →

An early start today in comparison to yesterday. We drop into Charleville for fuel and go to the hardware store. We continue westward stopping for a short break at Quilberry Creek near Cooladdi, then onto lunch on the foreshore of … Continue reading →