Monthly Archives: July 2024

Great Australia Bight – Cliffs, sand, mallee and whales. 31 July 2024

Posted on July 31, 2024 by mjsjbaltais

The sunrises at Eyre are wonderful.

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Great Australia Bight – Cliffs, sand, mallee and whales. 29 July 2024

Posted on July 29, 2024 by mjsjbaltais

We have reached our destination and started to settle into a routine. The scenery is magic and there is plenty of birdlife.

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Great Australia Bight – Cliffs, sand, mallee and whales. 27 July 2024

Posted on July 27, 2024 by mjsjbaltais

We pack early just as the sun makes an impact on the horizon and by 8am our wonderful friendly host has let us out the security gate and we are on our way. The Maralinga tours has been a fantastic … Continue reading →

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Great Australia Bight – Cliffs, sand, mallee and whales. 26 July 2024

Posted on July 26, 2024 by mjsjbaltais

The early morning is greeted by many birds, a few we identified, the Crested Bellbird, Yellow-plumed honeyeaters, Brown-headed honeyeaters but there were many more. We visited many of the bomb sites today and again learnt a great deal about what … Continue reading →

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Great Australia Bight – Cliffs, sand, mallee and whales. 25 July 2024

Posted on July 25, 2024 by mjsjbaltais

Today is a beautiful clear sky, a cool breeze and a wonderful start to a very interesting tour of the Maralinga nuclear bomb site. We visited the dam and airport, both provide water to today’s Maralinga village. Water was once … Continue reading →

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Great Australia Bight – Cliffs, sand, mallee and whales. 24 July 2024

Posted on July 24, 2024 by mjsjbaltais

We left Ceduna just after sunrise, which seems to be getting later the further west we go. Today we travel to Maralinga the site of atomic bomb testing in South Australia. As we leave the Eyre Highway and travel north … Continue reading →

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Great Australia Bight – Cliffs, sand, mallee and whales. 23 July 2024

Posted on July 23, 2024 by sjb5912

It’s a cool morning and we sleep in given its Marg’s birthday. After a beautiful red moon rising at Sunset we are greeted by an orange sunrise. We have another look and a walk around Pildappa Rock then make our … Continue reading →

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Great Australia Bight – Cliffs, sand, mallee and whales. 22 July 2024

Posted on July 22, 2024 by mjsjbaltais

We are on the road again and have travelled through Cummins, stopping at the bakery, which is wonderful, then onto Lock and Minnipa. Camp tonight is at Pildappa Rock, an Inselberg on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia’s version of Wave Rock. … Continue reading →

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Great Australia Bight – Cliffs, sand, mallee and whales. 20 July 2024

Posted on July 20, 2024 by mjsjbaltais

We have made our way to Mambray Creek at the base of Mt Remarkable travelling via Woodsides Melba Chocolate Factory and the Cheesewrights. Then onto the Clare Valley to Jim Barry wines then onto camp. The wind blows up as … Continue reading →

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Great Australia Bight – Cliffs, sand, mallee and whales. 17 July 2024

Posted on July 17, 2024 by mjsjbaltais

We have reached the Adelaide Hills and are now catching up with family. We had the opportunity to visit the Gilbert’s Motor Museum in Strathalbyn and what a treat! We had a chance to meet and talk with a number … Continue reading →

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