Thursday 18 October 2012

Adding a few more photo's of our trip, a lot to catch up on.

                              Cordillo downs shearing shed once had 100 stands when in use. SA
                                                                Innaminka outback pup
                                 The gate NSW - SA Cameron's corner where the 3 states meet.
                                                                Marree. Old station.
                                                     
                                                                 Lake Eyre south.
                                                         The Pink Roadhouse Oodnadatta.
                                       The painted desert between Oodnadatta and Coober Pedy.
                                                                      Coober Pedy
                  Tropic of Capricorn. (Hence the delay in photo's, crossed the line an went troppo)
                                                 Ti Tree where you get a couple of top ups.
                                                                          Ularu
                                                                     Kings canyon.
                                                                     The Devils Marbles.
Company for dinner.
                                                                     Alice Springs

Friday 12 October 2012

Loading up a few photo's of some of the beautiful and amazing places we have been to and things we have seen on our trip.

First of all I had to free Barb.








Next down the Dreamtime mine (first mine in the Broken Hill Region).Thats Barb in the light blue coat.
A well earned rest after some hard yakka
Menindee Lakes 3 times thesize of Sydney Harbour

      A fellow traveller out of Wilcania on his way to Alice Spings (20k's a day) Yep he's gunna take while.
Another swell earned break with Alan Thompson after a couple of km  fencing
Yep Barb held the star picket while I thumped it in with the bucket.
                      Leaving the Thompsons we headed to Cunnamulla. The Cunnamulla Fella
                                                                      Thier racing
                                            Agreat night had at the Windorah yabbie rasces.
       Another camel man. Two months from to get to birdsville from Charlieville (camel and cart).
Never expected to be at the Birdsville Races. Just Fantastic

Al lot of miles travelled between there and Perth our current location.


Must call it a day sorry for the delay in the bush telegraph. Will update more in the next couple of days.

Wednesday 19 September 2012

Hi all,
We are not lost, just trouble getting on line.
After 5weeks on the road we are now at Katherine NT.
A quick up to date of our travels:
We have been to:
Ouyen, Mildura,Renmark, Wentworth, Broken Hill, Menindee (the lakes, sensational), Wilcania, Louth, Bourke (the thompson's),Cunnamulla, Toompine, Windorah (yabbie races), Birdsville (races), Inkaminka (down the track), Camrons corner, Lyndhurst (up the Oodnadatta track), Maree, Lake Eyre), William creek,
Oodnadatta ( pub & the pink roadhouse), the painted desert, Coober peddy, Ularu, kings cannon,
Alice springs, The devils marbles, Tennant Creek
Been a bit of a heat wave the last couple of days
Next Kakadu GOING TROPPO!!

Love,
2 Retired ozzies.


PS. Go Pies

Thursday 16 August 2012

1st day out

Decided to stop over at Mel & Nicks to catch up with them and the boys before heading north.
May stay a couple of days.