Archives: 2007 October

A trip across the Nullarbor Plain is coming up for us in May 2008.

At the roadhouse. Debbie’s grandfather is under the car, her grandmother leaning against the car, the bedrolls are on top of the car.
You see, our daughter, living in Perth on the opposite side of Australia, is expecting twins. My wife is flying [...]

In my time camping and traveling in the Australian bush and desert, I’ve cooked a few feeds.

Sprinkle coarse, brown sugar on the loaf, just before placing in the oven.
While some of them have been a bit rougher than others, among the many camping meals I’ve prepared have been some pretty good looking and wholesome feeds. [...]

Well, I’ve created a new blog, Australia Travel. Its an online accommodation, travel and tour booking facility for holiday, vacation and business travelers.
Australia Travel has two main sections:
1) Book Online
At this stage, Australia Travel has online accommodation booking for Australia only, set out by state and region. However, as the site becomes more established, [...]

My sister, Rosie, died the other day.
The timing could have been worse. As it was, we packed several days early and returned from our trip, via Melbourne. Two days drive to Melbourne from Roxby Downs in outback South Australia. But that’s nothing in comparison to the real issues and the brunt of the whole episode, [...]

A dry stick in the sand ridge, the image enhanced by the warm light of the rising sun.

Naturally fomed animal sculptures abound in the timeless landscape of the arid region.

On the cliff overlooking Station Creek on Bosworth Station, two trees cling to their hard existance and watch centry over the normally dry, arid region creek [...]