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#67
14 Dec 12 — latest
Finally back east, plenty of places to go, things to see
and and people to do...or was it the other way around?.
Updated 7th Apr 2012.
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#66
28 Sep 11 — 13 Dec 12
We head back down through the goldfields and across the
Nullarbor.
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#65
28 Jun 11 — 27 Sep 11
Some lazy time on the Pilbara coast, well near
the Pilbara coast at least.
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#64
31 May 11 — 13 Jun 11
Two weeks with some photo mates, much of which is spent
walking in the Karijini NP. Then we're done with the central
Pilbara for the time being so it's back over towards the coast.
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#63
28 Dec 11 — 30 May 11
Heading up the Great Northern Highway to the Pilbara.
Then we spend a month in and near the fantastic Karijiji National
Park.
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#62
3 Oct 10 — 27 Dec10
Moving pretty fast (for us) we get all the way down the
cost and into Perth.
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#61
23 Aug 10 — 2 Oct 10
We finally get back into WA and start moving down the
coast.
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#60
1 Jul 10 — 22 Aug 10
More birds but just for a change this time we're sitting
next to a river, well you do have to have a little variety
in life eh?
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#59
8 Jun 10 — 30 Jun 10
More birds and more billabongs as we head west towards
Western Australia.
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#58
22 Apr 10 — 7 Jun 10
Still heading north but we spend more time sitting by
a couple of billabongs at Winton and Camooweal.
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#57
17 Mar 10 — 21 Apr 10
We drive north, spending several weeks just hanging around
rivers and dodging floods.
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#56
31 Jan 10 — 16 Mar 10
Camping at Blowering Reservoir then with friends at Tocumwal
on the Murray.
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#55
11 Nov 09 — 31 Jan 10
We hang out in one of the nicest spots around, the Yaouk
(pron. yi-ack) valley.
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#54
14 Oct 09 — 09 Nov 09
A ten-day walk in the Budawang wilderness, followed by
spending some time in our old home town, Canberra.
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#53
04 Sep 09 — 13 Oct 09
We finally hit the road and drive south to Canberra, visiting
many friends along the way until we reach a spot just outside
the Budawang Ranges where we prepare for the walk. I also
finally get back into some real photography.
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#52
08 May 09 — 03 Sep 09
Still on our land in the bush near Gin Gin and have many
friends drop in to stay. We start converting the Jimny for
camping and generally getting ready to hit the road for real.
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#51
11 Feb 09 — 17 Apr 09
We spend time relaxing on our land in the bush near Gin
Gin.
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#50
8 Nov 08 — 29 Jan 2009
Finally back on the road. After a brief visit to Brisbane
we head back north for some R&R on our land.
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Apr 07 —
7 Nov 08
Chronicles suspended for
18 months while I build Wothahellizat Mk2
Wothahellizat
Mk2 construction diaries
And if you haven't been there
before here's the story about building Wothahellizat Mk1
Wothahellizat
Mk1 construction diaries
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#49
28 Aug 06 — 31 Mar 07
We swap our phone to NextG and decide to build a new motorhome.
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#48
28 Jul 06 — 11 Aug 06
We continue sauntering in the general direction of home,
but it's too cold so we make a run for the coast and finally
get home after three months Living in the Cruiser.
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#47
23 Jul 06 — 27 Jul 06
Seventh and final part of our 4x4 trip in which we cross
the Simpson Desert.
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#46
11 Jul 06 — 22 Jul 06
Sixth part of our 4x4 trip. Featuring the Gunbarrel Highway
and crossing through the centre back into Northern Territory
and up to Chambers Pillar.
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#45
22 Jun 06 — 10 Jul 06
Fifth part of our 4x4 trip. The Pilbara including the
fantastic Karijini national park.
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#44
13 Jun 06 — 21 Jun 06
Fourth part of our 4x4 trip, where we continue along the
Gibb River road and explore the many gorges this part of the
Kimberley has on offer.
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#43
03 Jun 06 — 12 Jun 06
Third part of our 4x4 trip, Mitchell Falls and Port Warrender,
one of the remotest parts of the Kimberley.
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#42
23 May 06 — 02 Jun 06
Second part of our 4x4 trip, featuring the Bungle Bungles
and into the Kimberley.
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#41
03 May 06 — 22 May 06
First part of our three-month 4x4 trip in to some very
remote places.
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#40
31 Jan 06 — 02 May 06
Preparing the Cruiser for our Kimberley trip. Visiting
friends in the Brisbane area. In front of the TV cameras again.
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#39
19 Dec 05 — 30 Jan 06
We just sit on the block at Gin Gin, smelling the roses
and enjoying not having to do anything.
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#38
28 Oct 05 — 18 Dec 05
We are dragged, kicking and screaming, back into the world
of bureaucracy, forms, and red tape.
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#37
20 Oct 05 — 27 Oct 05
My Dad dies.
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#36
20 Apr 05 — 17 Oct 05
We work at the gold mine, I also get another job installing
a huge irrigation system.
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#35
04 Apr 05 — 15 Apr 05
In which we drive north, heading to our job on the Tyrconnell
gold mine.
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#34
06 Dec 04 — 04 Apr 05
We stay in Bundaberg for a while then spend three months
with friends on the Gold Coast. We buy a 4x4 and do a lot
of work on it. The truck gets new shoes.
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#33
20 Aug 04 — 13 Oct 04
The third diary covering our time in the West MacDonnell
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#32
10 Aug 04 — 20 Aug 04
The second diary covering our time in the West MacDonnell
ranges, near Alice Springs. |
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#31
15 Jul 04 — 09 Aug 04
The first diary covering our time in the West MacDonnell
ranges, near Alice Springs. |
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#30
08 Jul 04 — 14 Jul 04
Watarrka (or Kings Canyon as it's better known) is also
a great place. You could spend some time here, which of course
is what we did.
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#29
13 Jun 04 — 07 Jul 04
Uluru and Kata Tjuta, Australia's outback
heart is a fantastic place to visit.
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#28
24 May 94 — 12 Jun 04
It's raining and all dirt roads are closed, so we make
our way up the Stuart Hwy to the Northern Territory.
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#27
28 Apr 04 — 23 May 04
Back on the mainland. We spend some time, and not a little
money, in Melbourne, then make our way to the Flinders ranges.
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#26
14 Mar 04 — 27 Apr 04
The north east of of Tassie is called the "break
o day" region. It's an area of remote beaches and forests,
we stick to the beaches, then return to the mainland.
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#25
15 Feb 04 — 13 Mar 04
We head up into the mountains, but it's too cold for our
thin blood, so we return to Friendly Beaches and the east
coast.
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#24
03 Jan 04 — 14 Feb 04
We leave Hobart and spend time in the midlands and the
west coast.
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#23
15 Nov 03 — 31 Dec 03
We spend a lot of time in Hobart while I work on the Tarkine
photos. Then it's up to Freycinet, and down to the Tasman
Peninsula.
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#22
25 Oct 03 — 09 Nov 03
Two weeks in the Tarkine Wilderness. |
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#21
27 Sep 03 — 24 Oct 03
We finally catch the ferry to Tasmania. |
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#20
30 Aug 03 — 24 Sep 03
Down the crowded east coast we drive. Most of our time is
spent visiting friends, and freezing our tails off. |
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#19
14 May 03 — 26 Aug 03
Quick drive back to Bundaberg to stay with my Dad. We stay
in Queensland working on the truck and hiding from the cold. |
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#18
17 Apr 03 — 13 May 03
Esperance, Cape le Grand, then across the Nullarbor to the
Eyre Peninsular. |
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#17
15 Feb 03 — 16 Apr 03
We camp in the tall timber territory around Pemberton, then,
for a change, in an abandoned industrial area of Albany. |
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#16
01 Feb 03 — 14 Feb 03
The south west of WA, surely one of the great areas of Australia.
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#15
13 Dec 02 — 31 Jan 03
We stay in Fremantle/Perth. |
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#14
28 Oct 02 — 11 Dec 02
The Blowholes at Carnarvon, fixing the truck at Geraldton.
We reach Perth. |
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#13
23 Sep 02 — 27 Oct 02
WA north coast, Broome, Pt Hedland, Exmouth, Ningaloo. |
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#12
09 Sep 02 — 22 Sep 02
Bungle Bungles (Purnululu NP), Broome. |
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#11
24 Aug 02 — 09 Sep 02
Leave Darwin, Keep River NP, Kununurra, Wyndham. |
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#10
24 Jun 02 — 23 Aug 02
Darwin, Litchfield National Park. |
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#9
03 Jun 02 — 21 Jun 02
Longreach, Kynuna, Mt Isa, Camooweal, Mataranka. |
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#8
05 May 02 — 02 Jun 02
Emerald, Sapphire, Rubyvale, Alpha, Barcaldine, CMCA rally. |
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#7
14 Apr 02 — 04 May 02
Cania and Carnarvon Gorges, Biloela, gearbox brakes, Baralaba. |
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#6
11 Mar 02 — 03 Apr 02
Leave Caboulture, Cooroy, Noosa NP, Tin Can Bay, Bundeberg,
Mt Walsh NP. |
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#5
06 Nov 01 — 10 Mar 02
Bundaberg, fixing truck in Caboulture. |
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#4
25 Oct 01 — 04 Nov 01
Brisbane, boating on Morton Bay. |
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#3
10 Sep 01 — 24 Oct 01
CMCA Canberra rally, we leave the workshop and finally
hit the road, along the Murray, up through central NSW.
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#2
25 Jun 01
Interior nearly done. Meet Caravan & Motorhome Mag at
Lake George.
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#1
10 Jun 01
Short trial runs. Nearly ready to go.
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