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One mouse, there is never just one mouse
No, they don't like peanut butter... which is the bait most recommended by locals here...
They prefer 'berry dusted chocolate almonds' ...
Mar 26, 20212 min read


Into the desert - planning
Planning is so much fun, seriously, it really is SO MUCH FUN. There is a wealth of amazing (and very useful) information available...
Mar 25, 20213 min read


It's not just 4x4 adventures, sometimes there is wine & fabulous food
It's not all 4x4 adventures in the mud. On this balmy summer evening I dug out my best dress to celebrate Aussie day with wine in the vines.
Mar 4, 20211 min read


Red dirt + Water = Instant Bog
Whatever you do don’t drive onto any red dirt in the outback that is wet!
Join me as I attempt to self-rescue Lulu the Landy out of the bog.
Mar 2, 20213 min read


Big sky, stars red dirt & a bit of sticky mud
If you enjoy the sight & sound of abundant birdlife, enjoy remote wild places, nights under a massive sky with unlimited stars then...
Feb 24, 20215 min read


Making post of having a postal address
Having a fixed address for a few weeks may sound like a little thing but is in fact incredibly useful!
Feb 18, 20212 min read


Mice Mice Mice
There are mice everywhere, including one living in my Land Rover with me. I have got to the stage where I feel like going out to my truck in
Feb 12, 20213 min read


Almost face first in the mud
I feel like I need to apologise to my sister for not actually falling face first in the mud, she was very disappointed !
Feb 3, 20211 min read


Experiencing life on the edge of the outback
So, digging out my 'office clothes' I began driving inland
- away from the sea
- away from the mountains
- away from the rainforests
Feb 1, 20213 min read


Friendly people & potholes
I was warned by locals to drive around the edge of the larger potholes, not through the middle as the bigger ones would be deeper than...
Jan 1, 20212 min read


Bat yoga
One of the creatures I love seeing in the early evening sky in are the bats.
I recently came across hundreds of bats hanging....
Dec 31, 20202 min read


Running down Mount Mitchell in a tropical rainstorm.
So, I said I would not walk up another mountain, 3 days - 3 mountains... but it was there and well....
Dec 30, 20201 min read


Letterbox art
Got to love the creators of these letterboxes. Cruising along tourist speed along back-country roads affords me the ability to stop and...
Dec 29, 20201 min read


Mount Edwards & the best camping store in Aussie
Of course, with a name like Mount Edwards I had to go check it out, it is my family name after all...
Dec 29, 20202 min read


Tropical rain forests thrive on tropical rain...
Two days/nights in the rainforest in the Goomburra Section of the Main Range National Park was time well spent. In fact it would be very...
Dec 24, 20201 min read


No easy way to climb Mt Barney
Mt Barney National Park is a mountainous area of Queensland not far from the NSW boarder. The parks guide says "Rugged mountain peaks...
Dec 20, 20202 min read


Aussies largest granite boulder – why not walk straight up the face of it?
Bald Rock National Park is near the boarder between NSW & Queensland and was a short drive from Boonoo Boonoo National Park. A massive...
Dec 15, 20201 min read


Platypus & a pig
Hearing a rustling through the undergrowth approaching the water hole, I knew it would not be a platypus but was certainly not expecting ...
Dec 13, 20202 min read


Swimming with the frogs
No big views, not a rain forests, not a massive tourist attraction, and yet my time spent beside frog’ pool is a treasure.
Dec 11, 20202 min read


Butterflies, lizards, cicadas and a solid donk on the head
I spent several hours attempting to capture images of butterflies, wow... it is incredibly difficult to do!!...
Despite only managing to ca
Dec 7, 20202 min read
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