Australian Animals Many Australian animals are unique to Australia. In fact more than 80% of our plants, mammals, reptiles and frogs are unique and are found nowhere else in the world. We have more than 378 mammal species, 828 bird species, 4,000… Continue Reading →
Red Rock NSW In 2001 during the Easter break, we returned from Hervey Bay where we had camped along Rainbow Beach. Even then it was becoming increasingly difficult to avoid caravan parks and find secluded camp spots. We did find… Continue Reading →
Tanami Desert Working as a driller’s offsider in the Tanami Desert was undoubtedly a form of camping. Not so much for pleasure but to top up the coffers whilst travelling. We had travelled from the East coast to Perth, then… Continue Reading →
Scorched Earth Stephen K Ewings 2001 The English expression ‘scorched earth’ is synonymous with devastation, appearing ironic when early European Australians wrote poetically of ‘the land of sweeping plains’, which unbeknownst to them was largely fashioned by human fires. The… Continue Reading →
NAVMAN MY55T My Navman MY55T did not last that long (18 months). When I first purchased a Navman PiN 570 in 2005 it died which led me to purchase the MY55T. I use my mobile phone these days, and the… Continue Reading →
4WD GPS NAVMAN PiN 570 When I purchased my first 4WD GPS, the Navman PiN 570 in 2005, it was the absolute bees-knees. I was working for National Parks and living in Uluru at the time, and the Navman accompanied… Continue Reading →
Portable Generator You may wonder why I carry around a portable generator. When travelling in the caravan, we had a heavy 5kVA unit in a cradle that could run the air-conditioner in the van and everything else, including our satellite… Continue Reading →
Rainbow Valley The Rainbow Valley in Northern Territory features sandstone bluffs and cliffs that form part of the James Range and are photographically attractive in the early morning or late afternoon when the rainbow-like rock band formations are highlighted. The… Continue Reading →
Acacia Peuce Acacia Peuce trees are known as Waddy, Waddi, Waddy-wood, or Birdsville Wattle. As seen here along the Old Andado Track, the trees grew in large clumps. Standing among the few remaining trees and hearing the desert wind sighing… Continue Reading →
Tanning Skins I imagine tanning skins or preserving them didn’t come too long after the ancient craft of hunting. The idea of skin coverings, particularly in colder climates, likely happened as the skin was pulled off to bare the meat…. Continue Reading →
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