Category: 2009 Travels

Lining up and getting faces and buts trimmed

February 14th, 2010

The Fat Tongue Affair.

December 23rd, 2009
What a way to end the year. My tongue started to swell and about an hour and a half later I was in Waikeri Hospital where they were ready to do a Tracheotomy if I got any worse and my wind pipe was closed of. My tongue swelled (not a pretty sight as yo… more »

Arthur playing. Big grin.

December 20th, 2009
Some of the pics are not quite what I would like them to be but our camera broke way back and we have been using the phone to take photos. Lots of things have broken recently. Arthur's watch, the coffee pot our clock the bus radio the hand held two way… more »

Scroop's farm. So cute

December 20th, 2009

Scroop's farm is also home to 2000 sheep who have recently dropped another 1000 lambs

December 20th, 2009

Front view of the header the round thing in the middle is Ken's bum. He sucessfully dug out a small log which was jamming up the works.

December 11th, 2009

Murray River Queen at Waikerie Not as pretty as the brochures.

December 8th, 2009

Very large gum tree just out of the nice little township of Orroroo. The tree is thought to be about 500 years old and is 10m in diameter

December 2nd, 2009

Chrystal Brook Creek Caravan Park - Check out the no swimming sign on the right.

November 30th, 2009

One of the port towns on the Eyre Peninsular - can't remember now. They all look much the same but at least this one had a nice boat harbour and boat ramps.

November 29th, 2009

Our spot at Chrystal Brook Caravan Park.

November 29th, 2009

Port Germein Jetty with old light house it is a long way to the water.

November 26th, 2009

Port Germein Jetty. Such a long way out to see any water. It was so windy I would have had to hold on to the railing. Some very windbown fisher people came back shaking thier head and shivering

November 26th, 2009

Bangor in the Flinders ranges. Get your glasses out for this one.

November 26th, 2009

Port Germein Jetty. Historical site

November 26th, 2009

Eyer Peninsular beach. Just a small little villiage of about a doz houses. The structure is part of an old jetty from when ships were loaded with wheat and sheep. Very windy had a look and moved on

November 22nd, 2009

Flat rock beach scene the brown stuff is sea weed.

November 22nd, 2009

We are spending the night at Yeldululknie Weir - Now who ever heard of that ? We are travelling the Eyre Penisnular if you want to google it..

November 21st, 2009
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'Scenic drive out of Elliston Just a photo opportunity stop . That is Geoff and Mary's rig with us.

November 21st, 2009
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Scenic drive from Elliston with Mary reluctantly in the foreground.

November 21st, 2009

Lots of impressive cliffs and fierce ocean on a calm day along the way,

November 21st, 2009

From Elliston on the scenic drive there are lots of art works. This is the only one I thought worthy of your notice it was titled Head Land. There were four heads but this was the best pic. since our camera died and we are using the phone

November 21st, 2009

Venus Bay Caravan Park. Photo taken about 20ft in front of our bus. I just love 'em

November 20th, 2009

Where we were parked in the Caravan Park at Venus Bay for four days with Geoff and Mary went out every day in our boats but caught no fish just a few crabs.

November 19th, 2009

Venus Bay permanent residents ever hopeful. They catch more fish than us. This is the view from our bus at Venus Bay Caravan Park

November 18th, 2009

Look who found us. Geoff and Mary Payne found us quite by chance at Streaky Bay and have come to Venus Bay with us.jpg

November 18th, 2009

Murphy's hay stacks . These things are just stuck out in the middle of a paddock and are said to be very ancient. They are certainly weird

November 17th, 2009

Murphy's Hay Stacks amazing rock formations. This one looked like a giant helmet

November 17th, 2009

Murphys hay stacks look for the faces. On the way from Streaky Bay to Venus Bay

November 17th, 2009

Streaky Bay friends Janet and Donald Williams took us out in their boat today and showed us all the good stuff.

November 14th, 2009

Arthur with Razor fish which are a shell fish that grow among the weed in the shallows. They are quite delicious and are excellent bait but very difficult to get. You have to reach down with a long stick with grabbing claws as you drift over them.

November 14th, 2009
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Streaky Bay Seventeen dolphins playing with the boat. What a joy - they were having such fun

November 14th, 2009

Streaky Bay Dolphins massing to play with us.

November 14th, 2009

This is how you scale King George Whiting - Don Williams style.

November 14th, 2009

Janet and Donald Williams of Streaky Bay . They literally picked us up at the boat ramp and took us to their home showered us with good food good company and great kindness

November 14th, 2009

Streaky Bay Caravan Park right on the beach. Very shallow water but enough cool off in, It has been over 40 for the last couple of days with a very hot wind that saps you dry. We are in a van park and not pouring petrol into our generator to keep cool

November 13th, 2009

Streaky Bay birdlife at low tide.We have been here since last Sunday and will probably leave This Tuesday morning that will be 8 days here

November 13th, 2009

This the Blow Holes near Hally's Beach and is quite specularly rugged but the blows were not going off when we went for our drive around Cape Bauer. A local attraction for Streaky Bay

November 13th, 2009

Hally's Beach at Cape Bauer. Incidentally Streaky Bay area is the home of the White Pointer Shark. Though we haven't seen one.

November 13th, 2009

Bob and Cheryl as in "Cuddles and Co" Motorhome friends from home. Happy hour at Streaky Bay six days from freezing in the Bight to heat wave.

November 12th, 2009

Smoky Bay, I think. Just a coffee stop

November 8th, 2009

Scenic lookout 111k Peg East of S.A. border looking west Too scary to go too close to the very crumbly unstable edge. And, Boy it was a long way down

November 6th, 2009

Scenic lookout 111k E of Border Villiage. Not game to go any closer very scary rumbly edge and It's a long long way down.

November 6th, 2009

Morning view of Bunda cliffs looking west along the Bight. Very cold and very windy but worth the stop

November 6th, 2009

View from Eucla near caravan park where we waited 5 days for a new wheel and hub for our trailer. A wheel actually came off unnoticed and is now polluting the Nulabour

November 5th, 2009
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Sunset at Bunda Cliffs Great Australia Bight Nullabor Plains. Probably the most scenic of the stopping spots along the way. We stayed overnight

November 5th, 2009

Eucla view from where we were staying. Waiting for 5 days for a new trailer wheel and cog. Cold and very very windy.

November 5th, 2009

We finally made it to the border, but can't cross yet until new wheel arrives. We went for a little drive over and back again in the car.

November 1st, 2009

Eucla beach. This an old telegraph centre from the late 1800's it employed at least 16 people. But as you can see the sand dunes have taken it over. Too hard to get to beach either on foot or by 4WD

October 31st, 2009

Beach view from Caravan Park. Nothing between here and Antartica. Here is where the desert meets the sea.jpg

October 30th, 2009