Category: 2008 Queensland Travels

The old crossed over rope trick on Australia Day

January 26th, 2010

Playing cards with the Scroop family and Norm.

January 23rd, 2010

Port Germein Jetty. Historical site

November 26th, 2009

Beach at Monkey Mia. Glad we could enjoy it in off peak season. You could see just how many people they were set up for in the peak

November 17th, 2008

Little Lagoon on the road from Hamelin to Monkey Mia. The colour of the water was amazing and impossible to show here - wish I could

November 17th, 2008

Typical of beach views in this area. White beaches with red sand dunes behind

November 17th, 2008

Stromatolites at Hamelin Shark Bay World Heritage. Please look these up on the internet as they are awesome they are a form of life that has survived for 3.6 billion years and among the first living organisms to evolve on Earth

November 13th, 2008

Camp site at Hearson Cove there was no sand just ground shell pieces. A nice place to swim.

October 23rd, 2008

At camp site Hearson Cove looks like super giant trucks have dumped their loads.

October 23rd, 2008

Cleverville from the front of the bus

October 18th, 2008

Eat your heart out you dessert rose lovers

October 16th, 2008

Caillin and friend Cloe feeding bread to one of the horses at Chinaman Pool Marble Bar.

October 14th, 2008

BHP Iron ore gizzmo

October 8th, 2008

BHP Iron Conveyer Port Hedland They have lots and lots of these. And, lots of rail lines

October 8th, 2008

The Town of Marble Bar is the hottest town in Australia. 0ften in the high 50's.

October 4th, 2008

Marble rock formations at Marble Bar.

October 4th, 2008

Marble Bar, The water had ceased to run and looked a bit stagnant, so we did not swim.

October 4th, 2008

Lesson number one. Do not - I repeat DO NOT feed the horses BEFORE you picinic. Andrew Sue and Arthur

October 4th, 2008

Caillin and Cloe feeding bread to one of the horse at Chinaman Pool Marble Bar

October 4th, 2008

Rio Tinto Salt stack at Pt Hedland.

September 30th, 2008

Caillin enjoying the playground at Pretty Pool after a swim with Gramma.jpg

September 30th, 2008

Maxine came to visit overnight with us at Cape Keraudren.

September 23rd, 2008

View from our camp at Cape Keraudren.jpg

September 22nd, 2008

A Golden trevalley Boy did it put up a good fight. Biggest edible fish I have ever caught apart from sharks

September 22nd, 2008

We sort of adoped these two guys for a couple of days Shahar and Doton from Israel.

September 21st, 2008

Into the fish at last Just look at that smile.

September 18th, 2008

Cape Keraudren at high tide from cliffs on the cape

September 18th, 2008

Staircase to the setting sun,

September 17th, 2008

Eighty Mile Beach at low tide. It goes out for kilometers

September 6th, 2008

Hey! Honey, I think I have a big one

September 5th, 2008

Leopard Sting Ray, just beautiful but it was harder to get back in the water than to get it landed.

September 5th, 2008

Sandfire Flats an unfortunate parking place but it was shady.

September 1st, 2008

Peahens and teenage Peacocks always looking for a hand out.

September 1st, 2008

Oh yes - I am sooooo beautiful.

September 1st, 2008

Look at me, I am beautiful too!

September 1st, 2008

I think I am at the wrong party .

September 1st, 2008

At Sandfire Flats Road House which actually burned down some time last year, these roos come in each evening for a free feed.

September 1st, 2008

Looked like great fun but they had no air conditioning and very little room for them and their camping gear.

August 31st, 2008

About forty of these funny little Citrons visited Port Smith Caravan Park The drivers were from all over the world.

August 31st, 2008

Port Smith waiting for the tide to come in.

August 23rd, 2008

Yes I now give haircuts and beard trims. (one style only) - At Port Smith Google Earth it. Its amazing

August 18th, 2008

White sandstone cliffs with caves at Port Smith.

August 18th, 2008

Beach at Barn Hill - Sandstone outcrops - vert beautiful

August 16th, 2008

Honey comb rocks Barn Hill

August 16th, 2008

Amazing sandstone formations abound - Barn Hill

August 16th, 2008

On the beach at Cape Leveque. Just white sand and blue sky everywhere, magnificent

August 13th, 2008

Beach at Cape Leveque

August 13th, 2008

Pearl shell altar

August 13th, 2008

Sunset at Middle Lagoon - From Campsite

August 12th, 2008

We now have a tent and went camping for a couple of days to Cape Levieque - the road was much too rough for the bus.

August 12th, 2008