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Welcome to my occasional blog. Click a post title to see that entry with larger images or click an image for a larger version of the image. NSW Camping Trip Day 218 February 2016 We arrived at the Boundary Falls campground in Gibraltar Range National Park yesterday, set up camp and had a look at the falls. I saw a pair of Lyrebirds this morning on the path to Boundary Falls. We walked to Lyrebird Falls this morning. Nice view but you don't have a close view of the falls. After the walk, we went back to Boundary Falls for a swim. The water was cold but not take-your-breath-away cold. Very refreshing. After lunch we checked out some lookouts, picnic areas and went for another walk. Here we are relaxing back at the camp. I may post more when access and batteries permit. Sam and Drew VisitBev's mother passed away on Saturday 10 October. While this was a sad time, Sam came back from Korea for the funeral and brought Drew with him. Having them around helped us all. Drew and Mia got on well most of the time. Drew loved the beach and the playground at Broadbeach.
Among many other activities, he also went swimming in Tamborine Creek, went for a ride in the back of a ute to an Aussie barbecue in the bush
met some friendly dogs, used a real saw without cutting himself,
fed some cattle,
nursed a chicken,
and played on a trampoline.
More photos in the gallery.
Outback Camping Trip Day 14 and 15 - Winton to Blackwater to HomeThursday 17 and Friday 18 Sep 2015 This is a bit late but we have been rather busy for the last week or so. We decided to drive home via Blackwater and Biloela instead of the shorter route retracing our steps. I couldn't resist the machinery on display at Ilfracombe even though we didn't have time to see it all. A large number of machinery is displayed alongside the highway. The 1917 Ruston crawler was interesting.
The drive appears to be by this massive chain.
Details of a Southern Cross Boring Rig.
A Furphy Water Cart that includes sentences in Pitman's shorthand.
Signs from the water cart. The lower one is the decoded shorthand.
I think Bev was pleased to get away from here. We stayed the night at a motel in Blackwater and this was the only night we didn't sleep in the tent. We didn't see a single wedge-tailed eagle on the trip until just past Monto when we saw one standing at a road-kill as we drove past. There were two of them but this was the only half-decent photo I managed to get. |
