tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52282642995099274362024-03-05T14:01:55.379+10:00Longies around Ozlongieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-85875967333125215622008-11-02T18:02:00.007+10:002008-11-07T08:50:29.625+10:00Old Update#21 - Bungle Bungles 27-29/06/08<div id="ms__id76"><span style="font-family:Arial;">About 250ish kms South from Kununurra are the World Famous Bungle Bungles (or Purnululu nowadays).</span><br /><div id="ms__id11"><div id="ms__id51"><div id="ms__id66"><div id="ms__id64"><div id="ms__id65"><div id="ms__id60"><div id="ms__id61"><div id="ms__id52"><div><div id="ms__id54"><div id="ms__id62"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The last 50ish kms are dirt - and slow (Takes 2.5-3 hrs for the last 50 kms)</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id95"><span style="font-family:Arial;">But well worth the drive.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">There are some simply amazing rock formations here.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id55"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The dirt road is a DEFINITE no caravan road - so it was time to use the tents finally (Good practice for the Kalumburu trip with the Bro's the following week). So we left van at the caravan park at Kununurra - it was great to scoot along without the van for a change.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cCmVQ1IxHpGToj50-wAZN7kECEDnzOW-Smvy8fl6Yu1yZn5oSaRnLj73LMQI97Rd9nrh3RManL1iVY_klvouu21EYUaI32bt589em-JusMqhUi2yb56H1r1JJHV0rCWuSX8zkCZky-_Z/s1600-h/IMG_7917_22_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978226494671714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cCmVQ1IxHpGToj50-wAZN7kECEDnzOW-Smvy8fl6Yu1yZn5oSaRnLj73LMQI97Rd9nrh3RManL1iVY_klvouu21EYUaI32bt589em-JusMqhUi2yb56H1r1JJHV0rCWuSX8zkCZky-_Z/s400/IMG_7917_22_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id94"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Entrance to Bungles (This actually onto Mabel Downs Station and the road to the Bungle goes through their property)</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id92"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Time to lower the tyre pressures...to be kind to the car and hopefully the tyres too.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIRSTUq-XclucEXJJtAZDDqqCpcRGOcKVFvIsxDbts2nnJSP7GKL18gMXYbHGPFuu_kRyK_FQXT95X1kFrrJYBzDAXHQFeC1F2K-TVP8lK3qnLIllMYxp21uwdMUA2uoY53xi8qAjjPnj/s1600-h/IMG_7924_23_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978224729836498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIRSTUq-XclucEXJJtAZDDqqCpcRGOcKVFvIsxDbts2nnJSP7GKL18gMXYbHGPFuu_kRyK_FQXT95X1kFrrJYBzDAXHQFeC1F2K-TVP8lK3qnLIllMYxp21uwdMUA2uoY53xi8qAjjPnj/s400/IMG_7924_23_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>One of the MANY river crossings.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id50"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsI5oJYWuMIW_b5RKLPupPEWAs6dX29VkGMGByoGrQeSKLg2BnL3ZtWgi_IzzqqqRXmsNRsM6W5uh7V8Lz4vvA8k-bWCVtAAodC6vrnXMeO9ciXPdWfGHq5sGMRNYgoSDtYEYxpXEjBfhl/s1600-h/IMG_7926_24_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978230415596098" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsI5oJYWuMIW_b5RKLPupPEWAs6dX29VkGMGByoGrQeSKLg2BnL3ZtWgi_IzzqqqRXmsNRsM6W5uh7V8Lz4vvA8k-bWCVtAAodC6vrnXMeO9ciXPdWfGHq5sGMRNYgoSDtYEYxpXEjBfhl/s400/IMG_7926_24_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Kids love this.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hwamkteItP6VM8CJqcmGFd7hgPWqMHyZjs27xdRoMV495iqi1Y5MfM9NYTx2jzT0Nvm9Oz5550r3EWQNAY_BFW3axQTOYCZTr2dqpSLa__e8Vn8SgErfAognA9Mg6ZvFZB6_UDf6ZTLi/s1600-h/IMG_7934_25_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978234062125026" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hwamkteItP6VM8CJqcmGFd7hgPWqMHyZjs27xdRoMV495iqi1Y5MfM9NYTx2jzT0Nvm9Oz5550r3EWQNAY_BFW3axQTOYCZTr2dqpSLa__e8Vn8SgErfAognA9Mg6ZvFZB6_UDf6ZTLi/s400/IMG_7934_25_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Time to unpack the roof...finally - But NOT too early for a BEER ! ! ! and who needs hands anyway??</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQImwJsX9LSj4khfIgSQH5o5dxk3kUdr6mqvVyfa2D0ftB-w_lwoBoz_xkwlVe8Jtdbwq2pA_i8a2uYrKCCCA9p_J8643g1lQO0zwYvZiGs-dxW76ADVExXsSQcpNerHaD5pj4IVx8J8Yk/s1600-h/IMG_7940_26_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978236972323410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQImwJsX9LSj4khfIgSQH5o5dxk3kUdr6mqvVyfa2D0ftB-w_lwoBoz_xkwlVe8Jtdbwq2pA_i8a2uYrKCCCA9p_J8643g1lQO0zwYvZiGs-dxW76ADVExXsSQcpNerHaD5pj4IVx8J8Yk/s400/IMG_7940_26_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our RATHER BASIC camp - it was already 5:30pm - so no walks today.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id59"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcycLUx2nJIc87x-QyZLgIeUAdWaQYNL3Jcoc7mQNfw8-voKKIvix0YHB5zw352rveWziKa9kgS1moEmzZMloP4Q_kmA6YmEjwyVpbAVO8L4Sg1_o9Msn3XZ18KA0TUWbBZyC18D0zaAI/s1600-h/IMG_7953_27_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978613370340994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcycLUx2nJIc87x-QyZLgIeUAdWaQYNL3Jcoc7mQNfw8-voKKIvix0YHB5zw352rveWziKa9kgS1moEmzZMloP4Q_kmA6YmEjwyVpbAVO8L4Sg1_o9Msn3XZ18KA0TUWbBZyC18D0zaAI/s400/IMG_7953_27_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>The 'Bee-hive' part of the Bungles</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id58"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXJRmOVa96FEPi-Uo-V35ru450t57fd1R0sE-nxcPv6O7NpHAZzQPRyCPyFViAV24X5YTDGq3twu1SEp_IaVjbnnqSjR99WIvfiGGEiexkRyFJCsI9KMjhMQ9C6eSABTbvqI-3W07Cs8w/s1600-h/IMG_7990_31_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978622510696482" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXJRmOVa96FEPi-Uo-V35ru450t57fd1R0sE-nxcPv6O7NpHAZzQPRyCPyFViAV24X5YTDGq3twu1SEp_IaVjbnnqSjR99WIvfiGGEiexkRyFJCsI9KMjhMQ9C6eSABTbvqI-3W07Cs8w/s400/IMG_7990_31_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>More of the 'Bee-hives' - probably the more famous part -but there are some equally spectacular other parts.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id90"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhex1CREzUpi2UbMCc4Qv9w3_eHnQMdli1agLKwCHPYWEH-bgGrIaFmjSSS00IOAO9wIvmkwbcLoR66MSrFtbgqkgX-1wgbfkjzA9G5tzqnhmQJuvvA0-8WWV6wru3WHMjBC7XeDUX1KV/s1600-h/IMG_7959_28_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978617079250450" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhex1CREzUpi2UbMCc4Qv9w3_eHnQMdli1agLKwCHPYWEH-bgGrIaFmjSSS00IOAO9wIvmkwbcLoR66MSrFtbgqkgX-1wgbfkjzA9G5tzqnhmQJuvvA0-8WWV6wru3WHMjBC7XeDUX1KV/s400/IMG_7959_28_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Cathedral Gorge for instance.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id91"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id79"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4whM7k88bM0sISun4hkJv9TEBcljj-KlB71hotpXGX5oLNAsru_r2e6K2gzzRA81TNJaQu0706E9zFwJ1H9yAl0LnfyjPOpDPSyQ6XzPb3fW73HlmGfVM2n9LoZh0bvn-8fKgh8tuT6d1/s1600-h/IMG_7970_29_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978616456178082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 550px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4whM7k88bM0sISun4hkJv9TEBcljj-KlB71hotpXGX5oLNAsru_r2e6K2gzzRA81TNJaQu0706E9zFwJ1H9yAl0LnfyjPOpDPSyQ6XzPb3fW73HlmGfVM2n9LoZh0bvn-8fKgh8tuT6d1/s400/IMG_7970_29_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Same same.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4-K_dUqmYQqtUdAzBqt2ZJRxj6anDQG5FaDDP98847Pk4sxHou15fKsHWXXaY3kn5GpIaKSAlryiatjpM1Q3YUKu5O0j0UfvkmQpN1H-RWF4prFSMlD4UTPMAj9Ee5dkDHz3iiQoWBFK/s1600-h/IMG_7983_30_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978617122925650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4-K_dUqmYQqtUdAzBqt2ZJRxj6anDQG5FaDDP98847Pk4sxHou15fKsHWXXaY3kn5GpIaKSAlryiatjpM1Q3YUKu5O0j0UfvkmQpN1H-RWF4prFSMlD4UTPMAj9Ee5dkDHz3iiQoWBFK/s400/IMG_7983_30_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>When a boys gotta go -a boys gotta go.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id89"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id68"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotMpgS0Jf09cspWzTNymP5w3CsFZLnrojcx2n5crbqps7bMYJ66pFbSyX0a3QWlMkOsy0sI3YagwtNvz6nyxo3cVFsj-qcOV-rB85QT-LPzJWsXTHi-NPB7ObmDW5iTYF0-V6VDxz4HLg/s1600-h/IMG_8024_33_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978977074636322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 550px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotMpgS0Jf09cspWzTNymP5w3CsFZLnrojcx2n5crbqps7bMYJ66pFbSyX0a3QWlMkOsy0sI3YagwtNvz6nyxo3cVFsj-qcOV-rB85QT-LPzJWsXTHi-NPB7ObmDW5iTYF0-V6VDxz4HLg/s400/IMG_8024_33_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Echidna Chasm - We loved this the most I think. That's James at the bottom and the photo probably only picks up about 2/3 of the walls.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id73"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1xOwIKbuh96AbVpuzx2VmlVkPI6GAwAU7g8Q-nU_KHA4zIjtbrUIOMKbdSaWa-Pd_tIiz-bO_d9XfLOplObk1t7BzvVWPsg8ipqi3LJFT4umUl0OX7fjeI8N-eUGQpWme6e2hTB6FO70/s1600-h/IMG_8028_34_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978977323434450" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1xOwIKbuh96AbVpuzx2VmlVkPI6GAwAU7g8Q-nU_KHA4zIjtbrUIOMKbdSaWa-Pd_tIiz-bO_d9XfLOplObk1t7BzvVWPsg8ipqi3LJFT4umUl0OX7fjeI8N-eUGQpWme6e2hTB6FO70/s400/IMG_8028_34_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>The road to 'Mini-Palms' gorge. Just a river-bed.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id74"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id75"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id63"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We spent 2 nights at the Bungles and one HUGE day full of walks - absolutely awesome !!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id72"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>WE CAN DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THE 'BUNGLE BUNGLES'</strong></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id71"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWib4Rg-D52IxT777JWmblMMhkBX6tnxhdbS6F3y5bkGq8pDr4bqKewnsUN-ePybNnigyb50HrcJo45Hm2PqHO8OlD0BkpXecK5rVtQm3nP2ITjq10l5Xa4vV0jPdXBYyPgAHldzy5i-Q/s1600-h/IMG_8053_35_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978982743660242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWib4Rg-D52IxT777JWmblMMhkBX6tnxhdbS6F3y5bkGq8pDr4bqKewnsUN-ePybNnigyb50HrcJo45Hm2PqHO8OlD0BkpXecK5rVtQm3nP2ITjq10l5Xa4vV0jPdXBYyPgAHldzy5i-Q/s400/IMG_8053_35_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's James pumping up the tyres for me before we hit tar again.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id67"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVERW6X3z1u0P79zlCuEJXj6mYRg1GSsw6-lIrnHAAzObjORiLl2cpcM7E6iuAfSD7YyTaOnCdNAHPyLqdoXzhUcRah2LxUO1w3Iooz-xkK_BdOwt4IG9zgf02MDR1kMW_Y237S2ffAcpV/s1600-h/IMG_8055_36_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978983296865650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVERW6X3z1u0P79zlCuEJXj6mYRg1GSsw6-lIrnHAAzObjORiLl2cpcM7E6iuAfSD7YyTaOnCdNAHPyLqdoXzhUcRah2LxUO1w3Iooz-xkK_BdOwt4IG9zgf02MDR1kMW_Y237S2ffAcpV/s400/IMG_8055_36_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Like Son like Father....</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id70"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-50540269367737843892008-11-02T17:28:00.008+10:002008-11-03T08:42:38.605+10:00Old update # 20- Litchfield Nat Park to WA 22-26/06/08<div id="ms__id11"><div id="ms__id18"><div id="ms__id41"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><u><strong>LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK 22-24/09/08</strong></u></span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id40"><div id="ms__id39"><div id="ms__id37"><div id="ms__id38"><div id="ms__id28"><div id="ms__id22"><div id="ms__id24"><div id="ms__id23"><div id="ms__id19"><div id="ms__id21"><div><div><div id="ms__id20"><div id="ms__id12"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Just a couple of 100 kms South West of Darwin is the very popular Litchfield National Park.</span><br /></div><div id="ms__id25"><span style="font-family:Arial;">So after popping in to Berry Springs and having a dip we stayed a couple of nights at Wangi Falls in Litchfield.</span><br /></div><div id="ms__id26"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Many people prefer Litchfield to Kakadu - and I suppose you could put us on that lis</span><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id29"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6m4mUeoyZ_vHbazKQDtBnyuEQI20gT1rtU7W0ow5KtNot_ErV8X5XHsF9OyMfp4IeMc6e79X5JVzTExS_DHrdQNu9E-eXRA-3XNI2ptdbwEXXpJX8l9nevG0wBOy2H4nKg8YYX2Ar0Db/s1600-h/IMG_7857_13_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263971753473563698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6m4mUeoyZ_vHbazKQDtBnyuEQI20gT1rtU7W0ow5KtNot_ErV8X5XHsF9OyMfp4IeMc6e79X5JVzTExS_DHrdQNu9E-eXRA-3XNI2ptdbwEXXpJX8l9nevG0wBOy2H4nKg8YYX2Ar0Db/s400/IMG_7857_13_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's Wangi Falls - even though it was late June - Still no swimming because there have been a couple of deaths when the water level is up - some kind of whirlpool generated here.</span></div><div id="ms__id18"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCNwzF8WeWRoXDGrh5uWMkaacDYRmHTnZ0v-m1TUsik3ztaAsGbNUbznWFwmgCwt7SSPjmolvA6rKh9uZ_EHdBCVpDwcEiPKTSvh1M5aHc_zGx3vCTnO-au1NfWnO6f0mnoc-DKxVsnW7/s1600-h/IMG_7862_14_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263971756730168882" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCNwzF8WeWRoXDGrh5uWMkaacDYRmHTnZ0v-m1TUsik3ztaAsGbNUbznWFwmgCwt7SSPjmolvA6rKh9uZ_EHdBCVpDwcEiPKTSvh1M5aHc_zGx3vCTnO-au1NfWnO6f0mnoc-DKxVsnW7/s400/IMG_7862_14_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our camp at Wangi - we LOVE this ! ! ! ! ! </span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFq2EQvt1r04beQ5J1BVrMo9W-Cxo1Vg1Gg_jUUzemaNxcW0xmV189MhQDKwbG7jOHisxrhhahDzuKRR4QtpR6R1FXclZHOEHI_ZL8W9w-bjKbV1utLwYbGZyWn-ZILg2W0OyZBGzvijg/s1600-h/IMG_7854_12_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263971750801742882" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFq2EQvt1r04beQ5J1BVrMo9W-Cxo1Vg1Gg_jUUzemaNxcW0xmV189MhQDKwbG7jOHisxrhhahDzuKRR4QtpR6R1FXclZHOEHI_ZL8W9w-bjKbV1utLwYbGZyWn-ZILg2W0OyZBGzvijg/s400/IMG_7854_12_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lots of sharing going on.</span><br /></div><div id="ms__id25"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHDcgLy1_rF3P5AhO_t8qoqEjuzlpjqyX5sWAGJUqi8m5jZuTD5vfv_ogWJ3zCF97mfUwCrk_K6qULZWrM5PvrCKMbVn9cdECo_VXXDzJhbMY8HEqU6jxkPxHbiC-XYqDwFRwIHSRmEMW/s1600-h/IMG_7805_5_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263971323299342690" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHDcgLy1_rF3P5AhO_t8qoqEjuzlpjqyX5sWAGJUqi8m5jZuTD5vfv_ogWJ3zCF97mfUwCrk_K6qULZWrM5PvrCKMbVn9cdECo_VXXDzJhbMY8HEqU6jxkPxHbiC-XYqDwFRwIHSRmEMW/s400/IMG_7805_5_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Tolmer Falls - just for a look</span><br /></div><div id="ms__id17"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyImzTWVVihoUvPQ-Ww-sY8nwZNp5CVvrwftup03KpFtdbZ4gG_9idOl2kDJfzDd4MfWiRnc8kyn-Sxe3uPpc2s3TeAqUHAklm-g2qcC3FPZ0dN6DwuBuV0Z37hz1VvrznTeFcunb48jUZ/s1600-h/IMG_7812_6_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263971328983527330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyImzTWVVihoUvPQ-Ww-sY8nwZNp5CVvrwftup03KpFtdbZ4gG_9idOl2kDJfzDd4MfWiRnc8kyn-Sxe3uPpc2s3TeAqUHAklm-g2qcC3FPZ0dN6DwuBuV0Z37hz1VvrznTeFcunb48jUZ/s400/IMG_7812_6_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Buley Rock Pool - we had LOTS of fun here. It was busy though - BUT with so many pools to choose from - you could almost have one to yourself. Most were deep enough to swim and even DIVE into.</span></div><div id="ms__id24"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXS9wA8fnZwS5ov5JIEg0VYjrqQjdi2TGG4afb180Ko7_XgIzr1gm8zIewh3AUwVSWxhsp3sa3tpNtl9GoD1a5NznFX8kgMTmaT5sPTlzTjJClcDNTVS-XSxh0mYSGyBlv01Mml2jja1O/s1600-h/IMG_7817_7_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263971329244410658" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXS9wA8fnZwS5ov5JIEg0VYjrqQjdi2TGG4afb180Ko7_XgIzr1gm8zIewh3AUwVSWxhsp3sa3tpNtl9GoD1a5NznFX8kgMTmaT5sPTlzTjJClcDNTVS-XSxh0mYSGyBlv01Mml2jja1O/s400/IMG_7817_7_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Still Buley Rock Pool.</span></div><div id="ms__id16"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgel9jxnQ3Kehz3uCdXkLXHsO0XOEw8UYdY2D2ROVJivZ4LmPy71N0zpHz02QR4xx1vrpLvy_ODP_FX5r7RnwEX4A0ExF7GTtvxroRoBC21BfYFCpFAYhiof5uiJ2cUYpupKpI885IqELat/s1600-h/IMG_7830_8_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263971334362051090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgel9jxnQ3Kehz3uCdXkLXHsO0XOEw8UYdY2D2ROVJivZ4LmPy71N0zpHz02QR4xx1vrpLvy_ODP_FX5r7RnwEX4A0ExF7GTtvxroRoBC21BfYFCpFAYhiof5uiJ2cUYpupKpI885IqELat/s400/IMG_7830_8_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Still Buley Rock Pool.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipp0iBkxsPF3QcsdY7uEzeJh_3znR-hbdtGFdv6RSt1MH9IrdeoioIAgvno-l6u3pkPklcpcfh0nhkUyoM0NtA8QofhPppiwMqqU2gMOC0yI6ev0poKFEEVoLvezTZddNScMy-ncsp4Of2/s1600-h/IMG_7842_9_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263971338375336338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipp0iBkxsPF3QcsdY7uEzeJh_3znR-hbdtGFdv6RSt1MH9IrdeoioIAgvno-l6u3pkPklcpcfh0nhkUyoM0NtA8QofhPppiwMqqU2gMOC0yI6ev0poKFEEVoLvezTZddNScMy-ncsp4Of2/s400/IMG_7842_9_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Now Florence Falls - so MUCH VARIETY ! ! </span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Temps were still Late 20's and sometime Early to mid 30's - so all this swimming was very welcome.</span></div><div id="ms__id23"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHAYju-Vtd2lAaC__Cil4-sb4YGaWBFM58FACtjaY5bNmDrmcf90BbV5tGEqFvRxSE3Y-kjXgolHn14O8QX-jPqYTVD9Uap2YZLe7sH1sQ9IDhdgQ-4aKwZ7tN4vCoOG7e8FfW4qi0RCt/s1600-h/IMG_7845_10_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263971721751789058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHAYju-Vtd2lAaC__Cil4-sb4YGaWBFM58FACtjaY5bNmDrmcf90BbV5tGEqFvRxSE3Y-kjXgolHn14O8QX-jPqYTVD9Uap2YZLe7sH1sQ9IDhdgQ-4aKwZ7tN4vCoOG7e8FfW4qi0RCt/s400/IMG_7845_10_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Still a major Termite problem here.</span><br /></div><div id="ms__id27"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlErIWLkhMHt0Kon9-xh6H_z8D61VoDp9KgQpTSrVMhJYfoHCw739Cooh9mvzbol-rFI4Io2dek2U7SpCwj64Oc103-bMxE_f6h4jw-hxkN1uHU3TFiKuecTItfJ-mT6EANs8MLoZkPSC/s1600-h/IMG_7850_11_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263971737099910354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlErIWLkhMHt0Kon9-xh6H_z8D61VoDp9KgQpTSrVMhJYfoHCw739Cooh9mvzbol-rFI4Io2dek2U7SpCwj64Oc103-bMxE_f6h4jw-hxkN1uHU3TFiKuecTItfJ-mT6EANs8MLoZkPSC/s400/IMG_7850_11_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Which never seems to stop.</span><br /></div><div></div><div id="ms__id28"></div><div id="ms__id29"></div><div id="ms__id30"><br /></div><div id="ms__id31"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><u><strong>HEADING TO WA</strong></u></span><br /></div><div id="ms__id22"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We then got a move on and covered 700 kms in one day - in order to get into Kununurra early-ish the next morning.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id21"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Because of the Witnessing trip that was due to set off the following week - we needed to get a move on so we didn't hold the others up.</span><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id20"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeGuqHDxFRof_UNhSiTyvmihGHW6ftlKg1gdv5a475EqRLf_r6ee18bXV9a8wFXfTBVzE6cFjfzBvJvDgmHPfX9XPFlh-D3F51ykgjxzIbQS32WVtsPVRA-SSyOvmEsc4GQxkPigAUJr6/s1600-h/IMG_7863_15_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263972139967781346" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeGuqHDxFRof_UNhSiTyvmihGHW6ftlKg1gdv5a475EqRLf_r6ee18bXV9a8wFXfTBVzE6cFjfzBvJvDgmHPfX9XPFlh-D3F51ykgjxzIbQS32WVtsPVRA-SSyOvmEsc4GQxkPigAUJr6/s400/IMG_7863_15_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>ADELAIDE RIVER PUB (couple of 100 km's Sth of Darwin)- This is actually the Buffalo from the 1st "Crocodile Dundee" movie. Obviously now dead and stuffed.</span><br /></div><div id="ms__id27"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjc5f21B6xWiECNxQg7Y-m9h4PoDPgLkBuPHSsce1yhz_-G0MAFt_BO3wBxODllnR22F5-QQ_OqV1aIEdb2oCNcAEWuXKTWGDWIKNv_CRTvu3TFef2AqfYUQNWRzy_W7lJqkQAEyv4-eT/s1600-h/IMG_7875_17_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263972139137782866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjc5f21B6xWiECNxQg7Y-m9h4PoDPgLkBuPHSsce1yhz_-G0MAFt_BO3wBxODllnR22F5-QQ_OqV1aIEdb2oCNcAEWuXKTWGDWIKNv_CRTvu3TFef2AqfYUQNWRzy_W7lJqkQAEyv4-eT/s400/IMG_7875_17_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Not every day you see an inflatable ROCKET LAUNCHER. There were some major air-force exercises on at the time and this was part of it.</span></div><div id="ms__id35"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2bysD4U1BF0qXopt1ZWKZ8OQaX7gJUxeJ1y02iIEv1PNNdQEgiKMrDs1g2fzr8aSuYCQna4MqOi4x3QazXwdK58B186TArii5aIL2syRdED7O0kgEc0Xe2o0u65cbGLQ-_zmeGxflYy4/s1600-h/IMG_7879_18_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263972140797226498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2bysD4U1BF0qXopt1ZWKZ8OQaX7gJUxeJ1y02iIEv1PNNdQEgiKMrDs1g2fzr8aSuYCQna4MqOi4x3QazXwdK58B186TArii5aIL2syRdED7O0kgEc0Xe2o0u65cbGLQ-_zmeGxflYy4/s400/IMG_7879_18_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>This was at 'Timber Creek' - half way from Katherine to Kununurra. We were planning on some extra km's in another National Park before Kununurra - so wanted to be sure we had enough. Thank goodness we didn't have to fill up - (159 litres)</span><br /></div><div id="ms__id12"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIMoUR01KZ_sG_Tb3psCUew6tilLQxT7eQbbY_5d9dDddWdQvJJhgnx57VnqZCiZAxfZaRxbt7NY-dM4af3NGV3Dng2pL8cr3eNFpvCab85RP-nGqfYgcfZx692XhqKURX5srvMd6LXxi/s1600-h/IMG_7891_19_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263972147244286082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIMoUR01KZ_sG_Tb3psCUew6tilLQxT7eQbbY_5d9dDddWdQvJJhgnx57VnqZCiZAxfZaRxbt7NY-dM4af3NGV3Dng2pL8cr3eNFpvCab85RP-nGqfYgcfZx692XhqKURX5srvMd6LXxi/s400/IMG_7891_19_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Some people come up with all sorts of ways to earn a living. This couple have a mobile 2nd hand book-shop.</span><br /></div><div id="ms__id19"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdmfMzxW1InY1nbfiXTbubLwGQ17btsjIXetZzpL0866eyyUx_hEHaJy_H1QDW8bg7nBHHbvANNi138JO-a2TKuEEalx1D6RVn-1mh6ZrVe5YqqaUfIqWKamD9EXmk20NFh7EF62Koclp/s1600-h/IMG_9750_2_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264190473420385058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdmfMzxW1InY1nbfiXTbubLwGQ17btsjIXetZzpL0866eyyUx_hEHaJy_H1QDW8bg7nBHHbvANNi138JO-a2TKuEEalx1D6RVn-1mh6ZrVe5YqqaUfIqWKamD9EXmk20NFh7EF62Koclp/s400/IMG_9750_2_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>There was some really lovely county-side along this drive. This kind of thing...</span><br /></div><div id="ms__id16"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkA1P_hzUPLg3Tpg8_iiF89Sk56wwCuxUd4AdFEmXGruyaeeE5DXh7c7Vz9z0qh5oKcQ8iiPgSKsh6cPNPua0MN6_nbcgUDAnD-el5oWiglnDQyX0O55kAj10TOA5lEPMnmLXeIkey3v-/s1600-h/IMG_9756_1_1.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXknaryKO4djD2Wbz_snjBNRDeMHhsM6LP1WU6aNTWaXl7I7fvf9tFr1s90xinmY0GFCxEryCIspu5mEeauQ34keqiTqHiazy1vxmfUQ3-Jw9XHQfrybBgqX0ahx1KJeBieeHpXuQJvYa/s1600-h/IMG_9756_1_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264191732860842834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXknaryKO4djD2Wbz_snjBNRDeMHhsM6LP1WU6aNTWaXl7I7fvf9tFr1s90xinmY0GFCxEryCIspu5mEeauQ34keqiTqHiazy1vxmfUQ3-Jw9XHQfrybBgqX0ahx1KJeBieeHpXuQJvYa/s400/IMG_9756_1_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>And this. This is close to and similar to the area that the new movie "Australia" was filmed. and no....... Heidi's not pregnant.</span><br /></div><div id="ms__id33"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwD11bQr4iDOkvGeL5YVAN3urhu2KM0-IDlYqV7eOxVMXysTlWzY7yRuYkUvUo5XISKWfOff7IULEaFsLslFWb0VcOaPHujSPYsbvoLN89ookN4nHeoinRihaHDhaR9HS2GoK26udqmop8/s1600-h/IMG_7896_20_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263972154818076722" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwD11bQr4iDOkvGeL5YVAN3urhu2KM0-IDlYqV7eOxVMXysTlWzY7yRuYkUvUo5XISKWfOff7IULEaFsLslFWb0VcOaPHujSPYsbvoLN89ookN4nHeoinRihaHDhaR9HS2GoK26udqmop8/s400/IMG_7896_20_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>WA Finally - The 1st time for all of us.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id31"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHyQy1LEoBA1OnomtMbbdX-YWXVUcZupT69Hb9zLv6lxbK1vX1l6rRnWce41BLrv3yxta0IaPJTNjCO6co5s03obFN02UDLie6Cxn1q8b5HiWk2y5Va3eqeYEC-Q7hEeRNVITrrDbM8UM/s1600-h/IMG_7904_21_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263972363261932738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHyQy1LEoBA1OnomtMbbdX-YWXVUcZupT69Hb9zLv6lxbK1vX1l6rRnWce41BLrv3yxta0IaPJTNjCO6co5s03obFN02UDLie6Cxn1q8b5HiWk2y5Va3eqeYEC-Q7hEeRNVITrrDbM8UM/s400/IMG_7904_21_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lake Argyle - just a tiny fraction - This thing is seriously huge !!</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id30"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Now off the Kununurra.... and the Bungle Bungles ! !</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-71322436378681225262008-11-01T19:27:00.011+10:002008-11-01T22:53:27.738+10:00Old Update #19- Darwin #2 14/06-21/06/08<div id="ms__id123"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#333333;"><strong>Air Force Base Visit</strong></span> </span><div id="ms__id121"><div id="ms__id122"><div id="ms__id118"><div id="ms__id117"><div id="ms__id119"><div id="ms__id115"><div id="ms__id116"><div id="ms__id106"><div id="ms__id105"><div id="ms__id102"><div id="ms__id101"><div id="ms__id96"><div id="ms__id93"><div id="ms__id95"><div id="ms__id94"><div id="ms__id92"><div id="ms__id79"><div id="ms__id80"><div id="ms__id81"><div id="ms__id78"><div id="ms__id70"><div id="ms__id88"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">The Air Force had their annual Open Day on Sat 14/06/08</span></div><div id="ms__id35"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">I don't think any of us like what these machines do - but they're incredible nonetheless.</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfJw0jBL6O6awO6ytMmmbNxN2-7nzFUwKPxDPln4dYC32y69vGGGx6z09SwmLvCddgpQASvyzVOvztQ80hCb2Ny7cPYDryv-WDjab0xxYsgn_khH5rnVEetlNIfIPwyN2Rmlpz9XBf3vx/s1600-h/IMG_7530_66_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263620191436785010" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfJw0jBL6O6awO6ytMmmbNxN2-7nzFUwKPxDPln4dYC32y69vGGGx6z09SwmLvCddgpQASvyzVOvztQ80hCb2Ny7cPYDryv-WDjab0xxYsgn_khH5rnVEetlNIfIPwyN2Rmlpz9XBf3vx/s400/IMG_7530_66_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">See how popular the day is.</span></span><br /><div id="ms__id89"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93pPs3IOMIj5sppTkXsD4sBuYyWQ0YohAPEge8RFpfFp2PWvRFeG-9EbkUUqPjRI5Cn-G5ggUwKy88EznYMDtTiOMTwDPh90w63NeMgfh9rnafiPUhxFVwh-DJp0fOqSm5Rjh9EU_PIVU/s1600-h/IMG_7527_65_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263620191831599442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93pPs3IOMIj5sppTkXsD4sBuYyWQ0YohAPEge8RFpfFp2PWvRFeG-9EbkUUqPjRI5Cn-G5ggUwKy88EznYMDtTiOMTwDPh90w63NeMgfh9rnafiPUhxFVwh-DJp0fOqSm5Rjh9EU_PIVU/s400/IMG_7527_65_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">This is an "F.S.R.T." - (Flying-Surveillance-Radar Thingo) (I THINK that's what they call them)</span></span></div><div id="ms__id85"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3_Ix0gCpCCdhwfdPDVyhazbGNrRK07-yqTbmPzklx4gf2pRsom4K88xrZ3yXgP_Ev4-SU1_uWWpYNlP3aqVTWUdmfRRDv1ZD9PYipWyAmeGCEBrGF7nxVylnwzlpNKDLkM8LtXBm4tAo/s1600-h/IMG_7546_67_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263620196254229922" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3_Ix0gCpCCdhwfdPDVyhazbGNrRK07-yqTbmPzklx4gf2pRsom4K88xrZ3yXgP_Ev4-SU1_uWWpYNlP3aqVTWUdmfRRDv1ZD9PYipWyAmeGCEBrGF7nxVylnwzlpNKDLkM8LtXBm4tAo/s400/IMG_7546_67_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Inside the FSRT</span></span></div><div id="ms__id90"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwMog9j3n2VNGikOCQhjkKJuyJcd44E2gYeYv4Ri3_oJ0LM-h0mjvi2PjSZoHhPjo0LJ0yEGajc44Cm2wYw9Rcy0qyOvfryqgsJ9yxcrqEkLbCToyhKuVCMf5Z_CljjWc1tusGoSlpk6U/s1600-h/IMG_7566_70_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263620196920679314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwMog9j3n2VNGikOCQhjkKJuyJcd44E2gYeYv4Ri3_oJ0LM-h0mjvi2PjSZoHhPjo0LJ0yEGajc44Cm2wYw9Rcy0qyOvfryqgsJ9yxcrqEkLbCToyhKuVCMf5Z_CljjWc1tusGoSlpk6U/s400/IMG_7566_70_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I suppose this is why it gets busy - Being able to sit inside an FA 18 fighter.</span></span></div><div id="ms__id103"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6-TIfr2hvLjI6lrKfq4tzVP-tlz9PoIrNTooo6osmR5FytcpRpVwl0G6PGrGMx9itTU3AUTJUbr1px5cm1ziX13Anzirx8Rl8dsl9wfRFEDKEOHGMn4os2nTkbKwD_0AJKgq_LHJV6MN/s1600-h/IMG_7570_72_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263620894410631986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6-TIfr2hvLjI6lrKfq4tzVP-tlz9PoIrNTooo6osmR5FytcpRpVwl0G6PGrGMx9itTU3AUTJUbr1px5cm1ziX13Anzirx8Rl8dsl9wfRFEDKEOHGMn4os2nTkbKwD_0AJKgq_LHJV6MN/s400/IMG_7570_72_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">BUT...... Look at this. Right at the very front of all that EXPENSIVE technology- What expensive piece of equipment do you find as the leading point of the aircraft ?.................. a Philips Head Screw. Is it just me - or does that seem strange ?</span></span></div><div id="ms__id104"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id124"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK5Dc3rQAgyniFszUYZBrpP2pP8XR2IPqgSiDyBW7nleI6JNOXmG3ofWp2YKE71kC4PKkOZDLWgpeuPMpucA50cygWgx7_w4nt_TFjLmks31oj98xlhFaYQItWal7RQ-DXF4fP4ubEsdx/s1600-h/IMG_7672_80_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263621547383100978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK5Dc3rQAgyniFszUYZBrpP2pP8XR2IPqgSiDyBW7nleI6JNOXmG3ofWp2YKE71kC4PKkOZDLWgpeuPMpucA50cygWgx7_w4nt_TFjLmks31oj98xlhFaYQItWal7RQ-DXF4fP4ubEsdx/s400/IMG_7672_80_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Heidi suffered terribly with Sand-fly bites here- this is just one. Doctors visits - delayed departure - the whole bit.</span></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YE2poeyHDtAOPnC5e3HimOwCN8qLSPdQvbjtiTOyz3nYLor-1ls7_kWxR4KkhkCiau6QVs39zEvkhHkhgQtNkYb8Ed_VLujndcOVc5BnJqEs9vFK6g9xrxqtngiG9FQtnbQu8j9BFsxC/s1600-h/IMG_7576_73_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263620904495937554" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YE2poeyHDtAOPnC5e3HimOwCN8qLSPdQvbjtiTOyz3nYLor-1ls7_kWxR4KkhkCiau6QVs39zEvkhHkhgQtNkYb8Ed_VLujndcOVc5BnJqEs9vFK6g9xrxqtngiG9FQtnbQu8j9BFsxC/s400/IMG_7576_73_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">These are some of the kids that our kids go to play with while at Robbie Robin's Reserve.</span></span><br /><div id="ms__id125"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlkuAXG4T5P5dYDhK7nkId_vLU3LcD6ODuMtyQr580m8xLqYbDd8xXFgNhIUKjbOWXEDsz4IpIlHWJxfJ-C6T8lFctdjX6gKRvZG_eu8yz58y_R_2WlYES0Joy_5fL70sv6iR6Is4satk/s1600-h/IMG_7602_76_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263620909557468226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlkuAXG4T5P5dYDhK7nkId_vLU3LcD6ODuMtyQr580m8xLqYbDd8xXFgNhIUKjbOWXEDsz4IpIlHWJxfJ-C6T8lFctdjX6gKRvZG_eu8yz58y_R_2WlYES0Joy_5fL70sv6iR6Is4satk/s400/IMG_7602_76_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">And all the kids got together and did a play for everyone staying at Robbie Robbins.</span></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZTitzP-3gzoP8IecSj3T1VD15SfVUNZrruOWKq9g0GCD79rdBiDXzdYSpDf7S7v6d0b7dU3GtDyJQxsucvCkO1K_mRpKIAfkR7Qd55VtsbsXlyc7OSm1ffZXspklmFHKPBlp7Mxx-0Cp/s1600-h/IMG_7606_77_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263620920254157362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZTitzP-3gzoP8IecSj3T1VD15SfVUNZrruOWKq9g0GCD79rdBiDXzdYSpDf7S7v6d0b7dU3GtDyJQxsucvCkO1K_mRpKIAfkR7Qd55VtsbsXlyc7OSm1ffZXspklmFHKPBlp7Mxx-0Cp/s400/IMG_7606_77_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div id="ms__id133"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBP9y4IK0V_EUX95E4okJh4o1B-FxwKwSxgLCeLERNn9-MjVg5qLZXPuGBIEYwJlzIxbEaqoUSe4gSr4jGWB7S916QKbvLCj62r4hmoaf5IY0lyCPGpPhyImaGmDNeHRQpB4zmBgl7YblD/s1600-h/IMG_7642_78_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263621547577723618" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBP9y4IK0V_EUX95E4okJh4o1B-FxwKwSxgLCeLERNn9-MjVg5qLZXPuGBIEYwJlzIxbEaqoUSe4gSr4jGWB7S916QKbvLCj62r4hmoaf5IY0lyCPGpPhyImaGmDNeHRQpB4zmBgl7YblD/s400/IMG_7642_78_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Well Done kids.</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjLFjoIuq-gI4zGKy67DWXOhMdVVP-C68_EmwUeVy23OZ56hrRGxJbLc7l9_6JQ2HslUrBSdMf8K5i34ab0VERsM-B-KqBgdjHBEN1j-ZNacueEAuvIsGHDEBXRwi9kWvnVX1SnJjqmsy/s1600-h/IMG_7655_79_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263621547926298034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjLFjoIuq-gI4zGKy67DWXOhMdVVP-C68_EmwUeVy23OZ56hrRGxJbLc7l9_6JQ2HslUrBSdMf8K5i34ab0VERsM-B-KqBgdjHBEN1j-ZNacueEAuvIsGHDEBXRwi9kWvnVX1SnJjqmsy/s400/IMG_7655_79_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div id="ms__id87"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div id="ms__id45"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#333333;">17/06/08 Territory Wildlife Park</span></strong>.</span> - This was a GREAT DAY OUT.</span></div><div id="ms__id97"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_Yl2zpypQVbWeXD73W-JUIaSp_K6nm4aLQIzQTkpoH0qI50Itdiy-RoDnqavK2yO7ZqvgyhUsAEPgSNa-kGKRDXriX_S0got0BeE8U0XcDmx1Jru3zxvvgI6_Mr3d27Xpzaw-c4xowFq/s1600-h/IMG_7675_81_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263621551674264642" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_Yl2zpypQVbWeXD73W-JUIaSp_K6nm4aLQIzQTkpoH0qI50Itdiy-RoDnqavK2yO7ZqvgyhUsAEPgSNa-kGKRDXriX_S0got0BeE8U0XcDmx1Jru3zxvvgI6_Mr3d27Xpzaw-c4xowFq/s400/IMG_7675_81_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Just Me & the kids though. Heidi felt like a 'Van tidy up' day.</span></span></div><div id="ms__id98"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WFn8CsO1xXWYt7TQY-5aFSVJgDvcIZPToIaRDoggIYKIkn-FAQyegsnz6VIS1eEifS1RadeXy4rSO1Vl7KkhF3lWrZHS9urANU8b6rXYAok2E2R7xPl3ZKE5eG7FVOlS9Sqx8VWPvKAN/s1600-h/IMG_7679_82_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263621549519415170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WFn8CsO1xXWYt7TQY-5aFSVJgDvcIZPToIaRDoggIYKIkn-FAQyegsnz6VIS1eEifS1RadeXy4rSO1Vl7KkhF3lWrZHS9urANU8b6rXYAok2E2R7xPl3ZKE5eG7FVOlS9Sqx8VWPvKAN/s400/IMG_7679_82_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Great 'Free-flight' Bird Show.</span></span></div><div id="ms__id99"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBh491tORFce4i35XHtZAWLkMl9wqlwNYabRGMGJNCYWff20wdjCp2lWRjAoaw-JnihMy1O3xGhl4Hf9hpvo8Da3IpNFHfskWzq66aHbZpBE3PDXT3Z3ncbkY1INO5EIfvee81Rq57pJT/s1600-h/IMG_7694_84_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263622748556023090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBh491tORFce4i35XHtZAWLkMl9wqlwNYabRGMGJNCYWff20wdjCp2lWRjAoaw-JnihMy1O3xGhl4Hf9hpvo8Da3IpNFHfskWzq66aHbZpBE3PDXT3Z3ncbkY1INO5EIfvee81Rq57pJT/s400/IMG_7694_84_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">James got to feature in the show.</span></span></div><div id="ms__id86"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZIRhFaeQcu3s702WTBRPS7N1V6mW0SmOKT0mpKOmB-ZnyY00gdwpLfTP-yMfqldFBFFaah0qBS5nqrwiuKkCsmqxTRpHzrKeyPcUx75P213pJqLbQxfIG8VveYVLfXZ88II4zNyXXAEk/s1600-h/IMG_7708_86_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263622762993397074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZIRhFaeQcu3s702WTBRPS7N1V6mW0SmOKT0mpKOmB-ZnyY00gdwpLfTP-yMfqldFBFFaah0qBS5nqrwiuKkCsmqxTRpHzrKeyPcUx75P213pJqLbQxfIG8VveYVLfXZ88II4zNyXXAEk/s400/IMG_7708_86_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Some more of the 'Bird'-life.</span></span></div><div id="ms__id76"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeJ3YU9gHWCilq_oSdyfqs_e1BX-Dx1t14Np2Tg4xOfXnEqcWtZbuhBRbZJNzyhM3CqDGyeOXo_t767h4qKzjYlxLK6Pq0YbY9thiqiYe2YH9lmQlYhLsQzJVNZ9mD7OlHC1jrUNbR6ta/s1600-h/IMG_7705_85_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263622755674307186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 550px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeJ3YU9gHWCilq_oSdyfqs_e1BX-Dx1t14Np2Tg4xOfXnEqcWtZbuhBRbZJNzyhM3CqDGyeOXo_t767h4qKzjYlxLK6Pq0YbY9thiqiYe2YH9lmQlYhLsQzJVNZ9mD7OlHC1jrUNbR6ta/s400/IMG_7705_85_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">And...some more</span></span></div><div id="ms__id108"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id109"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9itF8T4eRgtyuiIFodKcdZXk2Jp_6-ppvX-WpfNzza32f3kLehm8y2qvZOamkYKMHcRujq9LWV-QDRuOLVjaiG3J3mVOrgCBsC5L2dNWONpgnItkoZahyNFivhIYKpkC29Uoiu6m8Rkt/s1600-h/IMG_7736_89_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263622763723779330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 550px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9itF8T4eRgtyuiIFodKcdZXk2Jp_6-ppvX-WpfNzza32f3kLehm8y2qvZOamkYKMHcRujq9LWV-QDRuOLVjaiG3J3mVOrgCBsC5L2dNWONpgnItkoZahyNFivhIYKpkC29Uoiu6m8Rkt/s400/IMG_7736_89_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Also - one of those marine-tunnel things.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31X-_jIh-myGlh0S2OlC1CJPCCsB7kk4wFWIcdZ7kaK5NEImiM7B3BzbXslG7Z8TzeC8kpRTLaPI8K5xJKZUkyJ8aOqztWbVzrtkrR5JmmA6s-Y7jkgLFTGO7qhgsbFWXHsuo0UIX3TKO/s1600-h/IMG_7738_90_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263622767211070194" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31X-_jIh-myGlh0S2OlC1CJPCCsB7kk4wFWIcdZ7kaK5NEImiM7B3BzbXslG7Z8TzeC8kpRTLaPI8K5xJKZUkyJ8aOqztWbVzrtkrR5JmmA6s-Y7jkgLFTGO7qhgsbFWXHsuo0UIX3TKO/s400/IMG_7738_90_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></span><br /><div id="ms__id110"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id111"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgJfbpgTWxhs-9YLwjucXzR36dMOmuKn4-HqfRZ8gVD2iBp86j8eI3m8lXOJl4xxyHr4UbOB_q78edsn6acsOks2A99gJunziF1Fl9w76JQEFJHU-R48YflMhJmXUpUI4LIZCzrwXKfMB/s1600-h/IMG_7742_91_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263623325585624338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgJfbpgTWxhs-9YLwjucXzR36dMOmuKn4-HqfRZ8gVD2iBp86j8eI3m8lXOJl4xxyHr4UbOB_q78edsn6acsOks2A99gJunziF1Fl9w76JQEFJHU-R48YflMhJmXUpUI4LIZCzrwXKfMB/s400/IMG_7742_91_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">With a BIG croc</span></span></div><div id="ms__id100"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id113"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5FG2QtnlvXIv9s8qbo5JVEGL0u10AbjH57zZlpIpTexgHGOHX9mdYG118dMzn7cbtlXi7nnMwAfm0b0joSAWxvlUwJNXc3R_RxHDAJHCaH0uLjsArEFh_SgvPHJWSCsjZdF4GOYM-wL0/s1600-h/IMG_7765_92_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263623332700181410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5FG2QtnlvXIv9s8qbo5JVEGL0u10AbjH57zZlpIpTexgHGOHX9mdYG118dMzn7cbtlXi7nnMwAfm0b0joSAWxvlUwJNXc3R_RxHDAJHCaH0uLjsArEFh_SgvPHJWSCsjZdF4GOYM-wL0/s400/IMG_7765_92_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">We did soooooooo much walking - the kids were tuckered out. So we decided to wait here for the Shuttle Bus.</span></span></div><div id="ms__id112"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Back at Robbie Robbins.</span></div><div id="ms__id84"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKngMymoWk_prlq0pjhUdRhneZMASc2mlQBOACf3wj73bASNVcOIIxkUzqx3YjztlN2Sc7ze6dOA44RxLKyXe_Rn6WkCGV8mE2fejqvR9UXRB7ybtXhEOKe1uzUb-rvRXWNFlw0swH82cA/s1600-h/IMG_7775_1_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263623335188600386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKngMymoWk_prlq0pjhUdRhneZMASc2mlQBOACf3wj73bASNVcOIIxkUzqx3YjztlN2Sc7ze6dOA44RxLKyXe_Rn6WkCGV8mE2fejqvR9UXRB7ybtXhEOKe1uzUb-rvRXWNFlw0swH82cA/s400/IMG_7775_1_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I think he's enjoying himself ????</span></span><br /><div id="ms__id114"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_DZQ27-yA876zELUmDEYNaMguPkCNUN3xOnj8D-dcwdWGwYQ1ijRMn_kvKPeFFpJYl1C9Ax7PBGUsRpRedP3CZPR2KSzU_HiVx8S-Fmxuk3pgukHLqG3CyW3a2j66ghJkBfBPlXWsp1i/s1600-h/IMG_7776_2_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263623340008948914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_DZQ27-yA876zELUmDEYNaMguPkCNUN3xOnj8D-dcwdWGwYQ1ijRMn_kvKPeFFpJYl1C9Ax7PBGUsRpRedP3CZPR2KSzU_HiVx8S-Fmxuk3pgukHLqG3CyW3a2j66ghJkBfBPlXWsp1i/s400/IMG_7776_2_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Now... THAT'S a SPRINKLER ! ! ! </span></span></div><div id="ms__id120"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl0rqAuO-cTkBcw9MkgZSTGfbAEUPUarbhLPlseteM_HPEXB5EfiYvPltJBRSRtHmxKjt3PQoFOTgI1mH0-HpcF8BBsAV6hmD72NshAivjjFfiJsC6pbHCTRYcPYAueHsU1CQUWdGHutL/s1600-h/IMG_7778_3_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263623347518285394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl0rqAuO-cTkBcw9MkgZSTGfbAEUPUarbhLPlseteM_HPEXB5EfiYvPltJBRSRtHmxKjt3PQoFOTgI1mH0-HpcF8BBsAV6hmD72NshAivjjFfiJsC6pbHCTRYcPYAueHsU1CQUWdGHutL/s400/IMG_7778_3_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">and just before we left Darwin - they had a polo-crosse tournament. Good timing.</span></span></div><div id="ms__id75"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id83"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Time to leave Darwin and head South a few 100 kms before heading towards WEST AUSTRALIA ! ! - The first time for any of us.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id74"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhc3ACtfug6eWVchYY9WsB0USJgg19o6csgVINWL88AsVBpNELjWQXb-ltVyjhn5nocAN6n5I60qnHstzQ9OY4CeH9ZaAEMmyBqHgv_hm83CN2wRyRAsWtn3WLU8pCgwZv99gAbrmR_7TH/s1600-h/GPS+NT+1.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263620189883387170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 373px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhc3ACtfug6eWVchYY9WsB0USJgg19o6csgVINWL88AsVBpNELjWQXb-ltVyjhn5nocAN6n5I60qnHstzQ9OY4CeH9ZaAEMmyBqHgv_hm83CN2wRyRAsWtn3WLU8pCgwZv99gAbrmR_7TH/s400/GPS+NT+1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Here's our path through 'The Territory'</span></span></div><div id="ms__id69"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-78821107772955330292008-11-01T18:10:00.006+10:002008-11-01T22:35:24.085+10:00Old Update #18-Darwin #1 4/06/08 - 13/06/08<div id="ms__id47"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We were basically in Darwin to do some essential stuff before heading West. </span><div id="ms__id48"><div id="ms__id49"><div id="ms__id46"><div id="ms__id45"><div id="ms__id43"><div id="ms__id36"><div id="ms__id37"><div id="ms__id38"><div id="ms__id32"><div id="ms__id13"><div id="ms__id31"><div id="ms__id30"><div id="ms__id25"><div id="ms__id24"><div id="ms__id12"><div id="ms__id21"><div id="ms__id20"><div id="ms__id19"><div id="ms__id14"><div id="ms__id11"><span style="font-family:Arial;">For example - </span></div><div id="ms__id50"><span style="font-family:Arial;">New rear tyres for the Prado (we ended up remounting the brand-new spares from the Van),</span></div><div id="ms__id51"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Caravan wheel bearings needed removing and re-packing to maintain warrantee.</span></div><div id="ms__id52"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Few meetings & F.S.</span></div><div id="ms__id44"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Post to collect.</span></div><div id="ms__id53"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Air-con on the van was not working. Needed that to be fixed under warrantee.</span></div><div id="ms__id10"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Heidi had lived here in the mid 70's (after Cyclone Tracey)with her family - and she was keen to check their old places out.</span></div><div id="ms__id54"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We had been fairly busy over the last few weeks and had covered a fair bit of ground. So we were all looking forward to 'staying put' for a couple of weeks.</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4yjWKev_Q9uzWNiVyFkpCHUhsVdOGhe5eVDmpE0W82aYiqGwz2bKEfCkxCQiIIWY3Wc_SJBWS5tj6pMsmba0C7ZdIL04SSIi0NQaVpFIAElP0WT3g7IF4jr6iY3MQXMkyp7yqNQkMqvq/s1600-h/IMG_7460_47_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263600222339421074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4yjWKev_Q9uzWNiVyFkpCHUhsVdOGhe5eVDmpE0W82aYiqGwz2bKEfCkxCQiIIWY3Wc_SJBWS5tj6pMsmba0C7ZdIL04SSIi0NQaVpFIAElP0WT3g7IF4jr6iY3MQXMkyp7yqNQkMqvq/s400/IMG_7460_47_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is where we camped for a couple of weeks. Busy season up here. Some of the caravan parks were wanting $59 & $61/NIGHT for us (2 kids bump it up) Some others were less but still expensive. We tracked down the local 'Polo-crosse' ground (AKA "Robby Robins Reserve"). Just $20/night. Still nice showers and loo. and overlooking acres of the polocrosse fields. Only downer - right on the main road. There were lots of kids for our kids to be with. And everyone could see where their kids were ! </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Big saving being here - nothing but the best for the 'Longies'.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rBEqphov-LhfMKXdL9ijP-97geCJt1xQUSlRvsLLgA0yFsUWwlByVdBmdLFjgffLcEbhcubI6TlQ7Jf5jr4ERKZorDPUTc5HF4evdP7nP5VfSpnes87EmhP7NKfFJWO6ZTgtSxJOAGX2/s1600-h/IMG_7455_45_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263600207797668530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rBEqphov-LhfMKXdL9ijP-97geCJt1xQUSlRvsLLgA0yFsUWwlByVdBmdLFjgffLcEbhcubI6TlQ7Jf5jr4ERKZorDPUTc5HF4evdP7nP5VfSpnes87EmhP7NKfFJWO6ZTgtSxJOAGX2/s400/IMG_7455_45_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>First place the Hirmke's lived.</span><br /><div id="ms__id23"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJ4Uq40IHuKdQSzIuI3eGt12-TunQkT1uHCThaDJ-8YxH8Uo1PpPOShST1ZC1kS__fvsRUAh-QOWdGH5Z7X9RJ1w_Cprv5oyyeZZ5JJxnOP9waKNJlnANDjvhUFC26UAgjMX_QjMJocpc/s1600-h/IMG_7456_46_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263600214926563490" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJ4Uq40IHuKdQSzIuI3eGt12-TunQkT1uHCThaDJ-8YxH8Uo1PpPOShST1ZC1kS__fvsRUAh-QOWdGH5Z7X9RJ1w_Cprv5oyyeZZ5JJxnOP9waKNJlnANDjvhUFC26UAgjMX_QjMJocpc/s400/IMG_7456_46_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Same from the rear.</span></div><div id="ms__id22"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgWDOeFGTONCjFFMUM5CTjcEVYW-c8JlB8G6WZAh4GouuWuElfBRqGKO0hgfXiWBaLHHUB6OudBR6jEsEajYz4z83X5ss7jqCvVgVlfQfLtpOihzu859H-Qm5z0LsNbySKd7trjZJQF-C/s1600-h/IMG_7462_48_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263600235914106082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgWDOeFGTONCjFFMUM5CTjcEVYW-c8JlB8G6WZAh4GouuWuElfBRqGKO0hgfXiWBaLHHUB6OudBR6jEsEajYz4z83X5ss7jqCvVgVlfQfLtpOihzu859H-Qm5z0LsNbySKd7trjZJQF-C/s400/IMG_7462_48_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>We're fairly sure this is the 2nd house that the Hirmke's lived.</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWRJa-ny0-LVanNWxx-7MgHt02M23zm6Q0eoD56q-PD9pfZ5NPwHdEPH6KAaoGZvBYUmvTKD9CRXa3A97i6Y0rOhiqLkIh7a0K0EajAVC5MVmipawAyMfLosUosEpbpcUWYCghcE3y3Sc/s1600-h/IMG_7464_50_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263600754330291666" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWRJa-ny0-LVanNWxx-7MgHt02M23zm6Q0eoD56q-PD9pfZ5NPwHdEPH6KAaoGZvBYUmvTKD9CRXa3A97i6Y0rOhiqLkIh7a0K0EajAVC5MVmipawAyMfLosUosEpbpcUWYCghcE3y3Sc/s400/IMG_7464_50_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>No big fancy pancy pergola and pool back then though ay Fred?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnroGVRTqYjKAJOesNSjKzdvIV_QGvCbs_yQY85bedbcU88I2JLcRw9_6QkvYQTFUTCHVWxjkdYPp6P3kTqnFH-mmesoR4vQ85BzxiNNbJ6J2aiLlZ0iXLiEjscL0xMufnONCR7evHifS2/s1600-h/IMG_7473_54_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263600769854526610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnroGVRTqYjKAJOesNSjKzdvIV_QGvCbs_yQY85bedbcU88I2JLcRw9_6QkvYQTFUTCHVWxjkdYPp6P3kTqnFH-mmesoR4vQ85BzxiNNbJ6J2aiLlZ0iXLiEjscL0xMufnONCR7evHifS2/s400/IMG_7473_54_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Site of Alfie's old work.('Pop-in Snack Bar') mmmmm Lovely Alfi !!!</span><br /><div id="ms__id28"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zvMyMJXMp6lAt81YKK4WqYG86Ogn5OVEa6AiQZnTGLZV4PXLbVHLowa-3wxFYJnalmt57F09UkMojOkonHSwPTpFu6l6901hvQSroQD9ZypL-5hx6-vOcFo3VXASn8dxaLame13I_s0P/s1600-h/IMG_7468_51_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263600762940946610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zvMyMJXMp6lAt81YKK4WqYG86Ogn5OVEa6AiQZnTGLZV4PXLbVHLowa-3wxFYJnalmt57F09UkMojOkonHSwPTpFu6l6901hvQSroQD9ZypL-5hx6-vOcFo3VXASn8dxaLame13I_s0P/s400/IMG_7468_51_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Chris Bath's cousin , Derryl, lives in Darwin and is married to great bloke named Dave. He took James and I fishing a couple of times. Thanks again Dave ! !</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><div id="ms__id26"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwI68q_XnHvtiuSM_EmlLTDIGnKDaVSR8U6iaLixxekw3wzB6_pzHGBPti6HwZwjvbGoOwo2fa1l1wD780v8iCVY6z-wqpWZk-bYJ5QzQ0sixpKcBaqj3Enl_jexd5_jHJ30SCxJbfajx/s1600-h/IMG_7470_52_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263600761227233026" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwI68q_XnHvtiuSM_EmlLTDIGnKDaVSR8U6iaLixxekw3wzB6_pzHGBPti6HwZwjvbGoOwo2fa1l1wD780v8iCVY6z-wqpWZk-bYJ5QzQ0sixpKcBaqj3Enl_jexd5_jHJ30SCxJbfajx/s400/IMG_7470_52_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>7/6/08 -Dave on the Left. Andrew North - local Cong - on the right (you may have noticed him on the Kalumburu Witnessing trip)</span></div><div id="ms__id29"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMb0Yz2NXJ7jwPFAp0nDiVzSxUKdRR540B7bopmKtffhyphenhyphenxt2o8bvkzPW3SxtiPb86SAH7Vvd04f5Qgy3eVvVqiEdW7SRVR9pinUwGEaKiN6MWvNcX0O6BLtuWYxyAV3xykXcjqXEbrUs5v/s1600-h/IMG_7472_53_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263600769653989714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMb0Yz2NXJ7jwPFAp0nDiVzSxUKdRR540B7bopmKtffhyphenhyphenxt2o8bvkzPW3SxtiPb86SAH7Vvd04f5Qgy3eVvVqiEdW7SRVR9pinUwGEaKiN6MWvNcX0O6BLtuWYxyAV3xykXcjqXEbrUs5v/s400/IMG_7472_53_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Ian and Karen King (used to be in Surfers Cong with us a few years ago) - they are now in Berrimah (A & I) cong here in Darwin. THIS IS WHERE WE LEARNED ABOUT THE REMOTE AREA WITNESSING TRIPS including the one that we ending up being included on. (East Kimberley)</span></div><div id="ms__id18"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jxfuze3oHla3X8QNbpGAmHrHK5uSaAxjLuRJGCGDcl6t63foteMU7chfqBXT7ETteS-ySPzdpruluTGsHbZu91dokalPrt8QUFmKUCbUBmLWD_F4dWxH3r2GIEKK1izmAdNSEdOwtIVr/s1600-h/IMG_7461_1_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263600225124345218" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jxfuze3oHla3X8QNbpGAmHrHK5uSaAxjLuRJGCGDcl6t63foteMU7chfqBXT7ETteS-ySPzdpruluTGsHbZu91dokalPrt8QUFmKUCbUBmLWD_F4dWxH3r2GIEKK1izmAdNSEdOwtIVr/s400/IMG_7461_1_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is the sign that got us interested. LOOK at the other dates. WE ARE SO IMPRESSED with the work and effort that goes on up here !</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuFRUdvat6dd7WTBVioBAUA7Wg6hqnNtc2YujILgx5DO4yAe2cJDSzk0LKcP4fgvPg1H9L_BQ8ZI7E6kBOfw56EUWCN6rIJg0FWjPU4pyQ-eqWjjy26dudX7HyxgIJAV3wV8VN_3FE8tF/s1600-h/IMG_7476_55_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263601218258416578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuFRUdvat6dd7WTBVioBAUA7Wg6hqnNtc2YujILgx5DO4yAe2cJDSzk0LKcP4fgvPg1H9L_BQ8ZI7E6kBOfw56EUWCN6rIJg0FWjPU4pyQ-eqWjjy26dudX7HyxgIJAV3wV8VN_3FE8tF/s400/IMG_7476_55_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>08/06/08 Sun - After the meeting - Footy on the beach at Sundown with the local A & I cong.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkg51vShjOFfjtJGVi2yh0ZSywgkuSJTk2rGcWfMHPbDENoN9KtG8HMjsQmvH4DPKt-8fUhg2ZcXIPhDkcioEl8zwGKBS3x7EUJljP9e2sljJrsjSqDUVRykw6WURlarzKf00ssD6Shihx/s1600-h/IMG_7487_56_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263601219517739954" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkg51vShjOFfjtJGVi2yh0ZSywgkuSJTk2rGcWfMHPbDENoN9KtG8HMjsQmvH4DPKt-8fUhg2ZcXIPhDkcioEl8zwGKBS3x7EUJljP9e2sljJrsjSqDUVRykw6WURlarzKf00ssD6Shihx/s400/IMG_7487_56_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>09/06/08 Dave took us fishing again. This is Derryl's son-in-law - also "Rob"</span><br /><div id="ms__id33"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0doQPbWMwa0XABUXbzqyETdStVwWa6TIy-aq1SJAqyQYU5pems3_4Sh978hdP0opfNJPYPFSBOQAEf7qes2SI1k9QwBeAdBdXXvXxsQ8u8QuOK2JMMApZBzhQ88_vdPWwCIvQIfU9zzUU/s1600-h/IMG_7488_57_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263601222940391906" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0doQPbWMwa0XABUXbzqyETdStVwWa6TIy-aq1SJAqyQYU5pems3_4Sh978hdP0opfNJPYPFSBOQAEf7qes2SI1k9QwBeAdBdXXvXxsQ8u8QuOK2JMMApZBzhQ88_vdPWwCIvQIfU9zzUU/s400/IMG_7488_57_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's the other Rob's son - "Liam" - nice fish Bud !</span></div><div id="ms__id39"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_lgXywqGg3s6WFupHjCjwBmJo4GqPg8DZCMfptEt9yUE7hxHw6W2DsIlPiDsIR64B_AvrlVECiPjqeq73Gih-cNVmm775BVvlc1Kwbrysy9ntMd9efFD5OoQ2Id7WNK6vMGhwyw6Z6NJ/s1600-h/IMG_7490_58_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263601223342236226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_lgXywqGg3s6WFupHjCjwBmJo4GqPg8DZCMfptEt9yUE7hxHw6W2DsIlPiDsIR64B_AvrlVECiPjqeq73Gih-cNVmm775BVvlc1Kwbrysy9ntMd9efFD5OoQ2Id7WNK6vMGhwyw6Z6NJ/s400/IMG_7490_58_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>James' contribution to the day - a little 'Fingermark</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">' from memory.</span></div><div id="ms__id40"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRXUpRb7QFpBct0Jo-NkpRCm0_mFKSZX8WPK4RDFL5cVsLxpO8p9tJOG_Dci7e1Uq5f-m1oazNOAHjeoMl0IpfinWeRI-kLz32sgP5h-UCTKF6yrsIxXLPSjUJrYveRSfIWlaGC2fioKq/s1600-h/IMG_7493_59_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263601227426574338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRXUpRb7QFpBct0Jo-NkpRCm0_mFKSZX8WPK4RDFL5cVsLxpO8p9tJOG_Dci7e1Uq5f-m1oazNOAHjeoMl0IpfinWeRI-kLz32sgP5h-UCTKF6yrsIxXLPSjUJrYveRSfIWlaGC2fioKq/s400/IMG_7493_59_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>And Rob to the rescue with the Best of the Day.</span></div><div id="ms__id16"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjML8cgUQTzEkfkPmR9LCdvDR5XVJ30P1L1Yj0G9JvVrPTiLdIx-t_JttTSUdSyJGCU1OWdMtixsSNLxwldjVFug8j7lEoKfj065r2vCjb28zGAidK19YqOrsKcjVHz7UmOdt_RtPnxue41/s1600-h/IMG_7506_60_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263601552425438802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjML8cgUQTzEkfkPmR9LCdvDR5XVJ30P1L1Yj0G9JvVrPTiLdIx-t_JttTSUdSyJGCU1OWdMtixsSNLxwldjVFug8j7lEoKfj065r2vCjb28zGAidK19YqOrsKcjVHz7UmOdt_RtPnxue41/s400/IMG_7506_60_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>11/06/08 Dinner at Darwin Wharf - Crocodile Burger. Tastes just like Chicken -Save your' money and just have the chicken.</span></div><div id="ms__id17"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsnJMvY7cMI_y9PhwpEv0XR6SXLz5h1rMfRDSGVJ2b30pD6Q9DLSZZnBkqupA0x8ilO36HYv6wcAYy_hNUOzAU9xjwwjp-3hmkQM3zzBGhOHzSVlX2Myx3hrKrHihzdzx7uVP3Vha70B5/s1600-h/IMG_7508_61_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263601559851391090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsnJMvY7cMI_y9PhwpEv0XR6SXLz5h1rMfRDSGVJ2b30pD6Q9DLSZZnBkqupA0x8ilO36HYv6wcAYy_hNUOzAU9xjwwjp-3hmkQM3zzBGhOHzSVlX2Myx3hrKrHihzdzx7uVP3Vha70B5/s400/IMG_7508_61_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's Dave and Derryl - very hospitable. Dave just LOVES having his photo taken. Heidi had some great times out witnessing with Derryl.</span></div><div id="ms__id41"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzNWRekc0QdJiYJjndTDORj1f4LzQjLSt-1HTMpXY9eQLxRlG6Tzam_c-8X3uxZStRUybF_Q9rvLPylpziIoLXAa0cJPSBoPglGRt9hXSIgexFnCViK8rr8_TVRtqMrenN9Y-M91wBaWW/s1600-h/IMG_7511_62_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263601562123522066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzNWRekc0QdJiYJjndTDORj1f4LzQjLSt-1HTMpXY9eQLxRlG6Tzam_c-8X3uxZStRUybF_Q9rvLPylpziIoLXAa0cJPSBoPglGRt9hXSIgexFnCViK8rr8_TVRtqMrenN9Y-M91wBaWW/s400/IMG_7511_62_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>and here's the rest of the clan....</span></div><div id="ms__id35"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94ZLGxOeJIgN9jydzDJg2huhxKH6agdzFKM41kyF97gl2mLQyZ0uTDnpRvKvF09gy4R-SH8afdiweh-iEatzfQldDyOvk1BQH4pjwfObD8H_bauskWwSjSnVMZalF_E1eLgBg0kfLAePo/s1600-h/IMG_7520_63_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263601571593560386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94ZLGxOeJIgN9jydzDJg2huhxKH6agdzFKM41kyF97gl2mLQyZ0uTDnpRvKvF09gy4R-SH8afdiweh-iEatzfQldDyOvk1BQH4pjwfObD8H_bauskWwSjSnVMZalF_E1eLgBg0kfLAePo/s400/IMG_7520_63_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>12/06/08 Mindle Beach Markets. These markets are a real 'big' thing in Darwin. 100's of people eating on the grass overlooking Sundown over the water, as well as a very busy market place. Very nice.</span></div><div id="ms__id42"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaFr4g4apErlYYeBh9xgECah21F7JqWwrlMmxOI_BGEiGVtGBhd9lIhgu6TOTGQXwyUwVh__mfGhoQrDDu2NeGSFP43gVRFYVgduUjHg1nHhtl25vWxDPDyoC4nzQbkY52JMIH2bDQB1j/s1600-h/IMG_7525_64_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263601569020809410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaFr4g4apErlYYeBh9xgECah21F7JqWwrlMmxOI_BGEiGVtGBhd9lIhgu6TOTGQXwyUwVh__mfGhoQrDDu2NeGSFP43gVRFYVgduUjHg1nHhtl25vWxDPDyoC4nzQbkY52JMIH2bDQB1j/s400/IMG_7525_64_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>13/06/08 Ummm.. yeah that's pretty flat. Got to Beaurepaires just in time - didn't have to take the wheel off. AND... GET THIS - because we were patient - NO CHARGE ! ! !. Uh-huh !! - NO Charge !</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-29961679456326198462008-10-08T16:24:00.000+10:002008-10-08T18:25:24.211+10:00Old Update #17 - Kakadu 29/05 - 03/06/08<div id="ms__id115"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We weren't gonna bother with Kakadu initially. But - why not?</span><br /><div id="ms__id10"><div id="ms__id106"><div id="ms__id77"><div id="ms__id107"><div id="ms__id108"><div id="ms__id82"><div id="ms__id76"><br /><div id="ms__id116"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ao6Hu-sunnSKzqUeU9Z4AJkkkJxFooRYSpa1qv3qQxIeXSjkTdOJNY38idu-XdmtF1FDe-8GOySsf5kIPBJcxxdEdHujBx5sflr4fBFrRenaf-9fg6z1Gy8HNUEYZhna141I7DqfZzxg/s1600-h/IMG_7362_33_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248399825496362130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ao6Hu-sunnSKzqUeU9Z4AJkkkJxFooRYSpa1qv3qQxIeXSjkTdOJNY38idu-XdmtF1FDe-8GOySsf5kIPBJcxxdEdHujBx5sflr4fBFrRenaf-9fg6z1Gy8HNUEYZhna141I7DqfZzxg/s400/IMG_7362_33_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>The main park we wanted to visit up this way was Litchfield Nat Park - South-West of Darwin. And a few of it's attractions were not open yet (delay after each wet season). So - spending a few days in Kakadu on the way to Darwin would 'up' our chances of them being open.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id117"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Kakadu is on the South-East of Darwin. </span></div><br /><div id="ms__id118"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We drove in on the Southern Arm to the point at Jabiru (and Ubirr where you overlook the mysterious "Arnhem Land"), and drove out on the North Arm (Arnhem Hwy) through 'Humpty Doo' and into Darwin.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id119"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id120"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id121"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qdmtMaHRa9iaXEc0cJgTUji_7BS9G2djEwa43RKcewjdcQPK2VUfW1Fj4n_k3fO-K3fSBrMXNIP3d-HfOWwzjFjOjsUXdo-hpP4VUw5fsAV3sHxbXxjZgG97oVQJDenSxePhJiWpOE3o/s1600-h/IMG_7197_8_1.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248396622905522226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qdmtMaHRa9iaXEc0cJgTUji_7BS9G2djEwa43RKcewjdcQPK2VUfW1Fj4n_k3fO-K3fSBrMXNIP3d-HfOWwzjFjOjsUXdo-hpP4VUw5fsAV3sHxbXxjZgG97oVQJDenSxePhJiWpOE3o/s400/IMG_7197_8_1.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em>Here's James next to an average ROAD TRAIN</em>. Nearly 60 mtrs long and weighing a couple of Gazilion Tonne - they make a formidable sight on the roads. The Petrol Tankers have them with another 1/2. Almost 4 trailers. Basically a B-Double with an extra 2 full-size trailers. I suppose a 'B-Quad'???</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id74"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></strong></div><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;">Gunlom Falls</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The best spot we visited here was 'Gunlom Falls' -an awesome few nights camping here.</span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id79"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Off the main highway - 36-ish km's each way of fairly rough and corrugated dirt roads.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id113"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Dust all through the van - yuck - must sort that problem out before the Gibb River Rd.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id112"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Gunlom is a tall waterfall with these INCREDIBLE (almost rectangular) swimming holes at the top. And from one point you can look DOWN the waterfall.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id111"><span style="font-family:Arial;">It's a steep 3/4hr walk to the top of the falls. We did it two days in a row because we enjoyed it so much on our 1st visit.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W2K4K3d_OML5FZw-F00HgsdABGH1qh1uUb8aezQEEvlhmW3-hScF70vl-KUbI5_KN6DE5iImULsEJuSiwHaZXVSNyqh3hXq11huZJVkky5doOo_WFsXRZoqhPFCBNRhJ-Sl-PKJELHmD/s1600-h/IMG_7199_9_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248396629919909986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W2K4K3d_OML5FZw-F00HgsdABGH1qh1uUb8aezQEEvlhmW3-hScF70vl-KUbI5_KN6DE5iImULsEJuSiwHaZXVSNyqh3hXq11huZJVkky5doOo_WFsXRZoqhPFCBNRhJ-Sl-PKJELHmD/s400/IMG_7199_9_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id122"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is at the bottom of the falls. We swam anyway. Like most other people - just ask around for local knowledge. Aboriginal guides are great.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmkhVGgfZQLkrQ9lduS386ALKBR4k3vdLmGRK4LVvvY7ZubExCYhPk9sLjE0uJQfxektxp_L2mRXgdKktifGdgJoxvNh2dUnA5mRaeNYBkZdoNtgkAJJG_a9G_GFgaS1YZVp6UAyN4Lm-/s1600-h/IMG_7204_10_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248396630449972450" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmkhVGgfZQLkrQ9lduS386ALKBR4k3vdLmGRK4LVvvY7ZubExCYhPk9sLjE0uJQfxektxp_L2mRXgdKktifGdgJoxvNh2dUnA5mRaeNYBkZdoNtgkAJJG_a9G_GFgaS1YZVp6UAyN4Lm-/s400/IMG_7204_10_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>'Gunlom Falls' -not much water at this time of year.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HaMAeMij8VzvM9_dk-84XeR1LJelPzvQS1gmRjpY27HeskW0kAulTCTuKEVUSX4bNzjlWToOdpYYG1EABohscRS0tYahg_0yOaWTZyrnW1Uxdy6jl1HVXBuYODNOgEp-nXvq6nqpdGZu/s1600-h/IMG_7211_11_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248396630566900722" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HaMAeMij8VzvM9_dk-84XeR1LJelPzvQS1gmRjpY27HeskW0kAulTCTuKEVUSX4bNzjlWToOdpYYG1EABohscRS0tYahg_0yOaWTZyrnW1Uxdy6jl1HVXBuYODNOgEp-nXvq6nqpdGZu/s400/IMG_7211_11_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Getting ready to cook on the fire. We are always so proud of our fires. Sorry about our dress-mode.</span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id83"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sc2-yejJjxo-zT6d3PBVQzpUgy_WftLUSjc7ZWT3B3f3FvIYMeuweom3nS5xfiQZ-QMwF592DO-Og_vbKCoGrTrWfoa2_smIjKHJXqksxe7J93evY8V1pyUskDCHFJow3YBoHTC7CBqu/s1600-h/IMG_7213_12_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248396633083643986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sc2-yejJjxo-zT6d3PBVQzpUgy_WftLUSjc7ZWT3B3f3FvIYMeuweom3nS5xfiQZ-QMwF592DO-Og_vbKCoGrTrWfoa2_smIjKHJXqksxe7J93evY8V1pyUskDCHFJow3YBoHTC7CBqu/s400/IMG_7213_12_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our camp at Gunlom. Washing time again. Just a 'bucket job'.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9h6BD8t2eMG019HRIXETCaJLbpD6Jvir_7F_DuTM480xjbVCDr15SeF7pXvPVe85QgOMnQ_nQIYDVQIomBqSr7XNuC3Zt3a-j8IXFzdU4OyubC63FmgolLxc_80YXw8NfsfShvqiKq4Fo/s1600-h/IMG_7217_13_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248397619332421234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9h6BD8t2eMG019HRIXETCaJLbpD6Jvir_7F_DuTM480xjbVCDr15SeF7pXvPVe85QgOMnQ_nQIYDVQIomBqSr7XNuC3Zt3a-j8IXFzdU4OyubC63FmgolLxc_80YXw8NfsfShvqiKq4Fo/s400/IMG_7217_13_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Thanks Kids for all your' hard work again.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovNIVrUQW4_YMgMEcc8fY9bV00ONaxhInryX2SIkUp1fzg8RumNprszca0AZMCv77fDv14jXHQA_ozN1kHGTX0NGoDqZsVZB_aXaWbR4ixS_zsUrUtR2rgN0u7VF02yPSGJfdrBxVoW1q/s1600-h/IMG_7220_14_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248397623746103106" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovNIVrUQW4_YMgMEcc8fY9bV00ONaxhInryX2SIkUp1fzg8RumNprszca0AZMCv77fDv14jXHQA_ozN1kHGTX0NGoDqZsVZB_aXaWbR4ixS_zsUrUtR2rgN0u7VF02yPSGJfdrBxVoW1q/s400/IMG_7220_14_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>These are only SOME of the pools at the top of the falls.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgylJUvYIg_vOuylf9m_P75crI0GSeM32B9ZIOSKKQWZJYkTHGvFgd-oPiBpAxy28T8twzX6t-6PzQPr3o5U6nrYeg85pvctIoqktpX8YeeAfSQ5KhG9UUfCXv977fZr_eHBEFelrw6t5i/s1600-h/IMG_7221_15_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248397620495856706" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgylJUvYIg_vOuylf9m_P75crI0GSeM32B9ZIOSKKQWZJYkTHGvFgd-oPiBpAxy28T8twzX6t-6PzQPr3o5U6nrYeg85pvctIoqktpX8YeeAfSQ5KhG9UUfCXv977fZr_eHBEFelrw6t5i/s400/IMG_7221_15_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Not overcrowded either ay?????</span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id109"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSJ2yVXgBvJCJ5SE98A28YU_IdWS-g5-xiSGnMdS55hh9oYLmqS8DWpsNy4wbhIF1HlMXU04rMzfosoKbtlvLDUSYBFEUubM4oftoaFqA5RjLb8Ht8FC67Qzgh3Sf1qebvgXgB17oR_oM/s1600-h/IMG_7226_16_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248397624609218354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSJ2yVXgBvJCJ5SE98A28YU_IdWS-g5-xiSGnMdS55hh9oYLmqS8DWpsNy4wbhIF1HlMXU04rMzfosoKbtlvLDUSYBFEUubM4oftoaFqA5RjLb8Ht8FC67Qzgh3Sf1qebvgXgB17oR_oM/s400/IMG_7226_16_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Standing ALMOST on the edge - looking down at the lake.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id110"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFE7OhtAIYFTVjpx5plxcEFZDI1Cly7NxqZagFw8Fluc3key4AVQz589UEuPiJgCgua3P-YkcODPA9drTy-owoxlMQ6c4Xcf5NrIBrotFsJKK2thU5bZq_OJP3KP5Pz0tUyVTe0rKvJ5wT/s1600-h/IMG_7294_23_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248399113005567938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFE7OhtAIYFTVjpx5plxcEFZDI1Cly7NxqZagFw8Fluc3key4AVQz589UEuPiJgCgua3P-YkcODPA9drTy-owoxlMQ6c4Xcf5NrIBrotFsJKK2thU5bZq_OJP3KP5Pz0tUyVTe0rKvJ5wT/s400/IMG_7294_23_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Same-same but different</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id85"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMV_1DjjA0chZUESpxYIBdMvGn9M238Y9itualc2mff4LSw0l2t8s8E1MvXVMHIJEtdoQaS1F-Xn6tRzCzYYjb6acT3uaTQm_v0OD_weIsI4MYq9EBomfI_zDoF6WGLm8Mm58tD3ldUbU/s1600-h/IMG_7236_17_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248397629584226274" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMV_1DjjA0chZUESpxYIBdMvGn9M238Y9itualc2mff4LSw0l2t8s8E1MvXVMHIJEtdoQaS1F-Xn6tRzCzYYjb6acT3uaTQm_v0OD_weIsI4MYq9EBomfI_zDoF6WGLm8Mm58tD3ldUbU/s400/IMG_7236_17_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Same-same but different.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id90"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TVmYv80q62TS3K_ubwqpcEb7yRQKsnISrgBLRTnZWkFVifCAiqrOpdzR0PPM-5FRyUzvA2lyJd8puWuOI2JnWAtgRygOUbg6l1oscuVml-mdufFEOdNtnpW-VILb8UXEeNzxO6vtQGQ1/s1600-h/IMG_7239_18_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248398429454603058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TVmYv80q62TS3K_ubwqpcEb7yRQKsnISrgBLRTnZWkFVifCAiqrOpdzR0PPM-5FRyUzvA2lyJd8puWuOI2JnWAtgRygOUbg6l1oscuVml-mdufFEOdNtnpW-VILb8UXEeNzxO6vtQGQ1/s400/IMG_7239_18_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>How's this for a 'Wet-edge' pool?</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id91"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbY2f8T1pm57DN4diOuNca36AHLKJHgKmAmFyEjOzEy4DgHT9f625_K2EZYmSa-JeRNc8_608Q3JF1XKUnNna3QpjZgNw3QwUEPCQM5Gm9jAnlpwAuSwB5a10FlUbd5VVdZQURzA0ht3rl/s1600-h/IMG_7254_19_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248398429115876194" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbY2f8T1pm57DN4diOuNca36AHLKJHgKmAmFyEjOzEy4DgHT9f625_K2EZYmSa-JeRNc8_608Q3JF1XKUnNna3QpjZgNw3QwUEPCQM5Gm9jAnlpwAuSwB5a10FlUbd5VVdZQURzA0ht3rl/s400/IMG_7254_19_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>And this?</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIJrddI2Eb6bfu0Ra_7opBSDLBDoh2zFQ80vFdSvJlpsAR22pGb4fjXaku3x5o_xrWGTceydmB61KPJ9c985BXoExFC4iIUUyRfcETLYj6DIW_nyiGEMVnx0GQJ6TknmvDtHgzl5t0-HU/s1600-h/IMG_7273_21_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248398432566992002" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIJrddI2Eb6bfu0Ra_7opBSDLBDoh2zFQ80vFdSvJlpsAR22pGb4fjXaku3x5o_xrWGTceydmB61KPJ9c985BXoExFC4iIUUyRfcETLYj6DIW_nyiGEMVnx0GQJ6TknmvDtHgzl5t0-HU/s400/IMG_7273_21_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>I don't know a guy ON EARTH who doesn't like jumping from a waterfall ! ! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6m2KSYU7fDB3h0g-k8OI5oF0klaQEr2Zx-aXXYAS86942DDAkYLSj7hc9XH4GpG5EcXHKqJWLoeSaIX6Sh2ntKjKOctbK_qjwfZkEfor2HB-hzY2G-i41fftVmKfvpDjtg7oxBkP29qNR/s1600-h/IMG_7286_22_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248398434571884114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6m2KSYU7fDB3h0g-k8OI5oF0klaQEr2Zx-aXXYAS86942DDAkYLSj7hc9XH4GpG5EcXHKqJWLoeSaIX6Sh2ntKjKOctbK_qjwfZkEfor2HB-hzY2G-i41fftVmKfvpDjtg7oxBkP29qNR/s400/IMG_7286_22_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Or - holding his GIRL underneath one !</span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id87"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfe25I4JsROqBv052xttBb5cBz5Kl0Pa1Osh5wbkJ7kL2muFEI39vvqA_bSnhBGpisx8OborfhFjUuSz1PxGNMj2vd5gQDDy3SKsZZ_ynL09Vj8erzrbr_WXKzo-t-BJXhh5eM64ULdEC/s1600-h/IMG_7296_24_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248399113744349778" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfe25I4JsROqBv052xttBb5cBz5Kl0Pa1Osh5wbkJ7kL2muFEI39vvqA_bSnhBGpisx8OborfhFjUuSz1PxGNMj2vd5gQDDy3SKsZZ_ynL09Vj8erzrbr_WXKzo-t-BJXhh5eM64ULdEC/s400/IMG_7296_24_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Ooops.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id114"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBZbKW2pKml_hclPO73ZJVWjqXwD0AgclI1m0kKsUAniWhfltjCjDaIR4DtDPKrwsuE4FRx1YoZUEVTnGUVbahPP4ALJyrYXxA8Kfd0tLLRxH4LAR7hBsSUKJ_otBWNreX2gzHyzSQr37/s1600-h/IMG_7302_25_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248399116336004114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBZbKW2pKml_hclPO73ZJVWjqXwD0AgclI1m0kKsUAniWhfltjCjDaIR4DtDPKrwsuE4FRx1YoZUEVTnGUVbahPP4ALJyrYXxA8Kfd0tLLRxH4LAR7hBsSUKJ_otBWNreX2gzHyzSQr37/s400/IMG_7302_25_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Aaawwww.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqQMcLhpo75d_StsEx7SDsEwCZoV4KtAom72JqnLQ0J0Upnwx2ynzYC4MNzgWMAOaPAy26W-S8YKrTVqRHA_IUywyf1Uoj74wp_4JXPOw1rebEqXj9asSVSp_qHZUOhqFqaXd8CNCkIcU/s1600-h/IMG_7259_20_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248398430191693010" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqQMcLhpo75d_StsEx7SDsEwCZoV4KtAom72JqnLQ0J0Upnwx2ynzYC4MNzgWMAOaPAy26W-S8YKrTVqRHA_IUywyf1Uoj74wp_4JXPOw1rebEqXj9asSVSp_qHZUOhqFqaXd8CNCkIcU/s400/IMG_7259_20_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Sometimes.. I'm <strong>SO </strong>photogenic !</span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id89"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTIkstwHCo9E3S4a2E2cuMTc2I4U8yICYkDbwMjz3TJqejchUboJdQpD9G57DXnq2FxPltd-36HKwt6g8H0DBM6eorqaum9MteEBGhWHr_WqDc3rxuhkBsGcdmMQ6j7UXw1WcKzI0ylaV/s1600-h/IMG_7319_27_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248399119704677010" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTIkstwHCo9E3S4a2E2cuMTc2I4U8yICYkDbwMjz3TJqejchUboJdQpD9G57DXnq2FxPltd-36HKwt6g8H0DBM6eorqaum9MteEBGhWHr_WqDc3rxuhkBsGcdmMQ6j7UXw1WcKzI0ylaV/s400/IMG_7319_27_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>I have NO IDEA why I'm so serious?? - Maybe I'm worried about my GUTS hanging over the back-pack belt???</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id93"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqXrAfhaXmaY1JpQ757Cr3ev8RC3-4v4GMkQw8BOQ4kBzjXHQSoCFCYTZd9j4tda5qf_IDpidkXp4EnbHhxUu6rGYYj5x8ode_dWTZb-qkPmc6o55KmMFeWNB34MqLqcnck77qFKBHFC_/s1600-h/IMG_7326_28_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248399814549438530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqXrAfhaXmaY1JpQ757Cr3ev8RC3-4v4GMkQw8BOQ4kBzjXHQSoCFCYTZd9j4tda5qf_IDpidkXp4EnbHhxUu6rGYYj5x8ode_dWTZb-qkPmc6o55KmMFeWNB34MqLqcnck77qFKBHFC_/s400/IMG_7326_28_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Aaaahhh - nothing like BURNING your food on a fire.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id92"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuAy8AFNiwIdr1D9EchPQ2_StnJEf1e2gHfGocshKdUrns9KlwFcFAXTKgUCG5U1qGMVT0CESuza-UGIgnmMd6pJjEiZnrwzuJMmCw3X74ZA8xuEA52LBCnMFjWY0BycrW9jQrjzWIuD0/s1600-h/IMG_7332_29_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248399816165182802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuAy8AFNiwIdr1D9EchPQ2_StnJEf1e2gHfGocshKdUrns9KlwFcFAXTKgUCG5U1qGMVT0CESuza-UGIgnmMd6pJjEiZnrwzuJMmCw3X74ZA8xuEA52LBCnMFjWY0BycrW9jQrjzWIuD0/s400/IMG_7332_29_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is just after 70km's. Goodness knows what a 1,000km of dirt will do later on.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id94"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHoSk1An_DWM-wW-X5fLdGaA1kjvpEqEGledmcL_AYLGVtuQqT94rpUlf7rjA2r73tZrH3EFnyfom-yCw_-9lD0xgcsDbH2fOLFi9re6RfhZp1zaZ8d44k1YCyefE8mO3TfUQ0R0DFOsL/s1600-h/IMG_7432_41_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248401166093517122" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHoSk1An_DWM-wW-X5fLdGaA1kjvpEqEGledmcL_AYLGVtuQqT94rpUlf7rjA2r73tZrH3EFnyfom-yCw_-9lD0xgcsDbH2fOLFi9re6RfhZp1zaZ8d44k1YCyefE8mO3TfUQ0R0DFOsL/s400/IMG_7432_41_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Same question.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id95"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJxW9mho7sZEQ4-tbXJehj5VGXqfurLKgtffouQ4i_PL-y3mzysm0EQRpu1wquooWhDEg60numaLqal_k5zyyL_EbIAh64gfeo5jVDvCahXhOVEYf8ze6A3Rhb6wyppRkbmazwApFmTZd/s1600-h/IMG_7336_31_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248399817471805138" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJxW9mho7sZEQ4-tbXJehj5VGXqfurLKgtffouQ4i_PL-y3mzysm0EQRpu1wquooWhDEg60numaLqal_k5zyyL_EbIAh64gfeo5jVDvCahXhOVEYf8ze6A3Rhb6wyppRkbmazwApFmTZd/s400/IMG_7336_31_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>I think they have a little TERMITE problem here. They're not the ones that eat houses - apparently.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id96"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinRc0aSCeE1il_uOV2buICxIqQn6b2CDITlxqu4zlqAPb0tWNiy8ZKO5FCn2vskEpLity2EJVFqPsXWAKbDp5DM8fA6dR76su9E4Aln83FekdcUG90RIgbkqe_tUdTIQM9XVkBt6LCiIf/s1600-h/IMG_7345_32_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248399820299385330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinRc0aSCeE1il_uOV2buICxIqQn6b2CDITlxqu4zlqAPb0tWNiy8ZKO5FCn2vskEpLity2EJVFqPsXWAKbDp5DM8fA6dR76su9E4Aln83FekdcUG90RIgbkqe_tUdTIQM9XVkBt6LCiIf/s400/IMG_7345_32_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Aboriginal Art .mmmmmmmmmm. <strong>We had a real tough time explaining this (anatomically) to the kids.</strong></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id97"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ylwALZIOMkaqiUuNRepWCCnTeW5OkmgQq2n3wC_6Zv1D8RtLWyMOm4oBRptYdIKkMfM6_CIhFWGyX1-OgLkLh0hTrijO5Wjgc3830AuHkP34PIYuKxRcwYl8co9WeroYOz5uyU4j73Br/s1600-h/IMG_7382_34_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248400223056860130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ylwALZIOMkaqiUuNRepWCCnTeW5OkmgQq2n3wC_6Zv1D8RtLWyMOm4oBRptYdIKkMfM6_CIhFWGyX1-OgLkLh0hTrijO5Wjgc3830AuHkP34PIYuKxRcwYl8co9WeroYOz5uyU4j73Br/s400/IMG_7382_34_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Ubirr outlook. (I LOVE this place. Basically because of it's pronunciation = "You-<strong><u>BEER</u></strong>" Aaahhhh...beer. I love beer.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjW9UQoJPpo9EiiedGIkaUF1sFC_btXf0bAN34PXFMm-ClCBAi14iY1fmKyxMqHpTmi8flUMwkyaHccQxKpvMeVFAiKTBSLq9QYe4x8VpB70laiaiooAJtB-drZhTsT5K40plU02hJI5B9/s1600-h/IMG_7390_36_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248400223252721746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjW9UQoJPpo9EiiedGIkaUF1sFC_btXf0bAN34PXFMm-ClCBAi14iY1fmKyxMqHpTmi8flUMwkyaHccQxKpvMeVFAiKTBSLq9QYe4x8VpB70laiaiooAJtB-drZhTsT5K40plU02hJI5B9/s400/IMG_7390_36_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Great spot for a sunset here - overlooking wetlands and the Arnhem Escarpment.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2OX9B7Prg79_Ea1KPK8urwdzeNZhyphenhyphenWbMp1RYARWFaKCYTFLVXLuFrvLziH52-Xpld12M8lhdbF9NIaXeiTZ7fktTU09BZlOjMZJxcbeOCeXTW8iO5aw55eDDKqixmeT8l9I8gqc0iiUl/s1600-h/IMG_7398_37_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248400230442471410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2OX9B7Prg79_Ea1KPK8urwdzeNZhyphenhyphenWbMp1RYARWFaKCYTFLVXLuFrvLziH52-Xpld12M8lhdbF9NIaXeiTZ7fktTU09BZlOjMZJxcbeOCeXTW8iO5aw55eDDKqixmeT8l9I8gqc0iiUl/s400/IMG_7398_37_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>How do I explain this?</span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id98"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmS13i5MNixEwrpujG_Bsfd5Dr27vGuBH6rud5hD9A7Mb5BtrvaV3ZP6LGditX_OlHjOJcqZHRlc0AEDcWuO8QT89DxrrJWZgp80h9JN7Gz2YmZsGMxyfoxPQtIIQm_uystU_UAX2Gwpx/s1600-h/IMG_7402_38_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248400231382831794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmS13i5MNixEwrpujG_Bsfd5Dr27vGuBH6rud5hD9A7Mb5BtrvaV3ZP6LGditX_OlHjOJcqZHRlc0AEDcWuO8QT89DxrrJWZgp80h9JN7Gz2YmZsGMxyfoxPQtIIQm_uystU_UAX2Gwpx/s400/IMG_7402_38_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>We later found out that the local 'Traditional Owners' don't want people to have a drink in this spot. Some sacred bizzo again.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id101"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq35gbWG8QnQD1E753U7vOSb4y4gMkucvvm_gJpWTQqezVPH2os30h7dYBLQr3RWq_RCTIib4hsp5fNy0ue77uUBrZkSK_JJHoseEp1U91ZdJsx5iw6IQW0BFJgcvINjORxcKyJGujlV-0/s1600-h/IMG_7403_39_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248401160297213458" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq35gbWG8QnQD1E753U7vOSb4y4gMkucvvm_gJpWTQqezVPH2os30h7dYBLQr3RWq_RCTIib4hsp5fNy0ue77uUBrZkSK_JJHoseEp1U91ZdJsx5iw6IQW0BFJgcvINjORxcKyJGujlV-0/s400/IMG_7403_39_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>GREAT SUNSET</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id102"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklqFqo9feHfvLHqMUyk-0yEZOvQMCnxm0ngMlzG9fhFMwfdjvDQqRxV91-XqIgZ6QOWYIaFrmtPDt-Ab2qP7-7OaAhJqZgfVsufO6HFMK8bpdCeAVhrlHXTUsSW12_SW_rGZYXa4FQXzn/s1600-h/IMG_7411_40_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248401162520036722" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklqFqo9feHfvLHqMUyk-0yEZOvQMCnxm0ngMlzG9fhFMwfdjvDQqRxV91-XqIgZ6QOWYIaFrmtPDt-Ab2qP7-7OaAhJqZgfVsufO6HFMK8bpdCeAVhrlHXTUsSW12_SW_rGZYXa4FQXzn/s400/IMG_7411_40_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Still nice</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id100"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYu4AN3e5UYjNv5CriW-EIFo4LixMXPelcsIJqhuVLVfg4ftkg2qqlTEcaCaCX9u1Z8ZbLYBgTrgxDFgO_NuooELE1WTSeR6-8sd6SULODSEwokrcUbYWysgs7ornJIvwzuaGgdA3cDp6/s1600-h/IMG_7434_42_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248401166222048498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYu4AN3e5UYjNv5CriW-EIFo4LixMXPelcsIJqhuVLVfg4ftkg2qqlTEcaCaCX9u1Z8ZbLYBgTrgxDFgO_NuooELE1WTSeR6-8sd6SULODSEwokrcUbYWysgs7ornJIvwzuaGgdA3cDp6/s400/IMG_7434_42_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>OK - so NOW the signs are getting serious.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdm8yEZ4rDCZkNQwXIncr1gTsSav5SeCkqUw1smsyNTiRz7vwX6hHJBhHd-bYBTPy7V64Str3cjlaEZlzw4VbSTybWYZz6lxh5odIgtUePm0r3taThAYcawpz7n9_KBuOV_M9hqGSDwsj/s1600-h/IMG_7440_43_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248401168192821618" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdm8yEZ4rDCZkNQwXIncr1gTsSav5SeCkqUw1smsyNTiRz7vwX6hHJBhHd-bYBTPy7V64Str3cjlaEZlzw4VbSTybWYZz6lxh5odIgtUePm0r3taThAYcawpz7n9_KBuOV_M9hqGSDwsj/s400/IMG_7440_43_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>These wet-lands are teeming with life !</span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id103"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoh58XhVBsV77XNbZpM7Jog0Gk7zfrWyH1m9fMSiLp49B1gp0B9dzeYbY3wu6uwePuV45AOKKAjrgA1Hixwn7yBKLcVvBr7_KnRU3awL4bEP44YNjnQho5F-JFhIFuOGmZ6nWmMwZwtWsh/s1600-h/IMG_7454_44_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248401419561332050" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoh58XhVBsV77XNbZpM7Jog0Gk7zfrWyH1m9fMSiLp49B1gp0B9dzeYbY3wu6uwePuV45AOKKAjrgA1Hixwn7yBKLcVvBr7_KnRU3awL4bEP44YNjnQho5F-JFhIFuOGmZ6nWmMwZwtWsh/s400/IMG_7454_44_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Including birds.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id104"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We were glad to have had our few days in Kakadu - despite nearly being CARRIED AWAY by mozzies at the campground at UBIRR.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id105"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Off to Darwin now......</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-75180774448083132892008-10-01T22:12:00.004+10:002008-10-01T22:48:42.611+10:00New Update 01-10-08 - Fishing in WA<div id="ms__id24">Guess what ? ! ! - James & I finally went fishing in WA. (we had already done some in Darwin which should be on the blog soon).<br />The Manager of the campground we are at offered to take us out and have a go. The place is called Portsmith - about 150kms-ish South of Broome - and right at the top of the well known 'Eighty Mile Beach'.<br />We only went off-shore between 1 to 2 miles. </div><div id="ms__id26">It's an area that really doesn't get the amount of fishing that I suppose most of the coast does.</div><div id="ms__id25"><br />Here's the catch.<br />1 Golden Trevally,<br />a few Mackerel<br />a 'Skippy' - whatever that is???<br /><br />PLUS - we also caught a couple of Red Emperor...BUT they were 1cm...<strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="color:#ff0000;">YES 1cm</span></span></strong> undersized. Poo's. (Minimum of 41cm here)<br />Also a cod and a couple of 'Butter-fingers', and a couple of Snapper which also went back. They were all what I thought was a decent size though.<br /><br />And..... I DIDN'T throw up !! - Yahoo.<br />Most of this was all caught in the first 1/2 hour.<br /><br />James - is so happy - as the photos show</div><div id="ms__id12"></div><div id="ms__id15"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjln-f3e3siy_BB6rb9Dd7_afn6tIvWEhcxC7xc_Ef1hWvWY0_VbUw5teBSARxYoJcJgQy9fAsbKcOaHvp4Q0WHKDbssmwGKD372H_CdoogloaUfX6_2snIuZ_bUanHhHWhiUvnZdXbS2Kn/s1600-h/IMG_9996_7_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252158276953870674" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjln-f3e3siy_BB6rb9Dd7_afn6tIvWEhcxC7xc_Ef1hWvWY0_VbUw5teBSARxYoJcJgQy9fAsbKcOaHvp4Q0WHKDbssmwGKD372H_CdoogloaUfX6_2snIuZ_bUanHhHWhiUvnZdXbS2Kn/s400/IMG_9996_7_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div id="ms__id16"></div><br /><div id="ms__id13"></div><div id="ms__id14"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-hKoxSqsrw5DmJBRFmIiT5zS-knKLz7Ob-tDOYOMubpTTmJHtfqNhQPcj_c-klCKhEMgOdCsE0tmcadJbrrQBERRB7o6NY3Dey2gRw0xvWI4DtB1Ay_VwhzXXIbTJxdOYLvXo4tcSM4i/s1600-h/IMG_9999_8_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252158277272918578" style="FLOAT: right; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9j_YWrD_wv_uNlL-7i6Z-qDb-b3VQHtGsRQ7BPqe6UbRA57A7h2JO2Yoj-Ae2eZxH2i4mwnGRq4yMc1WTv2iErjATjzp-pT8TWU48by4bnay8W6vCTeEtOJX9eIpEoxj8_WEevip8js/s400/IMG_7001_101_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>We were both wondering though just how different it would be - 30-ish years later.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGcUFwdE-M4PDTK5RLacKg6uCBKl3YvaBpBtC4yjEyBG7xnvS7rcYKKBa-jDhc_S5eona_TxWvTffaS-VTmhT-6WAoR-BmYvEYUUlXQJzIccV53tKOjwN08m1qmCl1DXTcbt4J2_yz-0/s1600-h/IMG_7011_102_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248011066244358882" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGcUFwdE-M4PDTK5RLacKg6uCBKl3YvaBpBtC4yjEyBG7xnvS7rcYKKBa-jDhc_S5eona_TxWvTffaS-VTmhT-6WAoR-BmYvEYUUlXQJzIccV53tKOjwN08m1qmCl1DXTcbt4J2_yz-0/s400/IMG_7011_102_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Well - still beautiful - but now it had concrete steps, grab rails etc etc.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We 'fluked' a non-busy' time and left once a tour-group showed up (There's so many of them up this way)</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kVZfkElhIC-Xr8CdwiuNsltZL9tLW3QKAF9Kkm6g7n_9zzjWNaHUhNrUKGX3zFy1UFyrV3qET5cfR6QVY-pwQ7FTc37A3gQ0Fz_ey9AhjmfidmD4w23Scic79z6v1WYXFNR1k8T-djU/s1600-h/IMG_7012_103_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248011195163890786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kVZfkElhIC-Xr8CdwiuNsltZL9tLW3QKAF9Kkm6g7n_9zzjWNaHUhNrUKGX3zFy1UFyrV3qET5cfR6QVY-pwQ7FTc37A3gQ0Fz_ey9AhjmfidmD4w23Scic79z6v1WYXFNR1k8T-djU/s400/IMG_7012_103_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Still beautiful water - very relaxing - still just about perfectly body temperature.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id92"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32JR8MMDx0KpmfBDPIIqIdtC7r5d0kQ6dkd1iQkVEav_2bFWyo8nQldgNb8Eq2sB8mblWPA8YflCHICY_8AvAwF6QzBtWB_-jjgaFi73Wggcwf8fGb0Gcti0z1Il4acBK1ntZLEQATsw/s1600-h/IMG_7015_104_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248011203674230402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32JR8MMDx0KpmfBDPIIqIdtC7r5d0kQ6dkd1iQkVEav_2bFWyo8nQldgNb8Eq2sB8mblWPA8YflCHICY_8AvAwF6QzBtWB_-jjgaFi73Wggcwf8fGb0Gcti0z1Il4acBK1ntZLEQATsw/s400/IMG_7015_104_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>UNTIL! ! ! ! </span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id91"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is when we left. "Curse those tour-groups" (We'll probably be on one someday).</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id115"></div><br /><div id="ms__id116"><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id112"><strong><u><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></u></strong> </div><strong><u><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></u></strong><br /><strong><u><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">KATHERINE GORGE (27+28/05/08)</span></u></strong><br /><br /><div id="ms__id117"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Again - fond memories of this from years ago.</span></div><div id="ms__id119"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">But this time - not so grand. Maybe because it's quite commercialised now - or perhaps we have been just 'plain-ole' spoilt with what we have seen up to now.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Still good though.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy9MLOhxhsPSI5-pm463_bFhvqayCxOpTH7RXqJXUDlqi17eKlyDfkYEXW18bzIbrr0gIWeDY8KfSQJTDLqhxcmh9SZeTe46dLkirsnnvexnjHJO7sMcdstnDB29M5nUqiKEdDye12zA/s1600-h/IMG_7026_106_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248011599471453810" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy9MLOhxhsPSI5-pm463_bFhvqayCxOpTH7RXqJXUDlqi17eKlyDfkYEXW18bzIbrr0gIWeDY8KfSQJTDLqhxcmh9SZeTe46dLkirsnnvexnjHJO7sMcdstnDB29M5nUqiKEdDye12zA/s400/IMG_7026_106_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lookout to only the 1st part of the gorge.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfQIpz175-XeUJwPtvtQnJFAAMg7rqHcCcKY17-Z6C3oa471q4qboTnTp8V78eKOIJ6GV6HGBSTMtCJ2vV_dqSylkjvy9XB4HW3s-bXVyHNaZRDYZhyphenhyphenn9XY3m9FhbnllC-V2AWD8FfQg/s1600-h/IMG_7040_108_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248011602375478018" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfQIpz175-XeUJwPtvtQnJFAAMg7rqHcCcKY17-Z6C3oa471q4qboTnTp8V78eKOIJ6GV6HGBSTMtCJ2vV_dqSylkjvy9XB4HW3s-bXVyHNaZRDYZhyphenhyphenn9XY3m9FhbnllC-V2AWD8FfQg/s400/IMG_7040_108_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Salt-water crocodile trap at the early part of the gorge. A definite warning !. They don't set these just for "Freshies".</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALDaHUOlvAMh-x8S7afx013olnWEvvVs5cw-iQAXQwNccnUI7IlnJ8Q4PRMxx9jdglfH1HTTtpHefpYVn_58viQ75jVpcQh0s5CwSyfTsr2zjw7TVtbehjYV5aUuzJc9U5-WFX75dHVQ/s1600-h/IMG_7061_109_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248011606829842034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALDaHUOlvAMh-x8S7afx013olnWEvvVs5cw-iQAXQwNccnUI7IlnJ8Q4PRMxx9jdglfH1HTTtpHefpYVn_58viQ75jVpcQh0s5CwSyfTsr2zjw7TVtbehjYV5aUuzJc9U5-WFX75dHVQ/s400/IMG_7061_109_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Boat cruise up 3 sections of the gorge.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoyTI1scq1vNpvQM85eXTkLrfMuevIk74DB1n1ytt470JAlOw7QoiffSpzfwanPJPzlxWBCXlDVISfRWmsQQxqnNGr0Lix-V-5RLchcRKmxkt5mUJMQw9095Ued33RL_gmrejMJqYXsdZ/s1600-h/IMG_7074_110_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248011612915898018" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoyTI1scq1vNpvQM85eXTkLrfMuevIk74DB1n1ytt470JAlOw7QoiffSpzfwanPJPzlxWBCXlDVISfRWmsQQxqnNGr0Lix-V-5RLchcRKmxkt5mUJMQw9095Ued33RL_gmrejMJqYXsdZ/s400/IMG_7074_110_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Swimming hole at end of Gorge 3. The swimming hole was cool enough !- but the waterfall was freezing!!!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_GXsEY9AynPf5F3M38z1DeqK9FjmI0oQN0S4AoJIYyUMiHsOAiNaqfvj2JVNAPEWnOVLpAZJgE0Hgn0bDs2wIWR3BAGD-8z4cjOCgV5cK0sg-tFH6ms_NAzcxtwOhcFrByKRGht3etIQ/s1600-h/IMG_7080_111_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248012037753992034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_GXsEY9AynPf5F3M38z1DeqK9FjmI0oQN0S4AoJIYyUMiHsOAiNaqfvj2JVNAPEWnOVLpAZJgE0Hgn0bDs2wIWR3BAGD-8z4cjOCgV5cK0sg-tFH6ms_NAzcxtwOhcFrByKRGht3etIQ/s400/IMG_7080_111_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Me + Emma - IT WAS SO COLD.</span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id109"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOpQ2i4QSdKy-EYUuoe2IDj5EpkVj33FxYvRcZC61i-xM22YN8yoK2od1fQFAJSmrcFCx0iaYUrisgnP4YAbehV_hlf1g4VkY7QctOEzTFLKTOBM2ru23eDf5yD-NBaGIwicl1ZTSTEhr/s1600-h/IMG_7111_112_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248012037528375890" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOpQ2i4QSdKy-EYUuoe2IDj5EpkVj33FxYvRcZC61i-xM22YN8yoK2od1fQFAJSmrcFCx0iaYUrisgnP4YAbehV_hlf1g4VkY7QctOEzTFLKTOBM2ru23eDf5yD-NBaGIwicl1ZTSTEhr/s400/IMG_7111_112_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>A Fresh-water Croc - They don't bite <u><strong>too</strong></u> much.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id120"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">KATHERINE GORGE CAMPING AREA.</span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id123"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog0YP9T5OYKuwyA46Dg09ltSUjbmlLRfZG0NDkgfQmAjwJaAOM9O_X_G6yQusLEH3vcwhR6ov9UOGZpsuPuFregFeE6KfSMqgi9RAGFetFSULJe-05ypIS3IJL51_zhdjkyeAwksPdCk/s1600-h/IMG_7031_107_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248011599095790850" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog0YP9T5OYKuwyA46Dg09ltSUjbmlLRfZG0NDkgfQmAjwJaAOM9O_X_G6yQusLEH3vcwhR6ov9UOGZpsuPuFregFeE6KfSMqgi9RAGFetFSULJe-05ypIS3IJL51_zhdjkyeAwksPdCk/s400/IMG_7031_107_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>This roo is obviously very used to visitors.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgdzo3U3CT5L_SQ-hO5KlOqbOfX6ehw7OGVMWXZzUMmrZCoyQYZEZUVPRov3A-iznL-XurffP1zSsBUDQoloDj8bBsQ0rNq8QogeXH0SeXqRK3W28WT-noY6PIBjCTsjnzZeV-NEvSYHG/s1600-h/IMG_7145_115_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248012043487120498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgdzo3U3CT5L_SQ-hO5KlOqbOfX6ehw7OGVMWXZzUMmrZCoyQYZEZUVPRov3A-iznL-XurffP1zSsBUDQoloDj8bBsQ0rNq8QogeXH0SeXqRK3W28WT-noY6PIBjCTsjnzZeV-NEvSYHG/s400/IMG_7145_115_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>"Come on -put 'em up !"</span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id93"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvscXE04Gy8hjjDwHopSfNSAi0zLfYGEEYRKuj8ZC2LkKUj93DSztxKB9mZ4rluWWTRo3pZpKRpQanzrcpW0DhTC9Y1kiOC9MtpsRklCd3EPjWETBrEshTfhDQU_6ywi41V6K3ifPHdc/s1600-h/IMG_7021_105_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248011223229459106" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvscXE04Gy8hjjDwHopSfNSAi0zLfYGEEYRKuj8ZC2LkKUj93DSztxKB9mZ4rluWWTRo3pZpKRpQanzrcpW0DhTC9Y1kiOC9MtpsRklCd3EPjWETBrEshTfhDQU_6ywi41V6K3ifPHdc/s400/IMG_7021_105_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>James hand-feeding it. Funny story about this Roo. At about 2am I awoke to the sound of it mucking around outside our van. It sounded ominous - I got up just in time to see it make off with a sheet of James schooling work. How about THAT for an excuse to the teacher??</span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilG0Ge0hN9_0E8ExOeBOuX28LT-O2NwmupRYP0e1yqjZXOdLzm2QabAy_PyJ9lg2NeRZsf2-utMh3hmvtVnWAVn-dKVMYtVA86BOu9tn_KZZMXYjzJd30VHGgTWMp7h6t5zZrccKYP8lii/s1600-h/IMG_7141_114_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248012039964084626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilG0Ge0hN9_0E8ExOeBOuX28LT-O2NwmupRYP0e1yqjZXOdLzm2QabAy_PyJ9lg2NeRZsf2-utMh3hmvtVnWAVn-dKVMYtVA86BOu9tn_KZZMXYjzJd30VHGgTWMp7h6t5zZrccKYP8lii/s400/IMG_7141_114_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Check the eye-shadow this "bird's" got on.</span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id104"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZcvTC6KswwJ0qQLeCVJSJCfZDWDnxtG37reyqjgkX_fevuywndWiaNrubUDEU1-dWjc3QFs5wmX9rFutn5UkOkghw3rNgThlBTq8WBxtYtbjxSMVMNrtP00OoRql5tSBMEnqlkTFOFDa/s1600-h/IMG_7154_116_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248012047479406258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZcvTC6KswwJ0qQLeCVJSJCfZDWDnxtG37reyqjgkX_fevuywndWiaNrubUDEU1-dWjc3QFs5wmX9rFutn5UkOkghw3rNgThlBTq8WBxtYtbjxSMVMNrtP00OoRql5tSBMEnqlkTFOFDa/s400/IMG_7154_116_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Movie-time for the kids. A rare treat - not that we with-hold it. They just seem busy with other things. You can see our Aust Map on the RHS - with the on-going trail of our journey.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id124"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id125"></div><br /><div id="ms__id126"></div><br /><div id="ms__id129"><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id128"><strong><u><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">EDITH FALLS (29/05/08)</span></u></strong></div><br /><div id="ms__id127"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtGtsjlqiKcye29TmCiMy3q0yB0EHPaprrzQ7jVrMoMm6ZTdLnN-njn9aCuZr0vx_qjwD6S_tkobtss6owDDzalEL1KvYjl5UnPnotoiEH62pvy4Q_Ltkt3CdJUmVpw2ePQ_xi5rAyjfZ/s1600-h/IMG_7163_2_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248012729576491666" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtGtsjlqiKcye29TmCiMy3q0yB0EHPaprrzQ7jVrMoMm6ZTdLnN-njn9aCuZr0vx_qjwD6S_tkobtss6owDDzalEL1KvYjl5UnPnotoiEH62pvy4Q_Ltkt3CdJUmVpw2ePQ_xi5rAyjfZ/s400/IMG_7163_2_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Another memory from years ago.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Great spot this.</span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id130"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Fresh - sweet water. Cascading waterfall.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">AFTER SO MUCH DUST on the weeks before this - this was so refreshing.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">ALSO Months of chilly nights and no warm 'swimmy' type weather - it was a real welcome change.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">In the past week we had swam a few times (Katherine Gorge, Jilkminggan) and we were <u>starting to LOVE this part of the NT by this stage.</u> This part of the NT has so much to offer in this type of thing. (So has the Kimberley in WA for that matter)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OTkLJOoHQ9NMZiicdX7QRru8eopeJwXR9r83QDfS74JBkR6MHodJITEvyRDLQuEEqh_BeM-4ScU8EbRsAwBeiQgN1wCK6e137hLZwK0xhirjLrP_VxM3VEcFzTtyjiGwZewQMp_TYsXk/s1600-h/IMG_7165_3_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248012734346873490" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OTkLJOoHQ9NMZiicdX7QRru8eopeJwXR9r83QDfS74JBkR6MHodJITEvyRDLQuEEqh_BeM-4ScU8EbRsAwBeiQgN1wCK6e137hLZwK0xhirjLrP_VxM3VEcFzTtyjiGwZewQMp_TYsXk/s400/IMG_7165_3_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Start of the walk to Edith Falls (roughly a 1.5 hr return walk)</span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id97"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3J2W45C0GnYrCIwkvMuNXmoNVoYv8L9PT3R9upriBfvJLKCluZjZYBeA-WF_YEe2iwQAaqbxoH1HeIUQ2O1Lujh_RSW4KOaOZFU9XISp4u75rJIysY6suV46s6TzNFW3wpMvOHq3mpZ8/s1600-h/IMG_7170_4_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248012732420187010" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3J2W45C0GnYrCIwkvMuNXmoNVoYv8L9PT3R9upriBfvJLKCluZjZYBeA-WF_YEe2iwQAaqbxoH1HeIUQ2O1Lujh_RSW4KOaOZFU9XISp4u75rJIysY6suV46s6TzNFW3wpMvOHq3mpZ8/s400/IMG_7170_4_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>View of Edith Falls while on the walk. - we swam at the upper falls (at the rear of the photo)</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id108"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L2e3eX71cwBafaV-bdGFi8VivTk_HcNQW8gGwYueWJthZagYpl4JC1Ns22D10lLBN-bEvkI2V2nXt8-54StGj5YsWtwLY2HfUNcNawQuTjYE26GK47lnmd_jpg46O8NWeUWaE4mbnNiT/s1600-h/IMG_7176_5_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248012736918713714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L2e3eX71cwBafaV-bdGFi8VivTk_HcNQW8gGwYueWJthZagYpl4JC1Ns22D10lLBN-bEvkI2V2nXt8-54StGj5YsWtwLY2HfUNcNawQuTjYE26GK47lnmd_jpg46O8NWeUWaE4mbnNiT/s400/IMG_7176_5_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Only a small part of the swimming area. Emma & I were later jumping off the Left Hand Side. It was sooooo good to be in this part of the country.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id133"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJW6eTdGK4npYukqw115WApC0PPX-H1y_3u8ZUbeODu8hQ85ZUcN8AtYew4xT1xJLmKjFIGthRlFPTs7AOvZ4yIzlgkE1gLEU10gEFnPkCibszJ9RDmATWRbfV6IM0rMuWuzSAc_SV_x87/s1600-h/IMG_7178_6_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248015894179197506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJW6eTdGK4npYukqw115WApC0PPX-H1y_3u8ZUbeODu8hQ85ZUcN8AtYew4xT1xJLmKjFIGthRlFPTs7AOvZ4yIzlgkE1gLEU10gEFnPkCibszJ9RDmATWRbfV6IM0rMuWuzSAc_SV_x87/s400/IMG_7178_6_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>That's Emma & I at the bottom right of the falls.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id132"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkV7Nj-J0AqEJ5dCjoBkjLRlFvtcCGX8vPX0Ls6ctHTuLDdyul_G9MOJ5olsKfaqKcAKt2OUjdru7gJS11bJg5SDS4Ph3zZH1bmFKwXSapgJlRUUPqBsaIAkLMOLSR_sBQ2Iey3-qjfAVg/s1600-h/IMG_7156_1_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248012722588714626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkV7Nj-J0AqEJ5dCjoBkjLRlFvtcCGX8vPX0Ls6ctHTuLDdyul_G9MOJ5olsKfaqKcAKt2OUjdru7gJS11bJg5SDS4Ph3zZH1bmFKwXSapgJlRUUPqBsaIAkLMOLSR_sBQ2Iey3-qjfAVg/s400/IMG_7156_1_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Mmmmmmm...... not really too sure why we took this photo.... or why I loaded it onto the blog?????.. Oh well...it's there now !!!</span><br /></div></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-410621693148466462008-09-07T19:56:00.013+10:002008-09-24T09:42:25.238+10:00Old Update #15 - Jilkminggan/Duck Creek Aboriginal Community<div id="ms__id42"><div id="ms__id51"><div id="ms__id59"><div id="ms__id61"><div id="ms__id65"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#330099;"><strong>Jilminggan (30 kmE of Mataranka) 23/05/08 - 26/05/08.</strong></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id66"><span style="font-family:Arial;">After Devil's Marbles we continued heading North towards Darwin.</span></div><div id="ms__id31"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><span style="font-family:Arial;">We had heard along the way of a family serving where the need was great in an Aboriginal Community just near Mataranka. Jilkminggan or 'Duck Creek' are it's names.</span><br /><div id="ms__id64"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This was about 30 kms East from Mataranka along the 'Roper Hwy'. Part of 'Elsey Station' Ref: "We of the Never Never".</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id67"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We had arranged to visit Col & Barb Goodvin for a week-end.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id63"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We were keen for the kids to see another side of Aboriginal life as compared to what we had seen in Coober Pedy.</span></div><div id="ms__id22"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><span style="font-family:Arial;">This was <strong><u>Phil & Vicki Pollock's</u></strong>(Now Surfers Cong) ole' stomping ground.</span><br /><div id="ms__id21"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This was an awesome experience - living in a community for a few days. And seeing a glimpse of the effort that some of our Bro's & Sis's go to for the sake of the good news.</span></div><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#0000ff;">Of course - I am writing this 4-ish months later. Nothing has really changed with our view of the work that's going in these areas. There is only one thing that's changed - our surprise at the AMOUNT of people that are extending themselves in remote areas.</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-qAOjPlu73nm-jN0I_sDIwV7Kagn3rUvvzIQ7d0ErI5uOLTekekGaEu_UEB4GUaApjoqfbkx49oO4FusIfp9zxReelISrWb3VckjHy5TTFIlPfhCZPpHQSSzhMrZDKqUly54Cs95eVA/s1600-h/IMG_6997_100_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247999696817656386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-qAOjPlu73nm-jN0I_sDIwV7Kagn3rUvvzIQ7d0ErI5uOLTekekGaEu_UEB4GUaApjoqfbkx49oO4FusIfp9zxReelISrWb3VckjHy5TTFIlPfhCZPpHQSSzhMrZDKqUly54Cs95eVA/s400/IMG_6997_100_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Just on the side of the Roper Hwy.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id38"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmH0-VMWYoxz5UQYtaBFUzDIZjSkYRG1DelGYK9CCgbe3g3R8NqwTfDEvhIzjuCNzDxIAsiAAnRzMsr79FFC0Vo-0iyHToDGtnXm6NDK9D4pg8PM99tJpBJTpmXWvvkRlzZlOkqdSCQ8Q/s1600-h/IMG_6995_99_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247999689459378322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmH0-VMWYoxz5UQYtaBFUzDIZjSkYRG1DelGYK9CCgbe3g3R8NqwTfDEvhIzjuCNzDxIAsiAAnRzMsr79FFC0Vo-0iyHToDGtnXm6NDK9D4pg8PM99tJpBJTpmXWvvkRlzZlOkqdSCQ8Q/s400/IMG_6995_99_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Signs like this kind of un-nerve me with 2.5 tonne of van on the back!!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id39"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_PVjsGkILra88yUhkKdYSwluLEHBlqA-bJOSrApSKIaT9tI24Wztmmx46BPi60iY6PqG05yTbPXSnobAImsNLg3rPnoSTq8ON0aFFM0ubde57I6VzAwuYbmzMYa7tPu1Wd_olPK8UDc/s1600-h/IMG_6992_97_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247999368229607330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_PVjsGkILra88yUhkKdYSwluLEHBlqA-bJOSrApSKIaT9tI24Wztmmx46BPi60iY6PqG05yTbPXSnobAImsNLg3rPnoSTq8ON0aFFM0ubde57I6VzAwuYbmzMYa7tPu1Wd_olPK8UDc/s400/IMG_6992_97_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Entrance signs to the Community.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id58"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVgZJNRamankdBGU7OljHLlRqcUfrOTz2xdkHJwqr1ppA63Q367eGFDd-QDaYGOkKXqbKbEw-yYdQVcMO88gYcT0XpTs2qAxtKd8-gsI897bRwMz-0n2mdP61bjvY7sYXXkSzjMm7UX4/s1600-h/IMG_6991_96_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247999366985668978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVgZJNRamankdBGU7OljHLlRqcUfrOTz2xdkHJwqr1ppA63Q367eGFDd-QDaYGOkKXqbKbEw-yYdQVcMO88gYcT0XpTs2qAxtKd8-gsI897bRwMz-0n2mdP61bjvY7sYXXkSzjMm7UX4/s400/IMG_6991_96_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Some communities are VERY SERIOUS about no grog etc. There are some that will actually exercise their power to CONFISCATE YOUR VEHICLE - <strong>FOR GOOD !!!</strong></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Others though - couldn't give 2 hoots. This community was mid-way I suppose. Alcohol banned - but not policed too well. We were advised to stash of stuff out of sight etc.</span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id37"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Due to petrol sniffing problems, we also stowed the Jerry Can of spare fuel under lock & key. Unreal ay?</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id36"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspDZdRb1kN0G1Lm2RtGqjYgWJKmdciYlI50q7Y5Z6WBcxlUBn7ulAD59WBD1C0-AeITnb1MdcTunZa6PBMLKOPONOMSFoy9nYpDPzfusNsjDEbxqEaIVxoBi01AJtW4rOkk6twgG_fus/s1600-h/IMG_6883_74_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247997329257201138" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspDZdRb1kN0G1Lm2RtGqjYgWJKmdciYlI50q7Y5Z6WBcxlUBn7ulAD59WBD1C0-AeITnb1MdcTunZa6PBMLKOPONOMSFoy9nYpDPzfusNsjDEbxqEaIVxoBi01AJtW4rOkk6twgG_fus/s400/IMG_6883_74_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's our home for a few days (Between Bro Joe's home and Bro William's home)-Just behind the Kingdom Hall.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id40"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9hsuLPMHo_bztRApt5lPiJWEZnP3Hbs5KEUWofm67MOxLhD6FCFQGw5DUgmMhJ13_m2fRkDgveai5qpsUUQECBC1ebIv9ZUDUM9f2L7Ee6pbOwLPbUlHqVXn6a0dak5as34Kzi5XomE/s1600-h/IMG_6884_75_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247997335104107906" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9hsuLPMHo_bztRApt5lPiJWEZnP3Hbs5KEUWofm67MOxLhD6FCFQGw5DUgmMhJ13_m2fRkDgveai5qpsUUQECBC1ebIv9ZUDUM9f2L7Ee6pbOwLPbUlHqVXn6a0dak5as34Kzi5XomE/s400/IMG_6884_75_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Another view - CHECK THE DIFFERENCE ON VEGETATION COMPARED TO THE NIGHT BEFORE (Devil's Marbles).</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id33"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jHps8LVHEIk4m_ivhfO5GgFiu6eowMic2hB6SHcx-VA6ONwUCe8ARFwRbr8dFsaNMlCESrrxaO74XjFfhaa5s5QNWx7gX3fxUQJBIFyTCsJR1eGcTGAfKNtXGsDfqb2eifprdMQUpRg/s1600-h/IMG_6885_76_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247997341017978338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jHps8LVHEIk4m_ivhfO5GgFiu6eowMic2hB6SHcx-VA6ONwUCe8ARFwRbr8dFsaNMlCESrrxaO74XjFfhaa5s5QNWx7gX3fxUQJBIFyTCsJR1eGcTGAfKNtXGsDfqb2eifprdMQUpRg/s400/IMG_6885_76_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>William and Anna's kids. (Witnesses in the community)</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id34"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGqfiONj8PJfCgC4N4el7Zqm4QW0A41_qNYlItQ5RK7ZRIEgwMC4p9UCIREpUx2J3NxLIHubaMD3HOOL9EQJ3Mq60acFF3bSisqX1e-GsIBrGR3asE3HOKH3p4OF4FPjeJdN87u7YDLI/s1600-h/IMG_6890_77_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247997339748200434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGqfiONj8PJfCgC4N4el7Zqm4QW0A41_qNYlItQ5RK7ZRIEgwMC4p9UCIREpUx2J3NxLIHubaMD3HOOL9EQJ3Mq60acFF3bSisqX1e-GsIBrGR3asE3HOKH3p4OF4FPjeJdN87u7YDLI/s400/IMG_6890_77_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Typical dump area.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id35"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8Vv0F3gJZAJZTVNGW-HcVEla-lVSwVA-1a7h4WnvjcKj8rScmXp2ZSFc74OokoCpzNhl1QG-GeMT8Ln8TwAkLvGil53UTG-6slkt9fvFK_WgM4g0V4MpxunTIWrsY_3Ae12TIjcrVLI/s1600-h/IMG_6898_78_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247997344182764194" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8Vv0F3gJZAJZTVNGW-HcVEla-lVSwVA-1a7h4WnvjcKj8rScmXp2ZSFc74OokoCpzNhl1QG-GeMT8Ln8TwAkLvGil53UTG-6slkt9fvFK_WgM4g0V4MpxunTIWrsY_3Ae12TIjcrVLI/s400/IMG_6898_78_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>THERE IS SOME BEAUTIFUL AND VERY UNTOUCHED scenery through here. Only local knowledge gets you to these spots though.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id47"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Here's the local waterfall - absolutely pristine.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89WLOjSd6e0Cm8r-HBsX23YDBY26skF1PPYmtYgXfMZCDUVKYlq8bmqKmG_2pmpE_uaAwiEl7Sq6D3tqrtX8qusoc57bWR2qbhQPmJtA0gdp74DSb9WvKtUNuhNZRUQQ5PCF2-rU5el4/s1600-h/IMG_6910_79_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247997944365398578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89WLOjSd6e0Cm8r-HBsX23YDBY26skF1PPYmtYgXfMZCDUVKYlq8bmqKmG_2pmpE_uaAwiEl7Sq6D3tqrtX8qusoc57bWR2qbhQPmJtA0gdp74DSb9WvKtUNuhNZRUQQ5PCF2-rU5el4/s400/IMG_6910_79_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is Col - showing us 'The Junction'.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUA8zsNSPl9ErwyCrGjBWL__S4atf1jN_YqP0O74Xklg31haKpLWNm13ILg0cqlnU5CYsh7Re1NJLFVzHInIjM3VeTZpk6M5vLpsoEg54UbpVtGfi16vFiT0vy198nBqUsxP7sZMx4s0/s1600-h/IMG_6993_98_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247999371772019106" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUA8zsNSPl9ErwyCrGjBWL__S4atf1jN_YqP0O74Xklg31haKpLWNm13ILg0cqlnU5CYsh7Re1NJLFVzHInIjM3VeTZpk6M5vLpsoEg54UbpVtGfi16vFiT0vy198nBqUsxP7sZMx4s0/s400/IMG_6993_98_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkjVzzoEW4WfSxQqErjL-JSYgMad16abXXGIg0VWNceYqDdfQlUJMloBhdPDgz_7dehMm2zrk7mTP3ol0iysIxlDdb9P_1cgWPOjKku7n0_Q1PUUJ30xgptR9G_5UN_XATRhpq4VfsUQ/s1600-h/IMG_6911_80_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247997950504581826" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkjVzzoEW4WfSxQqErjL-JSYgMad16abXXGIg0VWNceYqDdfQlUJMloBhdPDgz_7dehMm2zrk7mTP3ol0iysIxlDdb9P_1cgWPOjKku7n0_Q1PUUJ30xgptR9G_5UN_XATRhpq4VfsUQ/s400/IMG_6911_80_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>They're pretty serious about the whole 'Our Land' bit.</span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id48"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDWnNmgxjZsXQD865ZWV_Rc-1U-E5Dkzofk04Ob8HII0W9EAgy_Njoxkexnbr0tX2LR7GiBlN1P0SZ4cK071DfXOe-zxLnWAWwH8NGhcLMaR6oHOdzUC5fsaXyvzNWqM-0GqXDFqhBkc/s1600-h/IMG_6926_81_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247997951763849154" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDWnNmgxjZsXQD865ZWV_Rc-1U-E5Dkzofk04Ob8HII0W9EAgy_Njoxkexnbr0tX2LR7GiBlN1P0SZ4cK071DfXOe-zxLnWAWwH8NGhcLMaR6oHOdzUC5fsaXyvzNWqM-0GqXDFqhBkc/s400/IMG_6926_81_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>There was some beautiful areas (including wetlands around here)</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctyzgjf1IaIzSq3O1_Fl0yeBLo4Af3gh5oV-rMCzK-lrJ5skSjiH60aiFtLwMu3VGEkzv_U-sDKb8m-ms0VyRGN4hB77qeytbVYxQAySWceE3yutUW72o6n-hhsN-e20T18qpIqLA-fo/s1600-h/IMG_6932_83_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247997962630551442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctyzgjf1IaIzSq3O1_Fl0yeBLo4Af3gh5oV-rMCzK-lrJ5skSjiH60aiFtLwMu3VGEkzv_U-sDKb8m-ms0VyRGN4hB77qeytbVYxQAySWceE3yutUW72o6n-hhsN-e20T18qpIqLA-fo/s400/IMG_6932_83_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Emma with a couple of witness kids.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id49"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmidaEfCvS8aBijXC0qYfmmwECurtNcuzuLlWppXOmyWFwkLdEU7-dpjurBv9ZpqFTV4XAQaDYfTwv3kM4YgWrlf7rll207eOASYTYnc0SSA_R-pUpI5xXzJ7b6Q6neSBcFtm3ExkZOVU/s1600-h/IMG_6937_84_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247998449198236050" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmidaEfCvS8aBijXC0qYfmmwECurtNcuzuLlWppXOmyWFwkLdEU7-dpjurBv9ZpqFTV4XAQaDYfTwv3kM4YgWrlf7rll207eOASYTYnc0SSA_R-pUpI5xXzJ7b6Q6neSBcFtm3ExkZOVU/s400/IMG_6937_84_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>THIS IS CLASSIC. Col has a <strong><u>Garden Shed</u></strong> next to their caravan and inside is a LARGE SCREEN PROJECTOR TV. Surround sound - bla bla bla. So here we are, out in the middle of nowhere, watching Andre Rieu on a big screen.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id56"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjU55x6XZYXHTVxMdFCJdWrQdt3cBv77bUWgewXNztfXmJakNSNdCGEVoa1H5_mrKWu3ksRZpuG9iegZnRtJc_STuXcGuMD3jXYAUUMUHSPtsIh8RYTRRAQZH8pC0D2bdmuZdBR6h-aM/s1600-h/IMG_6944_86_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247998450399596450" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjU55x6XZYXHTVxMdFCJdWrQdt3cBv77bUWgewXNztfXmJakNSNdCGEVoa1H5_mrKWu3ksRZpuG9iegZnRtJc_STuXcGuMD3jXYAUUMUHSPtsIh8RYTRRAQZH8pC0D2bdmuZdBR6h-aM/s400/IMG_6944_86_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's the Kingdom Hall (Our caravan on RHS of screen) The hall part is just the right hand half.</span></div><div id="ms__id23"><br /></div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Ummm.. yeah.. this IS Australia.</span><br /></div><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;"></span></em><div id="ms__id22"><strong><em><span style="color:#000099;">We have recently heard that they are planning on 'extending' the Kingdom Hall out to the mesh screen. The high attendances have brought this on.</span></em></strong><br /></div><div id="ms__id50"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66o-QhP2su9Bs25i6w65NlF9GWP4Y5rIS8ZP9-Oa0QfqLRfNFjHGsZB7w7gdAE7HcBp1bJ9EiUy1cmsR4Oiz8-37zf5QnAEPdiJlgPuCJrV-K-sZYwqAfxjf-sTpXBm_Pixb160PHXHE/s1600-h/IMG_6947_87_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247998450493254274" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66o-QhP2su9Bs25i6w65NlF9GWP4Y5rIS8ZP9-Oa0QfqLRfNFjHGsZB7w7gdAE7HcBp1bJ9EiUy1cmsR4Oiz8-37zf5QnAEPdiJlgPuCJrV-K-sZYwqAfxjf-sTpXBm_Pixb160PHXHE/s400/IMG_6947_87_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Out front of the hall.</span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id54"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3OL5sQIzqgGu75RUe5ieUFC59uk2SAd9OHc0nvOXy7SiF5ZqJl96cOIajNgSry3bNxqrAM-6oGPMvPyruD6Wh_I2SbsQ5jOzgR9Wj3mMzn76VNofbdiz0Ea78q92b8af6-V-AXZx3CA/s1600-h/IMG_6929_82_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247997958604644466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3OL5sQIzqgGu75RUe5ieUFC59uk2SAd9OHc0nvOXy7SiF5ZqJl96cOIajNgSry3bNxqrAM-6oGPMvPyruD6Wh_I2SbsQ5jOzgR9Wj3mMzn76VNofbdiz0Ea78q92b8af6-V-AXZx3CA/s400/IMG_6929_82_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Meeting times - Note the Pidgin English - Creole.</span></div><div id="ms__id24"><br /></div><div id="ms__id53"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Check the<u> night</u> meeting times. 7:30 "Sangodan" = "Sun - gone- down" (ie Night-time)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsiEWKBV_8dAAZRPAJL_9lK6B_hhCDNDaNfR3s5wOVMbKYYLrkZHDukpwvPk_9KrY6qlDTnA0Z1PZyB-oCW0pF4_4je7EczZaOCAjDs1LPFdtTwszwjVV8q_uL8NvNAFV3Qd3HdtmBqg/s1600-h/IMG_6941_85_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247998448201461746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsiEWKBV_8dAAZRPAJL_9lK6B_hhCDNDaNfR3s5wOVMbKYYLrkZHDukpwvPk_9KrY6qlDTnA0Z1PZyB-oCW0pF4_4je7EczZaOCAjDs1LPFdtTwszwjVV8q_uL8NvNAFV3Qd3HdtmBqg/s400/IMG_6941_85_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Inside the KH - Sunday meeting</span></div><div><br /></div><div id="ms__id46"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This was a unique experience at the time. Quite a few of the 'Isolated Groups' up this way use 'Skype' for their meetings. It enables them to have Public Talks regularly. They can also use it for W/T and Ministry School. Talks and comments <strong><span style="color:#6600cc;">can be</span></strong> fed 'both ways'- but not always used for W/T etc (Better to operate as smaller group for that type of meeting). GREAT USE OF TECHNOLOGY though for TMS, Serv Meeting and sharing the load from the Public Talks around.</span></div><div><br /></div><div id="ms__id52"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#0000ff;">Again we are writing this 4-ish months later. This 'Skype' thing we have now seen on several occasions. It still blows us away. It must really help those Bro's & Sis's who are isolated - to feel a bit more connected that they would otherwise.</span></em></strong></div><div><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ff00ff;"><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsG9tfQlc65_UR4aXCaPd5EjThcyc0Muh8zuAL4iwoRqeJeNmAe0yeDUva93zd5j1N2wICsnmeB5tmIiBRI5oTblBfJrvu6yCzcrSDU08fP0nu6cjowzH4Ifoq17mQwpmVAT-zOyy08hA/s1600-h/IMG_6948_88_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247998451540179282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsG9tfQlc65_UR4aXCaPd5EjThcyc0Muh8zuAL4iwoRqeJeNmAe0yeDUva93zd5j1N2wICsnmeB5tmIiBRI5oTblBfJrvu6yCzcrSDU08fP0nu6cjowzH4Ifoq17mQwpmVAT-zOyy08hA/s400/IMG_6948_88_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>THIS IS MARNEY (From Perth) AND CARLA (Local)! (Obviously Heidi felt immediate friendship)</u></span></strong></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id45"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRy79-M8jn7Na2gNhi2SwGnO0DZ4SLOQ3DNeSDBISg6Da2sxpMlhyphenhyphenFlc7XlkAO2-suisOA5rjAd2wPKi1YDiFUTbm61MtHKhIxMLX-ow72RljyjfoGIVQ_pKmsnyNzox2CSgcfUVqjSw/s1600-h/IMG_6949_89_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247998919687382770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRy79-M8jn7Na2gNhi2SwGnO0DZ4SLOQ3DNeSDBISg6Da2sxpMlhyphenhyphenFlc7XlkAO2-suisOA5rjAd2wPKi1YDiFUTbm61MtHKhIxMLX-ow72RljyjfoGIVQ_pKmsnyNzox2CSgcfUVqjSw/s400/IMG_6949_89_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lunch-time after the meeting at Col and Barbara's place. Some here from Perth and Katherine also.</span></div><div><br /></div><div id="ms__id57"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhyphenhyphen8SHQbhbcOiUa9Psuu0PuS45tmNFzVrCukrtRun3vOGz1c8QTe0gE-hpnh8ol5r9pzJWyXNeEF6Y0MOqbxKrdk3b97tUiW1FLsZKlIdM6cBxqNA7r8sTkFb0uVmqdGymsHVu3cTnsE/s1600-h/IMG_6952_90_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247998922973545602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhyphenhyphen8SHQbhbcOiUa9Psuu0PuS45tmNFzVrCukrtRun3vOGz1c8QTe0gE-hpnh8ol5r9pzJWyXNeEF6Y0MOqbxKrdk3b97tUiW1FLsZKlIdM6cBxqNA7r8sTkFb0uVmqdGymsHVu3cTnsE/s400/IMG_6952_90_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>After Lunch- a few of us went to swim on one of the local swimming holes.</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4lOvrl0zklCef5YkmjYAG-4hPx8sbHcp42qf3hyumKJFZZP8YfkDW4CzxKiUwdx4n-PL_n7Z2qaGhGL8kX3USU9xPGeTOoUWeOjkG1rxEb9Oh4IPKCbbsSWImy9VRUMGyaSHU7MYnjA/s1600-h/IMG_6954_91_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247998923367074322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4lOvrl0zklCef5YkmjYAG-4hPx8sbHcp42qf3hyumKJFZZP8YfkDW4CzxKiUwdx4n-PL_n7Z2qaGhGL8kX3USU9xPGeTOoUWeOjkG1rxEb9Oh4IPKCbbsSWImy9VRUMGyaSHU7MYnjA/s400/IMG_6954_91_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id60"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavev6rCzeNU5nWK18CC9a5AaEtQzk3Xw_o289ufJ2GcLbPg9KETgiIHbi5RqiuLYv2dp-2y2CYj7SrmEgWcWr2hQW2XTawUyrfiqhX1l_Eo0pxR1BOk5s0MYmDyQGGG3T38_aKojVVIk/s1600-h/IMG_6960_92_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247998930383650674" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavev6rCzeNU5nWK18CC9a5AaEtQzk3Xw_o289ufJ2GcLbPg9KETgiIHbi5RqiuLYv2dp-2y2CYj7SrmEgWcWr2hQW2XTawUyrfiqhX1l_Eo0pxR1BOk5s0MYmDyQGGG3T38_aKojVVIk/s400/IMG_6960_92_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lot's of fun.</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoNxq_BwBBG9DQ9c1S8fmnYiA7eaFfC2H49x_MIht4hLumbusqqo-QWfHafdWFn7uej9QWDtg5FxVAF0ZEPAPb-I9frN0gqPWV2qqfbdmD8wPuqp8-ap6rMWNbISAhWmAnPrnSup9Emo/s1600-h/IMG_6963_93_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247998930651152562" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoNxq_BwBBG9DQ9c1S8fmnYiA7eaFfC2H49x_MIht4hLumbusqqo-QWfHafdWFn7uej9QWDtg5FxVAF0ZEPAPb-I9frN0gqPWV2qqfbdmD8wPuqp8-ap6rMWNbISAhWmAnPrnSup9Emo/s400/IMG_6963_93_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Plus some archery with the local kids.</span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bBsRBVBiyXbkwRmEndVMVRkvypHnFIszgfzR9vaBHCPK6y-uD30-uhBrokORc53V38310bENpqE9v1TOACc8AuZpK5y51bQylwpT37jR4tm2bXrJsPOfPNWP2X9V7DtvRcvuUfQ7nw8/s1600-h/IMG_6965_94_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247999360568321458" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bBsRBVBiyXbkwRmEndVMVRkvypHnFIszgfzR9vaBHCPK6y-uD30-uhBrokORc53V38310bENpqE9v1TOACc8AuZpK5y51bQylwpT37jR4tm2bXrJsPOfPNWP2X9V7DtvRcvuUfQ7nw8/s400/IMG_6965_94_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our last night with the Goodvin clan.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABR4IZRyX05x14pu8XXdEgj13rFL9TzDowDi2X9HGoAXPKt0ddS1FQ6H3cRXeYt5CeucR79xzsXMVUz7Vm52ufxU_VCeB_z5v3gsM_1PIaNWf4jVty_FEHxGGzkkXiNSxYMjyiiP6vCM/s1600-h/IMG_6972_95_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247999362626875730" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABR4IZRyX05x14pu8XXdEgj13rFL9TzDowDi2X9HGoAXPKt0ddS1FQ6H3cRXeYt5CeucR79xzsXMVUz7Vm52ufxU_VCeB_z5v3gsM_1PIaNWf4jVty_FEHxGGzkkXiNSxYMjyiiP6vCM/s400/IMG_6972_95_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Col's part Aboriginal - this is some of <u>HIS</u> art.</span></div><div id="ms__id43"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id44"><span style="font-family:Arial;">THANKS AGAIN FOR A GREAT WEEK-END COL & BARB.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id68">All this fun... in just a few days !</span></div></div><br /></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-78470689243316525982008-09-04T23:59:00.003+10:002008-09-21T18:52:40.037+10:00Old Update #14 - Moon over Devils Marbles<div id="ms__id170">So... The 'Moon' over the Devils Marbles<br /><br /><div id="ms__id168"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Here we go again......</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id172"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTLsGHbVWvJwuWFUnJs8AQpN_YN2HzUkoHeVigOAVZrEYWCVk-pi3p8yvOq8DDpVstC5N9ajWjKLSiL6WJqvsOB3zkZmE4U8Z6NUCZ1Rx2NCssaaiIa6LzYwrYooExMyPEeTod-Bb8h8/s1600-h/IMG_6853_71_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242909692086938034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTLsGHbVWvJwuWFUnJs8AQpN_YN2HzUkoHeVigOAVZrEYWCVk-pi3p8yvOq8DDpVstC5N9ajWjKLSiL6WJqvsOB3zkZmE4U8Z6NUCZ1Rx2NCssaaiIa6LzYwrYooExMyPEeTod-Bb8h8/s400/IMG_6853_71_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>See...</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id169"></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-34478945289297702332008-09-04T23:58:00.012+10:002008-09-21T18:51:13.302+10:00Old Update #13-North of Alice- Devils Marbles.<div id="ms__id58"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EHJEEY3pP2GErqGw2h2-6o3pzxDrgeJPp7jDt_faou4ZCsT29EuWw1aFRCnDA-oPnjfHXG0cT9dZrNvv9Ed__f27Uff9mYrxLATAg491Acv4Od1c-Nv0ftjopfzf6vW_FZlPAQPLJJg/s1600-h/IMG_6762_62_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242904141734100066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EHJEEY3pP2GErqGw2h2-6o3pzxDrgeJPp7jDt_faou4ZCsT29EuWw1aFRCnDA-oPnjfHXG0cT9dZrNvv9Ed__f27Uff9mYrxLATAg491Acv4Od1c-Nv0ftjopfzf6vW_FZlPAQPLJJg/s400/IMG_6762_62_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Heading North from Alice Springs we came across this little Cairn...</span><br /><div><div id="ms__id132"><div id="ms__id133"><br /><div id="ms__id141"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi2EObvnz2-G0YYt8sF9U0TRts9X_XVjoCAOokg3tVS7RZGxy8GxlFO1GWIx3U2C84ag6DN8O3MTrVasY2GNhOkEHxSz4ihFEl_s-3hTB7rX__H05fYtwpTtdxScpwl3EoY0ENMHn9bw/s1600-h/IMG_6763_5_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242898262398666114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi2EObvnz2-G0YYt8sF9U0TRts9X_XVjoCAOokg3tVS7RZGxy8GxlFO1GWIx3U2C84ag6DN8O3MTrVasY2GNhOkEHxSz4ihFEl_s-3hTB7rX__H05fYtwpTtdxScpwl3EoY0ENMHn9bw/s400/IMG_6763_5_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id140"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi2EObvnz2-G0YYt8sF9U0TRts9X_XVjoCAOokg3tVS7RZGxy8GxlFO1GWIx3U2C84ag6DN8O3MTrVasY2GNhOkEHxSz4ihFEl_s-3hTB7rX__H05fYtwpTtdxScpwl3EoY0ENMHn9bw/s1600-h/IMG_6763_5_1.JPG"></a></span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id142"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id136"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id164"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBHnEZNLXjESnq6RRdzJp5DLohfN6ouH-UYrkulv5pk11bDjHeUtoFZx1tdsjD50SKhc8sMeYUGlvv230QayQl-I59Z902D0aAPNSeY5k0KthAoXxZ7lRMJ64Zn-yTVEKJ5xOM-yV_SI/s1600-h/1977+Cairn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242898272499686610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBHnEZNLXjESnq6RRdzJp5DLohfN6ouH-UYrkulv5pk11bDjHeUtoFZx1tdsjD50SKhc8sMeYUGlvv230QayQl-I59Z902D0aAPNSeY5k0KthAoXxZ7lRMJ64Zn-yTVEKJ5xOM-yV_SI/s400/1977+Cairn.jpg" border="0" /></a>and Guess Who was here 31 years earlier?</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id163"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc6600;">Check the HOT CHICK in the Commer Van ! ! ! Rdrdrdrdrdrdrdrddrdrdrdrdrd.</span></div><div id="ms__id162"> </div><div id="ms__id122"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong><em><span style="color:#000099;">Hi Mum</span></em></strong> !<span style="color:#000099;"> </span><strong><em><span style="color:#000099;">Still got those Sunnies??? They'd probably look OK now too ! ! !</span> </em></strong></span></div><div id="ms__id145"><br /> </div><div id="ms__id146"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduAhcAm7-kOlH8N_8y2enMmxJANUaoyxXdY-65W5HUOGG2HUCrz_zkJhHnVJvmoG_O3O8ADsBag45GZ-8Q9eliOcoqptlK9ZyM8H9ARnc3QX0IG3i_b6LgCyQnajIFiNI-7uORE-dVqY/s1600-h/IMG_6769_3_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242903673266427298" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduAhcAm7-kOlH8N_8y2enMmxJANUaoyxXdY-65W5HUOGG2HUCrz_zkJhHnVJvmoG_O3O8ADsBag45GZ-8Q9eliOcoqptlK9ZyM8H9ARnc3QX0IG3i_b6LgCyQnajIFiNI-7uORE-dVqY/s400/IMG_6769_3_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong>DEVIL'S MARBLES</strong></span></div><div id="ms__id147"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Then onto the Devils Marbles where we camped for the night.</span></div><div id="ms__id143"><br /><br /> </div><div id="ms__id137"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMWb2ehvG5mhpsKGQhjJrVhxwY1lvhANNupv9ugVhDEXJxRVhcV4XmKJgJEJ4q4WedtduBj35FjEqrU0syQ86AfdeglafeGWF4zhVlm7mnQJuvQPOLN7iFLwfPlzyzGwDOXlFaVVJ7Cg/s1600-h/IMG_6771_2_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242903677673163458" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMWb2ehvG5mhpsKGQhjJrVhxwY1lvhANNupv9ugVhDEXJxRVhcV4XmKJgJEJ4q4WedtduBj35FjEqrU0syQ86AfdeglafeGWF4zhVlm7mnQJuvQPOLN7iFLwfPlzyzGwDOXlFaVVJ7Cg/s400/IMG_6771_2_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Incredible - out in the middle of no-where. Boulders everywhere piles up ontop of each other.</span><br /></div><div id="ms__id115"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh897L5Hkipi3foeCh__oe1wPlTRiX2bnfkZelVnM0dkyqH9ayGqNrK27pOcQKo5xS_LBNdXnwuURLDP2tjmAKq5dFKeg8cEmq604WFdNwx82fn06wUxzfPGqJss_3sJ4Fu2TTnJmzE0SA/s1600-h/1977+Devils.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242898276457481442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh897L5Hkipi3foeCh__oe1wPlTRiX2bnfkZelVnM0dkyqH9ayGqNrK27pOcQKo5xS_LBNdXnwuURLDP2tjmAKq5dFKeg8cEmq604WFdNwx82fn06wUxzfPGqJss_3sJ4Fu2TTnJmzE0SA/s400/1977+Devils.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here's Dad and I in 1977</span></div><div id="ms__id149"><br /> </div><div id="ms__id114"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0GE2dkDlFvlF64VcOOae8ca1pDdSENjhR2mQltZKqlVmBdjE-KlSEzmb67NdviH4OPvOU4-tCGOOXA24f1lGnfjoc9IjUPZTB6My8ZCpSI6WiZnTES_AgRnRvjlDSx9xCbhUeZDxaBQ/s1600-h/IMG_6797_63_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242898281863112834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0GE2dkDlFvlF64VcOOae8ca1pDdSENjhR2mQltZKqlVmBdjE-KlSEzmb67NdviH4OPvOU4-tCGOOXA24f1lGnfjoc9IjUPZTB6My8ZCpSI6WiZnTES_AgRnRvjlDSx9xCbhUeZDxaBQ/s400/IMG_6797_63_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>and this year ???</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTaluXj_Y4utkQ3M1LLT38b4Uu2XmLVXUnVsqrUHKPPcoGAFncvIORSSeC-2VDt9xl45rm9wEnVfcu8fXz6P0wGcp4xYNV83gG4gDJ1ag-IVptK_WPcH73p2dfxnkyg7Dlh6vPvWpC30/s1600-h/IMG_6804_64_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242899494922635666" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTaluXj_Y4utkQ3M1LLT38b4Uu2XmLVXUnVsqrUHKPPcoGAFncvIORSSeC-2VDt9xl45rm9wEnVfcu8fXz6P0wGcp4xYNV83gG4gDJ1ag-IVptK_WPcH73p2dfxnkyg7Dlh6vPvWpC30/s400/IMG_6804_64_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Come on Emma -you get up here too...</span></div><div> </div><div id="ms__id116"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#006600;"><em><strong>This was a lot of fun - revisiting and re-creating.</strong></em></span><br /></div><div id="ms__id138"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzI5DEauR9HISf9B_Of0arg-homKIuIH_RQX40MB-LnWUXDOkk5V-_AtezsKLchYO_ZAwD4_hEofQu9AIWsqvvRcI_X7gMRBZSKPdkXnHKhzFjghgAhoHjkfPc4_y7XNAl0-P7ug5Xqek/s1600-h/IMG_6817_65_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242899500781595106" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzI5DEauR9HISf9B_Of0arg-homKIuIH_RQX40MB-LnWUXDOkk5V-_AtezsKLchYO_ZAwD4_hEofQu9AIWsqvvRcI_X7gMRBZSKPdkXnHKhzFjghgAhoHjkfPc4_y7XNAl0-P7ug5Xqek/s400/IMG_6817_65_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Just 1 finger.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id139"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWPK17ewY8XpU_i0lPZqsfOHej30J63IGtHB8kR7ALg8LJ8Se6ApYGNbCXEqB5eeGB3MkJhDxO3ZUFxbBwOB8LvMarywvtL-DKW_4ys41EqopLZAMsWh4SH0ikPQhAV3pf3RCTjgMZMI/s1600-h/IMG_6832_1_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242903678380781410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWPK17ewY8XpU_i0lPZqsfOHej30J63IGtHB8kR7ALg8LJ8Se6ApYGNbCXEqB5eeGB3MkJhDxO3ZUFxbBwOB8LvMarywvtL-DKW_4ys41EqopLZAMsWh4SH0ikPQhAV3pf3RCTjgMZMI/s400/IMG_6832_1_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Dinner Time.</span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eNwyrs2Zb-sWTWb8t_rJ_3KzjPi62ZzghylxU-6U1-LUmigcM2ctXRIF7xeNh42ZesKm8pq5XswFVKCs7vEzCk5BFiT0oz2YiolkRM10GI2cONKdUS1Ji3rfpvhBkb5x5xVwJ4976As/s1600-h/IMG_6833_66_1a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242899499479477554" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eNwyrs2Zb-sWTWb8t_rJ_3KzjPi62ZzghylxU-6U1-LUmigcM2ctXRIF7xeNh42ZesKm8pq5XswFVKCs7vEzCk5BFiT0oz2YiolkRM10GI2cONKdUS1Ji3rfpvhBkb5x5xVwJ4976As/s400/IMG_6833_66_1a.JPG" border="0" /></a>CAMPING AREA - Check how BUSY it was - yuck !</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">That's us on the bottom of the photo - 2nd from the right.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id154"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Yes, yes... I know.... The SMALL one ! ! </span></div><div id="ms__id155"> </div><div id="ms__id124"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhyphenhyphenJqWZPNJWIzL45T8Jt0GtLYOhn5Ec8i9hI8dNLy8ZUldN5uKPMrxlXGT725o4pbwTns_1W7aeFV6kCdoSC9tAQNrrP_fGFUvjYjEmOjDbKcg9KT9Qa3hjIV5RbPmEDPf4h4dVY9prU/s1600-h/IMG_6835_68_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242899503718273090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhyphenhyphenJqWZPNJWIzL45T8Jt0GtLYOhn5Ec8i9hI8dNLy8ZUldN5uKPMrxlXGT725o4pbwTns_1W7aeFV6kCdoSC9tAQNrrP_fGFUvjYjEmOjDbKcg9KT9Qa3hjIV5RbPmEDPf4h4dVY9prU/s400/IMG_6835_68_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Sunrise. </span></div><div id="ms__id156"> </div><div id="ms__id131"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJ629Ipart_CNjHfk4AzaUdQ92c0RWjgcjnV3l3kwjk9mgRckB0BcQ5WtrjXUl7WRKPdlxO5VTcKmTPJvnjYGcBIRVc36gxTKnBYwoMKzWExbuQkZaHhXYe_1aUt0Z14AgGJ-vDyYA_4/s1600-h/IMG_6842_69_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242899507580050978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJ629Ipart_CNjHfk4AzaUdQ92c0RWjgcjnV3l3kwjk9mgRckB0BcQ5WtrjXUl7WRKPdlxO5VTcKmTPJvnjYGcBIRVc36gxTKnBYwoMKzWExbuQkZaHhXYe_1aUt0Z14AgGJ-vDyYA_4/s400/IMG_6842_69_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Still Sunrise.... </span><br /></div><div id="ms__id160"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkg44y8In4lpM7vd4SsYlM6UMRfVuFpIKHftMYgP2vNlX_V2at71JaZMfnUyBfmRXZiRGdzFtiHFFCr4sljgQeFY34HzrbHYSfFPZJVNnTdMVa9LraCE1NeTWRRbiwMI-BFDt4yeY5wY/s1600-h/IMG_6861_72_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242901276429921538" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkg44y8In4lpM7vd4SsYlM6UMRfVuFpIKHftMYgP2vNlX_V2at71JaZMfnUyBfmRXZiRGdzFtiHFFCr4sljgQeFY34HzrbHYSfFPZJVNnTdMVa9LraCE1NeTWRRbiwMI-BFDt4yeY5wY/s400/IMG_6861_72_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Leaving the Devils Marbles.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id14"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is only a TINY part of many, many piles of these things.</span></div><div id="ms__id158"><br /> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggor6tsQH-5gFjop8LYTTvhDqa4SHFeNpE0tAeDg1IjfGECyLrFcKXEHtjw5vSvgGkn0vd9Q4K5_f1cLHkTqw4-K4awtQLrJSz3kkuMQwsyvSLP4NETo0Lh4kD10C5n5BzS1LK_yeWdzg/s1600-h/IMG_6868_73_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242899737514121874" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggor6tsQH-5gFjop8LYTTvhDqa4SHFeNpE0tAeDg1IjfGECyLrFcKXEHtjw5vSvgGkn0vd9Q4K5_f1cLHkTqw4-K4awtQLrJSz3kkuMQwsyvSLP4NETo0Lh4kD10C5n5BzS1LK_yeWdzg/s400/IMG_6868_73_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>All of a sudden the scenery changed - and there were TREES and what's that other stuff ??.... Oh yeah .. Grass. This change in scenery all happened in the space of a couple of 100 kms.</span></div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Boy there's a lot of straight road out here ! !</span></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-64651504188601008082008-09-04T23:39:00.000+10:002008-09-20T13:53:09.909+10:00Old Update # 12- Alice Springs & Wildlife Park<div id="ms__id53"><span style="font-family:Arial;">17/05/08 The Local Arid Research Centre had a day out - so off we went</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">.</span><br /><div id="ms__id28"><div id="ms__id29"><div id="ms__id23"><br /><div id="ms__id77"></div><br /><div id="ms__id22"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTF_WxNGIdb_O_Ui6u4GkhcmO3TQmv6IoFB37aEaSISN1sdQbE8cjalOfbo2Bl9mhF7EXY8ARFDuUEHtLUVqDoWg92OpoXsjEY0meoEFchxEzD0k4w2WA1SnQPGKRXjPhc8o3cewmZHcQ/s1600-h/IMG_6616_39_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242867316651146338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTF_WxNGIdb_O_Ui6u4GkhcmO3TQmv6IoFB37aEaSISN1sdQbE8cjalOfbo2Bl9mhF7EXY8ARFDuUEHtLUVqDoWg92OpoXsjEY0meoEFchxEzD0k4w2WA1SnQPGKRXjPhc8o3cewmZHcQ/s400/IMG_6616_39_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jaws-of-life demo.</span><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id43"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKGOvdAi7vp6018hkLZ3LWFQBIq40NLc7jWjQR2mWigpgqJ42jRoXb1YeIrBovY2iDC0vXF7-9KLOF4nIj-lLtpy0E1lFNvk_x0goiuuK4seWWM5lirH6eCahnXCDdn6zzd6OcqH6v9I/s1600-h/IMG_6627_40_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242867321145118834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKGOvdAi7vp6018hkLZ3LWFQBIq40NLc7jWjQR2mWigpgqJ42jRoXb1YeIrBovY2iDC0vXF7-9KLOF4nIj-lLtpy0E1lFNvk_x0goiuuK4seWWM5lirH6eCahnXCDdn6zzd6OcqH6v9I/s400/IMG_6627_40_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Reptile handling - Heidi HATES reptiles.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id26"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id265"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzGvmalnksWEOhsCFtTlJzeq5HpdDufpu9TNBIvMkqXGMSL33jObf86PgSBZZdzHh_Ss1EmArnhIC4keU9gmCmZppbOXRzBwcoNHSPvAE2qppafWuCVIzntbWa8iKZRCiKFNpSHKANtU/s1600-h/IMG_6633_41_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242867320581620258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzGvmalnksWEOhsCFtTlJzeq5HpdDufpu9TNBIvMkqXGMSL33jObf86PgSBZZdzHh_Ss1EmArnhIC4keU9gmCmZppbOXRzBwcoNHSPvAE2qppafWuCVIzntbWa8iKZRCiKFNpSHKANtU/s400/IMG_6633_41_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Get that tail out of your groin James ! ! !</span><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id267"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61yfFg7B3cuKeHd6LqnxyUB8lu0VxrUMGspWyu1ircRF8Lku5Sav5fM_hVYEA6nPKfUKk-YL1_3L88KRSkfZw-eurBF_DoY-TAtLHbUOoq0WfTh-qTEqUhcWrg2CA3GVbWQXLF4HjNuU/s1600-h/IMG_6635_42_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242867325159272738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61yfFg7B3cuKeHd6LqnxyUB8lu0VxrUMGspWyu1ircRF8Lku5Sav5fM_hVYEA6nPKfUKk-YL1_3L88KRSkfZw-eurBF_DoY-TAtLHbUOoq0WfTh-qTEqUhcWrg2CA3GVbWQXLF4HjNuU/s400/IMG_6635_42_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1K-wSUhtyjTzP7WU7uwXjCIt4uDrPn2apsC4QwmuH-ffZx1DjL7BoKFp90-9tpJasTqe5GrOWB5BT0kHZf9l8fiTIKYBSy59jxex2QCeDljNdAvvKmvoP8UoGzUHLaCRbhTqdu7SF7Ds/s1600-h/IMG_6639_44_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242867322628655858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1K-wSUhtyjTzP7WU7uwXjCIt4uDrPn2apsC4QwmuH-ffZx1DjL7BoKFp90-9tpJasTqe5GrOWB5BT0kHZf9l8fiTIKYBSy59jxex2QCeDljNdAvvKmvoP8UoGzUHLaCRbhTqdu7SF7Ds/s400/IMG_6639_44_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>All sorts of interesting stuff.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntVJ9a0RGGeJmo7HYYWLIMwyM-UCgRRTAEYI3_kFU39POBUHk5pcsV1quzTJ_YOymarvOawIasQx03SpYWO7ulet3-Kj4sCugiaWClAuWAVKOrKzD9b5wlK3qNNGaVXIwBaQtEocLKCA/s1600-h/IMG_6642_43_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242870062771407858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntVJ9a0RGGeJmo7HYYWLIMwyM-UCgRRTAEYI3_kFU39POBUHk5pcsV1quzTJ_YOymarvOawIasQx03SpYWO7ulet3-Kj4sCugiaWClAuWAVKOrKzD9b5wlK3qNNGaVXIwBaQtEocLKCA/s400/IMG_6642_43_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id74"><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id271"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Even Camel sausages ! 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(No Photo)</span><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id24"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id72"><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id273"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id70"><br /></div><div id="ms__id45"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>Back at the Van Park.</strong></span><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id290"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvprUgBHcuxl2G-W1MERcUtYrT0H74iCmzfnSAfAWlATK_yg-KFUxkupGLPYeIVa8ZwMzg6OubE7bKxRXz3w8BVMOcgVEhBxxJk-qkbtPiqtodOceNv8m6iMezGyLwd0FvzxD0XJXXdqM/s1600-h/IMG_6652_45_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242870062043557586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvprUgBHcuxl2G-W1MERcUtYrT0H74iCmzfnSAfAWlATK_yg-KFUxkupGLPYeIVa8ZwMzg6OubE7bKxRXz3w8BVMOcgVEhBxxJk-qkbtPiqtodOceNv8m6iMezGyLwd0FvzxD0XJXXdqM/s400/IMG_6652_45_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>These huge Jumping 'Pillows' are great. The Dad's have just as much fun as the kids.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id67"><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id291"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We don't normally like van parks - but this one was OK. Nice big-ish sites and...........</span><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id25"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDa1waS8LS9iqRnYPS00KPeXXoj3AGBiDG_gahUUKBEkRJnLWlRuF7A5AqrspI1tIPOiIybeBMraBl7h421Ll3QNssKnd39QpFp36FFOtxLqRZJRKrcgwJmJZIkXyHbuaDkkH1iY5M9o/s1600-h/IMG_6660_46_1.JPG"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242870068589633042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDa1waS8LS9iqRnYPS00KPeXXoj3AGBiDG_gahUUKBEkRJnLWlRuF7A5AqrspI1tIPOiIybeBMraBl7h421Ll3QNssKnd39QpFp36FFOtxLqRZJRKrcgwJmJZIkXyHbuaDkkH1iY5M9o/s400/IMG_6660_46_1.JPG" border="0" /></strong></a><strong>Free</strong> Pancakes on Sunday Morning. Well - not really free - just 'included in the price'. BUT - Is that the BIGGEST hotplate you've ever seen ??</span><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id26"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoiMzDdUwUVdTmYxZNOiepggaktSKtuc7vB5rBLj7lI2EbbVPEjBENUe-3759yTdgf4Fnv21Fi8MRSURpMh99cABRS3EABm6bgBw0wpQRFYUR5RDhDby8u4ha8sNDcgVg_6I7NTmgUzc/s1600-h/IMG_6662_47_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242870067992695602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoiMzDdUwUVdTmYxZNOiepggaktSKtuc7vB5rBLj7lI2EbbVPEjBENUe-3759yTdgf4Fnv21Fi8MRSURpMh99cABRS3EABm6bgBw0wpQRFYUR5RDhDby8u4ha8sNDcgVg_6I7NTmgUzc/s400/IMG_6662_47_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Only trouble is - it makes it a rush to get to meeting.</span><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id27"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZngLk_WDlAsZ4Pi9B1On_BxT_JuZL7XUDgAytt_fIkNbfZ4uDiDXKmm7ZKV305jQ356-41yKWWftSxBia-fGHVUzIemC2ms_QxcxgsOGosbY02siO22R9CZldrf05iR1WxjJkHFfzEs/s1600-h/IMG_6665_48_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242870071191052226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZngLk_WDlAsZ4Pi9B1On_BxT_JuZL7XUDgAytt_fIkNbfZ4uDiDXKmm7ZKV305jQ356-41yKWWftSxBia-fGHVUzIemC2ms_QxcxgsOGosbY02siO22R9CZldrf05iR1WxjJkHFfzEs/s400/IMG_6665_48_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is why we didn't go back for 'seconds'. Everyone loves 'somethin for nuthin'</span><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id283"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF9O48DEyhOBZc45vxn0nXyo3zAAGPec_olo-ZoXi7Jcw5pRCc9qmfBH0n0XOv3vTGyd2Nu8zAOjBG7KG61vcrlsWTIA7lKC_bkFoEv16JQ-p2BrKJmmCCNww9e8I9Hz_svYp5wrhBCM/s1600-h/IMG_6666_49_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242871105702233554" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF9O48DEyhOBZc45vxn0nXyo3zAAGPec_olo-ZoXi7Jcw5pRCc9qmfBH0n0XOv3vTGyd2Nu8zAOjBG7KG61vcrlsWTIA7lKC_bkFoEv16JQ-p2BrKJmmCCNww9e8I9Hz_svYp5wrhBCM/s400/IMG_6666_49_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is John Napia from Alice Springs Cong. He knew Heidi and her family when they were in West Queensland in the mid 70's.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id63"><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id19"><span style="font-family:Arial;">As a side issue - without exception - every cong we have been to, there is either some WE know, or someone who knows someone we know. A reminder of "a small world in 'The Truth' ".</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id27"><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id281"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhye1dOOwdjBeLUaxnAP1ASwo71AwwogkPOxWAX6w7K3p3DVrZbpZXf9HDoaFGSosy1bb9-wJrMmIFWN3nLR9fTDHNhdxxZyTbuPijYvAqFQV-sCRFLBCdKz3yErzbNWzRgYjW_pc_-cvM/s1600-h/IMG_6668_50_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242871109174268018" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhye1dOOwdjBeLUaxnAP1ASwo71AwwogkPOxWAX6w7K3p3DVrZbpZXf9HDoaFGSosy1bb9-wJrMmIFWN3nLR9fTDHNhdxxZyTbuPijYvAqFQV-sCRFLBCdKz3yErzbNWzRgYjW_pc_-cvM/s400/IMG_6668_50_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Haircut time.</span><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id102"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje90nLPz7BYOEH6WeOpEmqkX-TEKeX-W98nzALjEbokxo02tBX2iiLVlBwcNVS0e0AfeHwGXTnfWq1wDaymOJ_T0xKF0WBX4Hi8xFnoOsj-x1do2DpnAvRsZVD52EgQEkKG802PgFtyyY/s1600-h/IMG_6670_51_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242871110190670914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje90nLPz7BYOEH6WeOpEmqkX-TEKeX-W98nzALjEbokxo02tBX2iiLVlBwcNVS0e0AfeHwGXTnfWq1wDaymOJ_T0xKF0WBX4Hi8xFnoOsj-x1do2DpnAvRsZVD52EgQEkKG802PgFtyyY/s400/IMG_6670_51_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Oh.. Ohhhhh.. here we go again....</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id38"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id61"><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id39"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id40"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id59"><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id41"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSnvMFhXsTXnK4Ha2GLtU8lliGGvIVEYDuJrF86HiWWTFU8mTvyBRAs1Y4gZ3uDnYLpXWWZlyu6pkhxXdwLY16zL3DCJ9H0TfeW_y3Go77sSXaDTmnbK6ESQFHnKrJ3XQ7ZpPyJk9JQU/s1600-h/IMG_6704_52_1.JPG"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242871112126164818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSnvMFhXsTXnK4Ha2GLtU8lliGGvIVEYDuJrF86HiWWTFU8mTvyBRAs1Y4gZ3uDnYLpXWWZlyu6pkhxXdwLY16zL3DCJ9H0TfeW_y3Go77sSXaDTmnbK6ESQFHnKrJ3XQ7ZpPyJk9JQU/s400/IMG_6704_52_1.JPG" border="0" /></strong></a></strong></span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id40"></div><br /><div id="ms__id36"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></strong></div><br /><div id="ms__id103"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>Desert Wildlife Park - Awesome free-flight bird show.</strong></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id58"><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id33"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Here's James interrogating the presenter afterwards.</span><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id279"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3MXgy2C05VJ2oDsc9BHfwODwHT3CCBR14Go8E_wM0fLO660HKiDeN4Fn-wCBQir_uhnuPEyFc4TLIZRKDIsPkSZae7yCzQCH0qOqfyTqRNO8FEU_vEXYzrsEJne_v0B4ZUjaTscOIz0/s1600-h/IMG_6715_53_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242871117855822034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3MXgy2C05VJ2oDsc9BHfwODwHT3CCBR14Go8E_wM0fLO660HKiDeN4Fn-wCBQir_uhnuPEyFc4TLIZRKDIsPkSZae7yCzQCH0qOqfyTqRNO8FEU_vEXYzrsEJne_v0B4ZUjaTscOIz0/s400/IMG_6715_53_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Desert Flower</span><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id88"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOD3e-uc0itX1SOy6ZynNsdUYAEpE7ewmsuwDbWwTYMOY7nTpWOUXjIhDMp61kBhvnWlSSuekg9fE6_K2c7_rhf2w7yRBDSnYJTfhapkj-COk9lreme3Tn-QOkPq1GGKfbgatn2jERJV4/s1600-h/IMG_6717_54_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242871720271326882" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOD3e-uc0itX1SOy6ZynNsdUYAEpE7ewmsuwDbWwTYMOY7nTpWOUXjIhDMp61kBhvnWlSSuekg9fE6_K2c7_rhf2w7yRBDSnYJTfhapkj-COk9lreme3Tn-QOkPq1GGKfbgatn2jERJV4/s400/IMG_6717_54_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Anyone hungry ???????</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id89"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id99"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id55"><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id87"></div><br /><div id="ms__id85"></div><br /><div id="ms__id84"></div><br /><div id="ms__id86"><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id83"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id94"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id98"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7APrdbueDqRXwuj_wMZXhyQFOwC3RFNwoedVTb9r7hvqcBx2xDvFvw6L9j4himU2eBwt2JQvPPHNX-bksoFk439BYKFDO5APagZCTT0W9GB0nGvBJMaG2Cc0ebKbmfBDDLgHvAPGNdo/s1600-h/IMG_6728_56_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242893341255602562" style="FLOAT: right; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8iv-yJizDqVQxEKLGvVwW1e60hTS6qnycnjQRSEh-v4sFJ2jVWQD-jiQbqNttyPY_n2b1n0eQeFAVzfhsiJNMcdH08-50S1ISnygwyDkmtd-KkrTmLRYGcRHaPqdBVZk9cJIQNFB808/s400/IMG_6740_58_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id92"><span style="font-family:Arial;">How's that for a Ghost Gum ! ! ! </span></div><br /><div id="ms__id80"><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id284"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFbz_Q5NDYaQ61HfZLaWiKjrgdhR8nzramwKHLEXaHoKDlI_zzIFoBzu5GpbrVI_62LnJE4b2ObqcPv0iKfiRVlTALVbruJ8vj1YOVvwqkGocoV1tvQdjF8cHhkWE8Cog7pqVXW_Lo-k/s1600-h/IMG_6742_59_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242893344546016322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFbz_Q5NDYaQ61HfZLaWiKjrgdhR8nzramwKHLEXaHoKDlI_zzIFoBzu5GpbrVI_62LnJE4b2ObqcPv0iKfiRVlTALVbruJ8vj1YOVvwqkGocoV1tvQdjF8cHhkWE8Cog7pqVXW_Lo-k/s400/IMG_6742_59_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>There is so much dust out here.</span><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id30"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMB_918lpC4kBWaPHxFoOxQCptmueG9rxpcFTaaCTemdLyFxSVEX1jC-EFx3tvJfgdFAiUJN548r8joCGPqMl33JUKH3SB2AZMKctuQJeokOoqyEH4ZyPJ7HnBHFyFYnxWO_68WB1piY/s1600-h/IMG_6746_60_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242893352746688466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMB_918lpC4kBWaPHxFoOxQCptmueG9rxpcFTaaCTemdLyFxSVEX1jC-EFx3tvJfgdFAiUJN548r8joCGPqMl33JUKH3SB2AZMKctuQJeokOoqyEH4ZyPJ7HnBHFyFYnxWO_68WB1piY/s400/IMG_6746_60_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>At least the roads are good.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id292"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-3316896372141243362008-09-04T23:38:00.000+10:002008-09-20T13:53:43.189+10:00Old Update #11 - Alice Springs - Anniversary Time.<div id="ms__id259"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Dti6PN_fFnqgGzSOJvJiJYHx7ByarG5Kk3UVAkx3w9vNEHCNnPIEy5VK-llwQ1tu8fn_MKAwVyDmZ6C0IDBYHKEID0gTHWZvdowJLQIlK9ANL4HUkXbjdXFxETGDGkyqQsIjb_alTRQ/s1600-h/IMG_6570_34_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242863318739437250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Dti6PN_fFnqgGzSOJvJiJYHx7ByarG5Kk3UVAkx3w9vNEHCNnPIEy5VK-llwQ1tu8fn_MKAwVyDmZ6C0IDBYHKEID0gTHWZvdowJLQIlK9ANL4HUkXbjdXFxETGDGkyqQsIjb_alTRQ/s400/IMG_6570_34_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />O<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">ur 16th Anniversary (16 May 2008) was in Alice Springs - how romantic...n't.</span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id258"><br /><div id="ms__id255"><br /><div id="ms__id251"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000099;"><strong>BUT - THANKS FOR ALL YOUR' PHANE CALLS AND SMS'S - IT MEANT A LOT !!</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id249"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Unbeknown to Heidi & I, the kids had been making streamers, and wrapping gifts and a 'pass-the-parcel' for us.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id248"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">We know they were up to something - but they really did surprise us.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id256"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Most of it was done while we were driving - Good effort.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id247"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6E4h52MTJMl5PGTfDQ5zlEhxnVK5YcDlXdJCJbRtFhaZe4ThtHkuXDD7LPMSljIXHP_1OCzJLm01GO0hyfHXCf-aiL4gOqcGb_KfQZ0mgVBCzpaOgvgrD7EQ5SIK8BVGCMU5HaHYolDs/s1600-h/IMG_6550_30_1trim.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242865157757074754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6E4h52MTJMl5PGTfDQ5zlEhxnVK5YcDlXdJCJbRtFhaZe4ThtHkuXDD7LPMSljIXHP_1OCzJLm01GO0hyfHXCf-aiL4gOqcGb_KfQZ0mgVBCzpaOgvgrD7EQ5SIK8BVGCMU5HaHYolDs/s400/IMG_6550_30_1trim.jpg" border="0" /></a>The lovely couple themselves.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwrvBv1yxwhZ4y8q4QkF51JxnIKmaVDGG7tnyMTk12Dx_ec6qkvn7B7-zaJfTHa0dSrDR9B6PRNsH4nhF1KmwxoY8lfk4Sk7BWYz1Sqcraz5o-MCVijNUlY8sPFybONtW7Zs0gaXZb6c/s1600-h/IMG_6560_31_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242863310483463122" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwrvBv1yxwhZ4y8q4QkF51JxnIKmaVDGG7tnyMTk12Dx_ec6qkvn7B7-zaJfTHa0dSrDR9B6PRNsH4nhF1KmwxoY8lfk4Sk7BWYz1Sqcraz5o-MCVijNUlY8sPFybONtW7Zs0gaXZb6c/s400/IMG_6560_31_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>What's an anniversary without Champagne ??</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QeEdGEdCa1LqKRr5uWisA4niu3460BrWcI5DGV0oPMBtmzC2Q9j2EDoTMU6QSh3DkoQwMDlaI84ojR-zfZt53sngvmOBI3Y6eKHoHipOyS68eQ_aWFRYNh-thmqL4NXRSWWS3odmIrI/s1600-h/IMG_6566_32_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242863316998512258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QeEdGEdCa1LqKRr5uWisA4niu3460BrWcI5DGV0oPMBtmzC2Q9j2EDoTMU6QSh3DkoQwMDlaI84ojR-zfZt53sngvmOBI3Y6eKHoHipOyS68eQ_aWFRYNh-thmqL4NXRSWWS3odmIrI/s400/IMG_6566_32_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyJU7equmh8buMv6cEU08SYuLJCbQR0iYFKL6yvY2eBzLfOQnbq4v91MFRCHfN3hlT3oKVZyXVyPVzDrwzyENrzTb9zaMtQ1_Vqj1SlwgDPiQaufupeIXrrOu7_v7FUv_9vUuLVirwWY/s1600-h/IMG_6571_33_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242863326896501810" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyJU7equmh8buMv6cEU08SYuLJCbQR0iYFKL6yvY2eBzLfOQnbq4v91MFRCHfN3hlT3oKVZyXVyPVzDrwzyENrzTb9zaMtQ1_Vqj1SlwgDPiQaufupeIXrrOu7_v7FUv_9vUuLVirwWY/s400/IMG_6571_33_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Let's go "<strong>ALL - OUT" and have take-away</strong> !<strong> </strong>Now THAT would be a real celebration.</span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id257"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdkUj-O7iFrmZdxwoXLHFOhD1pOAGrcJhl6-PhMtSnm6Iyn9HX3HpsiVAqeJfMzTObArkkXtHJiOLVp55d8Hv-SZV3OSfS6oqSNl3aVh6Sl5jxBHIH-p7CP5ZRafJfxNhUe-JBAQqXYo/s1600-h/IMG_6582_35_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242864048848019474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdkUj-O7iFrmZdxwoXLHFOhD1pOAGrcJhl6-PhMtSnm6Iyn9HX3HpsiVAqeJfMzTObArkkXtHJiOLVp55d8Hv-SZV3OSfS6oqSNl3aVh6Sl5jxBHIH-p7CP5ZRafJfxNhUe-JBAQqXYo/s400/IMG_6582_35_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Emma & James were so thrilled that they had kept these things hidden from us.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id254"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM87hk60OvQ_uSKy6FAAROJcPyxkyzGFRRrJu4yltpRdRTQEcike4Ncnu5EF0WKJKX4Kh_LVMQi8O1PcTte4jAL2uHwiBzF-ocDXlQlZnTllnMKmW7tTm2ZEpAasD4JCQMwAhywfNLBE4/s1600-h/IMG_6587_37_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242864052809528338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM87hk60OvQ_uSKy6FAAROJcPyxkyzGFRRrJu4yltpRdRTQEcike4Ncnu5EF0WKJKX4Kh_LVMQi8O1PcTte4jAL2uHwiBzF-ocDXlQlZnTllnMKmW7tTm2ZEpAasD4JCQMwAhywfNLBE4/s400/IMG_6587_37_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>ONE of my gifts - yum</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id253"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCTo0elgv-ThXa-o1Ylva8-WG7Q_q3hcRh4uLdzz58qBELoXeTpEh_4zaWpJFDgQxrF8sJpqIMjMCh8U0ZbrnDhgC9XglepE2hPofjiTV-v95EuZt03zVBrKsTVccKHDKsFIeFs-c7ls/s1600-h/IMG_6607_38_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242864054429811842" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCTo0elgv-ThXa-o1Ylva8-WG7Q_q3hcRh4uLdzz58qBELoXeTpEh_4zaWpJFDgQxrF8sJpqIMjMCh8U0ZbrnDhgC9XglepE2hPofjiTV-v95EuZt03zVBrKsTVccKHDKsFIeFs-c7ls/s400/IMG_6607_38_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Definite THEME building here.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id252"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtisxurl09f8nuswiYX6mRgBo6DozEaDkugnOrU7DWXGxqfRCcBvdAx6pIo9dk4mSyVbOryI8JqUTDXs7J0xR5Xk8gdDVYtQ44AWAavV2q1-FMve9FWzVVBj-Hsd9Y9MS0rS0y-5BNEWI/s1600-h/IMG_6583_36_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242864056968752802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtisxurl09f8nuswiYX6mRgBo6DozEaDkugnOrU7DWXGxqfRCcBvdAx6pIo9dk4mSyVbOryI8JqUTDXs7J0xR5Xk8gdDVYtQ44AWAavV2q1-FMve9FWzVVBj-Hsd9Y9MS0rS0y-5BNEWI/s400/IMG_6583_36_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>THANKS KIDS... </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-84034376680116844252008-09-04T23:37:00.000+10:002008-09-20T13:54:19.916+10:00Things must be desperate<div id="ms__id27"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGko4ODsI6B53pP4YJQ_s14JyfqCL5vRuzn_YC3fQiz8I8Ge4OQ5r-6muVx0Tl30ycQa0877d1r324LK-lH5mrsr2d3L7W6v1NuT9oVleDm6tv3N7kDlsrHgweCgVSJCwZazkrM_1SHg/s1600-h/IMG_9712_1_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246482841942597410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGko4ODsI6B53pP4YJQ_s14JyfqCL5vRuzn_YC3fQiz8I8Ge4OQ5r-6muVx0Tl30ycQa0877d1r324LK-lH5mrsr2d3L7W6v1NuT9oVleDm6tv3N7kDlsrHgweCgVSJCwZazkrM_1SHg/s400/IMG_9712_1_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> You know things must be desperate when we start resorting to this kind of behaviour.</div><br /><div id="ms__id29">Anyone got a job they want doing?</div><div id="ms__id30"></div><div id="ms__id28">I'm offering the <strong><span style="color:#000099;">standard '3 X 3' warrantee.</span> </strong>(3 km's or 3 minutes depending on how fast I drive !)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTRS7IzB4HfVOQIuoFxydogAclvRPt-Lf3hY2RrrFLTJVuVvB7s9DEKeFwUbPpQw41YCFS9l7uRc4rQVO7rnrR_h4m_pam3RWF1rIo7a5hl2Hg6iaG1f9xgLtnyHBUJLiXL_Q8xSZ5bM/s1600-h/IMG_9713_2_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246482848669676914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTRS7IzB4HfVOQIuoFxydogAclvRPt-Lf3hY2RrrFLTJVuVvB7s9DEKeFwUbPpQw41YCFS9l7uRc4rQVO7rnrR_h4m_pam3RWF1rIo7a5hl2Hg6iaG1f9xgLtnyHBUJLiXL_Q8xSZ5bM/s400/IMG_9713_2_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9_O5t9nfc-roP7qEUORO_u62jQhPqGJP1hRkG0eKS1jDLRLG2JBsyGp1d6DGniuuhLsC9vXbtyDbkmfoHIeqZRJL2qA1XIITlpL5vfKZDEZ0381M4mFDPjNF36IiLlvAVsdrZhJ2mGI/s1600-h/IMG_9714_3_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246482851801389522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9_O5t9nfc-roP7qEUORO_u62jQhPqGJP1hRkG0eKS1jDLRLG2JBsyGp1d6DGniuuhLsC9vXbtyDbkmfoHIeqZRJL2qA1XIITlpL5vfKZDEZ0381M4mFDPjNF36IiLlvAVsdrZhJ2mGI/s400/IMG_9714_3_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div id="ms__id25"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-66495664311608480972008-09-04T23:36:00.000+10:002008-09-20T13:54:58.702+10:00Ooops<div id="ms__id16"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceqS3CqJY5YuLhIx79b0iQWKc70V_7FqrwckmbwHBKnqUH9wfw89grF2g9SnSnx9HeRziRrKp2WKd_wHAF9Stl2OR54VAU6UOaENbzpqxYU2bwU40pgJnWrpJ2SPVXlr6Nhgwgi8n_7U/s1600-h/IMG_9577_1_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246482060526269586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceqS3CqJY5YuLhIx79b0iQWKc70V_7FqrwckmbwHBKnqUH9wfw89grF2g9SnSnx9HeRziRrKp2WKd_wHAF9Stl2OR54VAU6UOaENbzpqxYU2bwU40pgJnWrpJ2SPVXlr6Nhgwgi8n_7U/s400/IMG_9577_1_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Ooooops</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><div id="ms__id15"><br /></div><div id="ms__id14"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>Not us though - thank goodness.</strong></span></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-32793827373067306112008-09-04T23:35:00.043+10:002008-09-16T15:20:16.924+10:00Old Update #10 - West Macdonnell Ranges<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQsyowTLc5FgwelFbgxsUYlvX9H4qoiTXCcBkOtM-osfUlBlN4Tv_CoIJlYmb4FklX-ReLVBx7JDnA314C6R_aGra9CdGx8ufZ2lejRUKrSl5gupeTiLIhLTSVRA6saFbsFqxIVwX5-U/s1600-h/IMG_6486_19_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242855656882924802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQsyowTLc5FgwelFbgxsUYlvX9H4qoiTXCcBkOtM-osfUlBlN4Tv_CoIJlYmb4FklX-ReLVBx7JDnA314C6R_aGra9CdGx8ufZ2lejRUKrSl5gupeTiLIhLTSVRA6saFbsFqxIVwX5-U/s400/IMG_6486_19_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Here's the site of the fatal car crash that ended the Cannonball Run in 1994.</span><br /><div id="ms__id236"><br /><div id="ms__id238"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id210"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id209"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Heading West from Alice Springs into the West Macdonnell Ranges, and we found a nice look-out that we were able to camp at for a few nights.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id208"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id235"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">We did a few walks, did some schooling, watched some sunsets, drank some beer etc. It was lovely.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id207"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id206"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">The colours in the sunsets were great - we were looking straight up the valley at the sunset - couldn't get a better spot.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id234"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFMP4DZQPnWf25Ym_paZB7Xxve8f955lVryAtR3EcxQdze7DWxwPB49Jz8PcDbO4EJyfs8Rqovr-NCG7fH7eb3f26C1RjXIGi6sylSdiZiDHXLWN9oVhUSHLiZPVSXr4Huudd9_DX974/s1600-h/IMG_6488_20_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242855663529006258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFMP4DZQPnWf25Ym_paZB7Xxve8f955lVryAtR3EcxQdze7DWxwPB49Jz8PcDbO4EJyfs8Rqovr-NCG7fH7eb3f26C1RjXIGi6sylSdiZiDHXLWN9oVhUSHLiZPVSXr4Huudd9_DX974/s400/IMG_6488_20_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>An example of one of the sunsets.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id212"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id220"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nbiesWgKBUbNdsEmlBzdV-JWrI60rN-FWF3_CZKh_b2prOw5-Cmc5wVZFST3kQ3UfvpJxza7ATo3XyRxhXweHZwCUs8KkfavpGYo4UebtzxDMHIVOUCQLqexbslabUrxoLdv8biEOM4/s1600-h/IMG_6497_21_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242855663706401330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nbiesWgKBUbNdsEmlBzdV-JWrI60rN-FWF3_CZKh_b2prOw5-Cmc5wVZFST3kQ3UfvpJxza7ATo3XyRxhXweHZwCUs8KkfavpGYo4UebtzxDMHIVOUCQLqexbslabUrxoLdv8biEOM4/s400/IMG_6497_21_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is looking West - but early in the morning</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id219"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">You can see why the sunsets end up so nice.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id213"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEYLsHMU2y17naQ0EV6cbheMJ3p24EUeOAIb4rzJoDB4L7ttezC7z6HGxB3gvLYB3C2Ok3W8dB0MIS1U9m3YVLI68_cIgNCrh9WiAcJTLo3Uvyu09J3B8oF9F76OKVPRmBbpKJbfk3nA/s1600-h/IMG_6502_22_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242855668824865714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEYLsHMU2y17naQ0EV6cbheMJ3p24EUeOAIb4rzJoDB4L7ttezC7z6HGxB3gvLYB3C2Ok3W8dB0MIS1U9m3YVLI68_cIgNCrh9WiAcJTLo3Uvyu09J3B8oF9F76OKVPRmBbpKJbfk3nA/s400/IMG_6502_22_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Anyone care to go into <strong><u>business</u></strong> with a State Government that CAN'T EVEN SPELL !! ? ??</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id228"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id218"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOt1kikktCpbbmn5sDHNC1MoxmMSUJ28uUgaHa1-P190aDeygzthOxMGVN2mGB1Rt9lsqTTEHBJme1XRfT_r2sJ0-0IxQ3CPVSGL8Ok0RgREOguyT0pMongQOsp1rcT73MWmxDrBkl9w/s1600-h/IMG_6512_23_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242855666162038770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOt1kikktCpbbmn5sDHNC1MoxmMSUJ28uUgaHa1-P190aDeygzthOxMGVN2mGB1Rt9lsqTTEHBJme1XRfT_r2sJ0-0IxQ3CPVSGL8Ok0RgREOguyT0pMongQOsp1rcT73MWmxDrBkl9w/s400/IMG_6512_23_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Another walk - this time Ormiston Gorge</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id217"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id216"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8PPJnFYU-6-xYJA6QgDPyp2sFok4MbUNxxlAhXKRztHMdGzsuYCfIMN26gOFlzWMaKkMbxvAyXb4EVMTmxl00gpbLMkgUGxXi1jzMJZ7xESuJF8jTynmdNqkfcnRe8kk13IkIIsw_l4/s1600-h/IMG_6516_24_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242856340670382546" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8PPJnFYU-6-xYJA6QgDPyp2sFok4MbUNxxlAhXKRztHMdGzsuYCfIMN26gOFlzWMaKkMbxvAyXb4EVMTmxl00gpbLMkgUGxXi1jzMJZ7xESuJF8jTynmdNqkfcnRe8kk13IkIIsw_l4/s400/IMG_6516_24_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>James just surveying the 'Talent' - ONYA SON ! ! </span></div><br /><div id="ms__id221"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id222"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwlgsYmuBVlKXnycEM6vowdlqNr_v6d7VejgTvXfZl9GHULsqn3N1haNb9HtqiUhN4kuIP1p9bJUCS4PuPrbfGAa9dYwMCD0yS1tSyKxUyF7phC9vS5s9LdAQlznofPCrF8de1TEi_wQ/s1600-h/IMG_6520_25_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242856339083208914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwlgsYmuBVlKXnycEM6vowdlqNr_v6d7VejgTvXfZl9GHULsqn3N1haNb9HtqiUhN4kuIP1p9bJUCS4PuPrbfGAa9dYwMCD0yS1tSyKxUyF7phC9vS5s9LdAQlznofPCrF8de1TEi_wQ/s400/IMG_6520_25_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Free showers - Yay ! ! ! It's amazing how excited we get about simple pleasures like this.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id215"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id226"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCsS4ao9B0HxFgxhayQ_rxjR0v3biWAb_0cVITY8JaJv3yiI3ZQsO6fQcEJLfVZIwa8xTWsACzWz68Fm_dcRy2oH8AhTLsuTb2LCYXZS3VwgmhYz7ovv__afnhUwjE2lC7JZ5OgVko44/s1600-h/IMG_6526_26_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242856346631556194" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCsS4ao9B0HxFgxhayQ_rxjR0v3biWAb_0cVITY8JaJv3yiI3ZQsO6fQcEJLfVZIwa8xTWsACzWz68Fm_dcRy2oH8AhTLsuTb2LCYXZS3VwgmhYz7ovv__afnhUwjE2lC7JZ5OgVko44/s400/IMG_6526_26_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Another fire - James looks tuckered out.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id223"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id224"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UKQhl1ihAQAWvZR4hor0tXTGWxN9986iFMbFrA_cmdz_aHtajsDBznw_oJHHBauFzOOVxM3tiJC3d25owxHwoJsRp_QE3U4cTVf6DWhobD50N0u-73q3GEsedZBbhJh8nSI6tmIvxkc/s1600-h/IMG_6537_27_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242856344116493762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UKQhl1ihAQAWvZR4hor0tXTGWxN9986iFMbFrA_cmdz_aHtajsDBznw_oJHHBauFzOOVxM3tiJC3d25owxHwoJsRp_QE3U4cTVf6DWhobD50N0u-73q3GEsedZBbhJh8nSI6tmIvxkc/s400/IMG_6537_27_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Another view of our campsite. Rocky here - but great spot.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id225"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id229"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHoeKlYRbVtlKIxsZL7o0i29-3VxFzAqwLxF0Z-noBVpnAz3gVfPhK9ycamP1WLIwb2k8vQetVEmkOeMStvPniyR-a9BvDl__YcyZ6fbHRaWDPmVDvWvE-4JQU8zCizRPq-khfVo-1iY/s1600-h/IMG_6541_28_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242856350960113314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHoeKlYRbVtlKIxsZL7o0i29-3VxFzAqwLxF0Z-noBVpnAz3gVfPhK9ycamP1WLIwb2k8vQetVEmkOeMStvPniyR-a9BvDl__YcyZ6fbHRaWDPmVDvWvE-4JQU8zCizRPq-khfVo-1iY/s400/IMG_6541_28_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Emma's turn to set & light the fire.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id231"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id230"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiy1X3U6s4-bq9-uq0mUV3tB4xvUxGU56pdO_6Pu6aZZxrqvPMot71gDqWx1RkTFaJ3gYEq63RhYN-8nKlxOqr7vMLkGZO-2nBc7J2zMmL3FQOp3YvsIQcyIgDLggX7NLeAY91JetMxA/s1600-h/IMG_6548_29_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242856648294206594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiy1X3U6s4-bq9-uq0mUV3tB4xvUxGU56pdO_6Pu6aZZxrqvPMot71gDqWx1RkTFaJ3gYEq63RhYN-8nKlxOqr7vMLkGZO-2nBc7J2zMmL3FQOp3YvsIQcyIgDLggX7NLeAY91JetMxA/s400/IMG_6548_29_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>School-of-the-air in Alice Springs. This means a whole lot more to the kids now.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id233"></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-46600330430321023482008-09-04T23:35:00.042+10:002008-09-13T13:25:17.786+10:00Old Update #9 - Kings Canyon<div id="ms__id15"><div id="ms__id194"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Just a few 100 kms from Ayers Rock is Kings Canyon - Underrated and definitely worth the visit.</span><br /><div id="ms__id180"><br /><div id="ms__id174"><br /><div id="ms__id302"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZX2wMzzEjaCjZ2c9MLPvy4MVy1McvlQFaMWAbk1v3FeSoaqwAHyyhPRRLidNkXJNskg4CHDYJXyfXhzny8EVCG9jfOEp-bgqQOxKlIDNygZb8gdbAlo9iTuGFZsKU-J8DNaeaZ9yA9DE/s1600-h/IMG_6725_55_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242873559830077202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZX2wMzzEjaCjZ2c9MLPvy4MVy1McvlQFaMWAbk1v3FeSoaqwAHyyhPRRLidNkXJNskg4CHDYJXyfXhzny8EVCG9jfOEp-bgqQOxKlIDNygZb8gdbAlo9iTuGFZsKU-J8DNaeaZ9yA9DE/s400/IMG_6725_55_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>The 'Rim Walk' was spectacular ! ! ! </span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is a 'view from the air' of 'King's Canyon'</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nJYq7jFDHIiZ-FdUN3osObKcGWfS14m0cTA6va93AZG2Z1epT7k-V3ewfKBb1N3xaCt92ZQOk9Gl1Wnh_89zdkIiJnNAVfjN2p09JaccTCBULZvYNQIrL2P88CVunjcQjxD-Lv089Yg/s1600-h/IMG_6415_4_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242845741508361298" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nJYq7jFDHIiZ-FdUN3osObKcGWfS14m0cTA6va93AZG2Z1epT7k-V3ewfKBb1N3xaCt92ZQOk9Gl1Wnh_89zdkIiJnNAVfjN2p09JaccTCBULZvYNQIrL2P88CVunjcQjxD-Lv089Yg/s400/IMG_6415_4_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id156"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is the beginning of the walk.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id163"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Can you guess what Heidi said??? - Yep.... <strong>"MY HAT ! ! ! "</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bx025aixWsiI_sp77erU2Dno8v7QOtMZ34mX1weEWEfiNwrKlZDEisVkUKXDggAWD0KNi1KAXCZaA66R2iKwnjbdFnJSLqqNS3MOeNoFbTdoYsejSY9Q5s2yDUhEOSIUJngqcEi2i_0/s1600-h/IMG_6421_7_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242845745135742386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bx025aixWsiI_sp77erU2Dno8v7QOtMZ34mX1weEWEfiNwrKlZDEisVkUKXDggAWD0KNi1KAXCZaA66R2iKwnjbdFnJSLqqNS3MOeNoFbTdoYsejSY9Q5s2yDUhEOSIUJngqcEi2i_0/s400/IMG_6421_7_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id152"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Ahhhh.. The steep bit's over.</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihRDz8XCZyvZfag1K5cOFMIj72bJXeqzPH5wZLZRtbhgPSsbabKMx9bjC2RQfR4XNdxyv9pUi6dbDjGKQgBGp9Xn0kKdQ2uCitWKuJbOA_mzRe24jIkAHy5N5mkTmg_yj1w5vMqlPnnc/s1600-h/IMG_6420_6_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242852206199465570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihRDz8XCZyvZfag1K5cOFMIj72bJXeqzPH5wZLZRtbhgPSsbabKMx9bjC2RQfR4XNdxyv9pUi6dbDjGKQgBGp9Xn0kKdQ2uCitWKuJbOA_mzRe24jIkAHy5N5mkTmg_yj1w5vMqlPnnc/s400/IMG_6420_6_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Looking into the "Kings Canyon"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id162"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEyo1R9hLWGFfNDUaf0cF5jwUib3WrvoUPlMh49cXuYj8ogMlh7RoqluKcqgHfv2r1eMOXHmiHTz38LQMSDbAoHbLdg6UuBEKo7rZSz5kLpHkcJQNupXLAAzc_SrlZ6HFIewDlhgzrPk/s1600-h/IMG_6427_8_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242845744370746978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEyo1R9hLWGFfNDUaf0cF5jwUib3WrvoUPlMh49cXuYj8ogMlh7RoqluKcqgHfv2r1eMOXHmiHTz38LQMSDbAoHbLdg6UuBEKo7rZSz5kLpHkcJQNupXLAAzc_SrlZ6HFIewDlhgzrPk/s400/IMG_6427_8_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id161"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Heidi hanging over the edge - Hang on Love ! !</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id164"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxNUZReB2dPdFUxCvYT-t44wbSHSThtS3CpdbFVeTez-VKjJJdr6mqJR-W4sJLSKIZ2alajaHlwNhgrQ9QgqpqTunpZn1BI0ShSOnCau8QzZuE8vJ87GGrDdu6yxy_lyqdnFg5phk78k/s1600-h/IMG_6440_11_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242845753760125858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxNUZReB2dPdFUxCvYT-t44wbSHSThtS3CpdbFVeTez-VKjJJdr6mqJR-W4sJLSKIZ2alajaHlwNhgrQ9QgqpqTunpZn1BI0ShSOnCau8QzZuE8vJ87GGrDdu6yxy_lyqdnFg5phk78k/s400/IMG_6440_11_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZgxhz6MNBAmKzcIhCVWJetXlDvh65xTE8LvGTJ2zhnljHtft1voxASRWaX6v-FUP9sSYvR7yhxLHGnGN-b3S4RaGN7ouSH2xoMWlsiAhA4cr56hc2OzZXkusMYgStQPEgL5cpvg72UM/s1600-h/IMG_6436_10_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242845751698624738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZgxhz6MNBAmKzcIhCVWJetXlDvh65xTE8LvGTJ2zhnljHtft1voxASRWaX6v-FUP9sSYvR7yhxLHGnGN-b3S4RaGN7ouSH2xoMWlsiAhA4cr56hc2OzZXkusMYgStQPEgL5cpvg72UM/s400/IMG_6436_10_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id165"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Where those people are is where we will be in a couple of hours.</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0-JZ0qMVw8RtOWWNR8lT7gJBzSWFdtax2qyRk9fCqW1T7Q4We_PvKb5LeV6MHFz7idQQPUbYqvkaC0hDNH4BsEPpNL8o7DKzBYlaFuC0oPzmFZcc6C6D-dhrfBvnV-9sEimtwfx9Jf0/s1600-h/IMG_6443_13_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242848096303441570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0-JZ0qMVw8RtOWWNR8lT7gJBzSWFdtax2qyRk9fCqW1T7Q4We_PvKb5LeV6MHFz7idQQPUbYqvkaC0hDNH4BsEPpNL8o7DKzBYlaFuC0oPzmFZcc6C6D-dhrfBvnV-9sEimtwfx9Jf0/s400/IMG_6443_13_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id166"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Whoa ! -See what I mean.</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Gog5PURFMi0vaCWCm1XXrYqnvmY9E0LI6lM6YhbdsGUWYBkIdSsyeBwafHgTaVhnfXUUrTnbxFyKW-zNYSofMlxDKLDmS-RUbrqMfyQSPR6EXVzCrs2g7YRsqn0bDso818hhbvhrPyg/s1600-h/IMG_6449_14_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242848092197922818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Gog5PURFMi0vaCWCm1XXrYqnvmY9E0LI6lM6YhbdsGUWYBkIdSsyeBwafHgTaVhnfXUUrTnbxFyKW-zNYSofMlxDKLDmS-RUbrqMfyQSPR6EXVzCrs2g7YRsqn0bDso818hhbvhrPyg/s400/IMG_6449_14_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id175"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Looks like the 'Bungle Bungles' ! ! </span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id176"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7cYEENHqrulO8pDkRDdheLrmAihzP_k_xv_P64c_kd-D_g8wX_SduZabn4xux9QHrOwOWVNqq3oHWmt4Fbp0URPMkuGpCBqf8X2_x25sKuS1JEnTVZvZ1VRtrll7u3HmJ0I987bqqq0/s1600-h/IMG_6450_15_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242848089538380514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7cYEENHqrulO8pDkRDdheLrmAihzP_k_xv_P64c_kd-D_g8wX_SduZabn4xux9QHrOwOWVNqq3oHWmt4Fbp0URPMkuGpCBqf8X2_x25sKuS1JEnTVZvZ1VRtrll7u3HmJ0I987bqqq0/s400/IMG_6450_15_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Only smaller.....</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id197"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91GenBq2adgK1jd20SOsZm_v-mfdapHbvhvZlcPAckzJBpMn4iTF1Pi7pM0axYq4wIp6_qwbNpImFz0GaCY-lTt-4c2NnSurgv5f0d7OM7uxq2vYrQFryqWlZ-NM7pxkvooQiR_-uBvY/s1600-h/IMG_6469_17_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242848098061428818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91GenBq2adgK1jd20SOsZm_v-mfdapHbvhvZlcPAckzJBpMn4iTF1Pi7pM0axYq4wIp6_qwbNpImFz0GaCY-lTt-4c2NnSurgv5f0d7OM7uxq2vYrQFryqWlZ-NM7pxkvooQiR_-uBvY/s400/IMG_6469_17_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id177"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Aaahhhh.. Dirt roads - definitely OVERRATED.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5U6mdj7Ez6GxFddC5GBK7ybS8eW6trYTwCeciJIj9KnpQQxf5vofaHJixEXW3twKxQoF8kVhx3y44aRR7lC8RJOeoMZfgUmCBcEA5H_3ZtzcSOVXpi2yNojQtfOT2Mox4jZudxPj0GU/s1600-h/IMG_6479_18_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242848097925285426" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5U6mdj7Ez6GxFddC5GBK7ybS8eW6trYTwCeciJIj9KnpQQxf5vofaHJixEXW3twKxQoF8kVhx3y44aRR7lC8RJOeoMZfgUmCBcEA5H_3ZtzcSOVXpi2yNojQtfOT2Mox4jZudxPj0GU/s400/IMG_6479_18_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id181"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The 1st "Major Mitchell" we have seen...</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id179"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Next stop - West MacDonald Ranges (Just West of Alice Springs)</span></div></div></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-92191738457719255962008-09-04T23:35:00.041+10:002008-09-13T13:21:33.939+10:00Old update #8 - Moon over Ayers Rock - Incredible Phenomena<div id="ms__id113"><div id="ms__id122"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">So... here's my contribution to the 'Anti-climbing' culture.</span></div><div id="ms__id39"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">My.."MOON OVER AYERS ROCK"</span></div><div id="ms__id121"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id117"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Sorry.....</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf58jPwFjnk9w-ZR8UVQ_3Vt3VkA9ItxUgCZeDV1n_hCgyODtQkV7Qe1KTvGISffWsaZLXLf36Nu1hwZYVv_XBLm0qrk4esUX-DzlVmEehS-ZStCmn9xc5yBcJd6wAxJbvYwWzElDuRcI/s1600-h/IMG_6348_68_1censor.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242837953228319282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf58jPwFjnk9w-ZR8UVQ_3Vt3VkA9ItxUgCZeDV1n_hCgyODtQkV7Qe1KTvGISffWsaZLXLf36Nu1hwZYVv_XBLm0qrk4esUX-DzlVmEehS-ZStCmn9xc5yBcJd6wAxJbvYwWzElDuRcI/s400/IMG_6348_68_1censor.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id114"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id30"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id119"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Seriously Mum... sorry.....</span></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-42339711205553141252008-09-04T23:35:00.039+10:002008-09-13T13:18:27.257+10:00Old update #7 - Climbing 'The Rock'<div id="ms__id170"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The climb is closed a lot these days. It's blamed on winds etc. It's closed when winds @ around 2,500ft are about 30 knots or above - something like that. So - it's gotta be pretty calm for the climb to open.</span><br /><div id="ms__id126"><div id="ms__id109"><div id="ms__id72"><div id="ms__id58"><br /><div id="ms__id50"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Also - there's a fairly visible 'Anti-climbing' culture. Cultural site .. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">bla</span> , <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bla</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bla</span>.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id34"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Here's an example of one of the many signs asking for no photos at sensitive ( & generally the best) sites. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfbSv3gDMUoOk21jjippOdmP1weKYmCNwwUJGYclja1XDTyrSXAK0jJ79vlk8Coz63smmryYXlPgeW2hRc9UeswvhOo9eVagwKtzBkEyMLcD4cNiwMX0f5tjcYVb37KKUDyehYy3_cq4/s1600-h/IMG_6365_1_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242827762563675362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfbSv3gDMUoOk21jjippOdmP1weKYmCNwwUJGYclja1XDTyrSXAK0jJ79vlk8Coz63smmryYXlPgeW2hRc9UeswvhOo9eVagwKtzBkEyMLcD4cNiwMX0f5tjcYVb37KKUDyehYy3_cq4/s400/IMG_6365_1_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id129"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Of course - there's post cards for sale of these sites. Call me cynical - whatever - but come on !!</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><div id="ms__id49"><br /><div id="ms__id52"><span style="font-family:Arial;">So we waited for 3 days (keeping busy on other walks) hoping the climb would open.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id130"><span style="font-family:Arial;">And it did - on 9/05/08 - the day before we were due to leave - although we ended up staying an extra day.</span></div></span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id16"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Funny part is - it all started to get to me. I started thinking "Am I the only one who still wants to climb this thing - regardless of the latest cultural phenomena ??"</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id83"></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id18"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The next funny thing was - when it opened - almost everyone was up there like a 'rat up a drainpipe'.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id19"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpLCUIF9omxK2cVi2XtTh412uSM2KOIeNx5V_rtUErN5ZjEP1hVi4-ZDB6bDxEt4V6MQtS7hWo4UOfagDW_Cudc7hp3vOrTwmSrQsys5fL1TSAUCG5eFDrhMcFyHEFb1t7FEKRohsv_w/s1600-h/IMG_6302_60_1_23_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242827768019463938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpLCUIF9omxK2cVi2XtTh412uSM2KOIeNx5V_rtUErN5ZjEP1hVi4-ZDB6bDxEt4V6MQtS7hWo4UOfagDW_Cudc7hp3vOrTwmSrQsys5fL1TSAUCG5eFDrhMcFyHEFb1t7FEKRohsv_w/s400/IMG_6302_60_1_23_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">So......... comforted in the knowledge that I wasn't the only cynical sod out there. off we went.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id84"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id91"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAuKNmng7Wt4ng7SSnLEhIPDZUCAYN0VqtymemlaOTrp5RopEbG0dPQTOHOtDWfTrcrx93F8PfM6vQEPEP9xYqwWrixb1P1_vthndpPO8FZDpjCtEMingydblYpBihP_tNf-GoCIKvYM/s1600-h/IMG_6304_59_1_24_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242827765531137378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAuKNmng7Wt4ng7SSnLEhIPDZUCAYN0VqtymemlaOTrp5RopEbG0dPQTOHOtDWfTrcrx93F8PfM6vQEPEP9xYqwWrixb1P1_vthndpPO8FZDpjCtEMingydblYpBihP_tNf-GoCIKvYM/s400/IMG_6304_59_1_24_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div id="ms__id37"><span style="font-family:Arial;">It's a great climb <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ay</span>? Very steep to start.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpsNtIDiquvgnKVZMuL_NaNZrx4-nOva9j9TFLrKgDnpMpQCsNlmdPWwQL_5RgGjAjuAAHe-NGwhFFfnP3ozP6qO_xcI0DwNg5pFRTpjCKuFRotztKWRl5zttfUQdldrrf49l4knanzc/s1600-h/IMG_6357_71_1_37_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242828621267306802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpsNtIDiquvgnKVZMuL_NaNZrx4-nOva9j9TFLrKgDnpMpQCsNlmdPWwQL_5RgGjAjuAAHe-NGwhFFfnP3ozP6qO_xcI0DwNg5pFRTpjCKuFRotztKWRl5zttfUQdldrrf49l4knanzc/s400/IMG_6357_71_1_37_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id35"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Kids were very excited to say the least.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id93"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id36"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigS9qcRevify7ZAsfPyitDA2Wox6z4H4xYHccnELP4YCoGTQzCYwT436aTvGbGaMeBc-4fcZfN6Dr_um5jqnU6OgHByV0VuGg9GkE05yz7zDEr_hJIdCbNUMpRjPdvZ7jey2174jfLLAE/s1600-h/IMG_6308_62_1_25_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242839236992060018" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigS9qcRevify7ZAsfPyitDA2Wox6z4H4xYHccnELP4YCoGTQzCYwT436aTvGbGaMeBc-4fcZfN6Dr_um5jqnU6OgHByV0VuGg9GkE05yz7zDEr_hJIdCbNUMpRjPdvZ7jey2174jfLLAE/s400/IMG_6308_62_1_25_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id103"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ob718Onwbb6l8jDJNtjGU6byLiLbT0oCiDZG-f_dSkOCdFDwXTT66bj6p168d1gMmDqrBhT5PmP24yg-iG4ULEec9Mwnv_HK8dXJFzndvA6ehfIfNUnqOyExz2THc6Up0MRDYMm7DkY/s1600-h/IMG_6310_61_1_26_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242827770841452226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ob718Onwbb6l8jDJNtjGU6byLiLbT0oCiDZG-f_dSkOCdFDwXTT66bj6p168d1gMmDqrBhT5PmP24yg-iG4ULEec9Mwnv_HK8dXJFzndvA6ehfIfNUnqOyExz2THc6Up0MRDYMm7DkY/s400/IMG_6310_61_1_26_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BckZHRQWP9BbeH2LuxG8qy9m8XtZBD-Fxt-Wl6NB8Uwm1_hQLWkX36N7wNnSRZI5B89_dRRcgZhl1NEwu8fJ_TgNHdJF3L-C3YjxFAGHM_jg6i2a8lQhWS_sNxZqP08xwUsW9b09D_k/s1600-h/IMG_6352_70_1_35_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242846081494948418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BckZHRQWP9BbeH2LuxG8qy9m8XtZBD-Fxt-Wl6NB8Uwm1_hQLWkX36N7wNnSRZI5B89_dRRcgZhl1NEwu8fJ_TgNHdJF3L-C3YjxFAGHM_jg6i2a8lQhWS_sNxZqP08xwUsW9b09D_k/s400/IMG_6352_70_1_35_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I think she's happy with herself !<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4hFY60vfvYCKO0Nde39Mexk5f-84yZ1OpvtcvYDqtlB31UdicfNrPoeHcbux-2I68bDYQY23PGODFLHjIrWBDLCJWqjvkoPcbhsRiDsej9VIXI7fmoPf9PZGWyH3Ih8UgZh9xBTCBNs/s1600-h/IMG_6338_66_1_30_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242827771220630242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4hFY60vfvYCKO0Nde39Mexk5f-84yZ1OpvtcvYDqtlB31UdicfNrPoeHcbux-2I68bDYQY23PGODFLHjIrWBDLCJWqjvkoPcbhsRiDsej9VIXI7fmoPf9PZGWyH3Ih8UgZh9xBTCBNs/s400/IMG_6338_66_1_30_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id106"><span style="font-family:Arial;">At the top !!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6YdyMnzNte4BAIgGELuOn36bYU_LVEkiXDfGUzVoWjLCeajg7oxjQX4I1XE6Xh_n9wGHDDHZWqAS17pJYPBYuNowv_rhjwgEalFKzww8CAj-ASD3naW4uMqET6r8zJTDFpSyGCFhItM/s1600-h/IMG_6351_69_1_34_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242828611501745858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6YdyMnzNte4BAIgGELuOn36bYU_LVEkiXDfGUzVoWjLCeajg7oxjQX4I1XE6Xh_n9wGHDDHZWqAS17pJYPBYuNowv_rhjwgEalFKzww8CAj-ASD3naW4uMqET6r8zJTDFpSyGCFhItM/s400/IMG_6351_69_1_34_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">That's the Olga's behind the girls.</span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id94"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpxjVTtxOY2_V3QPlYkTvabdSF1yHrBQMeRfcE66fPb6XT3yJqGlZYMH_d_mRwdZfuLGY9k1JBO_9yg8O85-wGU4atOI5or0dX1PKbflYsTd_XtQJ5DutH5aJhAS5d7rYiFdf2lgB1us/s1600-h/IMG_6344_67_1_31_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242828606855495650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpxjVTtxOY2_V3QPlYkTvabdSF1yHrBQMeRfcE66fPb6XT3yJqGlZYMH_d_mRwdZfuLGY9k1JBO_9yg8O85-wGU4atOI5or0dX1PKbflYsTd_XtQJ5DutH5aJhAS5d7rYiFdf2lgB1us/s400/IMG_6344_67_1_31_1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Guess who in 2008?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id87"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WX9CjrYvMJ4tEaPjPT-o5Tv7YsHKDySU2DGEArB35lRlCEYsfnQQB74mAkVOb5MK6We7w7AD8wrUId8GpJsNoY4N2Pckos4DNra2hx10B4Dz5C6DNWlEarnrBcsKim7Vu9mWZkycUy4/s1600-h/1977+Ayers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242828616262810434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WX9CjrYvMJ4tEaPjPT-o5Tv7YsHKDySU2DGEArB35lRlCEYsfnQQB74mAkVOb5MK6We7w7AD8wrUId8GpJsNoY4N2Pckos4DNra2hx10B4Dz5C6DNWlEarnrBcsKim7Vu9mWZkycUy4/s400/1977+Ayers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Guess who at the top in 1977 ! ! ! </span></div><br /><div id="ms__id86">Isn't he cute ?<br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id88"><strong><span style="color:#000099;">This was a very nostalgic thing for me. Having been here and done this with my Mum & Dad in 1977 when I was 11 - It was lovely visiting again with our kids -now 11 & 9.</span></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id95"><strong><span style="color:#000099;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">SOOOO</span> GLAD WE CAME ! ! ! !</span></strong><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id85"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH75YWXaypnLrFSy1KZZOwdUFC3oGdZjEJr-gac-xjKBfplFb18GnaEFCgXmYD21wTz_ycECbvmTxEKr5F-DEwHZpFCcmqL7ImLHj_TCtdKmky_rNs6WoD3X8P13nuwbHfsJhIfrg0myk/s1600-h/IMG_6364_73_1_38_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242828616097468162" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH75YWXaypnLrFSy1KZZOwdUFC3oGdZjEJr-gac-xjKBfplFb18GnaEFCgXmYD21wTz_ycECbvmTxEKr5F-DEwHZpFCcmqL7ImLHj_TCtdKmky_rNs6WoD3X8P13nuwbHfsJhIfrg0myk/s400/IMG_6364_73_1_38_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ahhh</span>...back down to Earth.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id48"><span style="font-family:Arial;">About 2.5hrs round trip including a fair time at the top.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id97"><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id127"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dnJkyOPkTH07dEHRN2C8ujiBaqO4ryAUS-tVekVWkpJ4lD5orS_U28a2hs2bmUul3xiesViy3pDPsd7gilILJ7br0a8q8o-mcfmMnaZesjjpDP1Z7qwCX6nv6J3j-fYdnxGUgUB_gR0/s1600-h/IMG_6373_75_1_40_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242831172413472530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dnJkyOPkTH07dEHRN2C8ujiBaqO4ryAUS-tVekVWkpJ4lD5orS_U28a2hs2bmUul3xiesViy3pDPsd7gilILJ7br0a8q8o-mcfmMnaZesjjpDP1Z7qwCX6nv6J3j-fYdnxGUgUB_gR0/s400/IMG_6373_75_1_40_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id51"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Kids in the pool afterwards.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id107"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW31h5-EPGKvsiWTaedGpGmDZeqrPpqlc6e6xisr25Ih7IS8RYAg4pR7o1rdc43-E58dnoVMojLJXNEpbdSgGGKef3Bh7cIbBB2uOfD0i-ilGHskrH4elZtSnIY50orkXRapHi3cHOlgY/s1600-h/IMG_6374_1_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242831173402209282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW31h5-EPGKvsiWTaedGpGmDZeqrPpqlc6e6xisr25Ih7IS8RYAg4pR7o1rdc43-E58dnoVMojLJXNEpbdSgGGKef3Bh7cIbBB2uOfD0i-ilGHskrH4elZtSnIY50orkXRapHi3cHOlgY/s400/IMG_6374_1_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id30"><span style="font-family:Arial;">and a well-deserved ice-cream...</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id71"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJjDjr6z9DD8m-feHgMmyhey2mlr82xT4tQgser9DuvUaTXpsYS3Z6yBl9Lv2go6NU0VDfA5V54bUMwIei7tUkD9MlwunErBXwKCooG0K1v8GmPnOx_jkhOTEmrZPgthwf_4rQI7T1J0/s1600-h/IMG_6395_77_1_42_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242831178350329570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJjDjr6z9DD8m-feHgMmyhey2mlr82xT4tQgser9DuvUaTXpsYS3Z6yBl9Lv2go6NU0VDfA5V54bUMwIei7tUkD9MlwunErBXwKCooG0K1v8GmPnOx_jkhOTEmrZPgthwf_4rQI7T1J0/s400/IMG_6395_77_1_42_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id53"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The next day - <span style="font-family:Arial;">Another morning shot - this time from the campground</span></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id57">Heidi - Straight out of bed - no brushing hair - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">nuttin</span> ! </div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id56">She's still gorgeous.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="ms__id59"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuKzutam2bWmUZzJ0mfJ30Am_v-TF8AzjXTHWvoMATuhr_OPASHtT1-btslSSrIB_2tc-Ksu9RhSY4zYtPIxfdiMeYy39SoNTEJTAh7-LU_oh46AiZIrR_QJdcVoMpoUfVA9ww2LMEgs/s1600-h/IMG_6398_1_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242831182713170818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuKzutam2bWmUZzJ0mfJ30Am_v-TF8AzjXTHWvoMATuhr_OPASHtT1-btslSSrIB_2tc-Ksu9RhSY4zYtPIxfdiMeYy39SoNTEJTAh7-LU_oh46AiZIrR_QJdcVoMpoUfVA9ww2LMEgs/s400/IMG_6398_1_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id27"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">And...:</span> it was schooling time.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id25"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We baked a cake too ! ! !</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id63"><span style="font-family:Arial;">And on the 11/05/08:</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id100"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDpRDyfT5UN9xctt7pVtOcnDO8nrP7-M0zHg45b7UwxmDIsilRBPa3PKTjGh77N0P3oLhyphenhyphenIUTZzm7BgRTwdgJwCCQ3x4JolnW9ugcc3m3VbjkKnP3H6H7RiYXx3gKj8OmXbBSGN5i1mQ/s1600-h/IMG_6406_3_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242834419755705522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDpRDyfT5UN9xctt7pVtOcnDO8nrP7-M0zHg45b7UwxmDIsilRBPa3PKTjGh77N0P3oLhyphenhyphenIUTZzm7BgRTwdgJwCCQ3x4JolnW9ugcc3m3VbjkKnP3H6H7RiYXx3gKj8OmXbBSGN5i1mQ/s400/IMG_6406_3_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Farewell Ayers Rock.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id102"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Olga's on the right.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id54"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id68"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id20"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Next shot... The 'Moon' over Ayers Rock.. cover your' eyes....</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id21"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-8153393641433371772008-09-04T22:50:00.035+10:002008-09-09T17:23:27.415+10:00Old Update #6 - Ayers Rock (Uluru), Olgas (Kata Tjuta)<div id="ms__id91"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">7th-9th MAY 2008<br /></span><div id="ms__id92"><div id="ms__id83"><div id="ms__id87"><br /><div id="ms__id75"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;">I don't care who you are - Nothing ever really prepares you for your first view of Ayers Rock. It really is breathtaking.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id72"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;">I was last here with my lovely Mum & Dad (they read this you know) back in 1977 when I was ... errr. 3 ... I mean errr... 11 (Do the math).</span></div><div id="ms__id64"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id65"><span style="font-size:100%;">I remember being astounded then - certainly no different now. Surprisingly - It doesn't really just creep up you slowly - It's just suddenly........ THERE.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id66"><span style="font-size:100%;">As far as the walks etc at the base of 'The Rock' go - well there's better, more interesting walks to do at other spots (Kings Canyon, Olgas and definitely The Bungle Bungles for instance) - But the sight of this thing is awe-inspiring.</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN0-z5_cs7gFo3eE-wuHK_9uR_apkYce7cs_h0GpYKNGrUwvo6twsJPfpFy3LfZD0kq79auQZc0IHVPFAzgZA8yhlnmbP3kPpd-yxwPcASi4LzL4ToPfcBxMrER3sv-URBTa_kE4dhXU/s1600-h/IMG_6250_53_1_17_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242807007405954610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN0-z5_cs7gFo3eE-wuHK_9uR_apkYce7cs_h0GpYKNGrUwvo6twsJPfpFy3LfZD0kq79auQZc0IHVPFAzgZA8yhlnmbP3kPpd-yxwPcASi4LzL4ToPfcBxMrER3sv-URBTa_kE4dhXU/s400/IMG_6250_53_1_17_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Typical sunset shot.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div id="ms__id71"></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuTpTfB2yz8ldr2NZPRBPPi1Pk6F6H7sQffEFU6-EsoRuHWIWr9KjtWFtKFOkIFNpySay88YNAw3_vTFrZDuwfaZpQ8hAOnNAvMFUe4Hii0dTiS1JqsfUdI5232G0KfuphQ37A5Ad8Zw/s1600-h/IMG_6186_47_1_11_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242807011372241346" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuTpTfB2yz8ldr2NZPRBPPi1Pk6F6H7sQffEFU6-EsoRuHWIWr9KjtWFtKFOkIFNpySay88YNAw3_vTFrZDuwfaZpQ8hAOnNAvMFUe4Hii0dTiS1JqsfUdI5232G0KfuphQ37A5Ad8Zw/s400/IMG_6186_47_1_11_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div id="ms__id69"><span style="font-size:100%;">Just 'casually' driving past...</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id70"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbPmZthcAI_yUCGyoo8N09tEn5thlNCwKxsq0Ddjw95RahdCToWnaSoEYjNV8tPIWHilpM083-MRhL3FPiE3aNDwPPpga4b0nnyMh5V_noFMG6OL4FzGB-XQEmXs01BoXpqruTulZf54/s1600-h/IMG_6188_48_1_12_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242807018883133314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbPmZthcAI_yUCGyoo8N09tEn5thlNCwKxsq0Ddjw95RahdCToWnaSoEYjNV8tPIWHilpM083-MRhL3FPiE3aNDwPPpga4b0nnyMh5V_noFMG6OL4FzGB-XQEmXs01BoXpqruTulZf54/s400/IMG_6188_48_1_12_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> Filling up - ouch ! This was the most we had paid up till then.<br /><br /><br /></span><div id="ms__id74"><span style="font-size:100%;">We later saw unleaded for $2.50 at Kalumburu.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id63"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb3PjoEy1QrnelE34945-mrAwxDMEQQC5XvKuefaJSqDN_3mmAG6PJLmwUZGHVsAoCL_TAhQTIb-v433tFvhkRzLGJEqYY3e2fBHlxv3HlYwyx_LeV-OQNQQ5qCvH_FaQvsN3J04wYyQ/s1600-h/IMG_6189_49_1_13_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242807017443349570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb3PjoEy1QrnelE34945-mrAwxDMEQQC5XvKuefaJSqDN_3mmAG6PJLmwUZGHVsAoCL_TAhQTIb-v433tFvhkRzLGJEqYY3e2fBHlxv3HlYwyx_LeV-OQNQQ5qCvH_FaQvsN3J04wYyQ/s400/IMG_6189_49_1_13_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><div id="ms__id77"><span style="font-size:100%;">Notice the 'Opal Unleaded' - Stops the petrol sniffing bizzo.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id76"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id78"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgd5Kse7LEV2E4KFijB4NNGI4GsD9zNQ_9VHahHW5RbiXNlZQWy79qKKf3V-WMhqLvU7MkUfY2gV0uwx0PMf1SB4Z8UVM7K1hJha7X4O73MnHyJACgLv3V5U-d0yxt9WSfoXqWIxPmAE/s1600-h/IMG_6210_50_1_14_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242807581213044146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgd5Kse7LEV2E4KFijB4NNGI4GsD9zNQ_9VHahHW5RbiXNlZQWy79qKKf3V-WMhqLvU7MkUfY2gV0uwx0PMf1SB4Z8UVM7K1hJha7X4O73MnHyJACgLv3V5U-d0yxt9WSfoXqWIxPmAE/s400/IMG_6210_50_1_14_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Driving to "The Olga's" - now called "Kata Tjuta" as-per current P.C. (ie Ayers Rock-vs-Uluru stuff).</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id79"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYw6wYZBrIaQ3aEb5QyZJHiYpK4L2wEYUQBcDBylIN7rEKL4fVuZhrYzAwzx2J-q0zjnG7rSl1vgGyOWcrdH6jGd9WLv-QkOJ3FBGTZT2mmo9LgOUIJuTPOrvjZVlP6yBMQeK7W3ILys/s1600-h/IMG_6226_51_1_15_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242807586067488706" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYw6wYZBrIaQ3aEb5QyZJHiYpK4L2wEYUQBcDBylIN7rEKL4fVuZhrYzAwzx2J-q0zjnG7rSl1vgGyOWcrdH6jGd9WLv-QkOJ3FBGTZT2mmo9LgOUIJuTPOrvjZVlP6yBMQeK7W3ILys/s400/IMG_6226_51_1_15_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Part of the "Valley of the Winds" walk at "The Olga's". Far more interesting walk than the walks at the 'Rock' itself.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div id="ms__id82"></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hrWVVVVDCb3XIaFuWtH2rxVQkxbNcWWNRKTZKeGjvvxxBrnyOCz1qwoz11E3boaTTS54-DrKzp6YOHW6wfxfGvvXofCXi-9NUG2GPsgrLx2D-S5YfJbuqrNyfUG7BCtse86M0BA4tE4/s1600-h/IMG_6241_52_1_16_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242807590380054322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hrWVVVVDCb3XIaFuWtH2rxVQkxbNcWWNRKTZKeGjvvxxBrnyOCz1qwoz11E3boaTTS54-DrKzp6YOHW6wfxfGvvXofCXi-9NUG2GPsgrLx2D-S5YfJbuqrNyfUG7BCtse86M0BA4tE4/s400/IMG_6241_52_1_16_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><div id="ms__id81"><span style="font-size:100%;">More sunset shots of Ayers Rock:</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id80"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoeJRhuzqMSHcmeM4puHYPgv96BhrTF8FEXqYriO0-jMkZQWEtPz_W4QZNNyvt2sUGntaDfUVgvc3W_M1ETqRdE0N8YUNHXUqyKVkHrAYdLFoELGpa5RV2pW8NZGGvxMOp2RYFyatjc8/s1600-h/IMG_6253_54_1_18_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242807589914274514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoeJRhuzqMSHcmeM4puHYPgv96BhrTF8FEXqYriO0-jMkZQWEtPz_W4QZNNyvt2sUGntaDfUVgvc3W_M1ETqRdE0N8YUNHXUqyKVkHrAYdLFoELGpa5RV2pW8NZGGvxMOp2RYFyatjc8/s400/IMG_6253_54_1_18_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDNdvKjW0A-h5TNZ74akNVvY7zxXOL8SRRLowJqN9W2I5n96z_B_xQ8PgeA_kdcaP3xVxozxKvob3WVSYx9J-9NFhW7XlvxjKu7nGrhwwbEEAfQ95qff_jhvM71Fkp53CUoXki1bmosM/s1600-h/IMG_6270_55_1_19_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242807587265415970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDNdvKjW0A-h5TNZ74akNVvY7zxXOL8SRRLowJqN9W2I5n96z_B_xQ8PgeA_kdcaP3xVxozxKvob3WVSYx9J-9NFhW7XlvxjKu7nGrhwwbEEAfQ95qff_jhvM71Fkp53CUoXki1bmosM/s400/IMG_6270_55_1_19_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><div id="ms__id90"><span style="font-size:100%;">Here's a Sunrise shot - Imagine what it was like in real-life.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id93"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;">?? - How'm I doing with my Photografffyy Deb???<br />Not too baaaad for a painter?<br /><br /><br /></span><div id="ms__id85"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id86"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id88"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">One more job to prepare for 'The Dirt'</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFEX4dZuqGSnZ-85pFZj3KsfukA0OwQQ_8yrntE17LAz5Fr2tquJkUeFBkXv2y0KZRo6cCMcV3vXGlcmev2w2GbMVrY2UXeqbbBe0a9lrUmCqVDaCxsqb4QUT_IMMWGXkYqrh79jn04k/s1600-h/IMG_6129_39_1_3_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242808449863661458" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFEX4dZuqGSnZ-85pFZj3KsfukA0OwQQ_8yrntE17LAz5Fr2tquJkUeFBkXv2y0KZRo6cCMcV3vXGlcmev2w2GbMVrY2UXeqbbBe0a9lrUmCqVDaCxsqb4QUT_IMMWGXkYqrh79jn04k/s400/IMG_6129_39_1_3_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id84"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Install a 'curtain' at the rear of the car to reduce amount of stones flying up into van.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCVapt51eiGHOQkaZdwNX_5eCAPFglFUFDJAGI0SLKzlKunUxENiyoL6w0UY0oY8R6VWrbbWgLYSevK2X9PnHuxSSPNe6SnHyHPUv2OuF3VRN9ncVaPoiGxXgHeEu7CJs6THApD27NN0/s1600-h/IMG_6294_56_1_20_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242808453866050418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCVapt51eiGHOQkaZdwNX_5eCAPFglFUFDJAGI0SLKzlKunUxENiyoL6w0UY0oY8R6VWrbbWgLYSevK2X9PnHuxSSPNe6SnHyHPUv2OuF3VRN9ncVaPoiGxXgHeEu7CJs6THApD27NN0/s400/IMG_6294_56_1_20_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWk3F6vLAi2TtSUJbP2uV-nDlwg8BIx8oTUhBMUYoQy5dBQH1bO9-JCZiBPVg1jXiwt_m9kARkcHuyT_IpB3nQ9bmYbYYOtqzIjaDhhB8FNjMQMzQHnzB9trhYxZKp1-4IDbb3uzoUb6g/s1600-h/IMG_6299_57_1_21_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242808451451450850" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWk3F6vLAi2TtSUJbP2uV-nDlwg8BIx8oTUhBMUYoQy5dBQH1bO9-JCZiBPVg1jXiwt_m9kARkcHuyT_IpB3nQ9bmYbYYOtqzIjaDhhB8FNjMQMzQHnzB9trhYxZKp1-4IDbb3uzoUb6g/s400/IMG_6299_57_1_21_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><div id="ms__id89"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;">This is not just for the vans sake - stones have been known (on many occasions) to bounce from the Van and take out the rear window of the car ! !</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhavUWpgCIJw5npJ0s54so2K9H1x8XV_gOSPM75fxy7nOyOkmtxSvh0ZgNo7PBy2i2KEnZSWCMsYexylzjdxiSRqctbbALYzCMigDF7eSjZYyBTWDRewqDC5YJatAA7_eA8zsfKSnM0zw/s1600-h/IMG_6300_58_1_22_1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242808456797783426" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhavUWpgCIJw5npJ0s54so2K9H1x8XV_gOSPM75fxy7nOyOkmtxSvh0ZgNo7PBy2i2KEnZSWCMsYexylzjdxiSRqctbbALYzCMigDF7eSjZYyBTWDRewqDC5YJatAA7_eA8zsfKSnM0zw/s400/IMG_6300_58_1_22_1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now - let's see if we can climb this sucker...</span><br /></span></div></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-71916918702981957272008-09-04T22:50:00.033+10:002008-09-09T17:14:24.713+10:00Old Update #5 Coober Pedy to Ayers Rock<div id="ms__id17"><br /><div id="ms__id16"><span style="font-family:Arial;">New Driving Format:</span><br /><div id="ms__id56"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTaClOdNyEcgEDHnQLX9DlnY9hRBihUXFmmvBCEtMuFYvgJIyXMF2Qvik3Zg58ZQpl17Yl9DujAWj8bb32xjoqw-rtCLDe34vSt5yj7aA1bpFtv4UxthOxawJHjGprTm_4q3bisv50HQ/s1600-h/IMG_6141_42_1_6_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242805434906911330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTaClOdNyEcgEDHnQLX9DlnY9hRBihUXFmmvBCEtMuFYvgJIyXMF2Qvik3Zg58ZQpl17Yl9DujAWj8bb32xjoqw-rtCLDe34vSt5yj7aA1bpFtv4UxthOxawJHjGprTm_4q3bisv50HQ/s400/IMG_6141_42_1_6_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id58"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Because of the Big km's we were doing - the kids were keen (not really - I'd just like to think they were) to do some schooling while 'on the road'. So with Heidi in the back - it helped quite a bit.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id41"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id53"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We've done this a few times now - when we know there's going to be lot's of km's and not much to see.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi682HRH7qrSa-2-zkT02xwTu1CfWcRNToj1pJym5Uh0mmcYF8K2c4AiIn16uoyt1Hhrh8OUyWdilKYSftRn_CN3gM_I1X2Qu7BLVh837_mlKS7omyD0cC66n_K84SEzn5yCHV1fb1RnuQ/s1600-h/IMG_6161_45_1_9_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242805441731927314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi682HRH7qrSa-2-zkT02xwTu1CfWcRNToj1pJym5Uh0mmcYF8K2c4AiIn16uoyt1Hhrh8OUyWdilKYSftRn_CN3gM_I1X2Qu7BLVh837_mlKS7omyD0cC66n_K84SEzn5yCHV1fb1RnuQ/s400/IMG_6161_45_1_9_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id54"><span style="font-family:Arial;">"Yeah Dad - This is a great - I'm really getting into it !"</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id44"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07cz2KG1NMG2tLORfoSHqEAFXZ4z2T4ScnoCCwMJCh8sguhjjBFVPLKW0F04IEML8xfFrvS_Xq7tVtY09YYMpCRdwIKAHIUyEbGP9BujpZgItZ-uIFsv2P2p7renI1F1rFT80SXPOaFA/s1600-h/IMG_6163_46_1_10_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242805443472034482" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07cz2KG1NMG2tLORfoSHqEAFXZ4z2T4ScnoCCwMJCh8sguhjjBFVPLKW0F04IEML8xfFrvS_Xq7tVtY09YYMpCRdwIKAHIUyEbGP9BujpZgItZ-uIFsv2P2p7renI1F1rFT80SXPOaFA/s400/IMG_6163_46_1_10_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;">15 MINUTES Later - "Dad - could you mix me a cocktail? - It's happy hour"</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXqeJhA06Ieaxsw7gnuFa7FfaSh1SVSSby_YX2NMzxH7lw5HsloC5Z4uND6OA-XE_TtppcIagMphwxqq13Kf8t85s2zsy2WPRwOQZNzv9Et3UrQRBl78xX64kFF7a2fc4pgZIsg9s40M/s1600-h/A+train+from+Rod+%26+Helen.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243913577975001058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 336px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px" height="260" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXqeJhA06Ieaxsw7gnuFa7FfaSh1SVSSby_YX2NMzxH7lw5HsloC5Z4uND6OA-XE_TtppcIagMphwxqq13Kf8t85s2zsy2WPRwOQZNzv9Et3UrQRBl78xX64kFF7a2fc4pgZIsg9s40M/s400/A+train+from+Rod+%26+Helen.JPG" width="379" border="0" /></a>Not our photo - but gives you some idea of the space out here. The trains are LONG out here.<br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id43"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BOK7O5E1Azh-nXjGlHG2GDnuq1eSfya_V01PTJ2COqzpjBLLbRV1lp0RZQtRVwYzgXmBKckAB8JW5rqz8SzLzPifUnaenUNmBKL36uPDJDEoqNweDAyrU3AhQe0bYbdtom204P69HQU/s1600-h/IMG_6152_43_1_7_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242805436709685986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BOK7O5E1Azh-nXjGlHG2GDnuq1eSfya_V01PTJ2COqzpjBLLbRV1lp0RZQtRVwYzgXmBKckAB8JW5rqz8SzLzPifUnaenUNmBKL36uPDJDEoqNweDAyrU3AhQe0bYbdtom204P69HQU/s400/IMG_6152_43_1_7_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;">I'm sure you know what this is.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id47"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id46"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLFv5oddtvtwHgtjbFKu1GwBxQhxSMxa2OAwOACrR7UCVr-VgZy6KicKSazR5XOk-n_Tg1ozgwUCdOqfVjA-IoNQYvFcWVJpBZgdzv588dihPrdg7xpMS5FL91TjO_FuTxjym-Pf8tpI/s1600-h/IMG_6154_44_1_8_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242805445583767234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLFv5oddtvtwHgtjbFKu1GwBxQhxSMxa2OAwOACrR7UCVr-VgZy6KicKSazR5XOk-n_Tg1ozgwUCdOqfVjA-IoNQYvFcWVJpBZgdzv588dihPrdg7xpMS5FL91TjO_FuTxjym-Pf8tpI/s400/IMG_6154_44_1_8_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div id="ms__id55"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Now <strong><u>THAT'S</u></strong> a speed-limit. Common on most 'open' roads though-out the Northern Territory.</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id51"><span style="font-family:Arial;">It was unlimited for many years- but changed recently (perhaps, in part, due to the 'Cannonball Run' fatality in 1994 - can't believe it's THAT long ago)</span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id57"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We sit on about 90-100 though because of the van and the masses of extra fuel we consume of we go much faster.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id48"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div id="ms__id49"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Ayers Rock.. here we come.</span></div><div id="ms__id50"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id15"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKyLbg9nPEgCl1e3_c_LjyQRcmIf7Yc6UuqMku8-e9Nam9PQ36RkVK6QqLV-1ib1GqQVsZ_Cq8Krji149YmD0uya5Ac9XF68risFQ3ONNoBfSOBeW4PdNDDGUetG6PK8EQpeT0cdEOiA/s1600-h/GPS+Log+Adel+to+Uluru.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243915340945493970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKyLbg9nPEgCl1e3_c_LjyQRcmIf7Yc6UuqMku8-e9Nam9PQ36RkVK6QqLV-1ib1GqQVsZ_Cq8Krji149YmD0uya5Ac9XF68risFQ3ONNoBfSOBeW4PdNDDGUetG6PK8EQpeT0cdEOiA/s400/GPS+Log+Adel+to+Uluru.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's our track through South Australia...</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id59"></div></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-19857317251114178542008-09-04T22:50:00.029+10:002008-09-07T00:17:30.889+10:00Old Update # 4 - Coober Pedy<div id="ms__id32"><div id="ms__id22"><div id="ms__id17"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We had heard about a camping area - 15kms out of Coober Pedy - along the Oodnadatta Track. So away we went -The camp was hopeless - so we ended up coming back through town and camping just outside the town with a few others - on the side of the highway.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id16"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqs1x2w8aNtKFm_wYTaogr_K0oHmYOtZF1Qufwtr6_QNyJBOYPo7FDgRTpBu5ROEdaW6nnnPX19k-ifYN1v4_nTp9wEindzWWdbIU5F4FnumR-X6B1STn3sCLwu09xrsJoAtXBpIf6iR4/s1600-h/IMG_6081_32_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242800446404340146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqs1x2w8aNtKFm_wYTaogr_K0oHmYOtZF1Qufwtr6_QNyJBOYPo7FDgRTpBu5ROEdaW6nnnPX19k-ifYN1v4_nTp9wEindzWWdbIU5F4FnumR-X6B1STn3sCLwu09xrsJoAtXBpIf6iR4/s400/IMG_6081_32_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Signs at start of Oodnadatta Track</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexszHs4zAvf-unueTPayi1F5nBnM4V8tup40De7HwTC1ImxvgWAKQGPn2XeHgGLc-F_dtEn7GEYZMsh4wInAsKMGYzUTdyhwLXs_3KF6ilfdVsdmekli_FEe4iPYx9vvkvfSVepfjbcg/s1600-h/IMG_6082_33_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242800446717329378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexszHs4zAvf-unueTPayi1F5nBnM4V8tup40De7HwTC1ImxvgWAKQGPn2XeHgGLc-F_dtEn7GEYZMsh4wInAsKMGYzUTdyhwLXs_3KF6ilfdVsdmekli_FEe4iPYx9vvkvfSVepfjbcg/s400/IMG_6082_33_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Great stuff</span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id18"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjslqNRy4qLcwsKA4ifVkJO70MMBcAYAhWSMP5zJT1kwCqEpJic5DmOrCGLEYcQms79rPKL58mgwDXpN1qJ79A77sDfCzwz2pikBhuRjvs9qEujH6OtHiRlnRNODW7SFCmbkCy47iSvT8/s1600-h/IMG_6085_34_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242800450057803970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjslqNRy4qLcwsKA4ifVkJO70MMBcAYAhWSMP5zJT1kwCqEpJic5DmOrCGLEYcQms79rPKL58mgwDXpN1qJ79A77sDfCzwz2pikBhuRjvs9qEujH6OtHiRlnRNODW7SFCmbkCy47iSvT8/s400/IMG_6085_34_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Part of the Oodnadatta - rougher than it looks.</span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id14"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgET7f73FX5SmxpGlcGHUS8L1pE5mAjwi3LWP-gu4ndo0X15YdAf9Bsn_9BSyoYAmGkyRDvXOadr9OofJ9dcxQ_seagp4NxvISzgUiS3dPlYRBaXwQcmRtVqxaJq1GgMtwllp6Dt1tGvw/s1600-h/IMG_6095_35_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242800449479547506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgET7f73FX5SmxpGlcGHUS8L1pE5mAjwi3LWP-gu4ndo0X15YdAf9Bsn_9BSyoYAmGkyRDvXOadr9OofJ9dcxQ_seagp4NxvISzgUiS3dPlYRBaXwQcmRtVqxaJq1GgMtwllp6Dt1tGvw/s400/IMG_6095_35_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Van repairs. Nothing serious. I had been concerned about the strength of the rear bar and spare-wheel carrier - Particularly with some of the stuff we were going to go over in the coming couple of months (In particular the Gibb River Rd etc).</span><br /><br /><div id="ms__id185"><span style="font-family:Arial;">So - now that I had filled the 'Gap' between the van and the rear-bar with the firewood carrier, there was no sense just leaving all that stuff hanging on just a few 'U-Bolts'. So I found a welder-dude and told him to weld whatever he could get to.</span></div><br /><em><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#0000ff;">Of course - as I write this, it is now 4 months later - and all the Gibb Riv Rd etc is behind us. And it all hanged together NO WORRIES - so I'm glad we got this kind of thing done. There's plenty of other flimsy things to worry about without having an unnecessary one that we can resolve.</span></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGu1G4OCfbJtnEf9M1JeaWnKzFMCJ-JPLQDofRUVlxL5T3I5wY4STwziQ_SvK5pQB66jq_E7aXKg_LGH3ZsrdViAMOz8yBM9R_vGi2e0qZckR5wSehUVaFhG2czkFaeM2mjigL8-V6o4/s1600-h/IMG_6111_36_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242800455629015186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGu1G4OCfbJtnEf9M1JeaWnKzFMCJ-JPLQDofRUVlxL5T3I5wY4STwziQ_SvK5pQB66jq_E7aXKg_LGH3ZsrdViAMOz8yBM9R_vGi2e0qZckR5wSehUVaFhG2czkFaeM2mjigL8-V6o4/s400/IMG_6111_36_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Air hockey UNDERGROUND.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOD2Ja8HTGHJCJJ05P8TyPp_5MIBTadeGtGSFkE7CiMbGMT76rscxzXgGu8m0K2bb9iaHElJTDSN-I1ewkh_mdIkwtzi9qaBbGUwVe15wTAVetq3gBpV2bZeM32bcxpeZuRNJuCIkYmpo/s1600-h/IMG_6112_37_1_1_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242804125658880914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOD2Ja8HTGHJCJJ05P8TyPp_5MIBTadeGtGSFkE7CiMbGMT76rscxzXgGu8m0K2bb9iaHElJTDSN-I1ewkh_mdIkwtzi9qaBbGUwVe15wTAVetq3gBpV2bZeM32bcxpeZuRNJuCIkYmpo/s400/IMG_6112_37_1_1_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Whilst Heidi and I has a drink in the Underground Bar...</span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id186"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Coober Pedy can go and Jump in the lake as far as we're concerned. Glad we went - don't have to go back.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id181"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id180"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>Heidi and Emma saw one of our Indigenous 'Friends' beating up his wife out front of IGA. I mean really laying in to her.</strong></span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">It upset both of them quite a bit. So once we did the whole 'mine' thing (later that afternoon), we were out-a-there the next morning.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id28"><span style="font-family:Arial;">There were drunks all over town. Many have moved from Alice Springs because Alice has clamped down on liquor sales etc. Good for 'The Alice' - bad for where they move to.</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id29"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLI-jkNYzEuxXrwo4GJvvXV514cmUereLufNy8fzifUMsdJyXIILUlkY2VlhCPKq_wuz3Ksq2rknEx-9txefxrZNPPyJBlN8DvE01RQIHQlJU3b7qRZULlREoj7DfE03WMuGCvdDxI5p8/s1600-h/IMG_6124_38_1_2_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242804129731918786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLI-jkNYzEuxXrwo4GJvvXV514cmUereLufNy8fzifUMsdJyXIILUlkY2VlhCPKq_wuz3Ksq2rknEx-9txefxrZNPPyJBlN8DvE01RQIHQlJU3b7qRZULlREoj7DfE03WMuGCvdDxI5p8/s400/IMG_6124_38_1_2_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;">This is where we camped on our second (and last) night in Coober Pedy. IT IS SO DUSTY HERE ! ! </span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id30"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOzUeQNJuUFIadkiD0Ggj_T3vKZcKZgDkhCwv9ZhXncnXYD2AnqvnkBqiA_ZkEq08Z2xMKInJammFbpkqpnyro7Wg_3vscuK8dyMTLLDJNmdkSXX4-XNeP4JkUotffMWaswYoC5k_Vjw/s1600-h/IMG_6131_40_1_4_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242804130889914386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOzUeQNJuUFIadkiD0Ggj_T3vKZcKZgDkhCwv9ZhXncnXYD2AnqvnkBqiA_ZkEq08Z2xMKInJammFbpkqpnyro7Wg_3vscuK8dyMTLLDJNmdkSXX4-XNeP4JkUotffMWaswYoC5k_Vjw/s400/IMG_6131_40_1_4_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id27"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Underground Mine Tour. </span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id26"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4oiSdr9SL5epyfCEo6VSn-tLvBVwRqByQQhfUzXzeTjkD6xPStLeoEnO2e4Z4SM_-V2guoagYS4ljOVZEZ9tIIduKBlE8cO2e8JyD-j0WlaRkNFPa9mcNiaoa8wMXvENKwBLQqPjTiA/s1600-h/IMG_6135_41_1_5_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242804133352907122" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4oiSdr9SL5epyfCEo6VSn-tLvBVwRqByQQhfUzXzeTjkD6xPStLeoEnO2e4Z4SM_-V2guoagYS4ljOVZEZ9tIIduKBlE8cO2e8JyD-j0WlaRkNFPa9mcNiaoa8wMXvENKwBLQqPjTiA/s400/IMG_6135_41_1_5_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Underground CAMPING - Yes Camping !</span><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id24"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">So- Farewell Coober Pedy. Don't call us....... We'll call you ... (or not)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id184"><span style="font-family:Arial;">NOW -Off in the Ayers Rock (Or Uluru if you wanna be P.C. about it) direction.</span></div><div id="ms__id182"> </div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-81416549107231739732008-09-04T22:50:00.027+10:002008-09-06T19:39:45.799+10:00Old Update # 3 - Barossa,Clare Valley to Coober Pedy (what a hole)<span style="font-family:Arial;">After Barossa we drove through the Clare Valley (Home of the lovely Annies Lane & Taylors)</span><br /><div id="ms__id54"><br /><div id="ms__id51"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGlPt-M4Q1USsdT04l1TN2QXoP9HKqa9LlPlzPwztp8ksbURRCvFJMBv1kHqeR61nKA6SWfd3FJCn_2fkQoOCVuieO7wKFIs7SBQwBCFq_L_jCZA3JiDuWMsjiiVFF246aEM5WKKHBwk/s1600-h/IMG_5953_18_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242528269199925042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGlPt-M4Q1USsdT04l1TN2QXoP9HKqa9LlPlzPwztp8ksbURRCvFJMBv1kHqeR61nKA6SWfd3FJCn_2fkQoOCVuieO7wKFIs7SBQwBCFq_L_jCZA3JiDuWMsjiiVFF246aEM5WKKHBwk/s400/IMG_5953_18_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id58"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We were 'on the move' so this is where we stayed one night - it was dark - we had no idea there was a cemetery nearby.</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEr6LovXiFAaoE-k-PqcQE-GxiIy5nkFuurREhg1q87frceFNQ1qj9DPhXh_Kog6aPfQmjz_Oh7mMhbpSIx_W4aG6TgOLG1sdlf8kAuF3FqjZ8JzR1pEMcF3hx52IIei018Gv7MdirrnU/s1600-h/IMG_5955_17_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242525240667316754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEr6LovXiFAaoE-k-PqcQE-GxiIy5nkFuurREhg1q87frceFNQ1qj9DPhXh_Kog6aPfQmjz_Oh7mMhbpSIx_W4aG6TgOLG1sdlf8kAuF3FqjZ8JzR1pEMcF3hx52IIei018Gv7MdirrnU/s400/IMG_5955_17_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id46"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Emma out the front of 'Annies Lane'. Can't believe THAT'S OUR daughter !.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id47"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNAfQgdOvhNwqs7wyfaGc4B-jQfdKeSTHCydW0jFUyiduW4jgFpnnwizjtkEmVwF0lCWc5FbNS1EKXU9CuXyCrgjNfooo8EpPDerJGUlRoZA0Wm89EQndenGamX2z_21tRi0cvGiG6nM/s1600-h/IMG_5966_20_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242525248250296962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNAfQgdOvhNwqs7wyfaGc4B-jQfdKeSTHCydW0jFUyiduW4jgFpnnwizjtkEmVwF0lCWc5FbNS1EKXU9CuXyCrgjNfooo8EpPDerJGUlRoZA0Wm89EQndenGamX2z_21tRi0cvGiG6nM/s400/IMG_5966_20_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id57"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Taylor's Wines - they are huge ! ! .</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id50"><span style="font-family:Arial;">They were having festival that started the day after - so we scored some free hats and towels. Awesome.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id42"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id43"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKfnNISAmMdeoC8ZQA95dJ3FE7ElewovnMLbyy1VMZiN1FTnZ4eyuc4DhupMMsB-tAeORHKiN9jiA4z3AP22ntdyTZ4ZuASj2fk51Ho2gmgWhax_ymqJ_lc4Gl8d5E_qbVbFocSlzJrE/s1600-h/IMG_5992_24_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242525247355082626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKfnNISAmMdeoC8ZQA95dJ3FE7ElewovnMLbyy1VMZiN1FTnZ4eyuc4DhupMMsB-tAeORHKiN9jiA4z3AP22ntdyTZ4ZuASj2fk51Ho2gmgWhax_ymqJ_lc4Gl8d5E_qbVbFocSlzJrE/s400/IMG_5992_24_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="ms__id48"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is Hancocks Lookout - Just South-East of Port Augusta</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id49"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Awesome view here. I MEAN BRILLIANT! ! ! ! Couldn't get enough of it.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id68"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We ended up staying for 2 night and did a day of 'schooling' in-between. We were overlooking 100's of km's of stuff. We could see Port Augusta, Wyalla, and a fair bit if Yorke Peninsula. </span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id44"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5Az4NosaAfVfqBeF-IFNp7djhVGgZFZh4Qqa8Np_df5s9lDhhSuLHs6wOdi3CUzN5fN0Qy_sw7aiEsI3dRmhJvOrrQlAaxC1dDeLQ9HXvjZzv6kl6MfETks0x3TDdb3rI4w9TmXdHyw/s1600-h/IMG_6015_28_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242526251133136946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5Az4NosaAfVfqBeF-IFNp7djhVGgZFZh4Qqa8Np_df5s9lDhhSuLHs6wOdi3CUzN5fN0Qy_sw7aiEsI3dRmhJvOrrQlAaxC1dDeLQ9HXvjZzv6kl6MfETks0x3TDdb3rI4w9TmXdHyw/s400/IMG_6015_28_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id52"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The sunsets were spectacular - not to mention the stars at night</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id61"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINr-DELcb7fbAydbAUgYLK_oChHUYYuKoDVmVSRuVVSwDz0Od0L_ChvZWHyvHaHlG-l2hNN42Z-ZBKz7oGcg1cVitLIDj-DQIJpCHzwhyHJcZAats-7R8dbf_BS8Nx-njLrE-Z2eGoGc/s1600-h/IMG_5985_21_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242525252548299810" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINr-DELcb7fbAydbAUgYLK_oChHUYYuKoDVmVSRuVVSwDz0Od0L_ChvZWHyvHaHlG-l2hNN42Z-ZBKz7oGcg1cVitLIDj-DQIJpCHzwhyHJcZAats-7R8dbf_BS8Nx-njLrE-Z2eGoGc/s400/IMG_5985_21_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSorksXsQshYv5Xom2EVI_7HFgS3PIPBdo6zCC5Ml_lzc955ZRuprcV4DIvPD5vLKJQ7vKCeghrNv3PvzCTwUGqtirSSZe-DIzfjKGQRDTK5_6pSgvFr3BReF4RgGvIZbWuXwuGsz7fs/s1600-h/IMG_5988_22_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242526248389585842" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSorksXsQshYv5Xom2EVI_7HFgS3PIPBdo6zCC5Ml_lzc955ZRuprcV4DIvPD5vLKJQ7vKCeghrNv3PvzCTwUGqtirSSZe-DIzfjKGQRDTK5_6pSgvFr3BReF4RgGvIZbWuXwuGsz7fs/s400/IMG_5988_22_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id53"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Another fire....</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id62"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCpK4-pM2gRNDt__vsATPwhv1DjdflL9E6-vbuhUTGJ90EcF_HtMAB_NnJy2vaqtpdAsdOHO78RUKcxzfgRsiAnlmrs-prT8toUd4Kw7lkrGsJHGMP1ipIgoasFLw7c7OZrC47677u7k/s1600-h/IMG_5978_23_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242525249791056754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCpK4-pM2gRNDt__vsATPwhv1DjdflL9E6-vbuhUTGJ90EcF_HtMAB_NnJy2vaqtpdAsdOHO78RUKcxzfgRsiAnlmrs-prT8toUd4Kw7lkrGsJHGMP1ipIgoasFLw7c7OZrC47677u7k/s400/IMG_5978_23_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2XZt_uzqgq19ME-SGaamHYcilaW8dT7NsPUbyJFCgFw3k1oKRz7A6N6gST4IksuNkucrTsJYwfl9S_q9F4B9j_6E6k3bMBeXubvkuo3HTqthogvU-83h7tAdrI8TCFib4iRbO9X8NTY/s1600-h/IMG_5997_26_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242526250777244786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2XZt_uzqgq19ME-SGaamHYcilaW8dT7NsPUbyJFCgFw3k1oKRz7A6N6gST4IksuNkucrTsJYwfl9S_q9F4B9j_6E6k3bMBeXubvkuo3HTqthogvU-83h7tAdrI8TCFib4iRbO9X8NTY/s400/IMG_5997_26_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">How's THIS for a classroom ! ! ! ! ! ! ! </span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYpDr80rLk2DzEN68CjVaiD4GjKpcFBsCjHe5bhNA94zPm75GrUoFdAwuMMfyqGNHcNuCANFuy61SyxjUGsmjvh9Tw52MkJStgzQShMcRb10Ygem04HmN8NrCDH2ftlFUD5kXjFfjeTI/s1600-h/IMG_6046_29_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242526254868025794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYpDr80rLk2DzEN68CjVaiD4GjKpcFBsCjHe5bhNA94zPm75GrUoFdAwuMMfyqGNHcNuCANFuy61SyxjUGsmjvh9Tw52MkJStgzQShMcRb10Ygem04HmN8NrCDH2ftlFUD5kXjFfjeTI/s400/IMG_6046_29_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id67"><span style="font-family:Arial;">On the way to Port Augusta - looks like we were towing a BOAT ! ! </span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id71"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id66"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Between Port Augusta and Coober Pedy - we popped in to Roxby Downs and Woomera.</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l4QCvuGO5KKf3ExLcB5kLdYpN_dTFr8jhEiGYQQx0f0-Inw48D8qSSBKRIrO1dOS9JyA9zOOYiarEXqJ82K4bdtZjGliEB90XR04l09Kejjt_foBEtAAUD-1LYPzcRldUkiT4xJ9MiU/s1600-h/IMG_6056_30_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242526260181006450" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l4QCvuGO5KKf3ExLcB5kLdYpN_dTFr8jhEiGYQQx0f0-Inw48D8qSSBKRIrO1dOS9JyA9zOOYiarEXqJ82K4bdtZjGliEB90XR04l09Kejjt_foBEtAAUD-1LYPzcRldUkiT4xJ9MiU/s400/IMG_6056_30_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is part of a museum with lots of the Rocket Thingo's that had been used and tested over the years.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id63"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Not much of town though.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id64"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id69"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We spent one night on the highway - at a free-camp at Pimba Roadhouse (Just near Woomera)</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id65"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id70"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Next stop ......Coober Pedy....</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id60"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id59"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div></div></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-62549260665886636292008-09-04T22:50:00.026+10:002008-09-06T17:45:57.254+10:00Old Update #2 - HEY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !<div id="ms__id108"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">HEY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_HLRiBUh2UNhSI0b2nHPQGn_HTr432a-HMYjEfzlPXsEhh0S2XIEFPBtywVNMSBAjYh_tgq0C7Y52Uplr8TGb8Oot_cHoEzVzpjAqw8OVs-Y5VInL0VDZDFDeyVmlrA1q_BXWiSk-9k/s1600-h/IMG_5958_19_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242515398001377810" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_HLRiBUh2UNhSI0b2nHPQGn_HTr432a-HMYjEfzlPXsEhh0S2XIEFPBtywVNMSBAjYh_tgq0C7Y52Uplr8TGb8Oot_cHoEzVzpjAqw8OVs-Y5VInL0VDZDFDeyVmlrA1q_BXWiSk-9k/s400/IMG_5958_19_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div id="ms__id28"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id27"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id26"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Sorry.</span></div><div id="ms__id25"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><div id="ms__id107"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">This is an on-going family joke.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">One of us will see some HAY somewhere and, if the others haven't seen it, will call out "HEY ! ! !".</span></div><br /><div id="ms__id31"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Of course we all normally spark to full attention - "What !? What??". ."Oh..... it's just hay."</span></div><div id="ms__id110"> </div><div id="ms__id36"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">I suppose you've gotta be there.</span></div><div id="ms__id109"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Surprisingly, we still get caught out. Stupid huh?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">"H.M.A.B.F.B.M.A.C.F."</span></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-91285722000367533772008-09-04T22:50:00.011+10:002008-09-05T22:32:08.453+10:00Old Update#1 Barossa- Van Improvements<div id="ms__id49"><div id="ms__id63"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">OK - Here we go. Let's get this thing up to date.</span><br /></div><div id="ms__id77"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Probably not much writing - just lots of photos. Debbie just looks at the photos anyway - don't you Deb???</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">(If there's no message from her - I'll assume I'm right) he he he.</span></div><div id="ms__id62"><br /></div><div id="ms__id76"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoICzQpjtAOLbc5wjJaTX3iz9xH7TqvWsZhIex95mhImRNGhNSIcz3_HNvA2e1_z30y8yHkq_UCCdeEZrcVKUNrIQafGF67GtlGJB2a5Q2OTpQ3DdXuMc9q3NdnOSlTh3GwaN46FGv2s/s1600-h/IMG_5921_3_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242456019910674386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoICzQpjtAOLbc5wjJaTX3iz9xH7TqvWsZhIex95mhImRNGhNSIcz3_HNvA2e1_z30y8yHkq_UCCdeEZrcVKUNrIQafGF67GtlGJB2a5Q2OTpQ3DdXuMc9q3NdnOSlTh3GwaN46FGv2s/s400/IMG_5921_3_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">View from the Cottage to the vineyard.</span><br /><div id="ms__id61"><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id32"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id81"></div><div id="ms__id80"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVZFN_LxAtcuhSmXkLZzZ_NVNHZC2EKwdHPZuGa4vfnXqH_y-qEZ3VDewDYbreQRcppMAFxeZyC9IUY4HSSxyDit9yCCBz5GHyomo9Rn0E-_v5_bYeCZliRVstNk5OFhDNb8inrVrUQE/s1600-h/IMG_5925_2_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242456021499034354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVZFN_LxAtcuhSmXkLZzZ_NVNHZC2EKwdHPZuGa4vfnXqH_y-qEZ3VDewDYbreQRcppMAFxeZyC9IUY4HSSxyDit9yCCBz5GHyomo9Rn0E-_v5_bYeCZliRVstNk5OFhDNb8inrVrUQE/s400/IMG_5925_2_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div id="ms__id79"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">James wanted to make dinner for everyone while we were in the cottage.</span><br /><div id="ms__id59"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4gu_xht2VG8s1Gmn61AZg1hWn9GnseKNaxCGBeEUcwRYhFcOgxj2oOIyQF8g1cDA7zrmt5LGWyMB3vNGqgBjpBsDxVJpCJzOeadk93mS-kjg30mThhJtwf2fL-gKKXffSPGHKeipCNU/s1600-h/IMG_5929_1_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242456023918693666" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4gu_xht2VG8s1Gmn61AZg1hWn9GnseKNaxCGBeEUcwRYhFcOgxj2oOIyQF8g1cDA7zrmt5LGWyMB3vNGqgBjpBsDxVJpCJzOeadk93mS-kjg30mThhJtwf2fL-gKKXffSPGHKeipCNU/s400/IMG_5929_1_1.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div id="ms__id30"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id83"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Heading home after witnessing - Lovely -IT WAS SO COLD ! ! ! ! </span><br /><div id="ms__id82"><br /><br /> </div><div id="ms__id86"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Whilst we were in the Cottage in the Barossa, I made a couple of improvements to the van.'</span><br /><div id="ms__id84"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Namely:</span></div><div id="ms__id58"><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id38"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id89"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAmd7C5W1KDUw8HE5swTbukgz4fvu0-sHu6Kjqus_Nnk_cYmYOhxrdj4iunrekI-bfuZAqv9FmMjmat0AQt2m5vS4RKeEw6OqbHu5FUbdlrZYbg23l5MEdmbsUjQyJCYVV4_2galhOTk/s1600-h/IMG_5933_6_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242456023595214706" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAmd7C5W1KDUw8HE5swTbukgz4fvu0-sHu6Kjqus_Nnk_cYmYOhxrdj4iunrekI-bfuZAqv9FmMjmat0AQt2m5vS4RKeEw6OqbHu5FUbdlrZYbg23l5MEdmbsUjQyJCYVV4_2galhOTk/s400/IMG_5933_6_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id88"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Rear firewood (and general puss) carrier. This has been invaluable. We LOVE our campfires.</span></div><div id="ms__id87"><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id37"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id72"><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id39"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id71"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xhw6HQs7R9VJtIvWDxGDuul89RAIHoHG_XYEGsoWYVHXClC5_KhuDfgO9SXi2G9S6_gfcwZ7OUKcwuvlxMsuXR5HCa44XhQPHvz6lbKbAFR-RJ-xjo2VpFXSa076K_saS2e0zSIxBag/s1600-h/IMG_6012_27_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242456030167294210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xhw6HQs7R9VJtIvWDxGDuul89RAIHoHG_XYEGsoWYVHXClC5_KhuDfgO9SXi2G9S6_gfcwZ7OUKcwuvlxMsuXR5HCa44XhQPHvz6lbKbAFR-RJ-xjo2VpFXSa076K_saS2e0zSIxBag/s400/IMG_6012_27_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Front firewood carrier - not very big - but I had some gal mesh left over. This has been far more useful than I thought it would be.</span><br /><div id="ms__id90"><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id36"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kbcN1k_fg-xH5qP-C-1FwQh1o7gjIWD2uPpuCPbGcxPpJvuo2y2ok767Rj4iAor0WDM8HvB523YkUPVolTc5wHfM1-9B4_g_m4x2j5inrScT64B69JOqE8WSmP0Lj6ndCaZm7W9_w5o/s1600-h/IMG_5994_25_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242457064985101522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kbcN1k_fg-xH5qP-C-1FwQh1o7gjIWD2uPpuCPbGcxPpJvuo2y2ok767Rj4iAor0WDM8HvB523YkUPVolTc5wHfM1-9B4_g_m4x2j5inrScT64B69JOqE8WSmP0Lj6ndCaZm7W9_w5o/s400/IMG_5994_25_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div id="ms__id66"><br /></div><div id="ms__id45"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">James helping to 'fabricate' the front firewood carrier.</span></div><div id="ms__id64"> </div></div><div id="ms__id50"></div><div id="ms__id51"></div><div id="ms__id67"></div><div id="ms__id57"></div><div id="ms__id52"></div><div id="ms__id68"><div id="ms__id56"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVebqhNsChGbin0NKtPovb40MTap_9vrJnETdVJ7LeapivTfhwf-xrG9JpDn24bnSUShDVXfwMwfunc_kfGosLWy1F29vkGh-U8n5W0KT8_WQDfMpuz0t6Jnm50L3IKn2ehTGXBFSO9Dw/s1600-h/IMG_5936_7_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242457057399399570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVebqhNsChGbin0NKtPovb40MTap_9vrJnETdVJ7LeapivTfhwf-xrG9JpDn24bnSUShDVXfwMwfunc_kfGosLWy1F29vkGh-U8n5W0KT8_WQDfMpuz0t6Jnm50L3IKn2ehTGXBFSO9Dw/s400/IMG_5936_7_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">150mm PVC tube - This is for the framing that goes with the Awning that we ordered in Melbourne.</span><br /><div id="ms__id53"><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><div id="ms__id93"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTVoVedsxZFVDDAKm_sX6ICo6Q-2DadltO7-Ro84rqLalsZeYmeFV30sngdw05bt_qeBgf-jshEZ_44Wmq-PuHYu8889ifxnJClg-Bk8iQn3s2or0Ivg3aBi6CTr_zc4_bKHXdm7Dh-c/s1600-h/IMG_5942_13_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242457065549211762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTVoVedsxZFVDDAKm_sX6ICo6Q-2DadltO7-Ro84rqLalsZeYmeFV30sngdw05bt_qeBgf-jshEZ_44Wmq-PuHYu8889ifxnJClg-Bk8iQn3s2or0Ivg3aBi6CTr_zc4_bKHXdm7Dh-c/s400/IMG_5942_13_1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div id="ms__id43"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">This is a VERY UGLY and very practical hanging cupboard. We put 3 of these in whilst we were Tassie.</span></div><div id="ms__id54"><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id44"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">One thing we would definitely do different (if we has our time over again) is <strong><u>NOT</u></strong> GET A POP-TOP. Just <strong>not</strong> enough storage for 4 of us. Particularly with suits, book-bags, schooling packs, etc. So - these 'cupboards' have helped a lot.</span></div><div id="ms__id55"><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id41"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id91"></div><div id="ms__id94"></div><div id="ms__id95"></div><div id="ms__id96"></div><br /><br /><div id="ms__id97"><br /><br /></div><div id="ms__id46"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id92"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5feV40D79wkTKlnzUDZdaHXVhEATl9G6mZsuoPHu2SG7Jb0R5y_ZHNAYSep477V-6Bp38hs4vfztWiPk5gc6gKsrd8SrDsOOR1wD3H7oKgs68eiIlao2Jqr6O36c4LkXIb_3lQKNzVNM/s1600-h/GPS+Log+Mel+to+Barossa.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242457067682554834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5feV40D79wkTKlnzUDZdaHXVhEATl9G6mZsuoPHu2SG7Jb0R5y_ZHNAYSep477V-6Bp38hs4vfztWiPk5gc6gKsrd8SrDsOOR1wD3H7oKgs68eiIlao2Jqr6O36c4LkXIb_3lQKNzVNM/s400/GPS+Log+Mel+to+Barossa.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div id="ms__id42"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Heres the route we took through Vic and part of S.A. to the Barossa.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="ms__id47"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id69"><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228264299509927436.post-82454605198027199952008-09-04T09:00:00.002+10:002008-09-05T18:42:21.801+10:00Getting ready to update<div id="ms__id24"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">No quite ready yet to fill in the big gap between Barossa and Broome - but just about.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">As Mark Twain said "Never do tomorrow what you can do the day AFTER tomorrow"</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Just quickly where we are at the moment.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">After our little 'Splash-out' in Derby - ie Horizontal Waterfall - we headed straight to Broome.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">and....</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">We've just left Broome after 4 weeks in the area.</span><br /><div id="ms__id13"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">We spent 6 nights there initially before going up the 'Cape Leveque' direction for a few days. It was nice there camping on the beach overlooking the Indian Ocean. Bit windy but nice. We also had to move camp at 6:30 in the morning one day because a fire threatened to engulf our campsite !!!. YEAH ! ! ! </span></div><div id="ms__id14"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">This part (at least) of the coastline was very surprising. I expected SURF. BUT- it's like a big Broadwater. Very calm most of the time. Sometimes you may get a 1-2ft wave. That's about it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Beautiful colours though.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Because of the HUGE tides - the ocean can get quite 'silty' and therefore very 'Turquoise-ey' - IS THAT A WORD? So- not super -clear - but beautiful nonetheless.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">We returned to Broome for 2.5 weeks, where I (Rob) worked for a couple of weeks. YES - Painting. Ugh</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">And - yes Bunties - I managed not to spill anything for the WHOLE 2 WEEKS ! ! . A record I think.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Emma and James wene to normal school for 2 weeks. Emma even got to sing in a choir at a local festival. James got a priciples award after a few days. Don't know HOW he GOT THAT ??? Maybe that's where all his pocket money went?????</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">The kids picked up the 'flu' though (whole new germ 'pool' to deal with) and gave it to Heidi. So poor 'ole Heid's was back in the van most of the time in Broome trying to get over it - while doing the 'Taxi' thing. Dropping me off at work, kids @ school etc. (I don't think she has EVER had to drop me at work before).</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">I also managed to get the caravan and car washed. THEY WERE SO ORANGE - it was unbelievable.</span><br /><div id="ms__id19"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Found some more broken stuff on the car also - I suppose from the Gibb River Rd etc. Mainly 'Bashplates' from underneath. Nothing that Zip Ties, Wire, Sikaflex, Gal-Iron and rivets didn't fix though. Good 'ole Zip Ties - I love 'em.</span></div><div id="ms__id18"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id20"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">So we left Broome this morning (03/09/08) bound for the District Convention in Darwin (12-14 Sept). A 4,000km round trip. So we'll be back here in Broome (just passing though) in about 2.5 - 3 weeks.</span></div><div id="ms__id17"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div id="ms__id16"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">We are looking forward to seeing people we met earlier- including those we were on the Kalumburu Witnessing trip with.</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">And (I know I shouldn't start a sentence with "And" - but this is email - anything goes) guess where we get to stay ??</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">It turns out that a couple that we were on the witnessing trip with, are the Caretakers for the venue of the Convention. So..... they have invited us to park our caravan NEXT TO THEIRS, on the Venue's grounds SWEET ! ! Just like the Circuit Assembly we had back in Melbourne. </span><br /><div id="ms__id15"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Anyways - that's a little update.... Now... for that big one.......</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Rob & Co.</span></div>longieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845741721932677341noreply@blogger.com3