After a quick visit to the Yorke Peninsula, we travelled in a northwards direction with the majestic Flinders Ranges to the east and Spencer Gulf to the west, towards Port Augusta, which is befittingly called the ‘Crossroads of Australia’ where Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and Darwin rail lines intersect. It was the beginning of all places…
The Copper Coast is situated on the northern Yorke Peninsula, less than two hours drive from Adelaide. In the late 19th century two shepherds stumbled across green rocks at a sheep station called Wallaroo, heralding what would become a great copper mining dynasty. It was the beginning of a mining boom in the…
Once we left the Murray River Mouth and Lakes country we came across a sneaky little peninsula which is only 60 kilometres in length and about 30 kilometres in width which tapers into a cape at the bottom which is the gateway to the fabulous Kangaroo Island. The Fleurieu Peninsula is 45 minutes from the…
Across the state border from the south east of Victoria into South Australia, The Limestone Coast forms part of Australia’s most extensive volcanic province, the Kanawinka Geopark. Millions of years ago nature’s chemistry blended sand dunes and limestone deposits into a labyrinth of caves and sinkholes – extremely intriguing! Limestone Coast It stretches along the…
Australia’s largest and most beautiful inland waterways, the lovely Gippsland Lakes, are a network of lakes, marshes and lagoons covering 400 square kilometres. They are separated from the ocean with coastal dunes known as Ninety Mile Beach. Lakes Entrance At the hub of the lakes system is Lakes Entrance, and as the name suggests it…
If you want to ‘blow yourself away’ with a perfect escape for doing plenty or doing plenty of nothing – visit Kiama. Only 1.5 hour drive south of Sydney with an exciting natural phenomenon that has given the town it’s name; Kiama actually means “where the sea makes a noise”. Apart from the celebrated Kiama Blowhole…
Since we have been on the road for four weeks now, I have observed the habits of the male of the species and their behaviour when it comes to camping. It’s comparable to watching a David Attenborough wildlife documentary really! The alpha males tend to revert back to ‘cavemen-like’ behaviour by turning into a hunter…
During our we uncovered two fabulous areas in NSW, Australia which I think are worthy of a mention. The Great Macquaries – Port Macquarie located on the mid north NSW coast, and Lake Macquarie located on the central NSW coast. Both, funnily enough, are named after Governor Lachlan Macquarie, the last autocratic Governor of New South Wales who…
In a few short days, hubby and I are setting off on the ‘adventure of a lifetime’. We are taking off in our 4 wheel drive and 16 footer caravan to see our big wide wondrous country, Australia. Someone even suggested that we are having “an adventure before dementia”. Ha ha ha! We live at…