Several new posts before this one - sorry if one is a double post - the blog told me I hadn't finished one. Just back on to reply to comments … Wish I HAD thought of having coffee forwarded to me - we're making do with Gloria Jean's Hazelnut from Coles. Michael that coffee plunger you gave me has been INVALUABLE. It's so good to read everone's comments - Hi Tina. I must confess - the Devil's Marbles photo I posted wasn't mine - I was in a rush before th...

30th August - On the road again … We camped last night 60km short of the Queensland border, at the Avon Downs Police Station 24 hr rest area. Another of those seemingly endless nights. The thermals have been packed away - at the stage of it being too hot in the sleeping bag and not quite warm enough on top of it. We had the added bonus of mice sliding down the tent walls and swinging on the handle of the lamp (making a metallic clink). Butcher bird serenade t...

Stopped last night at Karlwekarlwe - aka The Devil's Marbles. Very different landscape here - passing through bushfires - assume indigenous 'caring for country' as fires seem to be of no concern. (15 minutes later - I take that back - just passed a fire 4WD heading back the way we just came!). Many termite mounds, different tree species. We added Spinifex Pigeons to our trip list, as well as Black-breasted Buzzards. Also the magpies have changed to the black-b...