Sunday 8th May All night there is a gusty wind and the occasional drops of rain, no stars shine through the grey blanket of sky and we wake to a soft pink glow in the East with a cacophony of twisted clouds that muffle the dawn. We are camped on a gravel hillock, ironstone red pebbles, like marbles cover the ground and hardy bushes and shrubs eek out an existence in an almost waterless landscape. The colours the evening before were subtle but endearing, ochres,...

One More Sleep Well just one more sleep before we head West towards the far corner of Queensland. The last couple of months has been hectic as we have prepared for the toughest trip we have taken so far. Last night Humpy turned up in my dreams - yes the feral camel from the far west. He did not have much to say - just looked at me intently - "you packed enough water son?" I woke up calculator in hand and ran through the planned supplies for the hundred...

Getting ready for our trip to the Simpson desert - not too long now and still lots of things which need to be done.

Well Rod has the keys to the castle - thanks Rod. Geoff Price has fixed our chairs with style and flair. Sue has cleaned and scrubbed the castle clean. Mal has done other stuff, which shall remain discreetly undisclosed. There is always time before one actually slips the car into gear and move off on any adventure. Well we had time this morning to have Evie over for a visit before we drove her over to kindy. She raced into the lounge and immediately look...

Well while today was the scheduled departure date - it did not happen. Though got lots of pre departure things done. We now have a new towell rail in Vicki, also brackets for rigging up an internal clothes line, when required, we have loaded the trailer (Gertie is excited), finished the filter holder for the super wide angle lens (see photo), loaded most stuff ready for departure some time tomorrow. So all in all a good day. Also put out a request for some fr...