We timed our visit to Alice Springs to allow us to visit the Sunday markets in Todd Mall. We arrived…
We have been trying to find the Sturt’s Desert Pea. Whilst the plant is an annual, there are clusters of…
So far the weather has been remarkable with warms days and mild nights. We have hardly seen a cloud in…
We decide to minimise driving today following the long drive yesterday. First stop was the Alice Springs Visitors Information Centre…
We were up well before sunrise to prepare for our 446k drive to Alice Springs. Prior to sunrise, the colours…
Sunrise was just after a late 7:15am and we watched from the viewing area at the resort. Later we met…
We were up at sunrise but decided not to go to the viewing area at the campground as it does…
In the Northern Territory, sunrise does not occur until well after 7:00am. We were up at 6:00am in pitch black…
Today was almost a lazy day. With no pressure on us to travel, we did not set the alarm clock…
Our intention today was to drive the 230k’s to Marla and stay overnight in the caravan park adjacent to the…
We awoke to an overcast morning with rain threatening from the north west. Today we had a lesson in the…
Once again we were up before sunrise to ensure that we were on the road by 8:00am for our 376k…
We were up before sunrise to ensure we were on our way before 8:00am. When the sun rose, the day…
According to our original plans, we should be at Roxby Downs today and preparing for a ground tour of the…
As a result of the cancellation of the ground tour at Roxby Downs, we decided to visit Whyalla, a city…
It was fine and warm when we awoke today. Several weeks ago we booked tickets on the Pichi Richi Railway. …
We were up before sunrise and surprised to see clear blue skies and little wind. The ground still showed the…
What a day. It was cold when we made our way out of bed (2 degrees) however the temperature had…
We arranged to meet our friends at 10:00am so we were in no hurry to rise from bed. Nevertheless, we…
With only a short drive in front of us today, we were really in no hurry to depart. We did…
Our decision to drive through to Mildura yesterday was justified when we were able to set our alarm for 8:00am. …
We set the alarm for 7:00am and struggled from bed at 7:15am. The temperature was around the 12 degree mark…
We had a good sleep protected from the low temperature by the shelter which also masked the sound of the…
We set the alarm for 7:30am but we were both awake well before that time. The caravan has very good…
As we write this entry, we are sitting in our caravan in the Canberra Motor Village. We have just returned…
[singlepic id=241 w=420 float=center size-full] Sydney to the centre via the Riverina and home via Broken Hill. We visited Central…
As readers of this blog will know, we are members of a CMCA Chapter. Most of the meetings held during…
One would imagine that retirement brings spare time, how far is that from the truth? The plan was to keep…
After returning home from Trunkey Creek last week, it was time to head off again to Wagga Wagga in south…
Since owning a caravan, we have discovered that our street is not as wide as we thought. It is a…