17 Feb 2020
Piping hot coffee in hand, absentmindedly watching the coots cruising on the lake, I smiled to myself as realised that we’re really doing this. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Travel Journal
PREHISTORIC MONSTER
23 Jan 2021
“When were we here, last?”
“Before we were married. Before we lived with Jim & Ceiney…so 1997?” I said crunching along the track deep in thought. Continue reading
RAINFOREST RAIN
20 Jan 2021
The Border Track plunged directly into the depths of the forest. Like stepping out of the sunshine into a darkened room, the forest immediately embraced us. Continue reading
HOMEWARD BOUND
16 Dec 2020
We were looking forward to reaching Brisbane after nearly a year of separation from our family, so we planned to drive the 375km in one day, stopping every couple of hours for a rest. Continue reading
HANGING IN THE HIGHLANDS
15 Dec 2020
Glen Innes seemed like a good town to take a day off from driving before the final leg into Brisbane and the bosom of the family. Continue reading
DRIVING & ORGAN-PIPING
14 Dec 2020
“There’s a road to the Summit!” I said pointing across the dashboard excitedly. “It’s open!”
“Great!” Says Dave turning onto the narrow Continue reading
VIEWS & KANGAROOS
13 Dec 2020
A narrow dirt road wound through forest and clung to the rocky mountains as it slowly carried us through Mount Kaputar National Park. Dave was quiet as concentrated of avoiding branches and looking out for oncoming traffic Continue reading
INTERFEROMETRY
12 Dec 2020
After driving for an hour on a straight flat road, we’re getting a better sense of the scale of our country. Coonabarabran to Narrabri is (straight) through the Pilliga Nature Reserve. Here too, Continue reading
WHITE GUMS
11 Dec 2020
“Did you sleep?”
“Well, I was just dreaming about huge spiders, so I guess so” I mumbled from under the doona. A shaft of sunlight stretched across the tent, illuminating a powder-fine layer of dust over Continue reading
GRAND HIGH TOPS
10 Dec 2020
They weren’t pretty, but they were delicious. Over misshapen pancakes, bacon and maple syrup along with a mug of piping hot coffee, we discussed the walk we planned for today. Breadknife and The Grand High Tops Circuit, one of Australia’s Continue reading
Carol & Dave 
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