• It’s been a while…

    …since my last size barra!  It only just fell inside the maximum allowed as well at 79cm.  It took 20 minutes to land, with a team…

  • School Fire

    I miss all the fun! While I was away in Perth last week, a bushfire swept through perilously close to our school – running around our…

  • More Fires

    During my trip to Perth last week, I had to drive through yet another bush fire. The trusty phone camera captured part of the fire that…

  • Port Augusta et al

    Tuesday 4 September and Wednesday 5 September We arrived in Port Augusta early in the morning, expecting little of the town but being very pleasantly surprised…

  • Alice Springs to Port Augusta

    Tuesday 28 August to Wednesday 29 August – West MacDonald Range We drove westwards from Alice Springs through the beautiful West MacDonald Range, picking up such…

  • Eerie Evenings

    Last year I posted some photos showing a fire from our backyard. Well, it’s bushfire time again, and it makes for some eerie evenings. The past…

  • Early Morning Fish

    With the weather starting to warm up, the barra have begun to come out again. Over the past few weeks, we’ve managed to land no fewer…

  • Darwin to Alice

    Thursday 16 August to Saturday 18 August – Corroboree Billabong We packed up (a big job after a full fortnight in the one place) and drove…

  • Darwin and Surrounds

    Monday 6 August to Monday 13 August Ron and Dorothy flew in to Darwin on Monday afternoon. We picked them up and drove back out to…

  • Kununurra to Darwin

    Monday 16 July and Tuesday 17 July – Kununurra Trevor and Emma packed early and got off on the return trip to Fitzroy Crossing, leaving us…