https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog daily 1.0 2025-01-06 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tamworth monthly 0.5 2023-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/fff8856a-43c1-4dff-acb9-9b85c7c5e400/IMG_2477.jpg Blog - Tamworth - Make it stand out End of the road. Well, basically. (Limbri, NSW) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/18aa7f20-b03e-4451-8bbc-09f12a71c1c5/IMG_2426.jpg Blog - Tamworth - Make it stand out Chafey Dam reservoir, a little bit past sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/e8706f3a-1e24-4490-a1ec-9223c867f114/IMG_2399.jpg Blog - Tamworth - Make it stand out Some of Woolomin’s decoration (Woolomin, NSW) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/273ca219-26b9-42f5-af89-2fb35cca5dc9/IMG_2494.jpg Blog - Tamworth - Make it stand out Which still offered some rolling hills, but no major climbs. (somewhere between Nemingha and Kootingal, NSW) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/638f6e71-7de3-45b0-94c9-fdea6b9fc3a3/IMG_2500.jpg Blog - Tamworth - Make it stand out This isn’t a sparrow. (dead female superb fairywren, somewhere between Nemingha and Kootingal, NSW) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/872da600-c2bd-4295-b00d-ba6c60b3dcff/IMG_2485.jpg Blog - Tamworth - Make it stand out The bus. (somewhere southwest of Limbri, NSW) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/f40badaf-a33e-414e-a5d2-b95b83ea2753/IMG_2407.jpg Blog - Tamworth - Make it stand out Chaffey Dam reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/45306f27-7ef7-433c-9a50-5c35b3f98aa7/IMG_2523.jpg Blog - Tamworth - Make it stand out Pioneer Lookout, Mares Run, NSW https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/the-great-aussie-adventure monthly 0.5 2023-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/de5ba296-fb4a-42ee-a6e6-29df2b6fe734/IMG_6358.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Nesting papuan frogmouth. (Daintree River) After the cruise, we headed deeper into Daintree and here my thoughts are mixed. The forest is absolutely beautiful and amazingly lush — but you kinda get the feeling that everyone wants to fleece you. First they make you pay 45 bucks for a return ferry ticket. 45 bucks! Being used to Wisemans Ferry near Sydney — which is free — I was shocked. Next they make you pay 37 bucks per person for entry to the Discovery Centre. And it’s not even a guided tour — you just get a little ‘phone’ that you can press buttons on to listen to what they have to say. It’s beautiful, but I reckon twice as expensive as it should be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/4981bc9d-91a2-418b-a201-6d336c2ad22b/IMG_6919_1.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Just some close ups. (Tamworth Botanic Gardens) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/c3435a08-9d2e-41c2-a915-afca3df89ea9/IMG_4674.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Pretty rocks. (Germein Gorge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/a6233127-a750-4784-a76a-95e99832b2a4/IMG_4142.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out The pine cones are a menace, though. (Bright) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/fa11ea67-52b2-4d03-96aa-f2738bf47ed2/IMG_6916_1.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Just some close ups. (Tamworth Botanic Gardens) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/cb473039-5723-4d50-8785-c8d8520a3c06/IMG_6520.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out I’m not quite sure if these count as mangroves. (Cape Tribulation) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/b5079ee5-fc90-4faa-a880-9c0bba65c9fa/IMG_5615.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/2ae20861-dd6f-45a4-a0f4-7c784b6daa2d/IMG_6595.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out And so very purple. (The Crystal Caves, Atherton) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/247a209a-b5d3-45c0-8d39-7530f43d3143/IMG_4741.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Empty. (somewhere on the Stuart Highway) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/eac23a63-08ca-4530-9c95-ffde2984c58f/IMG_6448.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out I don’t even wanna think about who lives here. (Daintree Rainforest) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/002cd407-5fa1-40a6-a5c3-243dcc4a97b6/IMG_6623.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Another pretty sight. (Hinchinbrook Lookout) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/470924eb-715a-4198-84de-cea7573abb8b/IMG_6755.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Night sky at Noosa. (Mount Tinbeerwah) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/bf6f0f6b-d99a-46bc-a6df-70e88bd73e7e/IMG_4812.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out There were oceans of these along the highway. (somewhere along Stuart Highway) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/5ada30fd-6acc-4edb-ba85-c8530db2e86e/IMG_6930.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out She may be smiling, but I don’t think either of us were happy the trip was over. (Pioneer Lookout, Thunderbolts Way) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/77fdc73a-e8d8-46d3-a628-f42924fb3d8f/IMG_4449.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Yours truly. (still the Horn lookout, Mount Buffalo NP) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/62e6aeca-8866-4d19-942c-9e05e918c55d/IMG_4999.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out The station was also a camel farm. Mum had a camel burger. (Kings Creek Station) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/baf64da1-fcfb-482a-acb0-19eb54c263e4/IMG_6862_1.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Dangar Falls. That tiny black dot to the left of where the water crashes into the pond? The platypus. (Dorrigo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/0fe730c0-69e0-4940-a65a-7b438faef027/IMG_2778.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out They also have this thing, parked outside the pub. (Silverton) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/bb32d6fd-ac9c-47f2-a0c5-0aeab5f0e51a/IMG_6449.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Mount Alexandra Lookout. (Daintree Rainforest) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/1667645800150-YRHC85O4173OFNF1O1BH/IMG_4804-2.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Yes, this road is an outlier. It’s not a 4WD after all. (access to the Breakaways near Coober Pedy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/642ca050-cba9-4c37-811d-1fcee94e5c24/IMG_9036.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out I can’t figure out why they named the room thus. (Alice’s Secret Travellers Inn) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/0884ff8b-3c40-4068-b490-c4d18d6e7110/IMG_5649.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out But not that hard to take a mediocre picture of. (Simpson’s Gap) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/eb2161fe-803c-4252-9b48-d3fa976069d9/IMG_4763.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Parked out front of the servo. (Coober Pedy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/28999931-512a-46e1-905b-4f12cabc2008/IMG_5706.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out And in the absence of the termite hills, it was, again, very empty. (Barkly Highway, somewhere between Warumungu and Mount Isa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/5f52df72-3c5f-477e-97ca-78d2a25bd6f7/IMG_5042.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out View into the canyon from the path. (Kings Canyon) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/6da04997-5eba-490a-a154-76acf5fc1544/IMG_4969.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out I’m out of captions. (Uluru) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/3b7e9b94-49ad-4437-9bb5-41409ba12230/IMG_4772.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out At approx. 2500 people, “city” is a bit much. (Coober Pedy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/4d11ae51-5ca6-44c8-bc58-f9b4ab4544cc/IMG_4415.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Pied currawong with the best view. (The Horn lookout, Mount Buffalo NP) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/ed41792a-2b7e-43cb-9cb1-c3cc391f82bb/IMG_4242.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out They have the right idea about vegans. (Burgerville, Bright) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/a6340da1-f6ef-44a2-a630-8613f6da4ace/IMG_6271.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out One of Ivy’s kin. (Birdworld, Kuranda) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/2317a475-445c-4dad-b1aa-8f0bcef47dc8/IMG_5814.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out And we were rewarded with a view. (Mary Kathleen) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/965bdb66-15e8-49a6-bed5-b069030bc1fc/IMG_6121.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Look at this little dude. (Koala Gardens, Kuranda) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/40bcd924-bb49-4818-8fc1-a1d84e2cbe1a/IMG_5717.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out It’s also a very empty area, but less of a desert and more of an endless plain (Barkly Highway, somewhere between Warumungu and Mount Isa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/402f92fc-1da3-4395-a26c-369eb79b9474/IMG_4700.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out But there was also salt. (Lake Hart) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/07567e8b-6dc3-431e-abb9-4e0d98611f79/IMG_4956.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out I lucked into getting the front seat to this. (Uluru) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/f0d3cfe1-b00b-4ec6-9c59-a242eb205a4c/IMG_6651.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Am I going overboard with the long straight road pictures? No, surely not. (somewhere between Charters Towers and Emerald) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/7dd81ade-8bed-4297-9966-1d6c6a119979/IMG_5840.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out And the road there leads through, surprise, more vast empty plains. (Flinders Highway, some distance west of Hughenden) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/940b71e9-949f-4312-aca2-79236f069fbd/IMG_6069.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Even though the blue guy bit a mole on my neck hard enough to cause bleeding. (Birdworld, Kuranda) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/ac98513c-d699-4a0b-b8ff-977165d25d8a/IMG_3993.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Go get her, buddy. Excuse the low quality. (Canberra Walk In Aviary) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/e18b0e84-e384-46cc-a889-1ff609b1dca7/IMG_4583.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Not the biggest roadkill by far. (somewhere between Denilinquin and Balranald) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/56531181-d6de-4f96-aea4-6f8e0c98c114/IMG_4843.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out It say's ‘STRAYA / CU in the NT’ on the back. (SA/NT border) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/9e1bf486-9062-4d54-89b9-c105d742a367/IMG_5506.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/80bee59a-2609-4a07-b464-ca186197349f/IMG_4272.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Still not as aggressive as me with pizza. (The Red Stag Deer and Emu Farm, Eurobin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/d4df3dd7-f734-43c6-98c9-5ae1599b2287/IMG_4912.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Eroded bits. (Uluru) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/3185e570-2f5b-4322-9df5-afbdee6c0dfd/IMG_5297.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out The wedge tail eagle approaches. (Alice Springs Desert Park) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/daa4a4d9-49b3-4101-b2ab-3fb33550a3f1/IMG_5756.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out They also have a lookout whence you can admire the industry in full. (Mt Isa Lookout) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/06ddee96-2375-464a-a287-c4256a28116e/IMG_5831.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out There are signs prohibiting swimming or drinking the water, though. (Mary Kathleen) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/7b84d4c5-1c04-4216-8cfa-94ef45a2ebc4/IMG_6834.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out I mean, look at him. (Grafton) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/44487a66-6804-4408-8832-3b04443e3d4d/IMG_5403.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/a18376b0-65cc-4771-be7b-c39ae9fd09b6/IMG_6429.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Azure kingfisher. (Daintree River) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/bae54139-be04-4452-a6f9-9da0ca7906c3/IMG_4995.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Foreshadowing the canyon from the next paragraph. (somewhere along Luritja Road) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/04bf01fd-5e0a-49e0-93a6-8ceb753e12d2/IMG_5535.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/2118af64-2f9d-46cd-81b6-6e7e51be11d3/IMG_8886.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out The jetty is indeed quite lengthy. (Port Germain jetty) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/cbcc073b-9819-4c51-ba71-8eb8b79a57bf/Capture.PNG Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out The approximate route. Google Maps won’t let me input enough intermediate points. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/3df56e98-e3c5-4b38-9802-d29061616c72/IMG_4816.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out It’s mostly this. Or the one with 4 shorter trailers. (somewhere on the Stuart Highway) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/afb42c18-1485-4b0e-8675-93b1559c7a13/IMG_6883_1.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out This is the first of two stages of the falls. (Apsley Falls) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/89ef8180-bba0-4a81-9c27-8bde6a78672a/IMG_5732.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Except for when a spinifex pigeon took out my license plate cover. (Barkly Highway, somewhere between Camooweal and Mount Isa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/70257a08-1c7b-460b-bc31-870aa710d9c1/IMG_6193.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Still a pretty cool guy though. (Butterfly Sancturary, Kuranda) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/c5d45d1d-4bfc-4e66-b8c0-5631d814aa88/IMG_5440.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out A splendid fairywren to be exact. (Alice Springs Desert Park) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/f4938325-5ebb-4c69-b3fb-4149f42b9ddf/IMG_5770.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out What remains of the town. (Mary Kathleen) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/4e7483c4-ce76-4086-93a4-2cf5cc870c0c/IMG_6591.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Taller than your average human. (The Crystal Caves, Atherton) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/ae826096-7a73-43c9-8ba2-4aa0a97102bb/IMG_6125.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Mum has been craving Koala hugs for the whole trip. (Koala Gardens, Kuranda) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/9d24df30-8a55-4a6a-b418-2964b1df1fc3/IMG_5111.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Still, we got there, and so did Myrtle. (Alice Springs) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/3bfc8ebe-2036-4ee7-9fa0-b6f14fe4e19a/IMG_6408.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Big boi. (Daintree River) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/b9448115-d95b-4ac8-9f1e-805e9241c628/IMG_6640.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out A misty mountain road. (Near Paluma) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/bce3654f-02aa-4c01-aa22-4a7c6471a2b7/IMG_9041.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Crack whore pixie. (Alice’s Secret Travellers Inn) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/62aa9928-deff-486f-a332-cbf5be4dc66e/IMG_4625.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out This could have been us. (bit anachronistic — we didn’t see this until the next day — in Silverton) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/a6327d6b-177c-419c-956d-297fd41fc7dd/IMG_5910.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/90ff139c-a4ad-45ed-8100-b4a7e0d4f15d/IMG_4991.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Some places are more deserty than others. (somewhere along Lasseter Highway) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/afa62e3f-bcbb-4599-8ea6-4270d3cf82dc/IMG_5788.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out It seemed mostly indifferent. (Mary Kathleen) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/91eefb40-03fb-4a80-bcea-2d9bf58e3209/IMG_4937.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out The big pebble. (Uluru) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/d32e9ca4-0f3c-4765-b106-405164e5b9c2/IMG_5529.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/982a6bdf-d443-4e03-aa12-4b253c685004/IMG_6319.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/5f30c044-6a14-43cf-8827-ec65b9bda9f8/IMG_4864.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out One of several birds that commited suicide by car on this trip. This one was a galah. (somewhere between Ghan and Yulara) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/2fad870f-9e69-43d0-bd6f-bb3f73a7d4af/IMG_6662.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Just look at them. (Unfortunately, I don’t remember which strawberry farm it was, Bundaberg) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/0ec1676c-b490-498d-845e-42bc8a9fd57f/IMG_2928.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Not actually from this trip. Sue me. (the desert north of Broken Hill, April 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/a6ccf743-4b03-44b7-9b1b-4793e833f60f/IMG_6728.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out I like sunset silhouettes. (Mount Tinbeerwah) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/578becbc-9f5a-45e9-b29c-71c195ffbb03/IMG_6784.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out This is but a tiny part. (Grafton) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/a3abec2c-e67b-43d6-8506-dbaba60c77b5/IMG_4823.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Not quite as many of these, but we did find a field full of them. (somewhere along Stuart Highway) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/da4b870d-b281-4984-baee-2c83082441c3/IMG_5975.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out A magnificent chicken. (Birdworld, Kuranda) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/54787d7f-d828-4a65-b847-46fa5e207ace/IMG_4616.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Parts of the desert are positively blooming. (somewhere between Broken Hill and Silverton) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/343fc23a-a7f9-41ac-873e-fbaabc354540/IMG_5058.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out In my infinite wisdom I did not take a picture of the plaque explaining who these guys are. (Kings Canyon) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/c4178924-d257-4613-8418-4865dbfe5f22/IMG_5844.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out And another road picture. (Somewhere between Torrens Creek and Townsville) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/b5dd5b29-d1ed-442b-a7de-0f0325adbdf1/IMG_4718.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Frankly, I think it looks better without the water. (Lake Hart) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/ef788a25-de2b-46fb-bb48-c5b364eacdb2/IMG_5958.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/db0bbc11-0a47-4bb3-979b-014bb1abe168/IMG_4660.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out And this was our view in the morning. (Taralee Orchards, Wirrabara) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/79bfeb16-b2c2-4684-8902-4f3fba293b3c/IMG_4736.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Weird looking flowers. (Sturt desert peas, somewhere along the Stuart Highway) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/55b31f61-22ca-4d50-ab9d-8f0b347dfe80/IMG_4581.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out And there was some flooding near the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/004265b8-016f-442c-b8df-abd5e8b94880/IMG_4553.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out One more sunset pic for good measure. (somewhere between Smoko and Mount Hotham) Day 4: Bright to Mildura Day 4 was mostly a transit day. Both mum and I have been to Mildura previously, so we didn’t re-explore the same areas again. We mainly used Mildura as a place to stop for the night before continuing on. We followed side roads on the NSW side of the Murray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/5b2b5ab8-de0a-4c52-8497-2ae8d8b42a28/IMG_6835.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out The cutest thing you’ve seen all year. (Grafton) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/037f21b1-f1d3-42d1-9dd2-f6d1b36b45fa/IMG_2719.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Hehe. (Albert Kersten Mining and Minerals Museum, Broken Hill) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/c98ac0f1-1485-409d-81ab-ee040dbf214c/IMG_4511-2.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out The last of the snow. (somewhere between Smoko and Mount Hotham) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/b68ea31b-0422-4dae-89f1-544aaf102ee9/IMG_4775.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Hundreds of kilometres of dust and dirt. (the Breakaways near Coober Pedy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/0fd4a7b1-2bb7-459b-9e2a-84d99a014369/IMG_4814.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out A much more common sight. (somewhere between Coober Pedy and the SA/NT border) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/ddccb225-da6b-4d90-a8e8-4770a1c4e728/IMG_6214.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Big monch. (Birdworld, Kuranda) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/be33cab2-73d2-4e21-906c-d89ae1dc924f/IMG_4746.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out With this view right out front. (Coober Pedy outskirts) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/15163472-5b7d-42e7-8ba6-b84294953cfb/IMG_5342.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out And of course we opted to get pics with the birds afterwards (Alice Springs Desert Park) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/0c95a5aa-aa5f-4126-b4e3-d4e7a5f07fbf/IMG_6563.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Like this sliced opal. (The Crystal Caves, Atherton) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/99586f60-1bb6-4b2d-8d2b-bfd81a35ac6d/IMG_6836.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out He knows how cute he is. (Grafton) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/421fa346-5c68-4bd7-b672-e5c785776562/IMG_2599.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out I didn’t take enough pictures this time. This one’s back from April 2022. (I think it was at Crocodile Harry’s, Coober Pedy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/6aa6e1aa-e059-40c4-9fa3-d85978bafe97/IMG_4085.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Scruffy-looking rainbow lorikeet (Canberra Walk In Aviary) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/12bd7643-fd83-401a-b1e1-772efca412e8/IMG_4232.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Bridge over the river (Bright) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/12e3d294-5d80-409d-a413-890682cd5688/IMG_6325.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/f913c01c-0ba7-4ac3-b05e-685e24d9c9ab/IMG_4858.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Fake Uluru. (Mount Conner) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/1d89f2a7-0185-4d23-8d2a-ac0c39df9c22/IMG_6013-2.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out The eclectus and I shared a moment. (Birdworld, Kuranda) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/30652140-9f80-4a2f-a330-e2174b42a3c2/IMG_5100.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Two of these guys would in the following days commit suicide by crashing into our car. One of them took my license plate cover out with it. (Kings Canyon) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/b7c1eb4e-ff6c-4a23-bfcb-248fb5e34c9f/IMG_6887_1.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out The gorge. (Aspley Falls) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/7c596df3-b43e-4e4b-a96f-08a600c888ff/IMG_2600.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Definitely at Crocodile Harry’s. (Coober Pedy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/69736d11-6b49-465c-9b6b-887fbf649c02/IMG_6896_1.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Beef patty, buttermilk chicken, slow cooked brisket and bacon. The burger to end all burgers. (Williamsburg, Tamworth) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/cc7371bd-a5cc-4bb3-ac71-e4884f1a074a/IMG_4558.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out A road sign. (somewhere between Smoko and Mount Hotham) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/299da4e8-844f-4180-99d3-f7ef7aed52ca/IMG_6549.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/ff7092a3-60b1-4bc4-b179-ac79c1f4da30/IMG_4194.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Mum in the park (Bright) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/56624429-7573-413b-9e38-4a20a6534891/IMG_6731.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Hope the random couples don’t mind me taking these pics. (Mount Tinbeerwah) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/fd67ead9-47d1-4130-82d8-ee70f9979d0e/IMG_9093.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out No way this good boy would eat anyone’s baby. (Alice Springs Desert Park) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/2f4618e1-2e34-49b7-875c-daf44ac7c692/IMG_5031.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out This is the path up to the rim walk. (Kings Canyon) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/cadfdfe6-d3b6-4120-adfc-1ab8266b6410/IMG_6243.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/5242d075-5a9b-4f1c-a8bc-fe1b03e468d0/IMG_4962.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out Seeing it from above makes you appreciate the scale (Uluru) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/5f98c52d-13dd-493c-a7a4-b26b5ebc4082/IMG_9037.jpg Blog - Showing mum a little bit of Australia - Make it stand out An example of the local art. (Alice Springs) https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/category/Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tag/Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tag/VIC monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tag/ACT monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tag/Cycling monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tag/NSW monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tag/NT monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tag/Outback monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tag/QLD monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tag/Australia monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tag/Road+trip monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tag/SA monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/blog/tag/Tamworth monthly 0.5 https://www.thesouthpole.blog/about daily 0.75 2023-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63663fcb0a91603281a2975a/a8a60099-54c1-4799-b59e-3f9a65b69ad1/IMG_6784.jpg