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Ready to leave.
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Oz Parks - Narrandera CP.
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West Wyalong Rest Area in town.
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Pat, Cec and me. Cec is 90+.
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At Peak Hill CP
with Pat and Cheryl. Our Feast... Yumma.
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The King has eaten. I love my Uggies
at Peak Hill CP.
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At Dubbo Zoo
with pat and Cheryl - The adventure starts.
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Cheryl, Marg and me.
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Let me out.
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Nice looking Elk.
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Where are we? Cobar - great bank!!
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Our site at Cobar CP.
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On the way to Broken Hill.
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Where are we?
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We have made it.
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Broken Hill Mine.
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Main street of Silverton - watch out for the cars.
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Mundi Mundi lookout - 5kms North of Silverton.
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The wild life.
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Only 145kms to go.
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Giant Red Gum (I seen bigger).
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Flinders Ranges -
Beautiful scenery.
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More beautiful scenery.
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Our Port Augusta camp.
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Just North of Port Augusta.
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Lake Gardiner.
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Glendambo welcomes you. ( and they didn't lie about the flies.)
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Glendambo CP.
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Glendambo Pub.
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Marg in heaven.
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Coming into Coober Pedy.
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Welcome sign.
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Our Coober Pedy camp at Stuart Range Caravan Park.
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Coober Pedy Golf Club - 1st hole green.
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One of many mine shafts.
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Magnificent coloured hills.
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The 5,300kms long Dog Fence.
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The Oonnadatta Track.
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In the Old Timer's Mine.
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Cadney Homestead.
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Marla CP.
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Here we come.
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The horse.
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SA/NT Border.
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75kms to go.
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Emu.
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In the Erldunda Roadhouse Tavern.
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Our camp at Erldunda.
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273kms to go.
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Can you believe this?
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This is where QANTAS made their ad with the choir on the cliff edge.
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Kings Canyon.
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Mac Donnell ranges in the background.
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Our van in the middle of the photo.
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Kings Canyon - Our helicopter - Marg and the girl who came with us.
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Only 136kms to go.
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Is this Ayres Rock? Nope, Mt Connor.
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A nice tree at
Curtain Springs.
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Curtin Springs signs.
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Curtin Springs - $63.50 for a slab of VB.
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Marg and the Rock.
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Me and the Rock.
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The Rock.
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Marg is on her way up.
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Not far to go.
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Bloody 'flat' camera batteries.
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On our way down.
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A big wave.
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Bye, bye Rock.
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The Olgas from the west.
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This is what turned Marg on.
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The Olgas.
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Marg's drawing.
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1992 Cannonball Run Memorial.
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Stuart Wells - The home of Dinky - The singing Dingo.
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At Alice Springs -
our Neighbour's Fiver (Alan and Robyn).
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Todd Mall on Saturday - nearly empty.
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What a difference a day makes. Sunday Market in the Mall.
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The Gap - Alice
Springs.
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Anzac Hill - Alice
Springs.
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Our camp. -
MacDonnell Range CP
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This is where we are going.
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Marg entering the
Standley Chasm.
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John Flynn's Grave.
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School of the air
- Alice Springs.
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Ghan.
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Kenworth - Hall of Fame.
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Alice Springs Reptile Centre.
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Marg isn't showing any fear.
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I am.
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Our camel safari.
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Lawrence of Alice and his trusty sidekick 'Poncho'.
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The Ghan at Alice Springs Station.
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Here it comes. My waiting is over.
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There it is.
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And it's over. Bye, bye....
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This is where we are off too.
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Our camp - Gemtree CP.
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Garnet fossicking tour is about to start.
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Gemtree - Nice t shirt, where did she get it!
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Gemtree - Good Moon setting.
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Another awful sunrise.
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Gemtree - Marg is checking for zircon.
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Marg still in action.
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Where are we?
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Ti Tree CP.
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The long and straight road.
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Look, who I met at Wycliffe Well, I don't think he is an alien or is he?
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One of the many painted walls, they do look good.
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Welcome to Devil's Marbles.
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More marbles.
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More marbles.
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Banka Banka entry.
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Banka Banka - Soft green lawn.
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Daly Waters Pub - We met ICEBERG, the guy lives fulltime on the road.
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Daly Waters Pub.
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Daly Waters Pub.
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Our camp at Katherine Big4 Low level CP.
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Darwin - A resting Croc.
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One mean dude.
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Crocs galore.
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Alligator River - Marg waiting to see the jumping crocs.
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Hannibal approaches. He is big.
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A big leap over 2.5m out of the water.
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Alligator River -
a nice river for a swim. I think NOT!
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How close.
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Darwin - Home of the B52.
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Cockpit.
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After it landed in Darwin.
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Darwin's wharf.
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Tourist part of the wharf.
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Our Customs Boats.
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WW11 Oil Storage Tuneels.
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These tunnels are large.
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See how big they are.
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Mindil Beach
Markets - The start of the market stalls.
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People everywhere.
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There is even entertainment.
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Cyril the croc.
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Yellow River
cruise - Picture perfect.
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Yellow River
cruise - Dancing Brolgas.
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Yellow River
cruise - A Great Egret.
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Yellow River
cruise - I'm waiting for you.
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Yellow River
cruise - Magic views.
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Yellow River
cruise - Magic views.
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Batchelor Resort Caravillage.
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Entering Litchfield NP.
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This termite mound is called "The Cathedral".
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Buley Rockhole and a lady in red.
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These signs are everywhere.
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View from Tolmer Falls' lookout.
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Wangi Falls.
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Daly Waters Hi-way inn CP.
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creating fire breaks.
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On our way to Banka Banka.
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Us at Banka Banka.
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Are we there yet?
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Barkly Homestead - We didn't expect an Army escort.
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Barkly Homestead.
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NT/Qld border.
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Are those clouds? I don't believe it.
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Camooweal - Fill her up!
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Mt Isa - Copper City CP - our camp.
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A wide load.
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Marg the fossicker.
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Keith, Lucy, Marg and me at Terry Smith's Lookout.
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Nice bull.
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Lunch - 70kms south of Normanton.
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Gulflander at Normanton Station.
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Tracks are a little wavy.
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Fire, fire All off. Nah, just a photo shoot.
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Normanton - The Purple Pub at night.
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The Purple Pub in daylight.
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Looking towards the mouth of the Norman river
at Kurumba.
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My dinner - one mean prawn cocktail.
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Croydon CP.
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Gilbert River Bridge.
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Fording the O'Briens creek.
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O'Briens Topaz fossicking area.
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Me - the champion topaz digger.
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View on the way back to Mt Surprise.
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Beautiful mum and calf.
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2 bulls fighting.
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Our Topaz.
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Marg has trouble leaving any Pub.
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Innot Hot Springs
- The just right spa (37-39c).
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Innot Hot Springs CP.
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Marg at the Hot Springs Hotel.
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Parking in Ravenshoe - behind the main street.
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Wonga Beach is down there somewhere.
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Waiting for the cane train crossing Mossman's main street.
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Wonga Beach CP beach.
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Mossman markets - Gemstones.
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Crocs of the Daintree river.
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Daintree River ferry.
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Daintree river in all its beauty.
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Marg on the beach at Cafe on Sea.
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Me at Cape Trib beach - can't swim because of the Crocs.
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Cyril's rels have been here - Wonga Beach.
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The mighty Navara in the rainforest.
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Good bye Pinnacles CP.
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Roadworks between Mossman and Cairns.
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Life is tough, just ask Marg.
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Sunrise at Cardwell.
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Sunlander at Home Hill.
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Red Ford Bucket - Car Show and Shine on the Strand.
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Memories - I had a XB GT Coupe in a previous life.
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Cobra replica - Beautiful.
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I checked out the V8 Townsville track.
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Start/Finish - Boundary St.
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Flinders St, Townsville.
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View of the Strand.
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That's Castle Hill.
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Marg at Castle Hill.
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Wideload - Caterpillar 789C.
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Wideload - Caterpillar 789C.
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Wideload - Caterpillar 789C.
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Sapphire hunting at Armfest - Marg in full flight.
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The Brag board, we are on it.
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The camp's pesky Rainbow Lorikeets.
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Blue Gem CP,
Sapphire - Our camp.
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Sunday Sapphire
Markets - Marg at our polishers stall. |
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Who's a pretty boy?
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Marg looking for sapphires.
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Our fellow sapphire hunters.
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Bingo in Sapphire.
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Springsure - The 'big' Labradorite hunter.
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Springsure - Marg is looking for Labradorite.
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Springsure - Marg is looking for Opalised Wood.
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The Opalised Wood area.
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Bundaberg - Our camp at Glenlodge Caravan Village.
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Dicky Beach - Our Camp - nice bike.
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Dicky Beach - A view from the main street.
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Dicky Beach - SS Dicky.
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Dicky Beach - Looking south towards Caloundra.
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Dicky Beach - A beautiful beach.
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Dicky Beach - USS Essex after leaving Brisbane.
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Dicky Beach - Marg on the rocks.
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Broadwater Tourist
Park - George and his mates.
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Broadwater Tourist
Park - A battle of wits.
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Southport Yacht Club.
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Fisherman's Wharf tavern.
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Typical canal view.
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Runaway Bay Marina entrance.
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Broadwater Tourist
Park - Our camp.
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George flying in to see me. Nice one George.
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Broadwater Tourist
Park - George flys away.
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Gold Coast Seaway
- My Mighty Treadley.
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The rest of the prawning fleet are coming home.
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the boys arriving at Seaway Koisk (end of Spit Rd)
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Damo, Jason and Lukey.
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Our last day - packing up at Southport. Beautiful weather.
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Lunch stop at Inglewood Rest Area.
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Peak Hill CP - Leighton hung out the Full House sign.
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