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September 7, 2020

Fretus Hotel Ruins – Calabash Point, Berowra Waters NSW

The Fretus Hotel Ruins. Built on a dream or a gamble for a road that never came.

April 10, 2020

Dalhousie Homestead Ruins

Located in the Witjira National Park of Northern South Australia are the stone remains of the Dalhousie Homestead. Built in 1872’s it was a…

September 8, 2018

Simpson Trip Day 7 (Cont)

After leaving Poeppell Corner, we headed along the French Line until we reached Lindsay Junction at the Knolls Track. The short section of the French…

September 8, 2018

Simpson Trip Day 7

Our first night in the desert was really exciting. The remoteness, silence and so many stars. It was dry and dusty which made starting…

September 7, 2018

Simpson Trip Day 6 (Continued)

After exploring Big Red it was time to head deeper into the desert. The tyres had been aired down to at least 15 –…

September 7, 2018

Simpson Trip Day 6

Big Red Its just under 40 kilometers from Birdsville to Big Red, Australia’s most famous sand dune. It’s also the place where the Simpson…

September 7, 2018

Simpson Trip Day 5-6

After leaving the Cadelga Ruins we headed to Birsdville via the Birdsville Development Road. It was still another hour or so from the junction…

September 6, 2018

Simpson Trip Day 5

Cordillo Downs After leaving Inamincka we headed north to what once was one of Australia’s largest sheep stations, Cordillo Downs. It is a great…

September 5, 2018

Simpson Trip Day 4

Innamincka Arriving in Innamincka we saw many a traveler either picking up supplies of food, fuel, or having a feed at the Innamincka Hotel….

September 5, 2018

Birds by the waterhole

A view high above the tree tops where several hundred Corellas were roosting by the Cadelga Waterhole. The river wasn’t flowing but this deep…