July 2013 - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

Sunset over King Sound from Derby Jetty, Western Australia

The HIGHEST Tide in OZ! Derby, Western Australia

July 31, 2013 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Australiana, Derby, Kimberley, King Sound, Things to do, Travel, Western Australia

Last Updated on February 5, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ The splendiferous sun sank into the shadowy waters on this balmy OZ winter’s evening with a sensational splash of colour. The superb sunset would make a good stand-alone shot. But a prop or two would turn it into a GREAT one! Luckily for me, this July 2012 Derby sunset over stunning[…]

Postcard from … Nimbin, New South Wales!

July 29, 2013 Red Nomad OZ New South Wales, Nimbin, Northern Rivers, Rainbow Region

Last Updated on March 1, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ Hi There! Amongst Nimbin’s main street throng of weekend hippy trippers, bong-brain backpackers and Rainbow Region locals I stood out like a tourist. The specially chosen bright orange chain store T-shirt I’d worn to Australia’s alternative lifestyle capital just didn’t stack up against the psychedelia of wildly experimental natural-dyed organic[…]

Good enough to EAT! Big Prawn, Ballina, New South Wales

The Controversial Crustacean! Big Prawn Ballina, New South Wales

July 25, 2013 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Ballina, Big Prawn, Big Things, New South Wales, Northern Rivers, Richmond River

Last Updated on March 3, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ Once upon a time – WAAAAAAY back in the dim, distant world of 1989 – Ballina’s tail-less BIG Prawn sat atop the West Ballina transit centre and restaurant. Inside, visitors could climb up into its head and view a distorted world through the thick perspex of its concave eye. Over[…]

Mt Nameless, Tom Price, Western Australia

Why Tom Price Western Australia is a TOP Aussie Town!

July 16, 2013 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Karijini National Park, Mt Nameless, National Parks, Outback, Pilbara, Things to do, Tom Price, TOP Aussie Towns, Travel, Western Australia, Wildflowers

Last Updated on May 6, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ I had no idea that at 747 metres (2450 ft) above sea level Tom Price is the highest town in Western Australia. I also had no idea Tom Price is at the foot of the highest Western Australian mountain with a summit accessible by road. And I had no idea[…]

Waterfall at Natural Bridge, Springbrook National Park, Queensland

Beauty at Natural Bridge!

July 10, 2013 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Bird watching, National Parks, Natural Arch, Natural Bridge, Queensland, Rainforest, Springbrook National Park, Things to do, Travel, Walks

Last Updated on May 6, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ It’s the bird du jour around almost any given sub-tropical picnic area and car park, so it should have been easy to get a good shot. However, my shots of Australian Brush-turkey in the dark depths of Natural Bridge*, part of Springbrook National Park’s lushly magnificent rainforest, all had something missing.[…]

Radio Telescope #1, Australia Telescope Compact Array, via Narrabri, New South Wales

Australia Telescope Compact Array – Loo #36

July 6, 2013 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Compact Array, Loos with Views, Narrabri, New South Wales, Scenic Public Toilets, Things to do, Travel

Last Updated on May 6, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ Australia Telescope Compact Array At the Australia Telescope Compact Array, the future of Southern Hemispheric radio astronomy was in my hands, at least for the next 30 minutes or so. Staggering advances in technology channel radio signals from deep, DEEP space through the 6-Dish Australia Telescope Compact Array. The dishes[…]