April 2011 - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

The Red Devil, Minlaton, South Australia

Aussie Icons #3 – The Red Devil

April 29, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Aussie Icons, Koolywurtie, Minlaton, Red Devil, South Australia, Things to do, Yorke Peninsula

Last Updated on March 3, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ According to my train buddy* G, the longest ever recorded chicken flight lasted for 13 seconds. Ironic then, that one of Australia’s most unsung aviators drew his early inspiration from experiments with measuring chook** wingspan relative to their flight! A world exclusive wasn’t what I expected when I visited Minlaton on South[…]

Signs #13 – ‘Droughts and Flooding Rains …’*

April 26, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Blanchetown, Morgan, Murray River, Signs, South Australia

Last Updated on April 19, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ The Mid Murray Council ‘s having one of those years. Years of drought (and arguably a bit of un-Australian upstream behaviour!) has seen the Murray River, lifeblood to South Australia’s fruit bowl the Riverland, fall to the lowest levels in decades. So low, in fact, that parts of the river banks are[…]

Track on the Whispering Wall Dam Wall, Adelaide

Only in OZ #13 – The Whispering Wall, Adelaide, South Australia

April 23, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Adelaide, South Australia, Things to do, Travel, Weird Stuff, Whispering Wall

Last Updated on June 15, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ Compared with other states, South Australia works hard to preserve the sanctity of its reservoirs. Their waters are generally unsullied by boating, skiing, fishing or swimming activities – and poorly maintained facilities tend to discourage visitors from lingering. But the Barossa Valley Reservoir’s Dam Wall is an exception. A short[…]

Aussie ABC – C is for Crocodile!

April 20, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Aussie ABC, Big Crocodile, Big Things, Crocodile, Normanton, Northern Territory

Last Updated on August 18, 2019 by Red Nomad OZ Books of etiquette and protocol offer no guidance on what to wear to a crocodile viewing. So who’s to say that the young woman outfitted as the diabolical love child of Heidi and Morticia Addams was dressed inappropriately for our Adelaide River ‘Jumping Croc’ tour near Darwin? The fitted[…]

Truck Stop, Coober Pedy, South Australia

Only in OZ #12 – Driver Reviver Rest Stop, Coober Pedy, South Australia

April 17, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Coober Pedy, Outback, South Australia, Travel

Last Updated on August 3, 2015 by Red Nomad OZ South Australian traveller ‘Rest’ stops are a perfect amalgam of political correctness, public safety and parsimony. Endless signs lining outback highways encourage drivers to stop, take a break and revive – and to facilitate the traveller take-up rate, rest stops like this one are provided! Just the inducement needed to pull[…]

Off the Tourist Trail #6 – Irvinebank, Queensland

April 4, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Far North Queensland, Irvinebank, Outback, Queensland, Ruins, Travel

Last Updated on March 3, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ As an antidote to the Atherton Tableland mist and drizzle, Irvinebank was working just fine. A few kilometres beyond Herberton, we’d crossed the range to clear skies, warmth, and a spectacular setting – another universe far, far away from yet another day of dampness. Just what Dr Pilchard ordered! Sadly,[…]