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Geikie Gorge, via Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia

The Incredible “Icebergs” of Geikie Gorge!

January 3, 2013 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Fitzroy Crossing, Geikie Gorge, Geikie Gorge National Park, Gorges, Kimberley, National Parks, Things to do, Travel, Western Australia

‘Look out for the cat snakes on the rock ledges,’ our guide warned. ‘We saw one stalking a bird the other evening’. CAT Snakes? ‘But don’t take my word for it – I failed the snake identification exam!’ she laughed. Pilchard and I exchanged glances. The previous day a gaggle of grey nomads had shown us a photo of the[…]

The 12 Days of Christmas – Aussie Style!

December 24, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Australiana

Who needs a traditional Northern Hemisphere White Christmas when we’ve got the 12 Days of Christmas Aussie Style! In the Twelve months of this year, Australia gave to me: Twelve Sunset Fishers Eleven Kayaks Paddling Ten Tathra Wildflowers Nine Outback Sign Words Eight Devils Marbles Seven Rainbow Bee Eaters Six Loo Languages Five Mulla Mullas Four Awestruck[…]

Swimmers Beach, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

On the Beach … Swimmers Beach, Yorke Peninsula

December 22, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Beaches, South Australia, Swimmers Beach, Things to do, Travel, Yorke Peninsula

The sun rose as usual on this shining, sparkling pre-Xmas summer morning. A nice day for an apocalypse*. And where better to face the end of the world than on a (mostly) deserted Aussie beach, in an inadvertent echo of Australian classic On the Beach? A disturbing vision of post-apocalyptic dystopia, Australian author Nevil Shute’s masterpiece** was adapted for a[…]

Daly Head, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

Australia: The Magnificent Emptiness

June 10, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Australiana

So many days at sea before a wondrous land loomed broad and high Its lush and glittering shores so far from home And no one there! So its emptiness, its bountiful emptiness They claimed for a faraway queen. But the proud and ancient race who roamed these vast and trackless plains And in their comprehending wisdom left the land untamed[…]

Australia’s Scenic Public Toilets #25 – Mt Hotham, Victoria

June 5, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Lookout, Loos with Views, Mt Hotham, Scenic Public Toilets, Things to do, Travel, Victoria, Victorian Alps

Snow on Mt Hotham, Victorian Alps As the car gained altitude – all 1861 metres of it, to be precise – the temperature gauge was dropping faster than a beach towel in the tropics. Entrance to Hotham Heights, Mt Hotham, Victoria All the same, it was a warm-ish April day for Hotham Heights, Victoria’s highest town perched precariously just below[…]

UFO Abduction Mural, Wycliffe Well, Northern Territory

Why Wycliffe Well is a TOP Aussie Town, Northern Territory

April 9, 2010 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Devil's Marbles, Northern Territory, TOP Aussie Towns, Travel, UFO, Wycliffe Well

Wycliffe Well is one of several roadhouse/diner/pub/motel/caravan park/store complexes on the Stuart Highway north of Alice Springs. But Wycliffe Well is unique. Why? Because it is the self-proclaimed UFO capital of Australia – if not the world. As such, it’s worth stopping over to see if those claims are true. There was once a book in the roadhouse where visitors[…]

Red Nomad OZ is GO!

February 3, 2010 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Grey Nomad, Holidays, Travel

Hi there! Welcome to my New Year’s resolution (albeit a little late) – actually, the blog is the 2nd resolution, the first being to get a home computer … yes, sad I know! Now, finally, those who care can access an online update about where I am/what I’m doing without endlessly waiting for those collectors edition email updates. But wait![…]