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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[…]

Crops on Southern Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

“Red and Pilchard’s Day in the Country” by Red

November 9, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Edithburgh, Lighthouse, Other Stuff, South Australia, Sultana Point, Things to do, Travel, Troubridge Point, Yorke Peninsula

My Story by Red Nomad OZ Today we went for a drive in the country on the Yorke Peninsula. The fields were all dry but the sky was very blue. We stopped to look at flowers. There were lots of white everlastings. We had to look for snakes but we didn’t see any. That was good. There was just a[…]

1942 ex-Fire Tender, Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia

2 Million Miles … and counting!

November 8, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, Edithburgh, Other Stuff, South Australia, Yorke Peninsula

Anything RED will catch my eye. An interesting history will hold my attention. But it takes more than hue and back story to boggle my mind! And this ordinary looking 1942 truck sitting inside an old shed behind a Yorke Peninsula country town museum with magpies roosting on its rusting railing delivered that boggle in spades. Because this ex-army, transport[…]

5 Cool BLUE and 5 RED Hot Aussie TOP SPOTS!

October 30, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Bitter Springs, Evans Head, Grampians National Park, Lake Argyle, Mataranka, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Outback, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Yorke Peninsula

Is BLUE the new RED? It is downunder where blue and red have been interchangeable for YEARS! But before you start thinking us Aussies are a nation of colour-blind fools, it’s all due to the colloquial contrariness that means we call things the opposite to what they are. So a tall person becomes ‘Shorty’. A skinny person becomes ‘Fatso’. And[…]

Scenic Public Toilet #28 - South Australia/Northern Territory Border

Say it with … Toilets! Australia’s Scenic Public Toilet #28

October 24, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Loos with Views, Northern Territory, Scenic Public Toilets, South Australia

The convoluted maze of tracks, walkways, parking spaces and picnic spots at the South Australia/ Northern Territory border makes it difficult to determine exactly which state is responsible for this nouveau-classic Aussie Outback Dunny! But my money’s on the Northern Territory. Because after driving 900+ km through the South Australian Outback along the Stuart Highway from Port Augusta to the[…]

Halfway Across Australia!

October 21, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, Big Galah, Big Things, Eyre Peninsula, Kimba, Road Trips, South Australia

The 4000 km drive from east to west is such a LOOOONG way even getting halfway across Australia is an achievement. Kimba, South Australia The small town of Kimba, deep in the South Australian Outback on the Eyre Peninsula, leaves cross country travellers in no doubt that they’ve reached halfway mark. If you don’t feel a photo coming on when[…]

Whale with calf at Head of Bight, Nullarbor Plain, South Australia

Wind, Water and the Lost Art of Whale-Sexing!

October 14, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Bunda Cliffs, Great Southern Ocean, Head of Bight, Nullarbor Plain, Outback, Road Trips, South Australia

The dry, dusty and unseasonally hot wind that had kept our fuel consumption at an all time high swept us out of the car, whistled around our ankles and bent us double until anchored by our lunch bag we landed in the shelter shed. With any luck, being behind the windbreak would stop our sandwiches filling with sand. Despite the[…]

Mounts Gower and Lidgbird, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales

Aussie ABC – I is for Islands!

April 1, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Albrohos Islands, Aussie ABC, Griffiths Island, Islands, Kangaroo Island, Lord Howe Island, Magnetic Island, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Things to do, Travel, Victoria, Western Australia

I’ve spent my entire life on Islands large and small. But only if you count Australia! Some say it’s the world’s biggest island, some the smallest continent, others don’t actually care … But me? Of COURSE it’s an island! Anything to add more bragging rights another world class experience to my loud, proud Aussie portfolio! But while my devotion[…]

Off the Tourist Trail #8 – Point Pass, South Australia

March 9, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, Inspiration Point, Mid North, Point Pass, South Australia

Looking towards Point Pass at Inspiration Point, Mid North, South Australia Penniless Australians despondent over their inability to travel overseas to areas of unfettered opulence and baroque magnificence need no longer be depressed about the prospect of never seeing their gilt and glamour. Lutheran Church, Point Pass, South Australia In fact, those unable to leave the country for ANY[…]

RED Alert #4 – Adventure Before Dementia goes WEST!

February 28, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie, Lake Eyre, Lake LeFroy, Red Alert, South Australia, Travel, Western Australia

WARNING: My REDAlert #4 guest has photos that’ll make you turn GREEN! Don’t believe me? Well … read on and see if I’m right!! Diane’s wonderful ‘Adventure Before Dementia’ blog has MANY great shots – but I was particularly interested in her REDphotos from places in Western Australia (WA) and South Australia (SA) I’ve yet to see! Pindan Country, Gantheaume[…]