From there we headed north into Queensland and Currawinya National Park. This park is noted for two things; their Bilby rehabilitation and the wetlands. Whilst this sounds really interesting, we did not see a bilby - they are in a protected area. Mark and I thought it would have been nice for a Ranger to give a talk and possibly show us a cute little Bilby but it wasnt on offer.


So, off we went to the wetlands. Listed under the Ramsar Convention as wetlands of international importance, we expected to see a lot of birdlife and interesting things in general. Sadly disappointed, we werent even able to get to the waters edge. Didnt see a single bird. Not sure if this is due to the drought or not. The wind blew up and the weather started to look threatening, so we packed up camp and headed for the tar. We did not want to be stranded in a bog, so we didnt risk it.



It's funny how you go to a place like this expecting to see something special and wonderful and dont. Yet, you can be driving along two days from home and see a pair of spoon-bills by the side of the road. You can see australian bustards every few metres along a rail line. It's wonderful to see something special when you least expect it.

Corner Country

The next day we headed north west to Tibooburra and Sturt National Park. We booked into the homestead accomodation at Mount Wood. At $60 per night, we had the whole place to ourselves. OK, we had to put up with the occasional passing kangaroo. This is another place I can imagine taking a bunch of intrepid scrapbookers to!


We went for a few little drives and climbed Mt Wood. Having been to this park before we were surprised at how few kangaroos we spotted. Our friendly Ranger informed us that they had lost 95% of the population due to the drought. The Ranger brought in a 9 month old joey on the last night for Christina to have a hold of. He was very cute.

Opal Country

I'm not a big fan of opals, except the extremely expensive ones of course, so couldnt quite understand why Mark had put White Cliffs on our itinerary. We stayed overnight at The White Cliffs Underground Motel where we had an absolutely wonderful time. Even though it was below zero overnight, it never gets below 20 degC in the dugouts. The place is an absolute rabbit warren and Christina had a great time racing around hiding from us and leading 'adventures'. It looks like a great place for a scrapbooking retreat. Now I just have to find a bunch of women crazy enough to go out there for one!

A trip back to the centre

...where else, I ask you? In june/july 2007 we took a little drive into the NT via QLD and returned via SA. I thought I would set up this blog to share some of our pictures and experiences with our friends, family and whoever else looks in.

Here's Mark setting up the new tent for the first time. We went all out with a new Oztent; slightly larger than the old one. It's a bit heavier and a little trickier to put up but still a dream compared to others we have had. We spent the first night in Warren, NSW. A very, very cold place. Just dont go there. I thought I was going to freeze.