Around Australia with Mini Me

**Bambi** · 08-28-2010, 07:32 AM

wow! I love the art shots. And the croc shots are neat too.

**Mad Aussie** · 08-28-2010, 03:54 PM

Crocs are pretty wild to see in the wild ... so sinister.

**Mad Aussie** · 10-02-2010, 11:52 PM

Some more photos from Graeme and Mandy ...

Northern Rosella

Timber Creek Lookout

Dean catching dinner

Camping at Keep River National Park

An outback Goanna at Keep River NP ... a Perentie perhaps? Not sure exactly.

Keep River NP

more shortly ...

**Mad Aussie** · 10-02-2010, 11:58 PM

Small lizard of sort sort

Crossing into Western Australia

Entering the Kimberley region of WA ... one of the reasons they did this journey!

The Kimberley has some cool views

Meeting new friends at one of the dams

more shortly ...

**Mad Aussie** · 10-03-2010, 12:04 AM

Double-Barred Finches

The start of the famous Gibb River track ... not usually done with a caravan in tow!

Not too rough to start with

Typical of the easier creek crossings

Not exactly native to Aussie!

Decent size snake. Looks like a brown tree snake to me ... only very mildly venomous but very aggressive. Graeme said every time he took a step closer it would rare around on him so this was the best he got.

**Mad Aussie** · 10-03-2010, 12:08 AM

I'm sure there will be more to come but they are in sparse internet country!

The Gibb River track took it's toll with several welds breaking on the Hilux and caravan but it also shook the fuel tank apart as well. They managed to limp out of the Gibb River track into civilization after a few days with Diesel leaking.

Last I heard they were about 160 km's south of Broome on the Western Australian coastline.

Graeme had a Platelet count done and his levels have dropped to 114 which is a concern for his cancer. He should be above 150 or more. This, by itself is not saying his cancer is hitting at last, it's just an indicator and needs other factors confirmed yet. He's pushing on but getting tests. He does need to be very careful of cutting and bruising as a count that low means little in the way of blood clotting.

**daviddwilson** · 10-03-2010, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

A Boab (Bottle) Tree beside the road.

One of many 'Road Trains' common to these outback areas. While on the phone to Graeme one evening last week he counted 5 of these in a 20 min phonecall!
Out on the bulldust roads in Aussie outback you can see these things coming up 30 mins before they arrive. There's a cloud of dust that continually grows larger as they approach. When they are getting close ( a few minutes away still) you find somewhere to pull over out of the way and wait until they pass. These things can't stop in a hurry. They've killed you and still skidded another 500 metres before getting stopped and looking for survivors if you don't! 62 wheels can do a lot of damage! Makes the 18 wheelers seem kinda toy-like huh?

The famous 'Black Stump' at Blackall. This is a stump that was used to do some of the original surveying of outback Queensland. It is immortalized here and with sayings such as 'Beyond the Black Stump' which means WAAAAAAAAAAAY out in the middle of nowhere!!!

Australia has lots of 'Big This' and 'Big That' ... the Big Banana, The Big Pinaapple, The Big Cow, and also this one ... the Big Sheep ...

The Bustling heart of Isisford

walkabout creek hotel does sound familiar. Tell them to be careful of crocodiles!

Isisford looks as bustling as Bridgewater.

**Mad Aussie** · 10-04-2010, 02:56 AM

Originally Posted by daviddwilson

walkabout creek hotel does sound familiar. Tell them to be careful of crocodiles!

Isisford looks as bustling as Bridgewater.

You from Bridgewater David?

**Marko** · 10-04-2010, 10:40 AM

Nice shots in MAs thread david. Your signature 'watch movies online' has been removed though. We are VERY friendly here but we won't tolerate spam/promo of any sort. Please keep that in mind. Thx - Marko