The Eyre Peninsula

The plan was to go to South Australia to go fishing. Coffin Bay was our goal but, since we had a couple of weeks, sightseeing was something we might also do. Little did we realise the spectacular scenery that abounded in this part of the world.
I have spoken to people since who said it was boring, nothing there etc. Suffice it to say they visited none of the places we trekked into.
Should you go there, make sure you visit the coastline, that's where 90% of the good stuff is. And don't be frightened to go on dirt roads, that's the mistake most people make.
Here are some shots from our trip in May 2006.

This is a shot of some rock formations called Murphy's Haystacks


This is one of two sculptures left from a symposium held around 2000. It sits on a cliff top on the Great Ocean Drive out of Elliston


Murhpy's Haystacks are inselbergs, a type of granite formation and are just south of Streaky Bay.

One of the places I have spent some time walking in is the New England area of N.S.W. Though many of the places are well listed at tourist information centres, others are rarely visited and here I have to thank my friends in the area, particularly Frank Low, for opening my eyes to some of the fabulous scenery in this place. The above shots were taken near a place called Boundary Falls.


This shot won a prize and is of the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park taken from Enmore



It's not all deep gorges though, in some places there are some lovely serene river views, such as this one near Boggabri.



This is a photo of the typical granite country you find in the New England area and was taken on private property. My friend Frank is on the right.

This is the country we hiked through to get to the granite outcrop. It's almost like a painting due to the backlighting effect.

One time I camped overnight at Dangars Falls and awoke before dawn to get out into the morning mist.  It was a joy walking around with ghostly like images popping up.

Then I went for a walk over to Mihi Falls, catching the robins in their first forays for food and the brush-tailed rock wallaby heading for shelter for the day.

When I first got to Mihi lookout, you couldn't even see the trees in front of you, but 15 minutes later the mist was blown away by the eddies scurrying along the valley floor.

The Aussie Bush

Dramatic sandstone ramparts on the Steep Track at Bundanoon
One of the things I enjoy in latter life is bushwalking. It's not that I didn't enjoy it when I was young, I just seem to have a little more time now.
Bushwalking is an Australian term that in other countries might appear as hiking or rambling but the Aussie bush is a little different. Not a deciduous tree in sight. The world's tallest flowering plant. Creatures nearly 2 metres tall that hop. The world's top ten most venemous snakes. The world's most fabulous singing bird, the lyre bird. The only two monotremes in the world. It's a bizarre place and I love it. Over time I'll expand on these pages and try to include stories of my travels.
I'll start with a few of my favourite pics.

My friend George Cook in the Marble Arch Canyon