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Days 1 to 4 – The tour begins!!!! April 15 – 25 2023 My thanks to Greg Basco for allowing me to use his graphics and text from the workshop. Interspersed through the text are some of the photos Greg took of the group whilst on the tour. Sadly, there was a breeze blowing every morning prior to the tour start so no macro…
Part 2: The pre-plan – Flights & Relaxing at Hotel Bougainvillea Where I live in Wodonga NE Victoria April through to June, we can get heavy fog in the morning and in years past this has played havoc with early morning flights. As my international flight was at 10am out of Sydney I opted to fly up the previous day around 1pm to avoid…
This lot weighed nearly 35 kgs – and yes, I did weigh it!!! For my photography friends this is what I was carrying on my trip to Costa Rica in 2023: Cameras Lenses Tripods, Monopods & Heads Flash Filters Extras Accidentally left behind during numerous repacks were two YONGNUO YN600EX-RT II Flash Speedlites & a Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM. No major drama…
A journey to Costa Rica – April 2023 Part 1: The planning for the trip. Shortly after returning from my three-month trip to the Windward island of St Lucia to visit relatives in the West Indies I received a surprise email from a man I had been following for his excellent macro photography for years – Greg Basco of Deep Green Photography. He had…
Blog #23 – The Last Leg(s) – Days 190 to 208 Finally, after ten days in Alice Springs all repairs were now complete and the replacement solar blanket had arrived. The tally in damages from the Tanami Track was another $1500 but I have never looked at the expenses this way but more the price of the adventure into places less travelled. I had…
Blog #22 – The Bungle Bungles & The Long Shortcut – Days 183 to 189 of 220 (Maybe) On the road again! My first thoughts were to drive down to Turkey Creek, now called Warnum, although I like the character of the former name. There was supposed to be scenic helicopter flight company based there but when I arrived, I found it to be…
Blog #21 – In Search of Gouldians – Days 157 to 182 of 180 (it will be longer) The distance to Wyndham is 1006 klm so I decided to split the trip into 3 of 2 day stays at Pine Creek, Victoria River Roadhouse & Timber Creek before crossing over into WA and onto Wyndham. Game plan was to find Hooded Parrots & Red-winged…
Out onto the Wildman Plains – Days 144 to 156 of 180 It has been sometime since I read Tom Cole’s diary & letters when he rode the Wildman Plains hunting water buffalo & crocodiles between 1925 and 1943 (Riding the Wildman Plains – The Letters & Diaries of Tom Cole – Published 1992). I have always enjoyed a good yarn about the bushies…
Blog #19 – Darwin – Days 131 to 143 of 180 Strange that after 4 ½ months on the road I have lobbed into Darwin with no game plan. My travel plans went out the window after Greg left as the main reason for going to Darwin was to fly to Perth. Now that was cancelled it was time to take a proper timeout…
Blog #18 – The Trek North – Days 111 to 130 of 180 The game plan was to stock up on supplies in Alice before heading north as there not many large towns on the Stuart Highway with large grocery stores. There are some places out here where cash is king so it is wise to make sure you are carrying some. I also…
TurningDieselIntoMemories 