Great read yet again Cuppa, the ant story had me laughing, sorry.
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Great read yet again Cuppa, the ant story had me laughing, sorry.
Sprock, the Kimberley is my favourite part of Australia (so far).Quote:
Originally Posted by Sprock
Winter is the main tourist season up there. If you want to avoid wall to wall tourists try to be there at the beginning of the season or the end of the season. When the season begins (ie. when the roads/tracks open) depends upon the Wet. Impossible to predict, but if possible to luck it in & be there just in time for the roads opening it wont get any better. Risk is that if you are too early you'll be limited where you can go (But you'd still enjoy it). End of the season it will be hotter & drier, but more likely you'll have places to yourselves.
Our plan for next year is to get up to the Kimberley toward the end of the season, sometime in September & hopefully find some way of staying for the wet (house or station sit?). Experiencing a Kimberley Wet is high on my bucket list, as is being there waiting for the roads to re-open the following season.
IMO it'd be well worthwhile subscribing to Birgit's Kimberley guide - probably the best & most up to date source on the net. She gives regular updates throughout the year, often from first hand experience. I subscribed several years ago & still get all the updates - great value.
http://www.kimberleyaustralia.com/de...kimberley.html
or the free 'pocket guide' to give you a 'taste' http://www.kimberleyaustralia.com/ki...vel-guide.html
Well done Cuppa enjoying your blog so much thanks for taking the time to post it here
Thanks for replying & with great detail , I'll look up that Birgit guide thanks again
& sorry but I was laughing at the ant story too cos that'd be me - 1 ant I could squash but 2 I would've stripped naked in the middle of the rd - regardless of where I was & who was about . Last year I had a 'paper wasp' attack me in the truck - didn't know what it was until I googled it , it attacked my back under my shirt - repeatedly biting me , it felt like someone stabbing me in the back with a needle . I came up in big welts at each bite point then a hot red rash spread across my back . Wasn't nice . Anyway back to the point I pulled up & dived out of the truck peeling clothes not really knowing what was happening , then I saw this big brown bull ant looking thing with wings drop to the ground . Nasty bastards of things . Mate of mine told me they actively chase people & attack .
Boulia to Birdsville
We'll be leaving Birdsville tomorrow morning, intending to head to Innaminka via Walkers Crossing. If anyone knows the track & can recommend any good camp spots along the way can you let me know tonight whilst we still have net access? Ta.
Ripper read again Cuppa , at least there were no sheep botherers at Tibooburra when you went past the sign .
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Looks like he picked the right sheep!
There was a milkmaid though!
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Hope you're watching the weather forecast Cuppa , big rain predicted for next week in your area .
Hiya & thanks. Now just outside Brewarrina - drove on bitumen road with white lines for first time in ages today. Fine drizzly rain on the red clay & sand roads was a concern. Kept threatening more but it didn't eventuate. Big diiference to the 42 degrees & wicked winds creating dust storms as we drove from Tiboobura to Wanaaring yesterday. Knocked a handful of red dust off the air filter this morning. Rain is just starting to dampen the ground here at Brewarrinaas I am writing this.Quote:
Originally Posted by GQtdauto
Have looked at forecasts for where we've been & where we're headed & can't see more than 30% to 60% chance of 1 to 5mm next week, Mon to Wed. 5mm on the roads we've been on would be bad news, but basically we're back on bitumen now :( (at least until we hit the Great Dividing Range).
Wow only just got the change to sit down with a beer or two and have a proper read through everything . Cheers guys, love it absolutely awesome we sure are the lucky country i reckon. . .
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Great read again and pictures Cuppa, thank you :-)
Gotta love the compression of a bigger donk safely down a mountain you mention 1,300m+ steep, well safely done ;-)
Link doesn't work for me, get this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuppa
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Me either.
Me either from this link, but I subscribed to Cuppa's blog via email and the link there worked no probs.
The link is working okay for me through Tapatalk.
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[QUOTE=TPC;744982]Link doesn't work for me, get this.
Have edited the link, it should work now. :) I had two http's :)
Try this to save you scrolling back up to my previous post
Interesting read again Cuppa, I had managed to find your post by clicking on a previous link and navigating to the latest.
What camera did you end up getting?
Hi Tony,
It's a Sony A6500. Bought online & still waiting for some bits & pieces to arrive, so haven't even had a good play with it yet.
That is a good camera, too expensive for me. What lens have you got with it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuppa
I splurged out & bought four. Sony 35mm F1.8 prime, (for low light) Sony 10-18mm wide angle zoom (hopefully to better capture the big outback panoramas), Zeiss 16-70mm zoom (the 'daily - the lens I expect to be on the camera the most) & a Sony 55-205mm zoom (for wildlife). The focal lengths are for APS-C & are equivalent of longer 35mm full frame focal lengths. eg. the 55-205 is equivalent to 82.5 to 315 on a 35mm camera. It was a scary amount of money to spend on a camera, helped by the fact that my old one is no longer reliable, & and a small but unexpected lump sum pension for my 10 years of service in the UK's NHS.Quote:
Originally Posted by TPC
The Tassie adventure begins.
http://cuppa500.com/Blog/2017/12/09/...he-road-again/
Great stuff Cuppa, Top Pics Too Thank You!!
Kids Favourite within :-) :
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2017/12/78.jpg
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Week 2 in Tassie
The Tarkine
Another great read as always thanks Cuppa! @Rossco , can you help identify this bloke? http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2017/12/85.jpg
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Definitely a tiger . Don't judge it by the head colour..look at the head width, and then the rest of the body is a dead giveaway. Albeit, a lot of times theres no stripes.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
In Tassie it's either a tiger or a copper head 99 per cent of time. And that is not a copperhead.
The flattened 1/4 of body behind head is another give away.
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Yeah looks like a tiger. Can be very variable in colour tho and in the banding, often don't have any stripes. . .
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Originally Posted by Rossco
Definitely extremely varying in color. I spent good 3 years helping a mate snake catching around Melbourne during busy periods.
We've come across that many, you'd swear black and blue that it was a brown snake or even a red belly... NO stripe indication at all. And then it flattens out, tiger snake style, and that's when you know. I've also seen so many copperheads at Wilsons Prom, that were NOT copper heads, but were tigers.
Anyways back on topic. :)
Cuppa, great trip so far it looks like it. One day I want to go to Tassie.
Quick question. You hate being in photos mate? You seem to love being on the other side of the camera. lol
Awesome blog cuppa, loving it!
There have been a couple of me somewhere I think. Trouble is MrsTea is not much of a photographer, she uses the little point & shoot now & again & occasionally flukes a photo which isn't blurred! I suggested she have a go with my new camera but she reckons it's all a bit too technical.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hodge
Viewing with great interest. Excellent Cuppa
Great read Cuppa, the missus and I are thinking of spending a few weeks in Tassie next year. Would love to make it longer, but work gets in the way unfortunately. I think we'd need 5 weeks minimum to head there from Perth, close to a weeks transit each way. Some great looking spots and the missus will be in tree hugger heaven!