The very wide brown land: Australia - June-August 2013 (1 Viewer)

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etudiant

Registered User

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• Sep 23, 2013

• #101

Thank you for a wonderful trip report.
Keeping up with your travels and sightings has made Australia come alive for this more ground bound observer.
Maybe someday....

 

markgrubb

Leading a life of quiet desperation

• Sep 23, 2013

• #102

Terrific stuff Andrew-I feel slightly sad that now I won't get to login and get your nightly updates.

And you just know that one day you'll have to go back and do the spinifex and grasswrens justice......

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Sep 23, 2013

• #103

Thanks for the comments folks. I guess it was a bit of a 'whistle-stop tour' and, I really can't wait to jump back in the spinifex for those grasswrens .

I might add a few more logistical points when I get time so there may be one more update to look forward to.

 

foresttwitcher

Virtually unknown member

• Sep 25, 2013

• #104

Thanks for that Andrew - good stuff. The only downside is that I now have to think seriously about an Australia trip, as well as all the other places I 'have to' visit.

 

Chris D

Well-known member

• Sep 26, 2013

• #105

Awesome. Thanks so much. I've been so taken with everything about Australia every time I've been. This pegs things home. A great heritage you honor - with such writing. I mean this in all / many ways.............

 

Robert L Jarvis

Robert L Jarvis

• Sep 26, 2013

• #106

Great read Andreww, takes me and my wife back to our trips in the Top End and Red Centre together with the areas around Sydney. BTW we did have a brief glimpse of Grasswren in the Spinfex at Ormiston.

Regards the campervan hire, you were allowed across State Borders and it was a one way hire is that correct? Goes without saying you were careful on the unsealed bits of road, did the hire people say anything to you about the roads?

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Sep 26, 2013

• #107

Robert L Jarvis said:

Great read Andreww, takes me and my wife back to our trips in the Top End and Red Centre together with the areas around Sydney. BTW we did have a brief glimpse of Grasswren in the Spinfex at Ormiston.

Regards the campervan hire, you were allowed across State Borders and it was a one way hire is that correct? Goes without saying you were careful on the unsealed bits of road, did the hire people say anything to you about the roads?

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I think the campervan company seemingly encourage one way hires, at least for longer trips - there was no one-way hire charge at all. Taking it across state borders didn't seem to be an issue at all. The only problem at state borders was having to hand over fruit and veg because of fruit fly exclusion zones. As for the unsealed roads - I was very careful on them! The campervan hire was generally a good deal and is certainly recommended. Even though this type of vehicle seems to be aimed at young people who say 'awesome' a lot, I think there's a lot of merit to using them for a wide range of activities. I found it very comfortable to sleep in.

Thanks for all the other comments - I hope it's inspired people to visit or revisit the Australian interior and Top End.

 

dandsblair

David and Sarah

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• Sep 29, 2013

• #108

lots of great info

Thanks for all the great info, hopefully it will help us when we next get to Australia and cover some of these areas

 

sergeyV

Member

• Oct 2, 2013

• #109

Thank you for a trip report and useful information!

 

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travellingbirder

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• Nov 11, 2013

• #110

Fantastic read thank you so much for sharing.