by Nicole | 13 Jul, 2021 | Blog, Travel
Finally! Our first camping stop for this trip, and for this, we did not venture far out of Kalgoorlie, just as far as Rowles Lagoon. There’s actually four wetlands in this reserve, which somehow, due to some marvellous feats of hydrology, manage to hold fresh...
by Nicole | 12 Jul, 2021 | Blog, Travel
This trip of ours is a part-reprisal of our long-planned trip in March 2020. We had packed and were days away from leaving before the convergence of our departure date and the date that covid became a reality in Australia. And we stayed home. Last year we’d intended...
by Nicole | 16 Jan, 2020 | Blog
I read a story last year that suggested that famous stories of sea serpent sightings might in fact be sightings of whale penises. That got my attention.This story reported on an analysis of one sighting of a ‘most dreadful monster’ off the coast of Greenland. ‘Over...
by Nicole | 4 Aug, 2018 | Blog, Travel
Living in Denmark, close to the Wilson Inlet, we essentially live in a wetland. Moisture suckers (or more properly moisture absorbers) are our friends, and we always keep a couple in the camper trailer. Which has made us laugh being out here in the dry, dry, dry like...
by Nicole | 31 Jul, 2018 | Blog, Travel
South Australian National Parks severely undersells the campgrounds it manages in the National Parks. Possibly a visitor management / containment strategy? There is a requirement now to book and pay online before you go, which poses some challenges for the picky...
by Nicole | 28 Jul, 2018 | Blog, Travel
This is the first time that we’ve been on a camping trip outside of WA since we travelled around Australia 12 years ago. So I anticipated there would be lots of reminiscing. Aided by the journal and blog I kept at the time, because so much has been forgotten. And we...
