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                    <title>Travel Blog 22 to 28 SeptemberApollo Bay to Melbourne</title>
                    <description>We made it backOn Monday we stayed at Apollo Bay and spent the day at Cape Otway on what was the worst day of weather for the trip.It is an historic part of Australia as it was often the first sight of land immigrants got of Australia.The photo shows why it became the shipwreck coast.Tues. was fine and we had a relatively short journey back into Melb. without any major drama.It has been the wee</description>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 15 to 21 September Meningie to Apollo Bay</title>
                    <description>Now the end is nighThis week is our last before we are back in Melbourne 2 days hence.I will try and do a final blog next week with family photos.This past week has been marked by stormy conditions.Even the past 2 days there have been gale warnings for this southern coast.we have found sheltered caravan parks along the way and have had the odd fine day.We enjoyed our 2 days at Mt Gambier and saw </description>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 8 to 14 SeptemberPort Lincoln to Meningie</title>
                    <description>Time is drawing nigh for the finish of our odyssey.We have booked our flights back on 30 Sept. and have another week to get back to Melbourne.This will give us a week catching up with family and doing a few other things that need to be done concerning the vehicles.We have had a pretty relaxed week in that we haven't done great distances and have had time to smell the roseswell wine bouquets actua</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Meningie/blog-323422.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 1 to 7 SeptemberKalgoorlie to Port Lincoln</title>
                    <description>A week when we achieved one of the big challengescrossing the Nullarbor.We enjoyed our 2 days in Kalgoorlie and peered into the Big Pit and into a bordello.We did a 1 12 hour tour of Questa Casathe oldest brothel in Kalg.We will have to tell you some of the stories when we speak to youWe stayed 3 nights on the Nullarbors to cover the 1200kms.Met some strange objects on the roadsee photodr</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Port-Lincoln/blog-320851.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 25 to 31 AugustPemberton to Kalgoorlie</title>
                    <description>A week of good progress and wonderful scenery down in the south of WA.We have spent some time on the coastAlbanyBremer BayEsperance and some at the inland notably Stirling Ranges National Park.On the coast we marvelled at the aquamarine blue of the southern ocean and saw whales at Point Ann near Bremer Baythis time they were just 150m from our viewing platform.We also did some coastal walks b</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Kalgoorlie/blog-318239.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 18 to 24 AugustPerth to Pemberton</title>
                    <description>Happy to say we are on the road again and have got down to the south west corner of WA.We collected the car on Tues. but then needed to get some work done on the van in Perth on Wed.long story so eventually headed south on Thurs.The layover with John and Sue was a great chance to catch up see the changes in Mandurah and relax a little from travel.Now we have 4 weeks to get ourselves across the </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Pemberton/blog-315603.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 11 to 17 AugustKarratha to Perth</title>
                    <description>A week of some frustration as on Wed. we flew from Karratha to Perth which was not the preferred option.The AA have provided a fantastic service and this morningMonday are having the Landrover towed to the agent in Perth for repairs and the caravan to our nominated caravan park till the car is ready whichhopefully will be tomorrow.Meantime we have made great use of the layby first by catching</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Mandurah/blog-313343.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 4 to 10 AugustBroome to Karratha</title>
                    <description>An exciting conclusion to an otherwise troublesome week.Yesterday Alexine gave birth to Oliviaour second granddaughter.Both are well and grandparents elated.This week we have travelled only 850kms to Karratha.We had been told in Broome that we had an oil leak from a transmission cooler but that we may be able to get to Perth if we kept an eye on it.Sadly it worsened and on Fri we got a local gara</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Karratha/blog-310421.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 28 July to 3 AugustKununurra to Broome</title>
                    <description>A week of gorges and drama.We left Kununurra on Tues. to go to WarmunTurkey Creek so we could do the full day 4wd tour into Purnululu Nat. Pkknown as the Bungle Bungles.Wed. was one of the longest days ever5.30am till 9.15pm.After stopping at 8am for a snack we heard of an injured person ahead.We went a few hundred metres to find an empty minibus at roadside and one of our guide's workmates up</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-307834.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 22 to 27 JulyDarwin KakaduKununurra</title>
                    <description>Greetings from Western AustraliaWe crossed the border yesterday and had to give away our fruitveg and honey before doing so.A kind soul gave us some fish in return.We have had a wonderful week in the Kakadu Nat. Park.I now treat big crocs lying on the river bank as commontho still scary.We took a day tour into Arnhemland and visited Aboriginal rock art sites which was quite fascinatingOur Fi</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Kununurra/blog-305081.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 14 to 21 JulyRenner Springs to Darwin</title>
                    <description>We have travelled less this week and are in Darwinshortly to take Graham  Di to the airport on their way to Vietnam.It has been great having them here for 2 days.This past week we feel we have been in the tropics with temperatures min. 20 up to 30  during the day.We have tried to do without the aircon which we think is offensive in a camp ground.Katherine Gorge was the highlight of the early pa</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Darwin/blog-302212.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 7 to 13 JulyAlice SpringsUluruRenner Springs</title>
                    <description>Problem last eveningno internet reception so this is a day late.What a great week we have had.Been down to Ayers RockUluru and back to pick up our serviced caravan from Alice Springs and headed north to Mataranka which is near Katherinewe are less than 500kms from Darwin and it is warming upup to 30 degrees today.The 5 days camping around Uluru were memorable for many reasonsnot the least b</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Mataranka/blog-299501.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 30 June to 6 JulyCharters Towers to Alice Springs</title>
                    <description>After being becalmed for 5 days at Charters Towers we have taken off with a vengeanceOn Monday we headed west with stops at RichmondCamoowealMt Isa and Tennant Creek before arriving here at Alice Springs yesterdaynearly 2000 kms.Here we are in the red centre and have done some walks today at the Tryphena Gorge in the East McDonnell Ranges.As we headed west from CT the tiny country towns alo</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Alice-Springs/blog-296009.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel blog 22 to 29 JuneMossman to Charters Towers</title>
                    <description>A mixed weekgood start as we came south to Cairnscollected our caravanand went inland to the south to Undara tubes.These are underground tubes formed by lava flow 130 million years ago.Photos show the tube and the colours caused by iron oxidequite unique.Then proceeded down the Great Inland Way some 400km to Charters Towers a mining town 130km west of Townsville.During the initial part of the</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Charters-Towers/blog-293064.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 16 to 22 JuneCardwell to Mossman</title>
                    <description>An eventful week with many highlights.In Cairns we were able to spend time with nephew Mark and wife Marlize.On Monday Mark showed us around Cairns and on Tues. around the Atherton plateau in the hinterland.Wed. we headed north to Port Douglas with camping gear for 5 days and Thurs. took the Quicksilver out to the Barrier Reef for snorkelling etc.Friday we came north to Cape Tribulation and the Da</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Mossman/blog-290213.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 8 to 15 JuneEungella to Cairns</title>
                    <description>We have made it to Cairns andapart from day trips or camping trips this is as far north as we go.In fact we will have to head south on the Great Inland Road almost to Townsville to pick up the highway west.Weather has resumed normal pattern with just a shower or two overnight.Temps in high to mid 20's make this the winterless north.After leaving the leeches of Eungella we did catch up with frie</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/blog-287596.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 1 to 8 JuneTin Can Bay to Eungella</title>
                    <description>A week of travelling having got rid of the rain for most of the week.We travelled partly because I am suffering a gouty foot and am no use on walksHowever managed 9kms today so it is improving.Dried out in Bundaberg and Rockhampton.Highlight of area was Capricorn Caves north of Rocky.Marked the birthdays of Graham and Lewis this week but sadly we were not in Melbourne for them.Found out how busy </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Eungella/blog-284985.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog 26 May to 1 JuneBrisbane to Tin Can Bay</title>
                    <description>Well it had to happenwe were getting too cocky about the great weatherWe did some good riverside walks in Brisbane and met up with our friend Rob Farrell on Tues.for lunch.Indeed it was a week of Samoan reminiscences as on Fri and yesterday we caught up with Paul and Denise Stichbury at Coolum Beach.see photos.Thursday we went to Australia ZooSteve Irwin's creation and had an enjoyable 5 hou</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/blog-282449.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel blog 18 to 25 MayToowoomba to Brisbane</title>
                    <description>Apologies for no map last week but there is a map bug.Hope it did not affect you.Will try again tonight.Highlight of week was a plunge inland to the real outbackRoma500km inland from Brisbane.From Toowoomba we went up and over the Great Dividing Range which was a chug for the Landrover.Then into miles of flat country where cottonwheatsorghum and cattle were grown.Some huge silosphoto.Janet p</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/blog-279967.html</link>
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                    <title>Travel Blog12 to 18 MayIluka to Toowoomba</title>
                    <description>Well we have made Queensland and are now at Toowoombaa city about the size of Tauranga.We stayed a couple of nights at New Brunswick just north of Byron Bay and explored BB and surroundsa back packer's paradise by all account.The water at BB was as clear as I've seen sea water.We then headed across the border and inland to a small town Canungra and stayed 4 nights.We used this as a base for two </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/blog-277479.html</link>
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