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September 22nd 2011
Published: September 25th 2011
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Tuesday 20th September - our attempts at a very early start didn’t quite work out and many people left before us. We didn’t get away until 8:30am – actually not bad for us but 8 o’clock would have been better. We had over 250 kilometers to travel and we wanted to arrive in Hughenden early enough to see a bit of the town. It has a connection with “dinosaurs” and a more recent history ... Read Full Entry



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Jan and Graham
Pootling Possums
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Hi and welcome to our blog. We have set out on our second great adventure in Australia, following in the footsteps of those magnificent bloggers The Wallaby Wanderers. Originally we were due to go in March and spend a few weeks with the Wanderers (daughter Sarah and son-in-law Darryl) but those plans were blown apart by the small matter of a triple heart bypass operation that Graham needed. However, all's well that ends well, Graham is fit and healthy again so we arrived in Aus on the 14th August and picked up 'PIE' the trusty Nissan Terrano that Sarah and Darryl bought last year and 'SWEE... full info
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Lots of sweet little animals to keep the children on the caravan park amusedLots of sweet little animals to keep the children on the caravan park amused
Lots of sweet little animals to keep the children on the caravan park amused
The biggest deckchair in the world towers over GrahamThe biggest deckchair in the world towers over Graham
The biggest deckchair in the world towers over Graham
Winton Royal Open Air TheatreWinton Royal Open Air Theatre
Winton Royal Open Air Theatre
but now it is mainly a museum with just a nostalgia programme being shown a couple of times a week
A huge dinosaur caused a frantic stampedeA huge dinosaur caused a frantic stampede
A huge dinosaur caused a frantic stampede
which was fossilised for ever at Lark Quarry, 110 kms south of Winton
Arno's Wall is full of junkArno's Wall is full of junk
Arno's Wall is full of junk
It was made from concrete and rock from Arno's Opal Mine at Opalton and is studded with everything including the kitchen sink and a toilet!!
There's more than 70 metres of junk!There's more than 70 metres of junk!
There's more than 70 metres of junk!
A rather beautiful dustbin - and they were all like that!A rather beautiful dustbin - and they were all like that!
A rather beautiful dustbin - and they were all like that!
'Waltzing in Stone''Waltzing in Stone'
'Waltzing in Stone'
Five stone blocks, each with a verse, commemorating 100 years since the famous song was written
Ready for the Dunny Derby on SaturdayReady for the Dunny Derby on Saturday
Ready for the Dunny Derby on Saturday
but sadly we weren't there to watch it



25th September 2011

kangaroojack
The Ts

Hi Both, Great Pictures, safe travels. Kangaroojack

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