Around Australia with a Camera

By Greg Power

 

For four months, Rachel, Greg, Jasmine and Jemma Power have been on a family adventure, travelling around Australia with their Nissan Patrol and their 3 Dogs Camping camper trailer exploring some of the best destinations to be found.

One of the objectives of the Great Aussie Road Trip was to encourage other families to travel around and see more of Australia, to get out of their holiday 'comfort zone', so to speak, and to enjoy as a young family what Grey Nomads have been enjoying for years.

Before leaving their comfortable Canberra home, the family had had little camping experience and so found lots of adventures and misadventures along the way, all of which has been documented at their website www.greataussieroadtrip.com.au.

 

 

 

 

Camel Camper

By Sam Richards

 

Most Queenslanders are familiar with the term 'humpy' but for people who aren't, it refers to a temporary bush shelter. Humpy can also refer to a somewhat more permanent set-up, too.  Normally it wouldn't be associated to a dwelling-on-wheels but in Sue and Glen's case there is no name better suited to their self-sufficient camel wagon.

With fuel prices digging into everyone's pockets these days, this form of transportation makes sense and, let's face it, it's not everyday you come across a couple behind the reins of one-humped ships of the desert. The wagon, made of steel and aluminium, has the nickname 'The Humpy' and, like its owners, it's been around, through remote places in north Queensland, the Gulf Savannah and Outback Queensland.

 

 

 

 

 

Beyond Nature's Window
By Catherine Lawson and David Bristow

 

Have you ever found yourself at the end of a walking trail, disappointed to see the carpark?  That's liable to happen once you've entered the Murchison River's bewitching sandstone gorge in Kalbarri National Park.

This popular park on WA's coast, 590km north of Perth, extends from the Murchison River gorge, west across vast sand plains to the township's dramatic coastline of sculpted, red sea cliffs.

A visit here allows you to explore the gorge, then return to the comforts of a beachside caravan park and watch the sun set across the water as you share fish and chips with the pelicans.

Most people visit Kalbarri in the cool winter months when rains unleash fields of brilliant, colourful wildflowers.  It's a sight you won't want to miss, but remember that everyone else is headed there for exactly the same reason.

The solution?  Get away from the crowds by disappearing deep into the gorge.