Here anchored in the calm shallows of Sultana Bay, ‘Miros’ epitomises how to do a socially distant holiday. We are so very lucky here in South Australia with relative freedom to move about and enjoy life with only minor inconvenience. Still, if we find ourselves in lock-down again I wouldn’t mind being all-at-sea in such […]
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Desperate Old Wives
Diving in South Australia would not be the same if every dive was not frequented by old wives! An odd name for these attractive fish but as I am told their name comes from the way they behave when caught by fishers and the way they carry on when landed. I am happy to see […]
Read MoreThe Birthplace of BHP
I offer no apologies for an obviously tourist snapshot! The boldness of this outback town’s welcome sign is nothing short of ostentatious and I simply had to capture it (along with every other visitor to Silverton)! This humble little town in the middle of the Australian outback is the birthplace of our largest and most […]
Read MoreOpium Dreams in the Outback
Mining is tough. Mining in arid outback Australia even tougher. Imagine your self back in the late 1800s, armed with a pick, a shovel and a wheel barrow and working a 12 hour hard labour day. If you’re still determined to endure such hardship then throw in breathing silicate dust all day and having your […]
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