I remember once hearing an old Polynesian saying, ‘The gods do not deduct from man’s allotted span the hours spent in fishing’. I am certain that there also exists the same grace when taking the time to watch the sun fall through the changing colours of the darkening horizon into evening twilight. For a time […]
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Down in that valley far, far below hidden amidst the unlikely combination of eucalyptus trees and ancient cycad palms is Kings Creek. From up here the sense of scale is all but gone, the grandeur becoming abstract with the world below looking like some artisan’s crafted landscape garden. From down there looking back up at […]
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There is a huge debate debate in Australia in regards to the storage of radioactive waste. As the world grapples with the problems of dealing with the waste of nuclear power stations, science and the use of radioactive materials in medicine some governments are looking at Australia’s vast barren unpopulated outback regions as a possible […]
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These intricate structures carved into Petermann Pound in the Watarrka National Park carry the lifeblood of the Australian outback, water. It had been a week since the rains and still some water remains in pools and some has been taken into the earth to nurture the trees of the pound. Most however has been collected […]
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Nothing beats the raw power power of a two kilometer long diesel-electric train pulling a full load but the interstate road trains we shared the roads with have an awesomeness all of their own. Most of the road trains we saw consisted of a prime-mover and three trailers and probably weighing in between 100 and […]
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