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About Mike

A recently retired "Baby Boomer" , looking forward to having more time for my photography and travel.

Life’s a beach ….

Quick pop quiz : Which are Australia’s two most famous beaches ? One would probably be Bondi : And the other ? Whitehaven in the Whitsundays ? Cable Beach, Broome ? Or how about “Summer Bay” : The fictional beach … Continue reading

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The end of the road

Well, that’s it …after nearly 50,000kms the trip is over. I’m in Sydney, with a bit less than 3 weeks to go before my flight to Thailand. The last couple of weeks, since Birdsville, have been a bit of an … Continue reading

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Woohoo

Woohoo, NOW I’m a professional photographer ! At the beginning of last year I signed up at “dreamstime’ microstock website just in case I might one day get a really good photo. I uploaded a few shots from the Sydney … Continue reading

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Birdsville to Melbourne

What passes for a landmark along the Birdsville Track ….an old abandoned ute : Otherwise it is just plain flat and boring for most of the way: Until finally you reach South Australia : After 40,000kms+ I’ve had my first … Continue reading

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The race weekend

“The Melbourne Cup of the bush” “The race at the edge of the world” That’s a couple of the slogans for the Birdsville races, which is just one round of the Simpson Racing Carnival. The other two are at Betoota … Continue reading

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Birdsville

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While I’m sure that at least a couple of my readers ( Jillaroo Jess and Outback Joe ) know about Birdsville somebody somewhere might be wondering where the heck the place is, and why I’m going there ….or then again, … Continue reading

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