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About Mike

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

The Tamworth Country Music Festival

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Mike

The Country Music Festival is coming to it’s peak, as more people arrive for the long Australia Day weekend. The riverside campground, where I am camped, is full with the new arrivals having to search high and low for a … Continue reading →

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One month on the road

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Mike

Well, it’s been just over a month since I left, and I’ve been pleasantly surprised by my expenses. I’ve been keeping track of the various costs in a simple spreadsheet, as I expected fuel has been the biggest expense, at … Continue reading →

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Some more rodeo pics.

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Mike

Apologies for the silence, but I have been out of mobile phone/internet range lately. I was going to camp at one spot in the mountains that did have access to 3G, at 3 Mile Dam, but the place was over … Continue reading →

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Roadside Mail Boxes

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Mike

Most, in fact nearly all, mailboxes in suburbia tend to be the generic ones bought from the hardware store. Driving around in the country you will see much more originality in peoples’ mail boxes. Here are a few I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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Paddy’s River Falls

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Mike

When I saw this waterfall signposted I thought about driving straight past, thinking it would probably be just a trickle by now, being the middle of summer with no rain for some time now …. I was wrong. They are … Continue reading →

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Been there, done that ….Australia’s highest town

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Mike

Cabramurra was originally built to house the workers on the Snowy Mountains scheme 60 years ago, now just a relative few remain working for the Snowy Hydro as it is now known. At around 1460m it is not particularly high … Continue reading →

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