tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post5927959985087783487..comments2024-03-28T18:05:11.847-07:00Comments on Walking with Friends Down Under: Outback Travels - Part One, The Changing Shades of Brown,Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04051160693725705930noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-4565310838406823622021-10-08T17:12:52.327-07:002021-10-08T17:12:52.327-07:00Looks like a great trip with much to interest ever...Looks like a great trip with much to interest everyone. Do you ladies ever see your husbands?David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-22004029852072702792021-10-06T20:34:42.638-07:002021-10-06T20:34:42.638-07:00Wow so dry. Hope you got your rain.Wow so dry. Hope you got your rain.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166776565191771729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-87863387662541142042021-10-02T15:04:49.336-07:002021-10-02T15:04:49.336-07:00A good question Alexandra. Frank saw much of the w...A good question Alexandra. Frank saw much of the west when he first arrived here and isn't interested in returning. Now that both boys are overseas we would definitely be visiting them and in the northern summer, our winter. It is far too hot to go west in our summer. Average summer temperature being 36C - 39C and often over 40C for 7 months of the year. Yes, it is desolate but oh so beautiful! The 'desolate' grasses though, are very nutrious for the sheep and cattle.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051160693725705930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-51463402910305573612021-10-02T14:58:45.537-07:002021-10-02T14:58:45.537-07:00A totally different landscape to yours, Barb. I wo...A totally different landscape to yours, Barb. I would happily live where you do but I don't think I would cope out west with its constant brown and hardships.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051160693725705930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-4765669085421297722021-10-02T14:57:13.989-07:002021-10-02T14:57:13.989-07:00I think you may have a greater population and prod...I think you may have a greater population and productivity on your Kansas plains, Kim. Glad you found Bulldust and Mulga.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051160693725705930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-53343818921450924152021-10-02T14:55:15.323-07:002021-10-02T14:55:15.323-07:00I thought of you and your camera, Linda. You might...I thought of you and your camera, Linda. You might need a year for your visit.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051160693725705930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-78046341238518001912021-10-02T14:53:56.972-07:002021-10-02T14:53:56.972-07:00Marie I am pleased to report that a large percenta...Marie I am pleased to report that a large percentage of that 'parched' land we drove through has had significant thunderstorm rain over the past few days. We had over an inch and back to looking green again. The west had significantly higher falls. It was a massive thunderstorm front and of course, sadly there was wind and hail damage. It has brought hope for the summer rains though. The first camel came to Australia in the 1830's. Perfect for exploring and building the telegraph line form Adelaide to Darwin. There are now over a million roaming free and causing enviromental damage. I've heard said that there are more in Australia than any other continent.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051160693725705930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-1029364338367920482021-10-02T14:48:20.651-07:002021-10-02T14:48:20.651-07:00I totally agree Andy. More than 85% of Aussies liv...I totally agree Andy. More than 85% of Aussies live within 50 km of the coast.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051160693725705930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-87647343783475774392021-10-02T14:46:13.668-07:002021-10-02T14:46:13.668-07:00Yes Bill, it was a wow of a trip.I'm not sure ...Yes Bill, it was a wow of a trip.I'm not sure if you are jesting re being waved down or not? The road was so straight, the landscape so wide we just had to stop. We felt very small in the scheme of things. It is interesting re 'wild' town names. We accept the familiar and are surprised when we travel. Here in Oz there seems to be clusters of 'unusual' varieties. It has just been approved with Australia Post that all Traditional place names will be accepted on mail posted. ie Helen Dobbin, Yugambeh Country, 10 Anon St, BrisbaneHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051160693725705930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-55607114705266100792021-09-30T04:56:03.411-07:002021-09-30T04:56:03.411-07:00What an amazing adventure you got to share with yo...What an amazing adventure you got to share with your friends! I am curious to know, would this have been a trip you would go on if our world was not the way it is? The outback intrigues me, to me it is just so far out there, off the grid, remote, desolate yet oh so beautiful!Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603505336382163423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-31541726630988821332021-09-29T13:15:00.590-07:002021-09-29T13:15:00.590-07:00Always love your trips with the gals! I was surpri...Always love your trips with the gals! I was surprised at how dry it is again. I couldn't believe the camels!I love all the birds you spotted too - all so different from mine.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-92042892349852352092021-09-28T09:07:19.662-07:002021-09-28T09:07:19.662-07:00Thanks for showing the map at the beginning to sho...Thanks for showing the map at the beginning to show me where we were going. I am always struck when the farm scenes look similar to my Kansas plains. But, then, a few photos later, it looks totally different - like kangaroos and wild camels! I enjoyed the splashes of color provided by your bright birds and the purple blooms. I also liked the photo of you and your friends' shadows by the sign. I've been struck by the "brownness" of the farm you suggested I follow: bulldust and mulga, so I guess this trip mirrors that color theme. Thanks for sharing. Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030884632849692028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-49940576359456681642021-09-28T07:57:33.485-07:002021-09-28T07:57:33.485-07:00What a trip! You are lucky to have a group of goo...What a trip! You are lucky to have a group of good friends to travel with. I loved all the town signs you captured. It was very interesting to get a look at the terrain in a different part of your country. I still plan to visit you one day! Let's hope this COVID mess finally ends so I can.Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-74251071288648799812021-09-28T06:01:40.797-07:002021-09-28T06:01:40.797-07:00So much to see! I am glad we don’t live where thos...So much to see! I am glad we don’t live where those anthills are. My husband wages war with the tiny driveway anthills we have here!<br /><br />The land looks parched but so beautiful. Those round rocks are incredible for sure. It is hard to picture how they were formed. Camels were a surprise to us when we visited Australia. Great to see them again. The birds are always a nice treat. Yours are so colourful.<br /><br />Thank you for taking us along, Helen. Such a long drive and it doesn’t begin to cover the vastness of the continent.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-46823136059437994662021-09-28T04:46:48.204-07:002021-09-28T04:46:48.204-07:00Fascinating insight into all the "empty space...Fascinating insight into all the "empty space" I remember seeing on the maps when I was driving up through coastal Queensland. Still hard to grasp just how big Queensland is let alone Australia as a whole.Andy Joneshttp://surfnslide.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385127495391454105.post-57757240967283303482021-09-28T00:28:23.037-07:002021-09-28T00:28:23.037-07:00Wow, Helen-- what a trip! I was curious about the...Wow, Helen-- what a trip! I was curious about the folks stopped by the side of the road, waving you down. All the indigenous names of the towns seemed wild until I remembered that here in Washington State, most of the towns have indian names-- or corruptions of indian names. Great post! Bill https://www.blogger.com/profile/04779863708462822356noreply@blogger.com