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Stone Country Festival

Posted on September 2, 2011 by onlinewheatleys

Gurrung – from August to October is the hot dry season in Kakadu. Happily for us it is also the season of the Stone Country Festival in Gunbalyana (formerly known as Oenpelli). Once a year, the locals open their home … Continue reading →

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Bitter Springs

Posted on August 22, 2011 by onlinewheatleys

Just over 1500km later, arriving in the Top End.. We were wondering what the explorers thought, as they made their way in the heat, through the palm sand tropical woodlands, past the termite mounds and happened upon a warm, glorious, … Continue reading →

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Rock Formations 101

Posted on August 10, 2011 by onlinewheatleys

Gap? Chasm? Gorge? Canyon? Which is which? And are they made of igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic rock? Who knows???? But the Northern Territory has them all and these are the questions we’ve been wrestling with lately… Simpson’s Gap is just … Continue reading →

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Friends in Dry Places

Posted on August 9, 2011 by onlinewheatleys

It’s been six weeks on the road now. We know that not many families have this amazing opportunity to take a break from their real lives and go together to explore this incredibly diverse country of ours. After six weeks, … Continue reading →

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A Milestone

Posted on July 31, 2011 by onlinewheatleys

We have made it to the Northern Territory. It’s a first for 3 of us. We love the colours – these incredible blue skies, the vivid oranges and reds and the bush greens – thanks to some fairly recent rains. … Continue reading →

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Outback Museums

Posted on July 27, 2011 by onlinewheatleys

We’ve come along way since the security guard at the Art Gallery of NSW chased axo1000 & I out of the Chinese Pottery Army Men Exhibition. In fact this week, although attendance was compelled by their parents, axo1000 & BloggiE … Continue reading →

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