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| The start of the convoy, Tony & Louella arrived towing their loan camper |
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| Darryl had taken off to take photos of the birdlife at O'Shaunessey Park |
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| The pair of black swan had previously had 3 chicks, but we couldn't see them today |
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| Maned Duck |
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| A Grey Teal ? |
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| Pacific Black Duck |
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| On the road, heading west |
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| Our destination "Blackdown Tableland" is ahead |
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| We have arrived! (Well at the start of the park at least) Just over 3 hours from Rocky (but including a stop at the Dingo Roadhouse for morning tea |
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| Some nice views on the way up |
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| Horseshoe Lookout |
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| Across the escarpment |
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| Alphitonia (Soap Plant) |
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| Lots of Hoyas |
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| Louella getting her shots |
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| Some nasty looking thorns |
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| Our camp set up |
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| It didn't take long for the cheeky Currawongs to check us out (he's just flying away at the left) |
A very loud and distinctive call from the Currawong
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| Dell and Al arrived just on dark, and enjoyed their dinner heated on the campfire |
One of the best places around Rockhampton to camp and bushwalk and I have visited about every 4 years since the late 90s. This time, it was the driest that I have ever seen it and the creek near the campground that we usually swim in consisted of a few pools of tannin stained, smelly, water with numerous water striders skimming the surface.
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