Caravan and vehicle have been made ready, all the comforts of home for man and beast....including satellite tv
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Travelling quarters for the dogs, every comfort imaginable
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Lyn passing Sunny to Gail for 'final boarding'. He will have so much to tell us when he gets home again, LOL
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Gail, ready to load Taylor and Highway
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'All aboard'!! Sunny checking out all that's going on
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Ready, set, go!!
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Vaya con Dios, return safely.
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First pitstop, at Molong.
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Sunny, learning that the gypsy life is really tough.
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...and really, really tiring for a little guy!
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Cotton storage, outside Nevertire, western New South Wales
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Straight road, as far as the eye can see
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Cobar...old mining town in far western NSW...my great grandfather is buried there, killed in a mining accident around 1900.
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Rest area, and loo, Meadow Glen
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Feral goats, west of Cobar
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Captions will have to be added later when I get more details from Gail
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Picnic facilities in the outback.
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No words needed for this one!
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Cooper Pedy, opal mining
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Cooper Pedy
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The highway becomes the airstrip for the Flying Doctor, an incredible part of the early history of Australia. For more info, please visit http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/australians/flynn.htm
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Roadtrain. Awesome sight when rumbling towards one at great speed, and very difficult to overtake too!
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Pit stop for the beasties.
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Pics from 27 - Alice Springs. Fireworks, at the conclusion of the Alice Springs shows
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Gail and Highway after winning Aust Bred in Show
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Erldunda Road House - campers getting ready to go out to 'the rock' (Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock)
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Transport Industry Hall of Fame
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Transport Industry Hall of Fame Museum at Alice Springs
lots of old army vehicles, fire trucks, interstate trucks all being restored by volunteers - can come and camp on the property for free in exchange for free labour to restore the vehicles
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Tropic of Capricorn marker
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Devil's Marbles
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The dog bathing system in the outback
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Welcome to Aileron
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Taylor...just checking to see that he's not being left behind
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100 km north of Tennant Creek - dusk, collecting firewood for the evening
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Same location - Sunrise...
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Roadhouse at Daly Waters
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Northern-Territory/Daly-Waters/2005/02/17/1108500201601.html
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aeroplane at Daly WAters - at one stage years ago crashed landed on the highway and is now a feature at the roadhouse which is also the local pub, and caravan park -
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