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...coddiwompling around Australia and New Zealand


Raymond Island to Cape York ....NOT!
An unfortunate end to my SECOND attempt to get to Cape York...
jmsrtldg
Aug 1012 min read


Taste of Tassie (Part 2)
Tassie Tiger sculpture, Waratah Example of pretentious rubbish - literally and figuratively! Welcome back to my travels in Tassie! There...
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Apr 2711 min read


Taste of Tassie (Part 1)
MV Arcadia II on the Pieman River at Corinna, W Tasmania The trip from Raymond Island to Geelong North and the Spirit of Tasmania (SoT)...
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Mar 2218 min read


WA to VIC via the Nullarbor Plains
Sea lion at Jurien Bay, WA Heading south from Geraldton, my first principal stop was at Jurien Bay. From here I took a boat tour to swim...
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Jan 1911 min read


The Red Centre, NT, to Geraldton, WA
I extended my stay in Alice Springs by a couple of days, to get some welding repairs made to my bike rack (I have now spent a small...
jmsrtldg
Nov 3, 202410 min read


Australia's Longest Shortcut - the Outback Way
Although the Outback Way officially commences in Winton, QLD, I started this section of my Big Lap from Clontarf on Brisbane's eastern...
jmsrtldg
Oct 19, 20246 min read


The 'Big Lap'...restart!
15 September 2024 The early draft of this post was entitled "... My Big Lap comes to a crashing (and crushing) halt ..."! Having waited...
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Sep 22, 20246 min read


Snailspace - Power Systems Overview
‘snailspace’ compact 4WD motorhome Electrical systems and associated key design considerations 1. High Solar Panel Voltage (PV) Some...
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Sep 15, 20247 min read


The 'Big Lap' finally begins...
05 May 2024 To all my family and friends I offer my humblest apologies for the inordinate delay in publishing any update to my adventures...
jmsrtldg
May 5, 20245 min read


Getting off to a slow start...
7 December 2023 I have now been in Australia for over one month. It has not been a particularly auspicious start to my ‘snailspace...
jmsrtldg
Dec 7, 20235 min read
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