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21/11/2023

Gloucester Tops - Fantastic - great walks, swim spots and the Gloucester River Camp is a treasure. Treat yourself for a long weekend there, go on. It’s natures paradise…

08/11/2023

Amazing stories from amazing country...
https://campertraileraustralia.com.au/Featured/15013/Uncover_the_beauty_of_Mutawintji_National_Park_NSW
https://www.bellstarmedia.com.au/insightsfrombellstar/mutawintji-heritage-tours

Deep in the NSW outback is a very special place. Mutawintji National Park. The Heritage Tour is an unforgettable experience. Plan your trip now!

06/11/2023

Guess who dropped in on a recent trip? Ol' Snoop Dog and we know he loves a chop! Good night and his soft 'Cali' red was a worthy drop.

03/11/2023

Sunset from good digs. Even the door numbers are v flash!

03/11/2023

Tonight’s rather flash lodgings- shame there’s a gin tasting on as well!!!

03/11/2023

03/11/2023

Looks like a night at the inn tonight …

01/11/2023

Bar guitar at the HotelRoyal Merriwa…if you play it you sign it…think I’ll leave it…come back in a few runs time though…

01/11/2023

Camp out the back of Merriwa RSL…dinner at the Royal…not my van or cruiser but nice pic regardless

27/10/2023

23 Feb 2004 3pm...Blerto's Crossing

This is a pic from an epic outback trip in 2004. We (4X4 Australia Magazine) were doing a trip detailing the new Land Rover Freelander's bush capabilities. It was a more than capable vehicle and comfy, despite 3 of us and all our gear. We had it loaded to the gunnels...
We followed a maze of bushtracks from the back of Moomba (Rabitters Camp) heading to Mungerannie Roadhouse, the only pub on the Birdsville track. We needed to cross a fence line but it had a single, dedicated crossing point. In typical bush fashion, finding that spot was challenging. When we spotted a big rock resting at the bottom of a fence post, well that was the crossing. We pulled up the fence post, crossed the fence line then used the rock to hammer the fence post back into its rightful place. (The property owner had given us permission and loosley told us about getting onto the property.) We were then heading to Mungerannie Roadhouse when we came across a salt lake with a very soft crust. The vehicles had to skirt around the salt lake. I'd been cramped up in the car and felt like a walk...So with my boots on, I stomped my way across the muddy lake. The crossing was completed despite salt lake slush doing its best to capture my boots. We made it to Mungerannie and publican Johnno pulled a map out to see which tracks we took to get to the pub. The route was discussed (he hadn't been out there for years) and a few beers were downed...At one point I looked at the map and spied the salt lake I'd crossed. "What's that little lake called Johnno?" Buggered if I know was the reply. "Well let's christen it Blerto's crossing". And to that we did...long into the night...gotta love the outback!

24/10/2023

Officially in love with a new camera lens...telephoto magica!
Can't wait to get it out on a trip...

Great images need to be captured with quality equipment. Love my Canon 70-300mm telephoto lens, a very recently acquired piece of kit. Using a telephoto lens for landscapes allows you to capture micro-stories out of vast landscapes...

18/10/2023

Bellstar's been lucky to interview some of Australia's legendary overlanders...They have some fascinating stories to tell and it was a hoot putting them down in print...umm err digital...

The Australia outdoor sector is full of characters. Bellstar has interviewed them and their stories are as legendary as their travels!