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Cuppa & MrsTea's Blog - To the Kimberley via the 'back roads'.


A new post from the same place.

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Re watermelons are you sure they weren't Paddymelons they seem to be too round?

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Re watermelons are you sure they weren't Paddymelons they seem to be too round?


 We were told by the people who planted them that they were watermelons, time will tell I guess.

 



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Another good read Cuppa, thanks for that

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Great read and pics again Cuppa but Mrs Tea looks buggered sitting on that rock.

I am glad you decided to post a separate post away from the others too. Much betterer. 

 

 

Keep Safe on the roads and out there (in the heat too)



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Well done to both of you. A great read & lovely images too. Looking forward to further installments

We're heading through the Kimberley Region (Broome to Darwin) next September in a hired Maui mobile home via the bitumen & small side diversions. Looking forward to it.

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Thanks Keith & Judy, I think you'll find plenty to love about the Kimberley, especially if it's your first visit. You do realise however that it's country which will draw you back for more. :)

I'm envious of your 600mm lens. Up until late last year I was using a 'superzoom' camera which gave me  long reach, but when it's non removeable electrically operated lens became unreliable I bit the bullet & bought a mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses. Much better quality images but my 'longest' lens now is a 55-210 + a 1.7x teleconverter. Often not long enough for bird shots & cumbersome to use. I can envisage future ownership of a longer lens, but need to find one to suit Sony e mount. Sony's offerings are super expensive & I haven't seen one over 400mm .



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Thanks Keith & Judy, I think you'll find plenty to love about the Kimberley, especially if it's your first visit. You do realise however that it's country which will draw you back for more. :)

I'm envious of your 600mm lens. Up until late last year I was using a 'superzoom' camera which gave me  long reach, but when it's non removeable electrically operated lens became unreliable I bit the bullet & bought a mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses. Much better quality images but my 'longest' lens now is a 55-210 + a 1.7x teleconverter. Often not long enough for bird shots & cumbersome to use. I can envisage future ownership of a longer lens, but need to find one to suit Sony e mount. Sony's offerings are super expensive & I haven't seen one over 400mm .


 We know what you mean about country that draws you back. As you can see we did Cairns on our annual ''spoil ourselves'' 3 week fly/drive trip this year but in the previous 2 years we did 3 week trips to Darwin, Mary River, Kakadu, Katherine, Pine Creek & Adelaide River.

We were drawn back to Kakadu two years in a row though many people call it Kakadon't. Each to their own.

Our 25 night fly/drive rented motor home trip to the Kimberley area next year will be our first visit, we expect the same magnetic effect that Kakadu had on us.

The main thing with these areas is that you have to be prepared to walk in hot, humid conditions otherwise you won't get the full experience. Many folk don't.

Lugging 6000mm lenses around is pretty tough sometimes but well worth it.



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Accidentally posted twice. giggle.gifgiggle.gif

 



-- Edited by Desert Dweller on Wednesday 21st of November 2018 06:35:29 PM

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Cuppa, really enjoyed the read. Told me a lot of things I didn't know and will never get there.

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Great read Cuppa. It's amazing to read what people are doing out there.

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