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Inside the Lions Den, June weekend |
The pub, Saturday night over June longweekend |
Ella helps Pauly with the fencing. |
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Fence AFTER! |
Putting up our new fence behind the pub...before! |
Getting up close and personal with Jim's Cocky |
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The kids handle a baby blue tongue lizard |
Some of our Staff Timo, Beth, Graham and Matt outside the pub before a trip over the road to see Jim's snakes |
Staff member Graeme handles a black headed python |
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Jake and Ella handle a non-venomous snake at Jim's |
Max and his new mate Charley...ha! |
Charley and the crew having dinner inside the Den with the Zero bike nearby. |
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The new "Zero" electric bike from America |
Faith, Max and Charley out the front of the Lions Den Hotel! |
Max is filmed along with Charley as they arrive at the pub. |
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Dave, Charley Boorman and Max arrive at the Lions Den after their big ride. |
Yay! It's awesome at the Lions Den! |
Roothie and Milo outside the Lions Den |
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Faith and Max behind the bar as 4WD Action mag come to the Lions Den on their way to Cape York |
A big night with Roothie and co from 4WD Action Magazine.....Matt, Max, Bridgette and Faith |
Max, Faith, Jake and Ella with Milo and Roothie from 4WD Action magazine outside the pub |
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BULLOAK CAMPER TRAILER FOR SALE!!!!! |
Grounds at the Lions Den in the afternoon...beautiful! |
Another helicopter lands on a sunny morning to bring tourists for a drink at the Den. |
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Max and local Col catch fish on the Great Barrier Reef, just a lazy thursday!!!!!! |
Our neighbour Jim with a Slatey Grey snake in the bar after removing it from the toilets. |
aerial shot of the Lions Den Hotel |
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New owners of the Lions Den Hotel, Far North Qld |
Ella plays dress ups...camping style. |
The kids play on the Cairns foreshore....water fun. |
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Max and Jake at Port Douglas. |
Clouds gather over our camp at a friend's property on the Atherton Tablelands, Qld |
The beautiful view from our camp. Friend's property at Malanda, Atherton tablelands, Qld |
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A storm brews over our camp on a friend's property at Malanda, Atherton tablelands, Qld |
What's this?.....Mother hubbard bakes a cake for Jake's 4th birthday at Malanda, Qld |
Max challenges the local motorbike riders to a race..... |
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Flood waters in Cairns |
Rain floods the streets of Cairns |
The river rises and takes over low lying areas |
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The camp kitchen is overcome by flood waters...note the picnic tables floating away. |
Faith stands in flood waters near cairns camp after a king tide and 300mm of rain in 24hrs. |
Water rises around our camp at Cairns. |
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Our Cairns camp as the water level rises. |
The cruiser on the pristine Cable Beach, Broome WA |
Jake and Ella, Broome WA |
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Max and the kids in search of dinosaur footprints, Broome WA |
Cable Beach foreshore, Broome WA |
Aussie tradition...fish and chips on the beach, Cable Beach, Broome WA |
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Simple pleasures....watching the sun go down over Cable Beach, Broome WA |
Watching the sun go down at beautiful Cable Beach, Broome WA |
Little Ella at sunset Cable Beach, Brrome WA |
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Jake doing a sunset dance at Cable Beach, Broome WA |
Jake and Ella at sunset on Cable Beach, Broome WA |
The sun goes down over Cable Beach, Broome WA |
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Lunch under a Boab tree, Gibb River Road, Kimberley WA |
Clambering into the entrance of Tunnel Creek, Kimberley WA |
Max and the kids inside Tunnel Creek where we nearly stepped on a Freshwater Croc in the darkness. |
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Inside the fantastic Tunnel Creek in the Kimberley WA |
Inside the amazing Tunnel Creek, Kimberley WA |
Dawn at Silent Grove, Kimberley WA |
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The sun goes down over our camp at Silent Grove, 10km from Bell Gorge where a bushfire finds us the next morning. |
Driving to escape a bushfire closing in on Bell Gorge. We hiked out with the children as word came through. |
Too close for comfort....driving through the fire front to escape Bell Gorge, Kimberley WA |
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Back to safety and the Gibb River Road after escaping a bush fire at Bell Gorge, Kimberley WA |
A storm brews over camp on the Mitchell Plateau, Kimberley WA |
A storm brews over our camp on the Mitchell Plateau, Kimberley WA |
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Ella and mum have a cuddle, Mitchell Falls camp, WA |
Like father like son...look at that hair! |
Setting off at dawn to do the 6.6km walk into Mitchell Falls in the Kimberley WA |
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Max and Ella overlooking Little Merten Falls on the hike into Mitchell Falls, Kimberley WA |
Mysterious Aboriginal Bradshaw paintings under Little Merten Falls in the Kimberley WA |
Mertens Gorge...WOW... on the walk into Mitchell Falls, Kimberley WA |
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Mitchell Falls not flowing, Kimberley WA |
On top of the world Mitchell Falls, Kimberley WA |
Us on top of the world, completely alone, at Mitchell Falls, WA |
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Swimming in the pools at the top of Mitchell Falls, WA |
Ella as batman...Mitchell Falls camp, WA |
Sunset on Lake Kununurra WA |
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A Frilled Neck Lizard trying to be inconspicuous behind a stick, Mitchell Plateau WA |
Driving through fan palms on the Mitchell Plateau towards Mitchell Falls, WA |
Up onto the Mitchell plateau, working on the banks of the King Edward River, WA |
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Back to Kununurra for major repairs on torn metal in our tow bar and chasis. |
The Eastern Kimberley by night, WA. Driving back from our all day search for our spare wheel. |
Faith at the start of the Gibb River Road, WA |
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El Questro Staion WA - camp |
El Questro station WA - Cattle graze around camp |
Eroded sanstone in the creek leading from Cathedral Gorge, Bungle Bungles WA |
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Bungle Bungles WA |
Max below the overhang within Cathedral Gorge, Bungle Bungles WA |
Cathedral Gorge, Bungle Bungles WA |
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The gorgeous colours of Cathedral Gorge, Bungle Bungles WA |
Max, kids, grandma and Pa within Echidna Chasm, Bungle Bungle WA |
Echidna Chasm, Bungle Bungles WA |
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Palms reach skyward out of Echidna Chasm, Bungle Bungles WA |
Ord River Dam, Lake Argyle WA |
Max, Jake and Dad marvel at Lake Argyle, WA |
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Jake celebrates crossing the border into W.A while the rest of us get inspected for rouge fruits and vegies..border security! |
Jake holds a baby salt water croc, Darwin |
Feeding a big croc in Darwin...yaha! |
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Jake...photographer in the making! Kakadu wetlands NT |
A normal camp at Kakadu with guitar and campfire, NT |
Spooky tree at Kakadu, NT |
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Sunset at Kakadu, NT |
Northern Territory Sunset near Jim Jim Falls, Kakadu |
The dry Jim Jim Falls |
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Max after a dip in emerald waters of the plunge pool at the base of Jim Jim Falls |
Max and Jake and the cliffs of Jim Jim! |
The greatest plunge pool at the base of Jim Jim Falls, NT |
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Jake and Dad cross the many obstacles into Jim Jim |
Looking up the gorge towards Jim Jim Falls, Kakadu NT |
The family, about to make the trek into Jim Jim Falls, Kakadu NT |
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Ubirr, Kakadu NT |
Max and Ella take in the view over Kakadu wetlands from Ubirr, NT |
Ubirr art site, Kakadu, NT |
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Ella fashions at Kakadu, NT |
Watching the AFL Grandfinal at Cooinda, Kakadu NT |
Relaxing in the Roper River NT with grandma and Pa |
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The arrival of Grandma and Pa and their rooftop camper, Mataranka |
Campsite at Elsey NP outside of Mataranka, NT |
Our camp of death on the banks of the Roper River, NT |
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Max and Daryl at the Lorella Springs Station bar, NT |
Lorella Springs Station, NT |
Early morning fog around Lorella Springs Station, NT |
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Kids do a few water crossings of their own in the thermal spring at Lorella Station, NT |
Kids meet their mate Fred from 4WD ACTION magazine who shows them his favorite stories. Lorella Springs Staiton NT |
Crossing into the Northern Territory |
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View from our boat as we paddle Lawnhill Gorge, Lawnhill NP, Qld |
Sun sets over the Gulf Kurumba, Qld |
Watching the sunset over the Gulf of Carpentaria, Kurumba, Qld |
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Us at sunset, Kurumba, Qld |
A fish cleaning frenzy! Karumba, Qld |
The Gulf of Carpentaria at Kurumba, Qld |
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Crossing the very dry Mitchell River on the backtrack from Cape York to the Gulf. |
The actual anchor salvaged from Captain Cook's 'Endeavor'. Captain Cook museum, Cooktown, Qld |
The beautiful Cooktown and the Endeavor River |
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At the tip of Australia on Cape York! |
We made it! Top of Australia at Cape York |
Trekking over rocks to the Tip of Australia |
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Nolan's Brook crossing on the Old Telegraph Line, Cape York |
In we go....Nolan's Broook, OTL, Cape York |
Crossing Nolan's Brook on the Old Telegraph Line, Cape York |
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The car pulls out of Nolan's Brook, OTL, Cape York |
Another river crossing, Old Telegraph Line, Cape York |
Dodgey,dodgey, dodgey....Cypress Creek crossing, OTL |
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Dodgey, dodgey, dodgey...Cypress creek crossing, OTL |
Ella and Max at the very dodgey Cypress Creek log crossing on the Old Telegraph Track. |
Erosion creates problems on the Old Telegraph Track |
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Recovery effort.... nothing a few logs and a Hi-lift jack can't fix |
Hung up on deep ruts exiting Canal Creek, Old Telegraph Track, Cape York. |
The family at Fruit Bat Falls, Old Telegraph Track |
