The Magazine for Australian Travellers
July 2005
GREAT PLACES TO GO
Visit Mt Augustus in Western Australia, a
“sleeping giant” that is bigger than Uluru.
Not far from Mackay in Queensland is an
area known as the Pioneer Valley, where rainforest, sugar cane
and wildlife help to make a visit extra special.
These four national parks, hidden among the
ranges, are sure to leave you with fond memories.
Campsite reports
This month our campsite reporters have
found some superb places to camp in South Australia, New South
Wales, Western Australia and Victoria.
CARAVANS & MOTORHOMES
Trakmaster’s Nullarbor caravan
won’t mind being taking through the rough stuff.
GOOD GEAR & GADGETS
Walkabout
This month we’ve found some excellent
books for travellers, where to go and see koalas in the wild,
how to have a special bicycle holiday and much more.
CAMPERS’TALES
If you plan to take your trailer off the
bitumen it, and your vehicle, must be prepared. Dick Eussen
offers some practical advice to get you there and back again
safely.
2005 Australian of the Year Dr Fiona Wood
talks to On The Road about burns prevention and first aid in
the
outdoors.
outdoors.
Pat Hayes takes it easy on a journey to
Alice Springs aboard the legendary Ghan.
An expert on camp oven cooking shares some
secrets on how easy this methods of cooking can be.
JUST FOR READERS
This campground in the Northern Territory
is a pleasure to stay in and has won for a reader a pair of
fantastic daypacks from Snowgum.
GETAWAY VEHICLE
Kia has updated its
Sportage
soft-roader.
soft-roader.
CATCH A FEED
Paul B. Kidd offers advice for every owner
– and occupant – of a small boat.
REGULAR FEATURES
Readers’ letters
A reader urges others to learn what their
four-wheel-drive can and can’t do.
How’s this for camp oven tucker!
Back nearly 30 years ago, I was camping at Emu
Park near Rockhampton in central Queensland. While there, I
came across another camper roasting a chicken in a Bedourie
camp oven beside a barbecue. I watched as she levelled coals
and then put more on top of the oven. I was completely
fascinated.
We got talking and she showed me a book
called Outback Cooking in a Camp
Oven by Jack and Reg Absalom.
I spent the next two days pouring over this book and knew there
and then that I just had to get me a Bedourie camp oven. I did
as soon as I returned from the trip.
Needless to say that since that time I
have embarked on a lifetime of cooking in a Bedourie camp oven.
I have travelled a lot around Queensland, camping in national
parks and state forests, and I have delivered up many a fine
camp oven meal cooked on the coals.
When out camping I was amazed at the
number of people who didn’t know that much about camp
oven cooking and I found it a great pleasure talking to and
explaining to people how to use a camp oven.
Save $10 and read the whole story
|
|
||
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
 |
|
|||
|
|
||||
 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
