Category: Da Qua
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The Doctors Have a Point
Waitati Wandering – Part Two Author DaQua â—¦ I relished my off the beaten track wanderings in Waitati, it is such a welcoming ‘village,’ oozing creativity, colour and sense of community. Locals tell of the lore and history of the… Continue reading
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Waitati Wandering
Author DaQua â—¦ One of my favourite pursuits whilst spending time with family in Alice Springs, and in New Zealand, is to get off the beaten track and discover the real backyard; choosing to ‘live’ in an area and not… Continue reading
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Tekapo Tribute
Author DaQua â—¦ It is always an adventure to hit the road again with that sense of anticipation and exploration that can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary at every turn. But today our hearts were heavier than usual as… Continue reading
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New Zealand has a Castle?
Author DaQua â—¦ As a woman who hails from Wales, a land of myths and castles, my curiosity was piqued when I learnt that across the harbour from Dunedin, on the Otago Peninsula, stood New Zealand’s only castle. Wales, is… Continue reading
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Leaving Alice on Jet Plane – Over the Ditch with Da Qua
Tales of Travel in the Trans-Tasman Bubble Author DaQua â—¦ Farewell’s bade and hugs all-round the excitement of flying again was building – it was time to leave the Covid comfort of the Territory, relative to the rest of the… Continue reading
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Autumn Passion
Author DaQua â—¦ Ancient Oak, beguiling Birch Autumn leaves, brazen In the passionate embers of their dying colours. Whispering melodies, of winds High above my consciousness Arouse lofty branches Now provocative in their pose. Aching Arch, sensuous stretch Welcoming, long… Continue reading
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Auburn Awaits
Author DaQua â—¦ Part 7 â—¦ With less than two hours to go to my destination of Auburn, my mind drifted back and forth. In the past three days, I had left behind the storm of Alice, with desert rains… Continue reading
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A Seaside Sojourn of Stories
Author DaQua â—¦ Part 6 â—¦ The final drive of my Alice to Auburn Audacious Adventure, was within reach; 190 km south east lay my destination – the little off grid house, amongst the gum trees, that would become my… Continue reading
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Serendipity or Cosmic Cartographer?
Author DaQua â—¦ Part 5 â—¦ Good Morning Port Augusta – a former port, now a major road and rail junction commonly described as being at the crossroads of the country. For those heading North, this was the gateway to… Continue reading
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One People One Country One Dreaming
Author DaQua â—¦ Part 4 â—¦ Woomera and Roxy Downs – famous, infamous, however you wish to frame them, past or present – seeing these place names and the signposted prohibited areas the size of some small countries, that flank… Continue reading
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Coober to the Coast
Author DaQua â—¦ Part 3 â—¦ White Fella in a Hole Pulling out of Coober Pedy there were two options – turn right and it would be 689 km back to Alice Springs – turn left and I would be… Continue reading
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Day Two (Coober Pedy)
Author DaQua â—¦ Part 2 â—¦ Faith Goes Underground and So Do I All sense of time and season, (and I daresay reason, for some), is lost when you are in a Dug Out. There is no light of day… Continue reading