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Port River Dolphin Trail – Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary

November 26, 2019December 6, 2019OutdoorstypeLeave a comment

Did you know that the Port River is home to wild dolphins? Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) to be exact. The Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary is only 12 kilometres from Adelaide’s CBD. The Port Adelaide Dolphin Trail is a self-guided afternoon drive that takes you around Port Adelaide and the LeFevre Peninsula to six of...

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Edinburgh Airshow 2019

November 10, 2019November 11, 2019OutdoorstypeLeave a comment

The Australian Defence Force doesn’t always do airshows… RAAF Base Edinburgh hasn’t hosted an airshow for years and this one was the first opportunity to check out the F-35 Lightning in Adelaide. The base also hosts a huge army presence which was well represented. There was so much going on at this airshow. This...

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The Overland crossing the bridge at Murray Bridge

Journey Aboard The Overland Passenger Train – Adelaide to Melbourne 2019

October 16, 2019January 12, 2020OutdoorstypeLeave a comment

The Overland is a passenger train service between Adelaide and Melbourne that began in 1887 and looks set to close forever. The train runs as a twice-weekly daylight service between Adelaide and Melbourne and carries about 17,000 passengers per year. It departs Adelaide on Mondays and Fridays and returns to Adelaide on Tuesdays and...

Where to go Bush Camping in the Adelaide Hills

July 26, 2019July 27, 2019OutdoorstypeLeave a comment

Being outdoorstype, I wrote an article highlighting some of the best bush camping grounds in the Adelaide Hills. The feature image is of Chookarloo camp ground in Kuitpo forest, south of Adelaide. There’s plenty of spots in national parks and f orestry reserves in the Adelaide Hills, where for a small fee where you...

Marne Valley – Australian Contrasts

June 25, 2019June 28, 2019OutdoorstypeLeave a comment

Revisiting an old road trip route provides opportunities to reflect on the contrast between floods and drought in the Marne Valley, South Australia. The Marne River flows from the hills up near Springton in the Eden Valley and joins the Murray River at Wongulla, not far upstream from Walker Flat. It is mostly dry...