Our house-sitter was comfortably installed and Agnes the pussy cat was nestled in. It was 9 September and we were off in the Troopy for our next adventure: a spin across Gippsland to Mallacoota on the eastern edge of Victoria, then north up the Pacific coast past Sydney to Lamington National Park in southern Queensland. 

Last week, I had the best time birding in Corner Country - that's around the town of Tibooburra (great spot!), Fort Grey Campground and Cameron Corner, the point where Qld meets SA meets NSW. Bourkes parrots, crimson chats and a million budgies were among the rewards - oh, and the magnificent flora-laden landscape. Magic!