An old mate of mine has just returned from a six months round Australia road trip and he has sent me a real horde of images of places and things he and I are familiar with. I haven’t asked him yet for details of his camera and lenses but it’s on the agenda for when he and I get together soon.

I’ve picked a few of his photos so you can get an idea of what our outback is really like.

As one photo so accurately tells it, always be prepared.

I’m sorry he sent me so many photos because now I want to roll out the swag and the rest of the gear, turn off the computer and head out into the back blocks and really recharge the internal batteries.

Oh well,perhaps next year.