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	<title>Stewed Thoughts &#187; Quest300</title>
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		<title>Quest 300: done and dusted</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2011/02/quest-300-done-and-dusted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I got back from my big Kimberley trip in early August with my life-list of Australian reptiles totalling 291 species. That gave me five months to see another nine new reptile species if I wanted to reach my goal &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2011/02/quest-300-done-and-dusted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great Southern(er) Land</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2011/02/great-southerner-land/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In September 2010, I travelled down to South Australia for the Australian Society of Herpetologists&#8216; conference. This year it was held in Barmera, on the shores of Lake Bonney. It was a lovely location, and so popular that it was &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2011/02/great-southerner-land/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mary River</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2011/02/mary-river/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been to the Mary River a few times in an effort to track down the elusive Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus). The last time I went was on December 31, 2010, in a last-ditched attempt to see some new &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2011/02/mary-river/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gulf of Carpentaria &#8211; dry(ish) season 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/gulf-of-carpentaria-dryish-season-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last two years I&#8217;ve been involved in some survey work up in the far north-western corner of Queensland. In November of this year I undertook what will probably be my final survey in the area. I didn&#8217;t get &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/gulf-of-carpentaria-dryish-season-2010/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Northern Brigalow Belt</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/northern-brigalow-belt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The northern brigalow belt will always have a special place in my heart for many reasons, but mainly because it&#8217;s home to the most ornamental of snakes (Denisonia maculata). I was poking around near Moranbah recently and found a few &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/northern-brigalow-belt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 8 &#8211; down the east coast</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-8-down-the-east-coast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We made it from Camooweal to Townsville in one day, but ended up arriving in Townsville quite late. I couldn&#8217;t call on my Townsville mates at this ungodly hour, so we headed north and camped in Paluma Range National Park. &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-8-down-the-east-coast/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 7 &#8211; Katherine to Mt Isa</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-7-katherine-to-mt-isa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Central Kimberley we headed up the Great Northern Highway and back into Kununurra. We caught up with a mate overnight, then headed towards Katherine (where we caught up with another mate &#8211; it&#8217;s good having mates all over &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-7-katherine-to-mt-isa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 6 &#8211; Central Kimberley</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-6-central-kimberley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mornington Sanctuary We headed straight from the Mitchell Plateau down to Mornington Sanctuary. Mornington is operated by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) as a conservation reserve. Typical central Kimberley habitat. Guests can pay (a lot) to stay in luxury at &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-6-central-kimberley/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 5 &#8211; the Mitchell Plateau</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-5-the-mitchell-plateau/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mitchell Plateau is one of those places I&#8217;ve dreamed of visiting since I first heard about it. It&#8217;s an area of high endemism, meaning that there are biological entities found there and nowhere else. Obviously the endemic biological entities &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/12/leg-5-the-mitchell-plateau/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 4 &#8211; Kununurra</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-4-kununurra/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Kakadu, we headed south to Katherine and west along the Victoria Highway. We camped overnight on the side of the road and awoke to the sounds of purple-crowned fairy-wrens (Malurus coronatus ). This was a bird we were hoping &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-4-kununurra/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 3 &#8211; Kakadu National Park</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-3-kakadu-national-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We arrived in Kakadu National Park during the day and set up camp in one of the campgrounds. Then we headed to the Bowali visitor centre to meet up with a mate. We walked into the visitor centre just as &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-3-kakadu-national-park/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 2 &#8211; Darwin and surrounds</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-2-darwin-and-surrounds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The goal for Darwin was to see some mangrove snakes, but we thought we&#8217;d try our luck at a real beast first: Cryptoblepharus cygnatus. We ended up finding it on a retaining wall in the carpark at the Museum and &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-2-darwin-and-surrounds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leg 1 &#8211; Brisbane to Katherine</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-1-brisbane-to-katherine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 2010. Winter. Cold. Dark. Depressing. To maximise the chances of finding new reptiles, we decided to head north as quickly as possible. First night: on the side of the road just south of Augathella. Away from the thermal buffer &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/leg-1-brisbane-to-katherine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quest 300</title>
		<link>http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/quest-300/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stewart Macdonald]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People travel for a lot of reasons. Some people like to explore new cultures, others to see different sights. Some like the cities, some like it more natural. Or it might be as simple as visiting family. I like to &#8230; <a href="http://www.stewartmacdonald.com.au/blog/2010/11/quest-300/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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