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    Darwin … almost

    25 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

    Very short distance to cover to get to Darwin. Set up camp right outside of the city. Do some cleaning of the car and organizing. Though very hot, go off on a bike ride. Ride along beautiful ocean though croc and box jellyfish signs abound. Survive the heat. Last night to cook at a campground and sleep in a tent. Very hot night.Leer más

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    Fredy burn and termite mounds
    Fredy burn and termite moundsNew growth after burn

    A bike ride and falls

    23 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    Go for a bike ride in the park. Good to get those cycling legs going in the heat. Take a dip in Walker Creek. Quite smoky out. Doug almost gets run over by water buffalo; i only see them from a distance. Finally see a Joey in a pouch but mamma hope off before we can catch a picture. Walk to Cascade falls and have a nice, low risk plunge.Leer más

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    Litchifield NP

    22 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    Drive through wetlands área of Kakadu - stopping for a little walk. Doug spots a croc but i don’t see it. Stop at the town of
    Humpty Doo (love the name) for food and drive to Litchfield NP. Camp by Wangi falls but can’t swim because of crocs. Walk the loop but views are a bit smoky.Leer más

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    Kakadu - Burrungkuy

    21 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C

    Head out, stopping first at different visitor center. Nice displays about the park. Hike up a short way to Nawurlandja overlook. Great views. Back down to main tourist area - Burrungkuy. Many displays of rock art. Love the creation stories. Do another short walk to see a bit more art and then drive back. Hang by pool for a bit. Enjoy a slide show about the park in the evening.Leer más

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    Kakadu Park - Yurmikmik

    20 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C

    Although there seems to be many parts of the park closed (early season) decide to check it out anyway. Stop at visitors center and get good information and head off to Yurmikmik - nice hike and 2 great swimming holes. Getting quite toasty. Don’t see any crocs which I suppose is a good thing. Part of early season clean up is bush burning. Opt to not camp by a croc infested river and instead go to caravan park in Jabiru.Leer más

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    Katherine Gorge

    18 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    As we have been doing, stay in place while exploring. Today we headed out the gorge road to Nitmiluk park. We were surprised to find that a lot of the park still closed as they clean up from the Wet. Get good advice from a ranger and off we go on a hike through the gorge. Nice croc free swim in waterhole. Great views and way less flies than before. Back to camp to relax and have dinner.Leer más

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    Mataranka and Katherine

    17 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    No morning visitors in the bathroom! Get on the road and cover the distance to Mataranka quickly. Stop at the hot springs and see our first croc signs and experience little to no flies for the first time in quite awhile. Enjoy the soak in the jungle. Continue on to Katherine. Do the regular things and then do a little bike ride around town to move the legs a bit. Check out Katherine river. Town is also a bit rough around the edges.Leer más

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    NT Outback

    16 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Driving day. Not much to see besides termite mounds (some of which are dressed up in clothing). Break up the nothingness with a stop at Devils Marbles. Very cool rocks but swarming with flies. Manage a quick walkabout before retreating back to the car. Stop at almost nonexistent town of Elliott at the caravan park. Greeted by peacocks. Bathroom also has a surprise for me.Leer más

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    Bike ride and a museum

    15 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Head out on bikes into the west MacDonnell Park - a range of ‘mountains’ that go east/west. Ride the Simpson cycle path through the bush to Simpson gap. Quite green and somewhat less red. Short walk into a little gorge. Return to town and check out the Royal Flying Doctor Medical museum. Very cool exhibit on the first ever medical aviation program which is still in use today. Stock up on food, do laundry and check out local brewery.Leer más

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    Onto Alice Springs

    14 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Another early morning to catch the sunrise over Uluru. Afterwards, hike around the base. Retrace our drive back to Stuart Highway and then continue north to Alice Springs. Find a campground, set up and try to avoid flies. Have determined that flies are the worst natural annoyance that we have come upon. Escape only really happens at night. Venture into town for really good pizza. Lots of gates in this rough town.Leer más

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    Kata Tjuta

    13 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Wake up early to catch the sunrise over Kata Tjuṯa - the other structure in the park. Amazing colors as the sun hits the red rocks. Hike the Valley of the Winds - wandering through the chasms and up and over formations. Additionally, short hike in the gorge. Explore the Cultural Centre. Great exhibits on Aboriginal culture. Avoid flies in the late afternoon (worst time) before going to watch sunset over Uluru.Leer más

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    700+ KM to Uluru (Ayers Rock)

    12 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Another early start. Many miles of Outback in front of us. Coming out of town pass many opal mines. See a dingo but not much wildlife - except for flies which swarmed as soon as we got out of the car (so avoided that as much as possible). Many podcasts later saw Uluru poking up. After setting up camp in the ‘resort’, go for a walkabout. Watch sunset and get a bonus full moon. Thankfully flies go away when it’s dark bLeer más

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    The Breakaways

    11 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    With a fixed tire (2nd flat of the trip), off we went on a bike ride. Quickly established how to wear a bug hat with a helmet. Easy ride on an outback road and then turned into the red dirt. Ride along the dingo fence- 5000km long meant to keep dingos in the western side of Australia. Rode the colorful rock formations. Flies got insanely bad. Back we went, trying to pedal faster than they could keep up with. Spent the rest of the day trying to avoid the flies!Leer más

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    View of Coober PeedyDoug is noodling - looking for opals

    Coober Peedy

    10 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Up and out early. It’s amazing how much faster you can go when don’t load up bikes. Drive for a bit, passing very large salt flats. Stop in a tiny town for gas and a break. Continue along the Stuart Highway. Continue to be glad we didn’t attempt to ride this. Set up and walk into town. Explore Opal Mines and local art. This is the opal capital of the world. Battle the flies but they do disappear as night falls.Leer más

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    To the Outback

    9 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Another chilly morning. Head up our little hill to watch the sunrise. Pack up and head north to Blinman - lots of animals out. Turn onto gravel road and drive through Parachilna Gorge to other side of the Flinders. Opt to not go for a walk - a bit buggy. Back in car and just drive. Back through Port Augustus. Stop in roadside campground in Pimba, on the edge of nuclear test site.Leer más

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    Wilpena Pound

    8 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Chilly morning (45) thus sleep in. Sun quickly warms us. Head along main trail towards Wilpena Pound (enclosed valley). Continue up to lookout and then opt for another hike up Mount Ohlssen Bagge. Quite the scramble but great views. On the way down spot a yellow footed wallaby! Find ourselves surrounded in the campground by a school group. At least they go to bed early.Leer más

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    Hike up Mount Remarkable

    6 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Drive to the other side of the mountain range to get to trail head for Mountain Remarkable hike. Nice quiet hike, winding our way up and over the mountain. Quite a bit of scree along the way. Thankfully, flies don’t seem to like this hike. Back down and return to our campsite. Make friends with a wild cat - steak fat always good for making friends.Leer más

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    Onto Mount Remarkable NP

    5 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    Chilly morning but the sun quickly warms things up. Pack up car more efficiently and continue northward. Buy more food and after driving through arid prairie, arrive in lovely Mount Remarkable NP - also arid but more interesting topography. Go for hike along dry riverbed. Break out bug hats for the first time. Spot mountain goats, deer, wallabies and lots of flies.Leer más

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    Adelaide: Neighborhoods & errands

    1 de mayo de 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Get a late start so opt to wander a bit and take care of our errands. Walk by large Oval (stadium) to North Adelaide - one of the oldest and prettiest neighborhoods. Lovely oak lined streets and stone buildings. Back through garden to wine museum and get a lot of our shopping done on busy Rundle street. Stop for a pint and back to hostel for delivered pizza. Very good!Leer más

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