Northern Territory 2022

You never never know if you never never go so we are going. So we are off touring the sites of Northern Territory. Alice ,Uluru and Kings Canyon back to Alice in a Motorhome. Fly to Darwin and drive to Jabiru, Katherine and then back to Darwin. Read more

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Day 7
Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 1:49 PM
⛅ 25 °C
Altitude: 737 m
Australia George Gills Range -24.251667, 131.58166724°15’6” S 131°34’54” E
Lunch time
August 28, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Time for a rest and lunch, the end is near.
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Day 7
Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 2:37 PM
⛅ 26 °C
Altitude: 658 m
Australia MacDonnell -24.256667, 131.57666724°15’24” S 131°34’36” E
Going down now
August 28, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We are on our way down, the carpark is in our sights.

Interesting walk, very tiring and glad we competed the walk in 3 hours.

Now to the next campground overnight.
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Day 7
Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 4:19 PM
⛅ 25 °C
Altitude: 599 m
Australia Kings Canyon -24.248333, 131.51333324°14’54” S 131°30’48” E
Discovery Parks Kings Canyon
August 28, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We are now at the Caravan Park overnight.

We are getting very good at setting up, it only takes 5 min.

Now for a walk around the campground and to the pub for a drink and use of their Wi-Fi as the Caravan Park does not have Wi-Fi.Read more
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Day 7
Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 5:59 PM
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 599 m
Australia Kings Canyon -24.248333, 131.51333324°14’54” S 131°30’48” E
Sunset
August 28, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
View of the Sunset at the Caravan Park from our site overlooking Kings Canyon.

The sun does not set over Kings Canyon but it still looks pretty.
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Day 8
Monday, August 29, 2022 at 6:26 AM
🌙 10 °C
Altitude: 599 m
Australia Kings Canyon -24.248333, 131.51333324°14’54” S 131°30’48” E
Sunrise
August 29, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Morning, yes, you read it correctly Carol was up for Sunrise. The sunrise not overly sensational but for me actually being up for Sunrise is awesome 😂😂😂
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Day 8
Monday, August 29, 2022 at 7:58 AM
☀️ 11 °C
Altitude: 599 m
Australia Kings Canyon -24.248333, 131.51333324°14’54” S 131°30’48” E
Goodbye Kings Canyon
August 29, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Goodbye Kings Canyon, your facilities are great for being in the middle of nowhere.

However, no phone service only emergency call was disappointing considering at the Canyon we had service. So, no catching up with Find Penguins or even my game. Even at the pub no Wi-Fi or phone service only a landline from Telstra.

Last night we also had a power outage but no dingos.

Here we come Alice Springs.Read more
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Day 8
Monday, August 29, 2022 at 10:00 AM
☀️ 15 °C
Altitude: 470 m
Australia MacDonnell -25.173333, 132.18666725°10’24” S 132°11’12” E
Driving to Alice
August 29, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We will share the drive as it is on the same roads we drove to Uluru and Kings Canyon, it is 5 hour long boring drive.

We did come across melons growing along the road side.

We are very confident driving the Motorhome now and happy to keep to the speed limit.Read more
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Day 8
Monday, August 29, 2022 at 11:10 AM
☀️ 19 °C
Altitude: 423 m
Australia Homestead Rise -25.198333, 133.20166725°11’54” S 133°12’6” E
Erlundra
August 29, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
First stop for petrol and morning tea and some souvenirs.

Alice next stop.
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Day 8
Monday, August 29, 2022 at 1:02 PM
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 560 m
Australia Mount Blatherskite -23.733333, 133.86833323°43’60” S 133°52’6” E
Alice Springs Campground
August 29, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Back at the campground overnight. Shhh don't tell anyone we are going ballooning in the morning. Fingers crossed the weather does not change.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 5:26 AM
🌙 9 °C
Altitude: 560 m
Australia Mount Blatherskite -23.732914, 133.8688723°43’58” S 133°52’8” E
5 am start
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Woah, there is light at 5 am, we are up and ready to go ballooning.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 5:47 AM
🌙 8 °C
Altitude: 565 m
Australia Mount Blatherskite -23.733333, 133.8723°43’60” S 133°52’12” E
Outback Ballooning
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Just about ready.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 7:02 AM
☀️ 8 °C
Altitude: 537 m
Australia 13 Mile Bore -23.885, 133.87833323°53’6” S 133°52’42” E
Up
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
We are up.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 7:37 AM
☀️ 8 °C
Altitude: 549 m
Australia Alice Springs -23.861667, 133.81666723°51’42” S 133°49’0” E
Landed
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Landed now. Time to pack up the balloon. Due to the conditions we only had a short flight.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 8:04 AM
☀️ 9 °C
Altitude: 549 m
Australia Alice Springs -23.861667, 133.81666723°51’42” S 133°49’0” E
Bubbles and Shopping
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Once landed it was time for bubbles with breakfast and merchandise shopping.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 9:55 AM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 560 m
Australia Mount Blatherskite -23.732922, 133.86888523°43’59” S 133°52’8” E
Back to the Campground
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We had to take the beaten track back to the campground as there was a fatality on the highway. The drive was very dusty and bumpy.

Back now and time to start packing and cleaning the van.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 11:49 AM
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 560 m
Australia Mount Blatherskite -23.732924, 133.86897223°43’59” S 133°52’8” E
Packed
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Bags packed, van clean. Time to move on to the next destination.

A little more sightseeing before we return the van and fly tonight to Darwin.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 12:39 PM
⛅ 19 °C
Altitude: 580 m
Australia Frank Mcellister Community Park -23.701667, 133.86523°42’6” S 133°51’54” E
Museum of Central Australia
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Not my type of museum but the photography very interesting and showed how much different life is now.

Not into Rocks but some where very pretty.

The skeletons and animals are interesting.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 1:20 PM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 578 m
Australia Frank Mcellister Community Park -23.701667, 133.86333323°42’6” S 133°51’48” E
Art along the walkway
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The art installation was excellent.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 1:51 PM
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 578 m
Australia Frank Mcellister Community Park -23.701667, 133.86333323°42’6” S 133°51’48” E
Coffee and Cake
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The day always needs coffee and cake.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 2:17 PM
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 570 m
Australia Frank Mcellister Community Park -23.703333, 133.86333323°42’12” S 133°51’48” E
Connellan Airways
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Found another interesting spot to investigate.

EJ Connellan and Connellan Airways, the ‘world’s biggest little airline’, pioneered aviation from its base, ‘Townsite’ aerodrome, in Alice Springs from 1939 until 1968. The original Connellan Hangar remains on what is now the Central Australian Aviation Museum precinct and is a salute to pioneering aviation.

It played a vital role in breaking down isolation in the Outback with regular mail and freight runs, urgent medical help, survey and passenger transport to remote Aboriginal and mining communities, and charter flights for tourists to some of Australia’s most iconic destinations.Read more
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 2:32 PM
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 580 m
Australia Frank Mcellister Community Park -23.701667, 133.86523°42’6” S 133°51’54” E
Kookaburra Memorial
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The Kookaburra Memorial is dedicated to Keith Anderson and Bob Hitchcock. Anderson and Hitchcock died after their aircraft, the 'Kookaburra', was forced to land in the Tanami Desert on 10 April 1929 while searching for Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm.

The wreck was found after fourteen days. It was then abandoned until 1978 when it was recovered by aviator and adventurer Dick Smith.Read more
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 3:19 PM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 546 m
Australia Alice Springs Airport -23.801667, 133.90333323°48’6” S 133°54’12” E
Tesla to the Airport
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Dropped off the Motorhome and took a ride in a Tesla taxi to the empty airport.

Our flight is at 6.45 pm and as it is hours away, I have set up my mobile office.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 6:16 PM
☁️ 17 °C
Altitude: 537 m
Australia Alice Springs Airport -23.803333, 133.90166723°48’12” S 133°54’6” E
Darwin next stop
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Caught up on a lot of computer work at the Airport, now to read on the 2 hour flight.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 8:41 PM
🌙 27 °C
Altitude: 34 m
Australia Darwin International Airport -12.408333, 130.87833312°24’30” S 130°52’42” E
Darwin
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Landed and waiting for the car to take us to the Hotel.
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Day 9
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 9:05 PM
🌙 26 °C
Altitude: 23 m
Australia Darwin International Airport -12.406667, 130.8812°24’24” S 130°52’48” E
Novotel Airport Hotel
August 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Checked in, unpacked, washing on, repacked things we do not need on this section of our trip. Now having a cup of tea and researching for our first excursion tomorrow.

Goodnight.
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