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Day35
Tenant Creek - half way there!
August 3, 2017 in Australia ⋅
675km and we've made it to Tenant Creek. We left Katherine at 10.30am, and got here as the sun set at 6.15pm. Finished off Chamber of Secrets and on to Prisoner of Azkaban!
Actually, the journey was pretty smooth, amazing what a difference it makes when there is no traffic and the roads are straight...
We stopped off at some thermal hot springs 100km south of Katherine, like sitting in a warm bath but in a tropical forest in the middle of nowhere. After that, the landscape got drier, the plants got fewer and the rocks got redder. But bizarrely, it is 10 degrees cooler - even though we are now in the desert.
Not sure we will be hanging out in Tenant Creek any longer than necessary - despite the fact that it is the major centre for an area equivalent to the whole of the UK, it seems a desolate place and we'll be glad to move on and get to Alice. Just under 500k tomorrow so a short hop compared to today!Read more
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Good luck for the rest of the tripx
August 3, 2017
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@ Australia Barkly Tennant Creek Anzac Hill
Aug 3, 2017 at 10:25pm · Altitude: 1,227 ft
19°38'18" S 134°11'29" E
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Day48
Tennant Creek
May 26, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Today we basically just drove except for two stops on the way. One was to visit the Devils Pebbles. A smaller version of the Devils Marbles and overall pretty unspectacular. The other stop was for lunch but as we are coming closer to the center the flies increased as well and wouldn't allow us to have a relaxed meal...Read more
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@ Australia Barkly Tennant Creek Anzac Hill
May 26, 2018 at 2:27pm · ☀️ 28 °C · Altitude: 383 m
19°38'13" S 134°11'33" E
Lena Brandt Meine große Reise
Day248
A couple stops
May 2, 2017 in Australia ⋅
Heute morgen wurden wir um 6.30 im Hostel abgeholt. Die nächsten 3 Tage geht's 1640 km von Alice Springs nach Darwin. Diesmal sind wir 9 Leute in unserer Gruppe. Untwegs legten wir einige Stops ein. Unter anderem an dem Tropic of Capricorn, in Ailoron, in Ti Tree wo ich einen Bumerangwurf versuchen konnte, in Barrow Creek dort gab es eine alte Telegraphen Station und an einem alten Pub und an einer Tankstelle in Wycliff Well die im Alienstyle gestaltet ist.Read more
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@ Australia Barkly Barrow Creek
May 2, 2017 at 12:11pm · Altitude: 496 m
21°31'52" S 133°53'21" E
blue penguin My long way to New Zealand
Day264
Tennant Creek
January 21, 2016 in Australia ⋅
On the second night we camped in Tennants Creek- no wallabies here, but Australian food (or fish and chips for homesick Ali).
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@ Australia Barkly Tennant Creek Anzac Hill
Jan 21, 2016 · Altitude: 373 m
19°38'28" S 134°11'48" E
ganzweitweg Känguru und Kiwi
Day14
Devil's Marbles
October 15, 2016 in Australia ⋅
"Karlu Karlu" in der Sprache der Warumungu
ist eine heilige Stätte der Aborigines in der australischen Wüste.
Sie liegt etwa 100 Kilometer südlich des Ortes Tennant Creek im Red Centre.
Das Gebiet umfasst einige tausend runde Granitfelsen.
Nach der Überlieferung handelt es sich bei den Felsen um die Eier der Regenbogenschlange aus der Traumzeit.
Die Stätte spielt daher in den Zeremonien und Legenden der Ureinwohner
eine sehr große Rolle.
Bekannt ist, dass die Ureinwohner davon überzeugt sind,
dass Wesen aus der Traumzeit in den Höhlen unter Steinen wohnen.Read more
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@ Australia Barkly Tennant Creek Lake Mary Ann
Oct 15, 2016 · Altitude: 366 m
19°36'60" S 134°12'54" E
Duncan Grant Western Australia
Day45
Tennant Creek - Devils Marbles
June 21, 2017 in Australia ⋅
The Devils Marbles near Tennant Creek, known as Karlu Karlu by the local Warumungu Aboriginals,are a collection of huge, red, rounded granite boulders scattered across a wide,shallow valley. The boulders formed millions of years ago when an upsurge of molten rock reached the surface and spread out in a solid layer. Erosion over millions of years, caused the large block of erupted granite to crack and split into rectangular blocks, progressing to erode the sharp corners to smooth and finally rounded edges . Many of the giant boulders are precariously balanced on top of one another. The area surrounding the boulders is somewhat flat which makes this huge rounded collection even more spectacular.Read more
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@ Australia Barkly Tennant Creek Burton Park
Jun 21, 2017 at 5:18pm · Altitude: 379 m
19°38'48" S 134°11'57" E
Guido Smit Guido ondersteboven
Day173
uncle Brian
April 18, 2017 in Australia ⋅
Cape Tribulation trip!!!
Heeeel leuk en de buschauffeur bleef maar verhalen vertellen over zijn ervaringen en de omgeving(we zaten in totaal heen en weer terug 3,5 uur in de bus)
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Mike Smit
Die spin, was dat de buschauffeur? Aan het kaartje te zien dus nu bij Ayers rock in de buurt. Cool hoor!
May 4, 2017
Guido Smit
Ja van al de opkomende fotos, die op dit moment niet heel goed laden, moet ik nog de plaats aanpassen
May 4, 2017
Guido Smit
Maar dat doe ik later wel
May 4, 2017
Reina Dooijewaard
Indrukwekkend hoor.
May 6, 2017
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@ Australia Northern Territory Barkly Limestone Bore
Apr 18, 2017 at 11:56am · Altitude: 478 m
21°28'20" S 133°55'10" E
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Day153
En meer gevolgen van Debbie
March 29, 2017 in Australia ⋅
Ik weet dat jullie natuurlijk niet weten hoe het er van te voren uitzag, maar dus niet zo.
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@ Australia Northern Territory Barkly Turnoff Bore
Mar 29, 2017 at 10:39am · Altitude: 332 m
20°42'33" S 134°14'14" E
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Day169
Mijn engelse brother
April 14, 2017 in Australia ⋅
Edwin heb ik dus al 4 keer in totaal op de oostkust ontmoet en toevallig zat hij in dezelfde bus als ik!!
Hele leuke 3 weken met hem gehad!!(dit ben ik van de toekomst... tam tam TTHHAAAAAMMM)
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@ Australia Northern Territory Barkly Salt Lake City Bore
Apr 14, 2017 at 4:01pm · Altitude: 454 m
21°21'14" S 134°0'3" E
ganzweitweg Känguru und Kiwi
Day14
Devil's Marbles
October 15, 2016 in Australia ⋅
Noch ein paar Bilder:
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Glockenblume
Ich bin einfach nur begeistert .....
October 18, 2016
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@ Australia Northern Territory Barkly Monument Hill
Oct 15, 2016 · Altitude: 329 m
19°27'39" S 134°13'16" E