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    • Dag 26

      Alice Springs

      9. juni, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

      Après deux journées de route, on n'a pas spécialement envie d'aller très loin... On décide donc de passer la journée à Alice Springs et on part se balader dans la réserve historique "Old Telegraph Station".

      Plusieurs sentiers permettent de faire de jolies balades et un joli parc central nous permet de faire un barbecue à midi.

      On croisera plusieurs wallabies pendant les deux balades dont une espèce de wallaby en danger.

      Ce premier jour dans le centre de l'Australie nous permet de redécouvrir la vie sans moustiques mais on comprend aussi tout ce qu'on a lu sur la quantité de mouches qu'il peut y avoir par ici. C'est la basse saison des mouches et il y en a déjà bien assez pour que cela soit presque pénible 😅.

      Le soir on découvre à quel point la température peut baisser dans cette région puisqu'elle descendra jusqu'à 4-5°C pendant la nuit.
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    • Dag 115

      Ghan: Dining Under the Stars

      4. april, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

      One of the reasons we chose The Ghan Expedition over the regular train trip was the event planned for tonight at the Telegraph Station … considered the birthplace of Alice Springs.

      The Telegraph Station was established in 1871 as a relay station on the Overland Telegraph Line (OTL) between Darwin and Adelaide. The construction of the OTL is recognized as one of the great engineering achievements of the 19th century.

      The “singing wire,” as the line was known, was strung across some 1,870 miles of land that had gone largely unexplored. There were no towns along the way, so everything had to be transported overland. Eighteen months were allocated to the construction project, which began in July 1870 with the surveying of the route for the line. The northern and southern ends were connected in August 1872 … after a seven-month delay. The line had 36,000 telegraph poles and 11 repeater stations along the way. Eventually, the line was tied into the undersea network of the British Empire.

      Arriving at the Telegraph Station, we were greeted with glasses of bubbly and directed inside the building to visit the exhibits. Then, following the music from the live band, we found site where we would be dining under the stars once night fell. Tables and chairs dressed in white added elegance to the setting. Camels stood by on the far side, waiting to give us rides.

      Wine was poured … freely and frequently. We each received our own entree, which consisted of delicacies such as kangaroo chili con carne, camel köfte, and barramundi ceviche. The mains — Black Angus sirloin and chicken roulades — and sides were served family style. Dessert consisted of a gourmandise and cheese platter. There was apparently a s’mores station, but no one pointed it out or invited us to partake, so we missed that.

      A lovely mid-journey event. We will remember for a long time the ambiance of dining under the stars in the Red Center of Australia.
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    • Dag 27

      Alice Springs

      8. februar, Australien ⋅ 🌬 33 °C

      Spent the morning wandering around Alice Springs. Very different place, lots of aboriginal groups living a Western style of life here, which seems to be causing problems.

      Visited some gardens that were unsurprisingly not that impressive... its too hot. Did see some rock wallabies though and learnt some of the aboriginal creation stories, it involved caterpillars!
      There was also another snake, this one didn't dissappear, so I was able to get a picture and find out it was a Yellow-faced whip snake. Only mildly venomous.

      Did some gallery hopping to see some aboriginal art. Some of them were awesome.

      I then rented a bike to visit the Telegraph Station a little outside town. It talked about joining Australia with the UK and how they went about building the line. There was also some history about how back then, there were a number of mixed race children and they rounded them all up, taking them away from their mothers and teaching them the way of the white people. They thought it was the best thing for them.
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    • Dag 35

      Alice Springs Telegraph Station

      9. oktober 2017, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C

      Wie schon erwähnt hat Stuart den Grundstein gelegt für die transaustralische Telegrafenleitung. Charles Todd hatte die Bauleitung der Telegrafenleitung von Adelaide nach Darwin inne. Durch die Widerstände der Leitungen konnte das Signal nur über eine begrenzte Strecke übermittelt werden, deshalb wurden Telegraphenstationen inmitten des Outbacks errichtet. Eine davon wurde in Alice Springs erbaut und steht noch heute nahe Alice Springs für die Touristen offen.

      Charles Todd wurde mit diesem sehr grossen Projekt beauftragt, jedoch die Bezahlung für seine Arbeit würde er nur bekommen, wenn seine Leitung fertiggestellt ist bevor die Unterwasserverbindung von Indonesien nach Darwin beendet ist. Die Unterwasseleitung war als erstes fertiggestellt, jedoch zu seinem Glück funktionierte diese nicht einwandfrei und so konnte Todd sein Bauwerk noch beenden, bevor der Unterwasserverbindung. Jedoch wurde eine Strecke von 100 km noch mit einem Boten mit einem Pferd überbrück in den Anfangszeiten. Auf dem vierten Bild kann die Strecke des Telegrafen entnommen werden.
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    • Dag 35

      Alice Springs, Telegrafenstation

      18. oktober 2019, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Hier entstand 1871 die erste Siedlung von Alice Springs mit der Telegraphenstation. Erhalten und wieder aufgebaut wurden die meisten Gebäude, die Ställe und die Schmiede.

    • Dag 193

      Über Broken Hill ins rote Zentrum

      18. april 2019, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Wir fahren längs des ausgetrockneten Darling Rivers und sind entsetzt. Weit und breit kein Wasser, überall tote Kängurus. In Broken Hill übernachten wir, der Landy bekommt neue Schuhe und wir erforschen Broken Hill und Umgebung. Weiter nach Yanta, dort verlassen wir den Highway und fahren über 1500 durch's Outback nach Alice Springs.Læs mere

    • Dag 27

      YULARA TO ALICE SPRINGS 18/7 to 25/7/21

      18. juli 2021, Australien ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

      YULARA TO ALICE SPRINGS 18/7/2021 to 24/7/2021
      After our four night stay at Yulara we headed off towards Kings Canyon, backtracking 136 km along the Lasseter Hwy and then turning north. The countryside became greener with areas of scrubland as well as red sand dunes. On the way we saw a dingo, a few camels and some wedge-tailed eagles. After setting up at the Kings Canyon Resort camp ground which was very dry and dusty we walked to a sunset viewing platform nearby to watch the changing colours on the rocky George Gill Range. Next morning we headed off about 9am for the short drive to the canyon car park where we began our 6km Rim Walk. After a steep climb up many stone steps we reached an area 100 metres above the carpark where we had great views of the rugged range and the plains beyond, before continuing on the circuit over rocky and uneven surfaces which required us to constantly watch our step but the views were worth it. At one lookout point was a deep gorge with sheer flat sandstone cliffs on either side. At another section we descended a staircase to a bridge over a ravine with a waterhole and lots of green vegetation beneath us. After a tiring day we enjoyed a meal at the Outback BBQ within the resort. The next day we drove to nearby Kathleen Springs Gorge and headed off on an easy 2.6km flat walk through an area of grassland and small shrubs with a row of river red gums indicating the course of the dry Kathleen Creek. Because of rain some weeks before our visit, there are a lot of wildflowers, mainly mauve coloured, hairy flowers on low growing shrubs and seed heads on some grasses. At the head of the gorge was a lovely tranquil area of shaded green vegetation and a waterhole fed by a permanent spring with the red cliffs rising on either side. The next day, the decision having been made, we headed off on the Mereenie Loop dirt road from Kings Canyon to the MacDonnell Ranges and after letting down the tyre pressures we tackled what turned out to be one of the roughest dirt roads we’ve ever encountered. It was punishing on both the car and caravan, not to mention US!! The MacDonnell Ranges became visible in the distance and soon we were driving between two arms of the range. Finally, after about four grueling hours we came to the sealed road again and after a short stop at Tylers Pass lookout where we had views of Gosse Bluff and other parts of the West MacDonnell Ranges we drove on. We found the access road to a free-camp at Finke River 2 Mile (opposite the closed Glen Helen Resort) which had been recommended by fellow travellers. Unfortunately, in maneuvering the car and van in a tight turn, we got bogged up to the axles in the soft river sand but fortunately there were other helpful campers who came to lend a hand and we were successfully pulled out. We set up on the harder surface of river pebbles with a view across the Finke River where some brave souls were swimming. On inspecting the van for damage from the extreme vibrations on the dirt road, I found that I had forgotten to put rubber bands on every container in the fridge and many jars had lost their lids including a jar of minced garlic which had emptied its contents all over the fridge and the stench was something to behold!!! IT WAS NOT A GOOD DAY. To cap it off the fridge would not run on gas and running it on our batteries meant that our battery power expired about midnight so we had no power for even running the water pump. Fortunately, next day Frank discovered a couple of wires had become disconnected at the back of the fridge and fixed it and the sun allowed our solar panels to recharge the batteries. Over the next three days we made our way along Larapinta Drive, stopping overnight at campsites within the national parks. During the days we visited Glen Helen Gorge, Ormiston Gorge, the Ochre Pits, Ellery Creek Big Hole, Serpentine Gorge, Standley Chasm and Simpsons Gap. All the gorges were stunningly beautiful and different, some requiring more steep climbing of rock steps or rock-hopping over river boulders but it was all worth the effort to see such amazing places. Nearly all the gorges had a waterhole and some had big river-sand beaches with majestic river red gums growing. The soaring red and rugged cliffs rising 50 to 80 metres on either side made them cool and shady places. In some gorges there were flocks of bright green budgerigars which would fly through the chasm, land briefly to drink and then take off in a flurry of wings and fly straight towards us, rising at the last moment to avoid us. We drove on to Alice Springs where we had booked a site for a week at a caravan park, passing more of the rugged MacDonnell Ranges as we proceeded. The undulating ranges are mostly topped with a “spine” of exposed rugged red rock making them look like a giant serpent has been buried in the earth and just its spiky spine is visible.Læs mere

    • Dag 153

      Alice Springs

      28. juni 2022, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Drove around Alice looking at our old hangouts. Went out to the airport and sussed out the planes being stored there from covid times. Went out to the telegraph station.

    • Dag 53

      Shopping in The Alice - part 1

      29. juli 2022, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      Finally got to see a Bunnings store again after so long.
      Picked up a few supplies and then had lunch and a big shop of food supplies till our next big town/city Darwin.
      Afternoon we enjoyed a walk around the Old Telegraph station and then up to ANZAC hill to see the sunset and have dinner.Læs mere

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