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Arrived here from Alice Springs yesterday. Got a haircut this morning, so I'm less of the wild woman of the outback.
I'm amazed by how antiseptic and soulless my accommodation feels. It's clean and modern, vaguely 'swish' and utterly wrong for me. When I was planning I thought it would be just perfect, but I'd rather be in a backpacker hostel. Tokyo on Wednesday, so all is changing anyway ...Read more
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Final day of the most amazing adventure 😔
Kinda odd to wake up and see where you are for the first time. There was a great short walk straight from the campsite up the hill with views over the Finke River again.
En route to Alice Springs we stopped off at ochre pits and at Ellery Creek Big Hole for anyone who wanted a final swim.
Then drop-offs in Alice and a final group meetup at Marco'sRead more
Spring WandererYou're right, paint. Ochre gives the reds and yellows. Black is from coal (and maybe charred sticks, I'm not sure) and white from ash. The red in part of the Finders Ranges further south is particularly good so was valuable to trade. Our guide had been told about a special place and that he could share with us, which was a big honour. Theses ochre pits are open to tourists with a request not to take any away.
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Amazing walk (6.4km) at Watarrka (King's Canyon).
Heading along the Larapita Drive (most beautiful red road) Corbin spotted a thorny devil at the side of the road, slammed the brakes on and ran back to pick it up to show us. They eat ants, several hundred a day. Good! Also saw our first camel. These days they are caught and exported back to the Middle East.
On the same road I experienced aRead more
Spring WandererYup. Everywhere. I spotted some before getting into my swag so we moved it and I was ok, but others were really bothered by them. The day before at Eyres Rock Resort there were tiny ants around the picnic / washing up area. They gave a sharp nip - drove me crazy! But they weren't where we were sleeping thank goodness
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Brill! We got to do almost all the Uluru base walk. It wasn't quite what I was expecting. The rock surface is rougher and the whole rock craggier than the impression I'd got from the usual shots. It's completely obvious why it was, and is, an important meeting place, set in the landscape as it is. In some areas photos are forbidden because they are sacred women's or men's places.
Had the comfortRead more
AustraliaDouglas Hot Springs, Pine Creek, Edith Falls und Katherine 🚙
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I stayed at Alice Lodge - small backpacker place. Really friendly with great art in the shared spaces, including work by Tommy Crow who we met in Coober Pedy.
Nice relaxed day getting my laundry done, posting obsolete stuff home and meeting up with a few of the Rock Wallabies heading bush gang for food 😎
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We went to see the jumping Crocodiles today which was ok but I was honestly a little bit scared,especially when the woman in charge of our boat announced that we had no power steering only 15 mins into an hour long trip!!
The Crocs are attracted to the boats engines and come along side, the woman in charge of the “no power steering boat” entices them with a chunk of pork on the end of a stickRead more
AustraliaAfter a slow start (no one could agree what to do!!!!) We then booked a sunset tour and set off to explore the rock. David went for a 10k walk around the base of the rock with no hat and no water.... and the rest of us drove around and took in the amazing views. This place has to been seen first hand to be believed and I would not have missed it for anything. We took too many amazing photos toRead more
AustraliaA long day today travelling to Uluru. We flew from Adelaide to Alice Springs then hired a 4x4 for a trip across the desert to Ayres Rock. It was dark when we eventually arrived so not seen a lot yet. However pictures of the journey for now. Amazing sunset en route 😊
You might also know this place by the following names:
Northern Territory, NT, Noordelike Gebied, Norþerne Landscipe, إقليم شمالي, Şimal ərazisi, Паўночная тэрыторыя, Северна територия, Tiriad an Norzh, Sjeverna teritorija, Territori del Nord, Báe̤k Liāng-tū, خاکەکانی باکووری ئوسترالیا, Severní teritorium, Tiriogaeth y Gogledd, Βόρεια Επικράτεια, Norda Teritorio, Territorio del Norte, Põhjaterritoorium, Ipar Lurraldea, قلمرو شمالی, Pohjoisterritorio, Territoire du Nord, Noardlik Territoarium, Críoch an Tuaiscirt, Roinn-a-Tuath, Territorio do Norte, Thalloo yn Twoaie, הטריטוריה הצפונית, नॉर्थर्न टेरिटरी, Sjeverni teritorij, Északi terület, Հյուսիսային տարածք, Wilayah Utara, Norðursvæðið, Territorio del Nord, ノーザンテリトリー, ჩრდილოეთი ტერიტორია, 노던 준주, Territorium Septentrionale, Nërdlechen Territoire, Nordelik Territorium, Teritöio do Nord, Šiaurinė Teritorija, Ziemeļu teritorija, Северна Територија, Хойд Нутаг Дэвсгэр, नॉर्दर्न टेरिटोरी, မြောက်ဩစတြေးလျပြည်နယ်, Pak Léng-tó͘, Noordelijk Territorium, Nordterritoriet, Territòri del Nòrd, Цæгат территори, ਉੱਤਰੀ ਰਾਜਖੇਤਰ, Pangulung Territorio, Northan Teritrii, Terytorium Północne, اتلا تھاں, Território do Norte, Territori dal Nord, Teritoriul de Nord, Северная территория, Аустралия хотугу территорията, Northren Territory, Severné teritórium, Северна територија, வட ஆட்புலம், นอร์เทิร์นเทร์ริทอรี, Hilagang Teritoryo, Kuzey Toprakları, Північна територія, شمالی علاقہ, Lãnh thổ Bắc Úc, Amihanan nga Teritoryo, 北领地, 北領地
It's been fantastic catching up with your adventures, Fliss - you look radiant, and sound like you're assimilated! As someone who's still 'in the thick of it', it gives me hope, and reminds me that there's a much bigger world out there beyond the glare of my laptop. Looking forward to the next installment. ☺
Gosh thanks Mark 😃 I'm drawing inspiration from talking to fellow travellers, either on the Heading Bush trip or folk at hostels or on planes. Makes Brexit seem a terrible folly, stepping away from the way the rest of the world is so interconnected. Think I went off sideways there!
I think only a week in the bush would make your room look 'swish'! Can't wait to hear what you make of Tokyo :-)
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Loving the Japan updates and photos xx