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Päivä 73
sunnuntai 15. heinäkuuta 2018 klo 21.00
🌙 12 °C
Korkeus: 705 m
Australia Yungaburra -17.270674, 145.58326217°16’14” S 145°34’60” E
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Atherton Tablelands.
15. heinäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
The whole of the Tablelands is beautiful to see. Tropical rainforest, clean flowing creeks and rivers and pretty little towns. On the way up to Yungaburra we stopped at Heales Lookout (my maiden name! 😁) for a photo.
We stayed at Yungaburra, and visited Lake Tinaroo, The largest wooden pub in Australia at Malanda, and The Curtain Fig Tree. There are lots of parasitic fig trees in this general area. They start off as a seed dropped by a bird and grow as a vine up a host tree, sending their roots down to the ground and eventually strangle and kill the host tree. The really big ones are something to see.Lue lisää
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Kerry O'Shea Why is it called Heales? Is it named after Sir Richard??
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Kerry O'Shea Do you know what the pink ribbons mean?
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The Gypsies Hi Kerry 😘. We’ve only just come back into wifi range. I couldn’t find out who the lookout was named after. Sir Richard came from Victoria, so not sure if he had anything to do with up here in the Tablelands. I was surprised to see it marked on the map. Hope you are doing well and enjoying life.
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The Gypsies Yes. They were raising money for breast cancer research.
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Päivä 71
perjantai 13. heinäkuuta 2018 klo 21.00
⛅ 16 °C
Korkeus: 79 m
Australia Mena Creek -17.646596, 145.96202117°38’48” S 145°57’43” E
Paronella Park.
13. heinäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Jose Paronella, an immigrant from Spain, built a castle next to Mena Creek Falls and opened it to the public in 1935. Cyclones and flooding have left it a relic of its former glory. The current owners have turned the grounds into a caravan park and tourist attraction. It’s a really beautiful place.Lue lisää
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Päivä 69
keskiviikko 11. heinäkuuta 2018 klo 20.00
🌫 14 °C
Korkeus: 758 m
Australia Hillcrest -17.365446, 145.60944917°21’56” S 145°36’34” E
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Beautiful Waterfalls!
11. heinäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌫 14 °C
Today we passed through Ravenshoe and then Milla Milla. These towns are in the Atherton Tablelands area, and this whole area is absolutely beautiful. The scenic drives and waterfalls are stunning, at least that’s what I think, coming from Perth, we just don’t see this sort of country.Lue lisää
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Kerry O'Shea Wow!
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Kerry O'Shea 🙂
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Päivä 68
tiistai 10. heinäkuuta 2018 klo 19.00
⛅ 14 °C
Korkeus: 796 m
Australia Etheridge -18.285115, 144.61304618°17’6” S 144°36’47” E
Undara Lava Tubes
10. heinäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Thoroughly enjoyed what is called the Undara Experience, which is a visit to a fantastic campground where you are taken to see some unique lava tubes. Dave and I went in for the day and took part in the tour, which was amazing and very well presented by our guide Kane. He was extremely passionate about the ecology, geology and history of the lava tubes and the whole area surrounding them. The tubes were created when the Undara Volcano erupted over 190,000 years ago.

The campground / resort is quite unique as well as the whole theme is old railway carriages restored and turned into restaurants, dining areas and accommodation. Kevin and Rae, Richard and Trina stayed in the campground for a couple of days, but Dave and I moved on towards Ravenshoe and Milla Milla because no dogs allowed. We will see them again at Paronella Park.Lue lisää
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Päivä 66
sunnuntai 8. heinäkuuta 2018 klo 19.00
⛅ 21 °C
Korkeus: 456 m
Australia Mount Surprise -18.146721, 144.31977518°8’48” S 144°19’11” E
Lake Belmore and Mt Surprise Caravan Pk
8. heinäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Stopped at Lake Belmore near Croydon for lunch on our way to the caravan park at Mt Surprise, where we stayed for the night. A nice little town and a fabulous little park.
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Päivä 64
perjantai 6. heinäkuuta 2018
☀️ 28 °C
Korkeus: 127 m
Australia Burke -18.69137, 138.5278418°41’29” S 138°31’40” E
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Lawn Hill National Park (Boodjamulla).
6. heinäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We spent much of yesterday at the national park, 10 kilometres from Adels Grove. The campground is very is cheap at $6.35 pp per night, but cold showers, no campfires and no dogs allowed. However it is the best place for kayaking, 6 kilometres return and absolutely stunning!Lue lisää
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MatkaajaGreat photos. We really wanted to get in there but oh that road beat us.
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Tim Bruce Wow that's pretty cool
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The Gypsies Yes Tim, it was very small, I’m almost tempted to call it cute. 🤣
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Kerry O'Shea That looks amazing!
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Päivä 62
keskiviikko 4. heinäkuuta 2018 klo 16.41
⛅ 29 °C
Korkeus: 127 m
Australia Burke -18.69134, 138.5278118°41’29” S 138°31’40” E
Adels Grove.
4. heinäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We are at Adele’s Grove camp ground. We were supposed to meet the kiwis here, sadly they didn’t make it. They traveled a long way towards here but had to turn round after their first 20 kilometres of rough gravel rd. They said the vehicle felt like it was about to implode. Just about everyone in here is in 4x4’s. We are meeting them again in Karumba in a couple of days.
There are two levels for camping, the top and the bottom. We are at the top because we have a dog. It’s a fine for us, just not as shady or close to the creek and swimming hole as the lower level. The lower level, known as “The Grove” is in deep shade, under the canopy of a many large trees and very close to the water.Lue lisää
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Päivä 60
maanantai 2. heinäkuuta 2018 klo 21.07
🌙 21 °C
Korkeus: 293 m
Australia Spear Creek -20.609519, 139.5335820°36’34” S 139°32’1” E
Mt Isa.
2. heinäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
The Hard Times Mine Tour was an excellent way to spend the morning. We had to put on disposable orange overalls, gum boots and hard hats before being allowed to enter the replica mine. The tour was an overview of the very difficult and dangerous job underground mining was back in the day before the modern era of safer machinery, computers and occupational health and safety.

We spent some of the afternoon out of town at the man made Lake Moondarra. Beautiful spot.Lue lisää
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Kerry O'SheaI am a bit behind on your travels...have a bit to read! Looks like you're having a great time.
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Päivä 58
lauantai 30. kesäkuuta 2018
☀️ 25 °C
Korkeus: 167 m
Australia McKinlay -21.271223, 141.29202321°16’16” S 141°17’31” E
Crocodile Dundee's Walkabout Creek Hotel
30. kesäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We decided to stay in the little town of McKinlay on our way to Mt Isa. McKinlay’s only claim to fame is that it is the site of the pub used in the Crocodile Dundee movie. The pub also serves as the towns only caravan park.
What a brilliant night we had! We were entertained by a group of musicians who happened to be performing at the pub for just one night. A few of the tourists passing through the little town also did impromptu performances. We had a lot of laughs, did a lot of dancing and had one or two drinks until midnight. It was a memorable night.🍺🍸🍷🎸Lue lisää
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MatkaajaThat is amazing_ we were there too!!
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lauantai 30. kesäkuuta 2018 klo 18.00
⛅ 26 °C
Korkeus: 180 m
Australia Winton -22.38973, 143.03618122°23’23” S 143°2’10” E
Winton - Dinoasaur museum
30. kesäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We called in to see the Dinosaur museum which houses the worlds largest collection of Australian Dinosaurs fossils. The museum is situated on a high jump up with wonderful views over the surrounding country.

It all began with the discovery of a giant femur. In 1999 while mustering sheep on his property Belmont near Winton, David Elliott discovered the fossilised bone of what was, at the time, Australia’s largest dinosaur. This bone was later identified as part of a giant femur from a Cretaceous sauropod that roamed the Winton area 95 million years ago.Lue lisää
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Päivä 56
torstai 28. kesäkuuta 2018
⛅ 22 °C
Korkeus: 177 m
Australia Longreach Airport -23.443752, 144.26618323°26’38” S 144°15’58” E
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Travelling with the Kiwi's
28. kesäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Right now we are in Longreach. We met Kevin, Rae, Richard and Trina in Mitchell on Monday. Since then we have travelled through a lot of small outback towns and stayed 1 night in Blackall, and two nights here in a caravan park. We’ve had a couple of fun night sitting around campfires with a glass of ale or two telling lies, and tall stories. 🤣
Dave went with the others to see the Stockmans Hall of Fame, which he said was fantastic and well worth the time and money. I went for a haircut and apparently missed a good show.
Yesterday as we came through Balcaldine we stopped at the Tree of Knowledge Memorial. Interesting that is was the site of an unsuccessful shearer’s strike in 1891, that eventually led to the formation of the Australian Labour Party.Lue lisää
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MatkaajaGood looking blowins aye!😂
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Found you at last.Great to follow your travels Love Margaret
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perjantai 22. kesäkuuta 2018 klo 19.06
🌙 10 °C
Korkeus: 352 m
Australia Nanango -26.68022, 151.99504426°40’49” S 151°59’42” E
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Nanangan Qld
22. kesäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Where??? I hear you say😄 it’s just a tiny little country town in the South Burnett region of Qld. We saw this on WikiCamps as we were making our way towards Kingaroy. An area that Dave is keen on seeing, peanut growing country and Joe Bjelke Petersons old stamping ground.
Our original plan was to spend the day at Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo, but when we arrived there this morning we were told no dogs allowed anywhere within the car parks of the zoo, wether kept inside a vehicle or chained up outside. Of course our darling little dog let fly with a few barks when the car park attendant approached Dave’s window so no hiding her. Very disappointed, as we know we can leave phoebe quite happily for a few hours as long as she has water and it’s not too hot. Oh well another time perhaps.
So we went into Beerwah, the closest town, and used the local laundromat to catch up on washing. Now here we are in Nanangan with our knickers and stuff hanging out to dry between the trees. 😂😂😂
As we drove, we saw advertisements for the Woodford Annual Show, starting today, so we stopped in there for a look and stroll around a typical country show. Loved it. Very country and a reminder of what a country show really is, as in Prizes for the best jams, sponges , fruit etc.

We’ve spent a couple of days driving through some high country and it is so beautiful, mountainous, and green undulating farmland. Dave says some parts are like the farming areas in NZ.Lue lisää
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Nicky Steele Love it! Roses in beer bottles!
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maanantai 18. kesäkuuta 2018 klo 14.00
☀️ 18 °C
Korkeus: 17 m
Australia Tweed Heads -28.164214, 153.5512828°9’51” S 153°33’5” E
Tamborine Mountains - Tweed Heads
18. kesäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Guy and Lisa took us on a road trip up into the Tamborine Mountain region, then on down towards Tweed Heads, stopping for Fish and Chips along the way. Brilliant Day!
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perjantai 15. kesäkuuta 2018 klo 16.42
☀️ 18 °C
Korkeus: 11 m
Australia Albert River -27.70077, 153.2376927°42’3” S 153°14’16” E
Lisa and Guy's
15. kesäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Arrived at cousin Lisa's place yesterday. 7 acres on the Albert River, Alberton. Qld. It's lovely here. There is access to the river from the very back of the property. If you're keen, you can catch mud crabs, fish and prawns. Here is a few photos of this property, and some taken of the surrounding area during a walk.Lue lisää
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sunnuntai 10. kesäkuuta 2018 klo 18.45
🌙 18 °C
Korkeus: 329 m
Australia Mitchell Water Facility -26.47229, 147.9591826°28’20” S 147°57’33” E
Mitchell
10. kesäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
We walked the 4k into Mitchell from the campsite and found the little town pretty much deserted. Well it is Sunday after all 😆. The atmosphere of the town is pretty much no atmosphere. 4 or 5 pubs were operating here once upon time. But only two are open now and they both have for sale signs on them. After a wander around the main st of town we had a beer at one of the pubs before walking back to camp. But after chatting to people near us we heard that the they send a shuttle bus out to this camp most days to take people into town so they can shop and enjoy the hot mineral spa that is located in the aquatic center. Its drawn from the artesian basin 1 kilometer below us.Lue lisää
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sunnuntai 10. kesäkuuta 2018 klo 8.00
⛅ 13 °C
Korkeus: 329 m
Australia Mitchell Water Facility -26.47228, 147.9591126°28’20” S 147°57’33” E
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We are in "Mitchell" Qld
10. kesäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
After leaving “Old Cork” we came through Longreach a few days ago, a lovely, lively, neat and clean town, very stockman, cowboy orientated. Then onto Charleville, which was a bigger but a much quieter and tired looking town than Longreach.
We spent two days out on the Ward River, catching up on some washing and Dave tried his hand at fishing, but nothing jumped on his line.
We got to try out the “Jackstrap”, a small winch for lifting the tyres when the tyre monitor started beeping, telling us we had a flat. It worked a treat and made the job much easier and safer.
So here we are in “Mitchell” at the Neil Turner Weir, a free camp 4K out of town. Its a brilliant free camp, although we are amongst about 100 others also camping here, but it is a huge area, so we don’t feel overcrowded. We will head into town sometime today for a look at the town named in honour of Dave. 😜😹Lue lisää
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Nicky Steele Looks like it worked better than the demo we got! 😂
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The Gypsies Yes Nicky, all went well. No bruised bodies or stuffed backs. Your trip looks amazing! Love the new look Andy. He looks like a big boy now with that beard. 😉
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Nicky Steele Xxx
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sunnuntai 3. kesäkuuta 2018 klo 17.00
☀️ 22 °C
Korkeus: 117 m
Australia Kells Creek -22.92397, 141.87331522°55’26” S 141°52’24” E
Boulia and beyond
3. kesäkuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We crossed the border from NT to QLD 2 days ago and eventually arrived in a little outback town called Boulia. We came across on the Plenty Highway and it is the flatest, dustiest, barren country I’ve ever seen. Boulia is a very tiny town but is famous for being the home of the “Min Min” lights. They are green coloured lights that appear out of no where and scare the bejesus out of people. Scientists have never been able to work out why they appear. We went to a show in the Visitors Centre where they tried to recreate what it might be like to encounter them. It was quite good but no photos allowed. This area was once an inland sea and has a fossil museum that was worthy of a visit. We saw bones of creatures that would have been massive and could have weighed up to 250 tons.

The first video below was taken in the main st of Boulia at a house where they must feed the birds. The noise was incredible from the white cockatoos, enough to drive you crazy.
The second video was taken from Cawthorne Lookout, the only bit of undulating land we’ve seen for days. Listen to the flies, they are in absolute plaque proportions. Fly nets are a must, 😫Lue lisää
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MatkaajaHi guys. We have just put Boulia on our map and will now add fly nets! We have a plan for our Aussie visit. We fly into Brisbane on June 14. Matthews fly in June 19. Get camper June 20 and drive to Bribie Island to spend night with Richards brother. June 21 drive to cattle station at .Crow's Nest for 2 nights We then drive to cattle station at Meandarra. This is very rough itinerary. We want to get to Longreach on our way.
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MatkaajaOops message went early. We intend to get to to Mt Isa then Karumba on coast in Gulf before heading east to Cairns by July 20. We will now fly from Cairns to Brisbane on July 23. Hope you can meet us somewhere. You would be welcome at Sam's between 14 to 20 June also. Cheers Kev
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Andrew SteeleLooks fab Bess. When you get reception check your whats ap for our holiday photos.
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tiistai 29. toukokuuta 2018 klo 10.00
☀️ 18 °C
Korkeus: 602 m
Australia Flynn -23.706331, 133.83231923°42’23” S 133°49’56” E
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Desert Park Alice Springs
29. toukokuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Phil gave us a free pass, issued to her by her employer, to see the Desert Park, saving us the $64 entry fee. We were really pleased with that, being the tight arses that we are. 😜. As you walk through the park you pass through three diverse desert habitats including sand country, desert rivers and woodland. All the birds, animals and reptiles of the desert can be seen in large enclosures and in the nocturnal house.
The highlight of the visit was the bird show. The birds are not caged and fly in from the range upon the cue of the trainer.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Loving your photos guys_ especially for a coupe of tight arses 🤣 It does take one to know one though aye! We are meeting Richard and Trina in a few days to organise our rough itinerary. We pick up our camper on June 20 in Brisbane. Keep trucking😎
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The Gypsies Thanks Kevin. Glad you’re a tight arse too! 👍. We are leaving Alice today, and will see you in Brisbane.
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Nicky Steele Looks cold Dad!
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maanantai 28. toukokuuta 2018 klo 16.00
☀️ 27 °C
Korkeus: 549 m
Australia Arumbera -23.774511, 133.87062123°46’28” S 133°52’14” E
National Road Transport Hall of Fame
28. toukokuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
After a couple of days at a Caravan Park catching up on washing and general cleaning, we caught up with Tristan’s parents, Frank and Phil Hali, who kindly had us over for lunch. We went to the Transport Hall with Frank, where there are all sorts of restored cars and trucks. The Truckies Hall of Fame is a tribute to the men, women and machines of the road transport industry.

The centre is also the home of the “Kenworth” Museum and houses dozens of big trucks, many are brand new and are just here on display.Lue lisää
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lauantai 26. toukokuuta 2018 klo 13.00
⛅ 26 °C
Korkeus: 578 m
Australia D D Smith Park -23.699888, 133.88104923°41’60” S 133°52’52” E
Alice springs and Ormiston Gorge
26. toukokuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
A visit to Ormiston Gorge then lunch at “Epilogue Lounge” in the Todd Mall, Alice Springs. The view from the lookout at the gorge was beautiful, looking straight into a swimming hole directly below us. Followed by an excellent lunch in town.Lue lisää
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tiistai 22. toukokuuta 2018 klo 12.05
⛅ 18 °C
Korkeus: 613 m
Australia MacDonnell -24.386233, 131.75116224°23’10” S 131°45’4” E
Kings Canyon
22. toukokuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Kings Canyon is in the Watarrka National Park. We packed some lunch and did the 6k Rim Walk. The views down into the chasm, 270 metre below, are lovely and the beehive like rock structures are similar to the Bungle Bungles in the Kimberley, but much smaller. We ate lunch at the Garden of Eden, a beautiful water hole about half way through our walk.Lue lisää
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lauantai 19. toukokuuta 2018 klo 21.37
🌙 14 °C
Korkeus: 572 m
Australia Anangu Pitjantjatjara -25.273226, 130.62603825°16’24” S 130°37’34” E
The Olgas and Uluru
19. toukokuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Wow wow and wow!!!! Much more impressive than we thought they would be. We came across the Olgas first and they are a stunning range of rocks that seem to come out of nowhere. Huge and beautiful to see. We were driving through a fairly flat scrubby landscape, then these great big, gigantic, massive red rocks appear that make you sit up and look. We were quite awed by the sight of them. I doubt our photos can do them justice.

We did a short walk into the gorge at the Olgas and then decided to go and have a look at Uluru (Eyers Rock) 40m Kilometres away. It was getting a little late in the day, so our intention was to just have a look and see what is what, then return the next day. We had heard that the climb up the rock was closed due to winds. However when we arrived about 3pm, it was open and Dave has always wanted to climb the rock. So off he went. It was too daunting for me. I thought I could probably get to the top but didn’t like the thought of coming down as my knees are not what they used to be.

When Dave set off it was about 3pm and he finally returned about 5 pm so it took about 2 hours to do the round trip. He said it was much, much more difficult than he ever expected. He also said that it is very dangerous and can not believe that is is even allowed considering today’s health and safety rules and regs.

I sat down and waited for him to return. There was a lot of people coming and going, some to climb, and some to just look. I haven’t seen this many people since we left Perth! This place definitely attracts tourists!!!!!.

They are closing the climb in October 2019 because the Aboriginal people believe it is a sacred place, and to climb it, is disrespectful to their cultural beliefs. Cultural beliefs aside, Dave now believes it should be closed and felt it was one of the most dangerous things he’s ever done. There are dozens of plaques embedded in the rock wall dedicated to people who have died while climbing.

He took lots of photos while he was up there with my camera, but I haven’t worked out how to get them from the camera onto my iPad. I can put them onto a USB stick but I don’t have one that will go into an iPad. This travel blog is done through an app on my iPad so the photos need to be accessible from the photos app on this iPad. Sorry if that confuses you, its not really relevant so just ignore🤪.Lue lisää
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MatkaajaWow those are impressive photos. Rae and I have Uluru on our bucket list. We wanted to climb it too. Dave your must be pretty fit to get up and down in 2 hours.
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lauantai 19. toukokuuta 2018 klo 16.00
☀️ 20 °C
Korkeus: 510 m
Australia Ayers Rock Aerodrome -25.343687, 131.05411625°20’37” S 131°3’15” E
Daves photos from the top of the rock.
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Päivä 16
lauantai 19. toukokuuta 2018 klo 8.37
⛅ 15 °C
Korkeus: 551 m
Australia Anangu Pitjantjatjara -25.161204, 130.36730125°9’40” S 130°22’2” E
Camels
19. toukokuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We finally saw some camels.🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪. A large herd of about 20 appeared as we rounded a bend on the rd.

We also looked at Lassiters Cave. He was famous for having found gold somewhere around this area, but then died trying to refind it years later. I think his diary was found in this cave.

And we have passenger along for the ride, eek! It’s a mouse🐁! I noticed the telltale signs on a packet of cracker biscuits, and then saw the droppings in a bottom drawer. Then while Dave was sitting on the toilet it came running towards him and he screamed like a girl😜😂🤣. He said it was a very fat little thing, so we thinks it might be going to have babies. All the food is coming out of that drawer until we get some baits and commit murder.Lue lisää
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Travelling east The Gypsies
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perjantai 18. toukokuuta 2018 klo 8.30
🌬 14 °C
Korkeus: 565 m
Australia Ngaanyatjarraku -25.130083, 128.11873525°7’48” S 128°7’7” E
Gnamma Holes
18. toukokuuta 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
We will cross the border into Northern Territory today sometime. The nights have been spent in charming little bush spots that we find on the WikiCamps app. There is a lot of car wrecks off to the side of this Rd, and tyre rims seem grow out of nowhere. 😉. We’ve made use of them for fire places, and they worked brilliantly.

The Gnamma Holes in the Photos are natural cavities in rocky outcrops that hold water after rain. A major source of water for nomadic aboriginals.

We were waved down by three local men, who asked if we had a pump for their car tyre. They had plugged it with a tyre plug and just needed to air it up so they could get on their way towards Warburton. Dave obliged by getting the compressor and air hose going. Their car was a red commodore that had seen better days. The only window that wasn’t smashed was the front windscreen, and all the panels were crumpled up to some degree. 😂😂

We’ve seen hundreds of camel tracks on the Rd in front of us at different times but not a camel in sight, now that’s something we do want to see.Lue lisää
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MatkaajaYou guys are having so much fun. We can't wait to get on the road ourselves over there. Your days look beautiful.
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