Devil’s Marbles
Monday, September 23, 2013 Up early to see Devil’s Marbles. At 8:30am it was already 31°C. The Marbles were well worth the visit. The rest of the day was 800kms (500 miles) of wide open plains on a long straight…
Australia
UFO capital of Australia
Sunday, September 22, 2013 The morning was spent shopping in Alice Springs. We are now the proud owners of our first piece of Aboriginal Art, currently being shipped back to San Francisco. Then headed North up the Stuart Highway. The…
Kings Canyon
Saturday, September 21, 2013 Up early to hike Kings Canyon. First stop however was the gas station to get a permit to “enter and transit through Haasts Bluff Pass Aborginal Land Trust along the Mereenie Loop Road between Katapata Pass…
To Kings Canyon
Friday, September 20, 2013 A very nice drive through the back roads of Australia. We were in tourist country and saw lots of other cars, groups and buses also plying the highways. There was not a lot to see, so…
Yulara – Ayers Rock Resort
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 From Marla we headed north on the Stuart Highway and then turned left on the Lasseter Highway towards Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. We both remembered lush and spacious grass fields in the campground at Ayers Rock…
Oodnadatta Track: To Marla
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Today we completed the last 210 kms (130 miles) of the Oodnadatta Track arriving at Marla. The road was comparable to the previous days so we made reasonable time reaching Marla at lunchtime. The scenery of…
Oodnadatta Track: To Oodnadatta
Monday, September 16, 2013 After a good night’s sleep we got up for our 1hour scenic flight over Lake Eyre at 8am. There were 2 other customers and our pilot Sara. The weather was good, the wind not too much…
Oodnadatta Track: To William Creek
Sunday, September 15, 2013 In the morning we walked to the actual Lake to take pictures. The delevation here is -12m; the lowest point of -15.2m is in Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre North. We ventured a short distance on the salt…
Oodnadatta Track: To Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre South
Saturday, September 14, 2013 From Wilpena we took a scenic route through Bunyeroo Gorge to Blinman, where we cut across to Parachilna and then northwards to Marree. Along the way we enjoyed this part of South Australia, a place we…
Flinders Ranges: Port Augusta to Wilpena Pound
Black Friday, September 13, 2013 It bucketed down again during the night, which made for a very noisy night. After packing up we headed for the local Woolworths to stock up on fresh food and supplies for the 8-day trip…
To Port Augusta
Thursday, September 12, 2013 The drive from Adelaide was uneventful. Best stop was in a place called Port Germein. It’s claim to fame is that it is ‘possibly the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere’. Apparently it used to…
Heading to The Outback
Thursday, September 12, 2013 Today we are leaving Adelaide and will start heading towards Lake Eyre (Kati Thanda). Our route will take us via Port Augusta, through The Flinders Ranges where we may spend 1 or 2 nights. Then onto…
Sterlin makes trouble in Adelaide
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 The drive to Adelaide was easy and the roads good. We arrived in the city center of Adelaide before the banks closed and in time to pickup our Australian banking card. This meant we could get…
Aspendale to Adelaide
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 After a photo-op with the Hall-Konstandakos family – before the girls went off to school, we set out for the 2-day drive to Adelaide. Pleasant enough. Given we reached our destination for the day, Mount Gambier,…
Visiting Friends and Family in Melbourne
Sunday, September 8, 2013 Jono and Patty welcomed us into their home when we arrived there Sunday late afternoon. It was very good to see these long time friends again and see how much their three kids had grown. Stephen…