As we drove north from Katherine towards Litchfield National Park we made a short detour out to another part of Nitmiluk National Park, Edith Falls. You can actually take your caravan or pitch a tent but you need to be early as bookings aren't taken. Anyway we were happy just to stop for a few …
We had decided to stay just out of Katherine at Shady Lane Caravan Park so we were closer to the Katherine Gorge. After rising reasonably early for breakfast we headed out to the gorge which is a large part of the Nitmiluk National Park. After arriving in Katherine the day before we had booked ourselves …
After Alice Springs our next stopping point was going to be the Devil's Marbles (Karlu Karlu) near Wauchope. We set off after breakfast and packing up the caravan. We stopped at Aileron to see the Big Man, as well as the Big Woman and Child and some camels in a nearby paddock. The drive continued, …
Day 15 - Alice Springs A coldish start to the day. After breakfast drove out of town to the John Flynn memorial rock. It is a replica of one of the Devils Marbles. Originally one of the real Devils Marbles had been used but it was returned; diplomatically sensitive decision as the marbles are sacred …
Day 14 - Alice Springs After breakfast we made our way through the town to the School of the Air. Paid an entry fee to do a tour. Our guide was of Indian origin. Her Indian teaching qualifications haven't been fully recognised in Australia so while she is studying to upgrade them she works at …
Day 12 - Kings Canyon Even with a school group camped next to us we managed a very peaceful sleep, far away from the rest of civilisation. After breakfast we packed some lunch and plenty of water for a day of walking in Kings Canyon. Our first stop was the Kathleen Springs walk. It was …
Day 10 - May 31 Uluru Mala guided walk and base walk A later and more leisurely start to the last day of Autumn meant we could take our time over breakfast and preparing some lunch to take with us. By 9:40 we were out at the Mala car park at Uluru. In readiness for …
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Rudely awoken by our 6:00 alarm. Dressed quickly and ate breakfast. Jumped in the Hilux and drove out to Uluru to the Talinguru Nyakunytjaku viewing area. Just made it in time for sunrise. As there were hordes of others at the first viewing platform we walked around to the second one but decided to keep …
After eating breakfast and packing up the van we filled up on diesel and set off on our day 8 drive along the Lassiter Highway from Erldunda to Yulara. It didn't take too long and Mt Connor came into view on our left. The drive continued for some time until eventually we sighted Kata Tjuta …
Arriving early afternoon in Port Augusta from Gawler allowed us the opportunity to visit and spend some time walking around the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Gardens on the outskirts of town. As we drove in we noticed some wonderful iron sculptures of native Australian plants on the gateposts. After driving about a kilometre we reached …
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