A week to go in Alice Springs
Well, I feel very fortunate to be where I am now, only a week to go and I have had a great week coming right up to Alice Springs. There is so much to see in the area but the tour covered it quite well and of course we saw Flinders Ranges on the way up from Adelaide.
Adelaide was quite quiet when I was there so it didn't make much difference in the isolated outback!!! Our two nights up around Flinders Ranges was great and we saw many kangeroos along the way. We have stayed in some of the most isolated places in the world, and it certainly felt like it at times especially in Parachilna.
We had to come back south after the Flinders Ranges to get on the road up to the red centre and in turn, we left our last traffic lights at the most northern part of the southern coastline at Port Augusta. From there the roads were amazingly straight, there were more trees and bushes than I thought along the way too. This is perhaps due to the rain but it wasn't as barren as I thought it would be.
So along the famous highway we stopped in Coober Pedy, a famous opal town which was interesting - most of the residents live underground!!! And it is cooler, well at 24 degrees it is!!! It was certainly hot there and strange to come out of an air conditioned minibus straight into fierce heat, getting used to English weather may prove a shock!!!
Also everyday we have woken up at 4am or 5am to either get on the road early or catch some epic sunrises, which there were, especially in Coober Pedy. So we had a long drive from the opal town to Uluru (Ayers Rock) and we arrived mid afternoon. That night we had champayne whilst watching the sun come down over the rock. It was really good.
The following morning we got up at the mighty early hour of 4am again and saw sunrise before hiking around Uluru and then also that morning we went to the Olgas and did a hike there before having another Aussie BBQ. Had a few of those on the trip and the tour guide cooked pretty much everything leaving us to enjoy our free time, so that was good.
On the final two night in Uluru and Kings Canyon I swagged it outside which was simply brilliant, was lovely to wake up through the night and see the vivid night sky. The moon is much like a bedside lamp except you can't turn it off which is the most unfortunate thing!!
Will hope to take up more swagging adventures maybe in England where at least you don't have to worry about company in the night from a scorpion or something!!!
We hiked in Kings Canyon yesterday morning and I think that was my final hike on my trip!!! It was a really nice walk so a good send off.
Alice Springs is really nice, we clocked our first camel just outside the town and today I have been to the reptile centre and the Royal Flying Doctors museum. Going to check out the telegraph station now hopefully.
Adelaide was quite quiet when I was there so it didn't make much difference in the isolated outback!!! Our two nights up around Flinders Ranges was great and we saw many kangeroos along the way. We have stayed in some of the most isolated places in the world, and it certainly felt like it at times especially in Parachilna.
We had to come back south after the Flinders Ranges to get on the road up to the red centre and in turn, we left our last traffic lights at the most northern part of the southern coastline at Port Augusta. From there the roads were amazingly straight, there were more trees and bushes than I thought along the way too. This is perhaps due to the rain but it wasn't as barren as I thought it would be.
So along the famous highway we stopped in Coober Pedy, a famous opal town which was interesting - most of the residents live underground!!! And it is cooler, well at 24 degrees it is!!! It was certainly hot there and strange to come out of an air conditioned minibus straight into fierce heat, getting used to English weather may prove a shock!!!
Also everyday we have woken up at 4am or 5am to either get on the road early or catch some epic sunrises, which there were, especially in Coober Pedy. So we had a long drive from the opal town to Uluru (Ayers Rock) and we arrived mid afternoon. That night we had champayne whilst watching the sun come down over the rock. It was really good.
The following morning we got up at the mighty early hour of 4am again and saw sunrise before hiking around Uluru and then also that morning we went to the Olgas and did a hike there before having another Aussie BBQ. Had a few of those on the trip and the tour guide cooked pretty much everything leaving us to enjoy our free time, so that was good.
On the final two night in Uluru and Kings Canyon I swagged it outside which was simply brilliant, was lovely to wake up through the night and see the vivid night sky. The moon is much like a bedside lamp except you can't turn it off which is the most unfortunate thing!!
Will hope to take up more swagging adventures maybe in England where at least you don't have to worry about company in the night from a scorpion or something!!!
We hiked in Kings Canyon yesterday morning and I think that was my final hike on my trip!!! It was a really nice walk so a good send off.
Alice Springs is really nice, we clocked our first camel just outside the town and today I have been to the reptile centre and the Royal Flying Doctors museum. Going to check out the telegraph station now hopefully.
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