Alice Springs Heritage Caravan And Tourist Park

Decided to take it easy today which really means we don't want to be outside in the heat. Also, today is the Todd Mall Market which only happens on the second Sunday of the month. Usually we are not lucky enough to be in a location when the special markets occur and I always hate missing them. You never know what fantastic things might be available for sale or to see. We didn't bother to set an alarm ...

... expensive to have the hotels do it. So yesterday, when we piled up the clothes needing to be cleaned, it was a rather large pile. We stuffed it all into bags and headed out to find the local laundromat thinking it would be a service and we could drop them and sightsee before picking up the clothes later. What a difference experience than from Rome. We had a taxi take us to the laundromat which turned out to be coin operated. So ...

... da fragt man sich, w** da wirklich ein Ti** und w** ein Mensch ist. Dieses Aborigines Thema ist so heikel in Australien und da gibts soviele Geschehnisse, dass es schw** ist, da irgendwie eine Information bekommen, die allumfassend ist... ab** Meinung hin od** h**, wenn diese beiden Gesetze **st vor ein paar Jahrzehnten geaend**t wurden, dann ist das keine Int**pretation sond**n Fakt. Arge Sache.<br>Nun zu and**en Ereignissen: Das Zentrum ist sup**schoen und sup ...

... 8230;<br><br>Jour 12 :<br><br>Très vite sur le piton, nous avons pris la direction de Coober Pedy. Une ville qui a pour son unique raison d&#8217;être, la prospection et l&#8217;exploitation des mines d&#8217;Opale (La ville extracte environ 90% de la production mondiale). Bref, avant d&#8217;arriver sur place, il y avait plusieurs heures de route ce qui explique notre heure de réveil. En cours de route, nous nous sommes arrêtés pour voir et marcher sur un ancien lac ...

... was Mrs. Bilby, with a large bilby baby hanging on for dear life to her pouch. Finally his arms gave up from lack of strength and he dropped off so that we could see him clearly. He was larger than I was expecting, but his legs were skinny and frail, coz he hasn't used them for around 80 days (which is the average time a joey spends in the pouch). He was so cute though and scurried around after his mum, who kept on the ...

... nothing in terms of the Outback mentality and every mile was worth it. Think about this...some ranches here are bigger than Connecticut so what's a few hundred miles when you think about it? The best sites are spread out over this massive park and one day I hope to return for a trek on the Larapinta Trail that runs 223 kilometers right through it all rather than hops by truck like today. Just the bits and pieces of the trail ...

... on the train, only five of us chose to climb the gorges, and as with anything in life, the best views do require some hard work and sweat. Or maybe we were just nuts to try it in 114 degree heat. After climbing up and back in this Aussie inferno, I was talking to two girls from Texas and we agreed it can be hotter feeling back home with the humidty. To give you an idea of the heat...I drank 4 liters of water in one hour. For those of you who are ...

... gardens and round the sea wall to get photos of the opera house in the daylight. I have been here before but can&#8217;t do a blog including Sydney without some of the most iconic sights. Followed all that with a wander round the Harbour Rocks area and then nipped over to Manly on the ferry. That was a complete contrast to the Bondi experience &#8211; by this time it was getting dark, the rain came on with a vengeance and on the return to Sydney, a spectacular lightning storm ...

... feral and Jav and Di had to bring a pizza back for me and Charlie for our tea.<br><br>We havent done anything "touristy" while here in Alice, other than a trip to the Todd Mall Markets - the desert park did not really appeal and to be honest we are getting a bit sick of the desert and ready to move on to the ocean. It was lovely to spend a few nights in one place and not have to pack up and set up each day. <br><br>By the end of our stay in Alice, it's worth noting ...

... The East coast is beautiful but the backpacker scene there wasn&#8217;t really suited to me, plus I&#8217;ve seen just as pretty beaches closer to home. As I worried I would, I struggled with the lack of culture. At the end of the day it&#8217;s just another big westernised country, unless you get well off the beaten track, like the outback and Thursday Island. Don&#8217;t get me wrong I&#8217;m really glad I&#8217;ve seen Oz but I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll be rushing back.