The Outback Motor Lodge Alice Springs

... After completing that trek we had luch and then drove the 300 kms to Kings creek station, near kings canion! We had dinner that evening and all headed to bed pretty ealry as we had to be up again at 4.50 am!<br><br>We all managed to get up on time and headed to the canion where we had breakfast! We started the 5.5 km treak at about 6 am! As so monay people visit the canion they have implmented a one way system in the trek track along the rim of the canion! The start of this ...

... were trying to do it as economical as possible which meant staying in very small hotels or in hostels.<br> We had already been through some parts of England and France and Switzerland when my husband informed us he couldn't make the next part of the planned trip to meet us so my daughter and I changed our itinerary and headed to Rome. We found a very cheap hotel somewhere off the main tourists routes and they didn't speak a lot ...

... told its the longest day trip in the worldn- 1100km in 18 hours.<br><br>Ayers Rock was breathtaking! and theres another rock formation nearby called The Olga's which is equally as stunning. We ended up having a champagne barbecue at the rock at sunset - absolutely unforgetable. As you'd expect were both completely knackered when we get back to Alice.<br><br>Next day we fly to ...

... Kangourous, lézards, émeus et oiseaux. Bref, arrivée en haut le premier, j&#8217;ai contemplé le paysage en silence. Notre guide en charge, Rachel, s&#8217;avère être une photographe amateur de haut niveau. Elle nous a bien guidés pour faire des photos un peu plus « funky » que des simples paysages&#8230; De plus, nous avons un bonus avec nous, un futur guide pour la compagnie du nom de Clint &#8211; un vrai australien qui pète et rote comme si on avait été élev ...

... We walked down the small main street where the large aboriginal population became evident.<br>There were many market stalls selling different souvenirs but we just headed straight for Woolworths which is still going in Oz and is a fully fledged supermarket!<br><br>I cooked my lunch which contained about 5 carbohydrates and spent the rest of the day relaxing by the pool and drinking water!<br><br>An early night for tomorrow is needed!

... geniessen wirhier einmal das angenehme Klima. um die 30 Grad am Tag und unter 20 in der Nacht.<br><br>Wir haben hier fast 3 Tage Zeit um uns einiges anzusehen und uns dann fuer unsere Outback-Tour vorzubereiten.<br><br>Einige Besonderheiten, die wir uns hier schon angesehen haben.<br><br> Royal Flying Doctor Service - so was wie ein fliegender Notarztwagen ...

... survival tips, too should anyone ever cross paths with one. The kangaroo will take your hand in his paws and pull you towards him while looking you in the eye. He is not trying to shake your hand or give you a warm Aussie Outback welcome though as past tourists have thought. Actually that was their last thought because once the human subject is close to the roo's body, he will stand up on one foot and slice the human open with the other. So we ...

... to remove her long pants and long sleeves for swimming time). Unfortunately, the lack of gravel means Charlie feels free to come and go as he pleases.<br>The amenities are spotless, the grounds are well maintained and there are great camp kitchen facilities. We went over this morning to the camp kitchen for the regular Sunday morning pancake breakfast that the park hosts for all it's guests. Even Charlie was impressed - scoffing down two big pancakes very quickly.<br ...

... aborginal art... lots of galleries here).... nice art and EXPENSIVE!!!! <br><br>then bought some food and chilled at the hostel... as the next morning we were off to uluru and being picked up at 6am... so an early nite was planned.... (hard for little insomiac me... ) ... bt crashed at abt 12 midnight - think it was the horrible night sleep on the bus that helped!!!!...<br><br>so not alot of pics.. mostly pics of on our way down to alice... <br><br>k xoxo <br><br><br>

... tropo as they call it. When the rain finally arrives a lot of the land is flooded and so most of the places we visited would be inaccessible. We took every opportunity possible to swim in all the waterfalls after our long sweaty walks. We took a cruise along the Mary river where we spotted a few crocs! The majority of Kakadu is Aboriginal land which you can only visit with permission. We visited one site called Ubirr where we saw ancient rock art and learned a bit ...