Mercure Inn Diplomat Alice Springs

... and astringent for wounds. Another tree's branches can be used as spears to wound a roo in one leg so it can't hop off far with the other. And roo meat is a tasty bush tucker as they call it that is low in cholesteral and lean. Fruits abound as do edible mushrooms and flowers. If an animal won't touch it, neither should humans basically.

I even saw a coconut looking thing from some palm that is full of cyanide ...

... gardens and round the sea wall to get photos of the opera house in the daylight. I have been here before but can’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 – by this time it was getting dark, the rain came on with a vengeance and on the return to Sydney, a spectacular lightning storm ...

... loved the star gazing talk held at night, we all the loved the free pancake Sunday mornings and loved watching the free didgeridoo demonstration which sparked an interest for us all to learn so Troy has bought his first 'didge' and plays it alot.

... working and yelled a bit at Nico coz I was so tired (even though he'd just got back aswell, but I had to take it out on someone and I admit I was a bit of a b*tch and it was unfair). Our neighbours overheard us and the next day we were presented with a meat pie, so that neither of us had to think about who's turn it was to cook dinner! She even ...

... br>On our return journey home we stopped in at the Glen Helen Gorge, which is only a short walk up the dry Finke River bed, the oldest watercourse in the world. There was a pretty water hole at the entrance to the gorge and we stopped here to have a picnic lunch. Only 11 kms further on down the road we drove into Ormiston Gorge. This one we would highly recommend a visit to, the towering gorge walls were stunning and we had a cute ...

... waiting. we stare intently at the blank screen. waaaiiiitttttttttt. waiting. Hmmmmmm. Eventually work out that something might be amiss so head out and tell the girl that not much happening. She comes back in the room and suggests the tallest people stand up and wave their arms around..... !?!?! Of course! What were we thinking!? An obvious answer to the technical hiccup.
Following a frenzied arm wave by those vertically worthy, the film kicks in ...

... American stereotype and finally there was a British couple who loved to hug. I mean LOVED. Everywhere you looked they were in a long, drawn out embrace. They did not make the faintest effort to socialize, instead they hugged. Sometimes they kissed, but mostly the hugged. I found them slightly creepy.

Together we awoke at 5am to see the sunrise at Uluru and this time the sky behaved. With our moral ...

... probably more comfortable than sleeping in the bunker with the rest of us smelly people! Bravo Munna! Even the resident dingoes didn't phase her.

After 3 nights here, (the days spent exploring the local comet crater, various gorges, the ochre pits and Hermannsburg- where we enjoyed the apple strudel but declined the $25 per head self guided tour of the old missionary buildings), we tackled the Mereenie Loop ...

... him today….

Tom: Mr Incredible is sooooo strong. No-one in the word is as strong as Mr Incredible. Even you Dad. Do you know the only person on the planet who is strong enough to pick up a whole swing set?
Sam: Dad?
Tom: No
Scott: Mr Incredible?
Tom: No. Pop Ted. And Mr Incredible. But Pop Ted is the only human strong enough.
……..Pop Ted, we love you. You are in our thought and prayers. Stay strong.

... had camels on the beach and a pearl lugger out at sea which added even more to an already beautiful sight. Broome was famous for its pearls though it’s now become more of a tourist mecca for both backpackers and grey nomads








The Gibb River Road is another famous 4wd track - originally developed to transport cattle from
Derby to Whyndam- and from it we visited lots of beautiful ...