B.W Elkira Motel Alice Springs

... In one cage was a frilled lizard. Here is where we probably came dangerously close to lizard abuse. Of course we wanted to see him with his frill open. We didn't want to tap on the glass because we know that is a bad thing. My husband was wearing a floppy hat so I suggested he put the hat at the side of his head and flop it. It was actually getting the lizard interested. Next he flipped my hat up ...

... out to be coin operated. So we spent a couple of hours doing our own laundry and then had to take a taxi back to the hotel to drop off the clean clothes. Ah, the years of experience and more money is certainly a nice passage of time. Clean clothes are wonderful as well. And extra nice to be able to laugh about the prior laundry episodes. I wonder if my daughter laughs about our Rome laundry dance yet. Maybe I won't check.

... w**d mich niiiiieeee wied** (ok, vielleicht ein bissl) ueb** die Fliegen daheim beschw**en. Ich hab noch nie in meinen Leben so laestige Drecksviech** **lebt wie hi**. Die fliegen dir in die Augen, die Ohren, die Nase und du wachelst h**um und watscht dich die ganze Zeit ab, weil die nicht wegfliegen, sond**n sich alle 2 Sekunden sich wied** auf dein Gesicht setzen. Da kriegst echte Aggressionen. Hab mir vorsichtshalb** fu** den Norden ein Moskitonetzv**huet**le fu ...

... petit congélateur ambulant). Lors de notre arrivée en fin de journée, nous avons visité le centre culturel aborigène et fait une petite partie du tracé entourant Uluru. Ce monolithe rouge est vraiment impressionnant, mais il est surtout une terre sacrée appartenant aux Anangus (peuple aborigène du coin). Après cette petite marche, nous nous sommes dirigés vers le lieu officiel où tous les bus (tours) se retrouvent afin de voir le coucher de soleil sur le roc avec du ...

... in the spinefax grass and all sorts of biting ants abound. Even the spinefax (pronounced spin a fax) will cause bodily harm with its spikes that both scratch and eventually cause temporary paralysis. So many varieties of scorpions and spiders are out there as well and if all this creepy crawler **** doesn't get the careless, the sun and dehydration will. Maneuvering around the Outback requires great care but the rewards are ...

Our driver for the day was Craig Cotterell, who grew up at Stuarts Well 90km south of Alice. Craig studied geology at uni and was full of information on the formation of the geological forms along the way. At the intersection of the Stuart Highway and the Rainbow Valley road we met up with Craig’s dad, Jack Cotterell. Jack’s a well known local identity, having helped set up the original accommodation at King’s Canyon. He was accompanied by another of ...

... What a way to end the day :). That evening we stayed on camp grounds with proper facilities i.e. shower &amp; toilet, but still under the stars in sleeping bags and swags. <br><br>Day 3: A very early start to see the sun rise at Uluru &#8211; at the newly opened platform, it was a nice relaxing morning viewing the changing colours of Uluru, then on to do a 10km walk around the base. You can climb Uluru if you wish, however the site is sacred to the ...

... been so used to being above the clouds that I didn&#8217;t look out at first &#8211; watching Angels and Demons instead, trying not to laugh out loud at the corny script and hammy acting - then happening to look there was the fabulous view of the scale of the red desert I also caught a glimpse of the huge inland sea, Lake Eyre.<br><br>I had 2 days in Alice Springs both before and after my camping trip so decided to continue in experimental vein and book into a backpacker type ...

If we can't be bothered to cook on a Sunday night, or if we're really craving a good old roast dinner, then we head over to the Heavitree Gap Tavern, where for just $10 you get a huge plate of carvery roasts (like beef, lamb, chicken and even camel), plus roast veggies (like spuds, carrots, cauliflower cheese, pumpkin &amp; brocolli), all doused in as much luscious thick gravy as you want! Whilst ...

... of our Thorny Devils at the park gave birth to four babies about six months ago, so while the mum does this strange robotic walk (to disguise herself) her young ones are racing around the cage oblivious to what they should be doing to avoid predators and it makes me chuckle that even in the animal kingdom no-one listens to their parents!<br> We also have endangered species, like the Bilby ...