We were on the road at 8.30am for the short, 270 kilometre drive to Wagga. First stop was after a detour into Narrandera where we came into contact with the Murrumbidgee River. Unlike the Murray, this river was relatively dry. We stopped at a coffee shop . . . → Read More: 16 June 2007 – Hay to Sydney
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The alarm went off a 6.30am (6.00 SA time) and we learnt from the radio that it was minus 4.7 degrees outside. It was cold! We have been fortunate in the fact that the air conditioning in the van provides adequate heat and we have yet . . . → Read More: 15 June 2007 – Renmark to Hay We awoke to a very cold morning with a frost and fog on the hills around us. First stop today was the township of Burra (we visited there in 1976). We went to a local lookout to take photographs but to say it was cold whilst . . . → Read More: 14 June 2007 – Peterborough to Renmark Unfortunately, we are really on our way home now. We had another comfortable night even-though it was very cold. We departed just after 8.00am heading towards Port Augusta and our departure off the Stuart Highway. But before we . . . → Read More: 13 June 2007 – Woomera to Peterborough “She” was up early to shower but on the understanding that we could not depart before 9.30am (local time) as funds from the credit union would not be available until then. At 9.15am “He” made a withdrawal and we departed Coober Pedy. Thisd little incident highlighted . . . → Read More: 12 June 2007 – Coober Pedy to Woomera We went on a tour of Coober Pedy and our guide host was Rudy, a 72 year old ex miner who has lived in Coober Pedy for the past 36 years. Our tour included visits to an underground church, the Coober Pedy Golf Club (the rules . . . → Read More: 11 June 2007 – Coober Pedy Up at 6.30am for an 8.00am departure. Today we only had to drive 240 kilometres but we managed to add to that with a sidetrip to an area known as “The Breakaways” followed by a trip into the desert to see some of “The Breakaways” close . . . → Read More: 10 June 2007 – Marla to Coober Pedy The alarm went off at 6.00am and after breakfast, “He” went to the local lookout to watch the sunrise. We departed the camp site about 7.45am and stopped at the post office to post a letter to Bruce & . . . → Read More: 9 June 2007 – Yulura to Marla We slept in until 7.15am and were actually reluctant to get up then.
After breakfast we headed out to Uluru to partake of the final walk called the Kuniya walk. Firstly we drove . . . → Read More: 8 June 2007 – Yulura The day started with a 6am alarm followed by a quick breakfast before heading to a lookout near the campsite for views of sunrise on Uluru. We were on the wrong side to see the sunrise but what we shared with a lot of . . . → Read More: 7 June 2007 – Yulura Up early and departed by 7.45am. We had a bit of a scare with the van as the oil indicator light began flashing. The oil was checked and found to be OK and the light went out immediately the engine was restarted.
. . . → Read More: 6 June 2007 – Kings Canyon to Yulura “She” had a mild does of flu and woke at 4.00am for a “cough” and a quick comfort stop. The alarm was set for 7.00am but we elect to stay in bed and got up just after 8.00am.After breakfast, we headed to Kings Canyon but stopped at the resort café for a quick coffee . . . → Read More: 5 June 2007 – Kings Canyon Our itinerary states “Today will start from either Alice Springs or the Erldunda roadhouse. If we are in Alice Springs, we will depart at around 7.00am for a two (2) hour drive back to Erldunda before we start our six (6) hour trek to Kings Canyon that is located to the North West of . . . → Read More: 4 June 2007 – Alice springs to Kings Canyon The alarm went off at 7.00am but we had woken sometime earlier. The outside temperature was 2 degrees and there were a couple of patches of ice on the ground outside the motor-home. After breakfast we departed for the Sunday Markets held in Todd Mall. We went with intention of purchasing some Aboriginal art. . . . → Read More: 3 June 2007 – Alice Springs Today we slept in until nature called us both at 7.00am. After breakfast and a quick shower, we departed the caravan park at 9.00am and made the short trip through the Heavitree Gap into the township of Alice Springs. After parking the motor home in the “designated area”, a mandatory photograph was taken . . . → Read More: 2 June 2007 – Alice Springs |
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