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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 Up at 6.00am, departed at 7.30am with a home made coffee to go. No photographs were taken on the way out as “She’s” camera ran out of battery. But not to worry, we are returning on the way home. Coober Pedy still showed its presence for several kilometres after we departed with the evidence . . . → Read More: 1 June 2007 – Coober Pedy to Alice Springs Another early start to the day with the alarm going off at 6.00am. We had a comfortable night and each night seems to be getting better as we become accustomed to the bed in the motor-home. The temperature outside was very cool and the weather forecast mentioned a front coming across the Great Australian . . . → Read More: 31 May 2007 – Port Augusta to Coober Pedy
We awoke to a 6.00am alarm and a temperature hovering around 5 degrees. Fortunately the overnight temperature had allowed us to have a comfortable night’s sleep.We departed at 7.45am and discovered that the caravan park was located adjacent to the Broken Hill cemetery. . . . → Read More: 30 May 2007 – Broken Hill to Port Augusta Monday night was very windy with heavy rain for most of the night. The van was shook by the wind despite the fact that there was a caravan only about 20 feet away and on the windward side. The night was a bit restless because despite the rain and wind, it was still reasonably . . . → Read More: 29 May 2007 – Broken Hill We had another comfortable night however the temperature was several degrees higher than Parkes. Just prior to leaving, we noted an apparent change in the weather from previous days with the sky full of dark cloud to the west.We departed at 8.00am and also noted a significant change in the terrain. The land . . . → Read More: 28 May 2007 – Cobar to Broken Hill |
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