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11 June 2007 – Coober Pedy

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We went on a tour of Coober Pedy and our guide host was Rudy, a 72 year old ex miner…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June Filed under: Blower at Coober Pedy, Coober Pedy, Opal mining, The Breakaways, Underground mines

10 June 2007 – Marla to Coober Pedy

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Up at 6.30am for an 8.00am departure.  Today we only had to drive 240 kilometres but we managed to add…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June Filed under: Breakaways, Dingo fence

9 June 2007 – Yulara to Marla

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The alarm went off at 6.00am and after breakfast, “He” went to the local lookout to watch the sunrise. We…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June

8 June 2007 – Yulara

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We slept in until 7.15am and were actually reluctant to get up then. After breakfast we headed out to Uluru…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June Filed under: The Olgas, Walpa Gorge

7 June 2007 – Yulara

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The day started with a 6am alarm followed by a quick breakfast before heading to a lookout near the campsite…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June Filed under: Uluru at Sunset

6 June 2007 – Kings Canyon to Yulara

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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…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June Filed under: Aerial view Ayres Rock

5 June 2007 – Kings Canyon

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“She” had a mild does of flu and woke at 4.00am for a “cough” and a quick comfort stop.  The…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June

4 June 2007 – Alice Springs to Kings Canyon

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Our itinerary states “Today will start from either Alice Springs or the Erldunda roadhouse.  If we are in Alice Springs,…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June

3 June 2007 – Alice Springs

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The alarm went off at 7.00am but we had woken sometime earlier. The outside temperature was 2 degrees and there…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June Filed under: Alice Springs

2 June 2007 – Alice Springs

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[singlepic=23,320,240,,]Today we slept in until nature called us both at 7.00am.  After breakfast and a quick shower, we departed the…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June Filed under: Alice Springs

1 June 2007 – Coober Pedy to Alice Springs

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We were up at 6.00am and departed at 7.30am with a home made coffee to go.  No photographs were taken…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June

31 May 2007 – Port Augusta to Coober Pedy

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Another early start to the day with the alarm going off at 6.00am. We had a comfortable night and each…

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30 May 2007 – Broken Hill to Port Augusta

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We awoke to a 6.00am alarm and a temperature hovering around 5 degrees. Fortunately the overnight temperature had allowed us…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June

29 May 2007 – Broken Hill

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Monday night was very windy with heavy rain for most of the night.  The van was shook by the wind…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June

28 May 2007 – Cobar to Broken Hill

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We had another comfortable night however the temperature was several degrees higher than Parkes.  Just prior to leaving, we noted…

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27 May 2007 – Parkes to Cobar

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The night in the van was the best we have experienced to date as it was fairly cold and the…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June

26 May 2007 – Sydney to Parkes

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We left home just after 9.00am and called into Concord to see Mum. After a brief stop, we motored in…

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Posted in: Previous Years - 2007 Central Australia - May & June

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