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Day 7. Tennant Creek to Katherine

August 03, 2015 • 1 Comment

I should have spent more time on the background of our tour. We had been intending to do it for some years when Tina became unwell and this year was the first that it seemed practical. The tours were put together and accompanied by Bruce Bishop of Bishops tours. We booked our tour well before Christmas last year, and went through all the usual plan...

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Day 6, Devils Marbles & Tennant Creek.

July 27, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Day 6 started early, we were starting to get used to unpacking and repacking. Did breakfast and settling up with the hotel and were ready for our pickup on time. It turned out to be a bit late but in the meantime we met a fellow traveller who had stayed at Ibis Springs overnight as well. The 4WD Coach appeared eventually and we were introduced to J...

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Alice Springs Days 4 & 5

July 19, 2015 • Leave a Comment

This might be better titled "What we didn't do in Alice Springs". Having arrived the previous evening we felt no rush to do anything first thing. After breakfast in the hotel restaurant, we wandered into reception to seek advice. Like what is where and how do we get there. It seems that taxis or walking were the only options as we didn't have acces...

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Day 3. Kings Canyon

July 15, 2015 • 1 Comment

We got into Kings Canyon Resort late on the afternoon of day 2. Weary and hungry, our bags were dropped off outside our room for the night. A cup of tea and a hot shower restored the spirits. We'd been told of several p laces in the village complex where we could eat and we headed for the pub's restaurant only to find out that we'd misjudged the d...

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Day 2. Uluru

July 11, 2015 • 2 Comments

The morning of day 2 started with an early breakfast, and then the coach pick up to the Uluru sunrise viewing area. It was still pre-dawn and very cold, we wandered around looking for an ideal spot. The coach driver had indicated the viewing platform, a short walk from the parking area. However it was crowded and after having a look I decided that...

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