Monday September 9, 2019 Road video and map – Alice Springs to Tennant Creek, NT Today was the first of the three days it takes, realistically, to get back to the east coast by road from Alice Springs. For some reason there is no paved road to the coast directly from Alice Springs (pop 25,000) … Continue reading The Devils Marbles
Sunday September 8, 2019 Road video and map – Erldunda to Alice Springs I have three days of heavy driving ahead to get back to the east coast and so, today, I took it easy. I drove the 200 km/125 miles to Alice Springs and, after a couple of shopping stops, visited the Royal Flying … Continue reading Visiting The Royal Flying Doctor Service
Saturday September 7, 2019 Road video and map – Kings Canyon to Erldunda via Uluru Some reviewers of Kings Canyon said they they found it as splendid as Uluru which gave me some concern as I headed to Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) today. Luckily, I completely disagree and found both sites … Continue reading The Red Centre
Friday September 6, 2019 Road video and map – Erldunda to Kings Canyon Today delivered the first disappointment of the trip. The “red centre” of the country is famous for Uluru (Ayers Rock) but there are also several other National Parks in the area and one that caught my attention was Watarrka National Park and … Continue reading Watarrka NP: Kings Canyon Disappoints
Thursday September 5, 2019 Road video and map – Coober Pedy to Erldunda Roadhouse Most of today was driving another 300 miles north along the Stuart Highway but I started out with a scenic dirt-road excursion just outside Coober Pedy. One feature of Australia that I had never heard of before planning this trip is … Continue reading A Long Fence, Colourful Hills, Kangaroos and the Northern Territory
Wednesday September 4, 2019 Road video and map – Port Augusta to Coober Pedy, SA In the outback the distances between places are huge and much of the time over the next week will be spent driving. Today;s journey was the 540 km (336 mile) southern section of the Stuart Highway from Port Augusta to … Continue reading Coober Pedy – Opal Capital of the World?
Monday September 2, 2019 Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, is the country’s fifth largest city with a population of around 1.1 million. This is about one quarter the size of Sydney or Melbourne and the city has a very different feel than either. It is relatively low rise with the tallest building topping out … Continue reading Adelaide and on to Port Augusta