TeeDee
Tee Dee Joined: February 18th 2009
Logged in: October 13th 2010
Logged in: October 13th 2010
Travel Blog Posts
Cruising around Central Australia with a sense of freedom is a great way to enjoy the outback. For our Product team’s trip around Central Australia, the self drive option was a great way for us to experience the outback in our own time. So we grabbed our trusty Britz 4WD, (Toyota Landcruiser), and headed off into the open spaces of Central Australia with 2 other cars in tow and the rest of the team. The 4WD was very comfortable for 4 of us and our luggage, and very easy to drive Our few days of freedom were spent marvelling at the beautiful scenery along the way to iconic places such as Uluru/Ayers Rock and Kings Canyon. We arrived at Uluru just before our pick up for the sunset BBQ with APT. Looking for a bit of ... read more
Driving up to Kings Canyon and hearing the description of the walk from an experience guide created some nervous butterflies… but I was excited about the challenge that lay ahead. The closer we got to the Canyon, the bigger it got… and so did the nervous butterflies. As we began scampering up the first part of the Walk, it became obvious why they call it ‘Heart Attack Hill’ - the first twenty minutes were equivalent to a good couple of hours in an intense gym class! A few well deserved water stops allowed me to take in the beauty of the surrounding landscape. Finally reaching the top of the Canyon, we were rewarded with amazing, 360-degree views- a sight you would never become tired of. Fortunately, the rest of the walk was much easier than Heart ... read more
When I was in Kakadu I decided to be a bit tough and go Croc Spotting. I’ve watched Crocodile Dundee enough times to know what to do! I figured I’d probably see two or three, and that would be it… I’d heard about this little billabong in Kakadu, called Yellow Waters, where I could go for a cruise, see my two or three crocodiles, birds and some other wildlife. I thought ‘yep this will be good, but I bet the crocs are just set up for the tourists…’ I got to the wharf and walked out to the boats. There was a warning sign saying to beware of the crocodiles with a no swimming sign there also. Walking along the board walk, I looked down into the weed on the edge of the billabong and saw ... read more
After trekking around Kakadu and Arnhem Land, I was surprised to have a rare free morning in Darwin. I had heard so much about the new wave pool and being a bit of a beach lover, I thought I better check it out for myself. After paying the $5 entry fee for a half day pass, teamed with my swimmers, towel, hat and sunscreen, I headed into the pool grounds. Scanning my surrounds for a comfortable spot in the shade, I spread my towel under one of the small palm trees offering enough shade to shelter from the sun. I gazed back towards to pool which for a Wednesday morning was quite full with families, tourists and school kids who may have wagged school and I noticed that the water is flat! There were no waves, ... read more
The other weekend If theres one thing that Central Australia is known for its out of the ordinary stuff - like jumping on the back of a camel and racing it around an arena! Yes, the other weekend Alice Springs hosted its annual Camel Cup! the 11th of July dawned a beautiful day in Central Australia. it was a little iffy at the start with a change predicted to come through, but it stayed away long enough for the event to go off. I dont know how much you know about Camels, and the racing of the beasts, but the best way to describe it is that they are about as graceful as a cow riding a bicycle. Camels are the type of animals that do what they want. If they want to run then ... read more
Camel to Dinner! What an amazing experience, never done anything like it before! You get picked up from your hotel and taken out to the Camel Farm which is about a 20min drive and on arrival are given a safety brief of being around the camels. We then got taken into the yard, where you get lined up and matched to a camel. Everyone, one by one is helped on to their camel (there is 2 people to each camel) and you are taken out along the Todd River for a 1 hour return camel ride before being taken back into the yard and they sit each camel down one by one starting from the front and each person gets off one by one. You then have a chance to look through a museum and gift ... read more
