Blogs from Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 56

The next morning we were woken by Dingos howling!!! Dangerous things those buggars!!! We were on our last stretch to Alice Springs...................... I had a great time these last few days seeing great things........... its been an experience! A huge train was passing though Alice Springs accross the main road in as we were arriving.... so had to wait- o my gosh the train are absolutely huge- pulling at least 50 containers I'd say!!!! The trains just run along the roadside- its great to see....... was hoping we'd get to see one...................... We dropped the van off- all was fine........................... this place is full of Abos- they scare me!! Checked into our hostel................ cool hostel! Made it safe and sound! God knows there we are heading next and how we are getting there! xxxx... read more

Well Alice Springs was not what I expected...I imagined it to be a lot bigger and maybe cleaner too... I stayed at a hostel with my German friend Daniela from the expedition. Seemed strange to have an outdoor pool at the hostel, guess I'll see alot more of that the further north I travel... Everyone from the expedition met up at a place called Bojangles, for dinner and drinks. It was a real outback place but in the middle of the town. With saloon type swinging doors and peanuts on the tables which you could just chuck the shell on the floor...every step was a crunch in there! The toilets were strange too, with door handles on the wrong sides and the sinks tap not controlling your sink, but one say the other end...was a quirky ... read more

2. Abschnitt meiner Reise Und weiter geht's auf ins Zentrum Australien's. Am ersten Tag konnten wir uns noch in Alice Springs erholen, doch dann fing unsere 5 Tage Outback Adventure Tour an. Morgens um halb 5 Uhr ging es los. "Warum bloss nur so frueh", haben wir uns gedacht? Doch schon nach dem ersten Tag wurde uns klar, dass es hier schon um 8 Uhr morgens 35-40 Grad heiss sein kann. Ausserdem kamen unendlich viele Fliegen im Morgengrauen aus ihren Loechern geflogen und krabbelten am liebsten in unsere Augen/Nase oder Ohren. Zum Glueck hatten wir Fliegennetze ueber unseren Koepfen..... Die Tour war einfache spitzenklasse. Wir haben wunderschoene Sonnenuntergaenge und -aufgaenge gesehen, haben im Freien uebernachtet und haben endlose Wanderungen bei 40 Grad unternommen. So ging es also am ersten Tag der Tour auf in Richtung ... read more

Hey yall! Ok, lastest update... We're in the country of No worries here...So apparently, there is nothing to worry for our tour leaving tomorrow am for Cairns....By the time we'll get there, everything should be fine. HOWEVER, another cyclone is forming and might hit the east coast...So, I'm a bit worried right now but apparently, the bus driver wont let us in the middle of a cyclone, our tour might just be extended for a few days until it get calmer on the east coast... For weather update: http://independentwx.com Talk to you all in a few days...or more....time will tell!... read more

Hello all!! Last message for the next 4 days for I'm adventuring myself to the Red Center today for a 3 day and a half Outback Safari tour! We're leaving in two hours (no cell phone, so don't try to reach us!) and I can't wait to live this adventure! Camping under the stars by the camp fire in the middle of the country with no traffic noise, no uncomfortable bunkbed mattress, just flies and weird animals and other people snoring :p Tons of fun!! The tour will take us through Kings Canyon and we'll have the chance to see two sunset at Uluru and one sunrise...The pictures should be AWESOME!! :) ... read more