Emu's at a Roadhouse on the way to Alice.

Trip to Alice Springs Day 14

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July 17th 2010
We rose after a quiet night and paid the exorbitant bill at the Kings Canyon Resort - they even charged a 1% extra for using credit cards. This would have to be the most expensive resort on the planet but everything is run down and second rate. We drove the sealed road from Kings Canyon to Alice Springs having seen the mud covered 4WD vehicles that had obviously taken the short cut route. We ne ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more