Day 17 Arkaroola to Marree 013 The poor van

Day 17 Arkaroola to Marree

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June 3rd 2013
We were able to leave beautiful Arkaroola today as they have opened the roads. Now for the highlight of the trip, getting up to Marree in the hope of a flight over Lake Eyre. We drove along the 130km dirt road out of Arkaroola without any problem. The road was in very good condition, after the rains, and the car and van coped very well. We stopped at Copley for a cuppa at the Quandong Café ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Marree

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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