The Diamantina National Park

The long, dusty drive to Alice Springs

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July 8th 2014
We have made it to Alice Springs! Haven't put up a blog entry before now as we have had no reception for the first week and a half. The journey so far........... Gav, myself and the kids left home and put in a full days driving and made it to The Cooladdi Roadhouse, about 80kms east of Quilpie. We free camped at the roadhouse and boy was it cold! Luckily we were able to have a fire but even ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory

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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