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Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Outback » Coober Pedy March 12th 2005

Hi, hope you get this Emma and KB. 3rd time lucky for trying to get this blog thing happening. IIIIf it works I hope to be able to stay in touch while on my work trip to Canada and the states. Don't lose the site, and log in for updates. Fingers crossed!!... read more

Pre start check

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Outback February 16th 2005

Roxby

Well haven't left yet, just seeing how this works. I believe I leave Roxby for Canada on the 3rd March 2005. Hanging out to see the snow, as I have never seen snow before. Cool huh.... read more

Kanga'ruse'

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Outback September 29th 2004

See all the Kangaroos?

Rachel of Oz

I think the "kangaroo" might just be an elaborate hoax dreamed up to attract tourists to Australia. Or an urban myth. Indeed, when the first settlers wrote to home to England describing these creatures, everyone thought it was a joke and I'm inclined to feel the same way. These so called "kangaroos" are supposedly a pest, there are so many of them. "Don't drive through the outback at night" the natives warn "you'll be sure to hit a kangaroo". And then they turn to each other and snicker when you're not looking. I was positive we would see so many kangaroos on the road in the outback that we'd be sick of the sight of them. Not a one. I lie. We saw a few but they were dead on the side of the road. Most ... read more

Caution: Cattle Keeping it Real

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Outback » Coober Pedy September 28th 2004

Rachel Behind the Wheel

Rachel of Oz

Bill Bryson says in Down Under that "the great virtue about driving through emptiness is that when you come to anything - anything at all - that might be called a diversion you get disproportionately excited." In my opinion, truer words have never been written. Jesse and I and our new English friend Paul (our third English friend named Paul actually) embarked on a four day drive through the Outback from Alice Springs to Adelaide today. Anytime we saw ANYTHING, including a passing car, a bird, a tree, and especially any and all roadsigns, we almost crapped ourselves with excitement. Some highlights include a cow crossing the road, a pile of tires and a series of roadsigns stating "Caution Cattle" to which someone had helpfully added creative verbs. The first was "Caution Cattle Jumping" then "Caution ... read more

Into the Red Dusty Outback

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Outback » Coober Pedy August 25th 2004

claveles

From Adelade we headed North. Yay warmer! We started by stopping for a 10am wine tasting. The wine was really good too... So all buzzed up on Sav Blanc and a Rose Dessert wine we headed north through the Flinders Ranges. Lunch was a tasty Kangaroo Pie, which might be my favourate red meat. Who needs cows when you can have roos. From there we went to Alligator gorge... hiked through the river and gorge. We spent the night in the bustling metroplis of Quorin. In all seroiusness it is almost a real town. It had a decent pub. you've gotta love the Aussies, they build the worlds longest fence as a deterent to keep the dingos away from the sheep and cattle. now any dingo that wanted too could get through this fence, but it ... read more

Outback Adventure

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Outback March 15th 2004

Well, Kangaroo Island was just a taster of what was in store over the next 9 days. We had booked a tour with Campwild Adventures from Adelaide to Alice Springs. 9 days, 3 showers – a far cry to what I’m used to at home! It turned out to be the best part of my trip. Again, sleeping in a swag, nothing to protect me from the weird and wonderful things to be found in the Australian outback. Sleeping under an outback sky is one of my favourite memories from my whole 8 months away. The stars are so bright, the sky is so black, it really was amazing. I saw the most amazing sights I’ve ever, the Flinders Ranges, Oodnadatta Track, Lake Eyre, Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Watarka, and so so much more. The amount of ... read more

Brief history of Australia

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...more history

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