DAY 40 PALM VALLEY-KINGS CANYON

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July 18th 2022
Most of the 190 km Mereenie Loop Road is hugely corrugated. A real bone and vehicle shaker. The dust was thick and hung in the air. We were relieved when we reached Kings Canyon campground. We did come across numerous wild brumbies on a number of occasions. On one occasion we witnessed, “I am king-of-the-herd” fight, with hooves being kicked swiftly backwards and the subsequent rising high on ... 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