Second night campsite

Road to Hermannsburg

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July 9th 2007
I don’t know why we thought we could get here in a day. It has ended up taking us three, averaging less than 10 km per hour the whole way. It’s been sheer hell, though the absolutely gorgeous nights, not a light anywhere, wild horses by our tent in the morning and unspoiled scenery the whole way has made it almost worth while. But it has been enough to convince us both we will not be doing the ... 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