Doris Broken Down

Across the Barkley Highway

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April 23rd 2008
Since our last blog a lot has happened in such a short time. We shall endevour to address all without boring you with the small details. We shall start with our exit from Alice Springs.......We headed out of Alice and headed North staying on the Stuart Highway. This was pretty much straight road all the way with very similar scenery untill we reached the Devils Marbles ( near Tennant Creek). Th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

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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