Ruby Gap

The Red Centre and the Trip Home

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August 27th 2008
Well, I'm back home in Perth now. To get here is about a 7-8 day drive from Cairns. I broke up my trip by catching up with some friends in Alice Springs and spending a few days revisiting some of my favourite places in the Red Centre. After that is was time to hit the dirt again for the run from Yulara (Ayers Rock Township) back via Giles, Warburton, Laverton and Kalgoorlie to Perth. As before ... 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