Three Mustketeers at Uluru

Uluru and Alice Springs

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September 10th 2008
On 9/7 we spent the day around Cairns. We took a drive and walk to see some waterfalls, wandered through some shops downtown, blew $2 in a casino (Kirsten’s first unsuccessful attempt at gambling since the legal age here is 18), and spent some time at the pools at the RV park. On 9/8 we returned the RV and headed to the airport for our flight to Alice Springs. We went from hot and humid to ho ... 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