devils marbles

the outback rocks!!!

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February 23rd 2009
my 9 day treck was AMAZING!!!! i definatly made the right decision to make the detour. day 1: i was up at the crack of dawn (something i learnt to get used to!) to be picked up from my accomodation in alice springs and make the journey to uluru (ayers rock). it was a long drive but there were frequent stops, one at a random camel farm, and it gave the group chance to get to know each other as ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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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