Down at the foot of Uluru

A Rock and a wet place

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June 1st 2009
After record breaking rain washed away the beaches and towns along the east coast I decided to find drier scenery. Cue a quick jaunt to the Red Center, the Bush, the Outback, the err Middle. The flight into Alice was civilised enough, though it should have been for the price of the ticket, and the YHA was very liveable. Alice Springs is the largest town in these parts, with nothing but c ... read more

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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