Thorny Devil

The Beginning of the Middle...

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October 26th 2010
Alice Springs. Interesting place. After a very long wait in Cairns Airport, I flew to Alice Springs and was surprised to see how green it was. It has been raining here so much that there is fresh green grass and colourful wildflowers all about the place - something you only have the privilege to see once every thirty years or so. Maybe the rain that's been following me around isn't such a curse af ... 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