We enter the Northern Territory.

The road to Uluru

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September 19th 2012
The first day of our journey we departed at 9:30, the second day it was 8:30 and on the third it was 7:30. This was obviously not a trend that could be maintained. Joan was pleased to note that we departed at 8:15 today. Today we discovered what a difference a tail wind can make when pulling a caravan. We recorded a 14l/100 Km difference in fuel consumption between and head or a tail wind. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Uluru

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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