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Our Greyhound bus

The trailer is for mail, the one thing that keeps the route profitable. When Greyhound loses the mail contract (as with Perth-Broome and Perth-Adelaide routes), the routes get cancelled. This is the only public transportation over ground!
Tuesday Nov 14, 2017

November 14th 2017
Today we got to see what the Outback looks like, at least for the area between Coober Pedy and Alice Springs. The next few days will be quite different, as we explore Uluru (Ayers Rock). Coober Pedy got a lot of rain and thunderstorms overnight. Lots of puddles all over, since it’s pretty flat here. We heard several smaller landing strips are closed until the runway water evaporates. Evidence o ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

Australian Flag 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
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