No black tights...tshirts OK

Day 20 – Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles)

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May 15th 2018
As usual it was a beautiful sunny day with just a whisp of cloud. We were visited by the “commando” quails who, in a group of 5 or 6, ran around our campsite flitting between tufts of grass and hiding. They would check over the top before making a break from cover. We had mapped out a number of walks for today. First up was the Echidna chasm. This was a walk along a dry creek bed and then ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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