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<-- my life, by webgoddesscathy --> :: Friday, September 26, 2003 :: Just back in Alice Springs after my 3-day red centre trip with Adventure Tours. I have just seen all of the big Australian icons: King's Canyon - huge canyon with red cliffs and a lovely swimming hole Uluru/Ayers Rock - did the base walk, as they discourage climbing, saw sunset/rise Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) - kind of like Uluru/Ayers Rock but many of them (just smaller) Drove over 1500km. Walked about 20km. Tonight, eating free pizza over at Melanka's Backpackers hostel again. Then off for my 2-day trip to Adelaide to meet Meredith and the Kates (friends of Tony). I'll be there about a week; totally looking forward to being in one place for more than a night. :: Cathy 3:16 AM [+] :: 0 comments :: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 :: I'm in Alice Springs after a whirlwind 3-day trip aboard an airconditioned coach. Luxury. Day One : Darwin to Katherine Stop in Adelaide River at the WWII cemetary. Very sad. And hot. Canoed in Katherine Gorge. Breathtaking. My wrist hurts for days afterwards. Permanent camp site just outside Katherine. Day Two: Katherine to Tennant Creek Lots of ground to cover. Swimming in hot springs; was just like a morning bath. Lunch at the Daly Waters (pop: 7) pub; a VERY old pub in the middle of nowhere Swimming in Tennant Creek Dam water hole. Overnight in former horseback riding farm. Permanent camp, but I slept outside in a real Aussie swag (like a sleeping bag with a mattress), just like all the hardened outback station hands. Day Three: Tennant Creek to Alice Springs Heat starts to lift a little. Cloudy. Battery Hill Gold Mine Tour Devil's Marbles Ti Tree (small town with lovely art gallery where we had lunch) Tropic of Capricorn Staying at Melanka Hostel. Tomorrow, I'm off to see Uluru/Ayers Rock. Up at 5:30am. Who says this is a VACATION?! :: Cathy 2:56 AM [+] :: 0 comments
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