Monthly Archives: June 2013

Palm Valley

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Greg Moore

So here we are in the, center of the driest country on earth and we go for a short drive from Alice Springs to a place called Palm Valley.  So named because it gets its name from a desert oasis … Continue reading →

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West MacDonnells – Part 2

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Greg Moore

So after 2 nights at the brilliant Ormiston Gorge, we moved on to a free camp at Point Howard lookout.  Our theory was it was well placed to tackle the Eastern end of the West MacDonnell ranges. Another brilliant decision, fantastic … Continue reading →

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West MacDonnell Ranges Part 1

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Greg Moore

After making the decision to not tackle the Mereenie Loop road from Alice Springs to the West MacDonnell ranges due to the recent rain (and the real probability of our vans falling to bits) we went back along the main … Continue reading →

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Kings canyon – unbelievable!

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Greg Moore

Alright now we have done uluru and I said that was fantastic, we did the Olgas, I talked that up too.  Kings canyon rim walk, may very well be the best of the red centres treats!  Mind you I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Tegan’s first week

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Greg Moore
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Another big walk – Valley of the winds

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Greg Moore

Ok, so climbing the rock was again out of the question due to the weather. Went to kata tjuta (the olgas).  We did the Valley of the Winds walk.  7.6 km up and down a goat track.  On the upside … Continue reading →

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Tegan’s Coober Pedy experience

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Greg Moore

  Tegan’s favorite part of Coober Pedy was her underground bedroom experience.  They say it is the only underground camping anywhere in the world.       We went and checked out the underground Catholic Church. She thought that it … Continue reading →

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Centre of the Country

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Greg Moore

Wow!  It took ages, we had to drive for 8 hours just to get to Coober Pedy. When we got there we realized that the people are hobbits, over 80% live underground.  Isn’t that so weird? We did some sight … Continue reading →

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Jake on the road – week 1

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Greg Moore

On the first day we got up at 5.30 am to be on the road at 5.55. We drove to Renmark, crossing the border on the way.  We saw Kangaroo’s, rabbits and emu’s.  One emu we nearly ran over in … Continue reading →

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One big walk – Base walk Uluru

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Greg Moore

Climb of the rock was closed today due to forecast rain (which did not happen).  We did the base walk instead.  Not sure that you can truly understand the size until you are standing beside it. A 10.6 km walk … Continue reading →

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