tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75359419771569760292024-03-18T19:49:42.401-07:00Our trip around OZ 2016Gibbens-Johnsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325057946733664439noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535941977156976029.post-1045256034392156712016-11-22T02:17:00.003-08:002016-11-22T14:00:00.282-08:00Day 75- 80 Adelaide SA, Kosciuszko NP and home to Maroubra NSW<br />
Get out the hankies as this will be our last travel blog in the Gibbens-Johnson 2016 Oz Trip.<br />
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Between Ceduna and Adelaide, we passed through many little towns including Kimba -marking the half way point across Oz and Lochiel- which has built its own Lochness monster in a pink salt lake- weirdo.<br />
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We were planning to stay awhile in Adelaide after the trip across the Nullarbor but crazy weather and school leadership elections beckoned.<br />
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We setup up in the Adelaide Shores caravan park not far from Glenelg. Mandy and Ava were hunting and gathering supplies (maybe even a pedicure), when a crazy storm hit Jack and Joel, bringing down the annex and causing havoc. Luckily the hail missed us but the savage winds and rain bent a major internal pole. After a very windy, sleepless night with Joel getting up hourly to check and reinforce ropes and pegs etc, we hightailed it the next morning. We spent a few hours in Rundle Mall and Adelaide CBD before travelling to Renmark SA for the night. We stayed in best BIG4 caravan park of the whole trip located on the Murray River, NSW. It was very new and had lots of kids activities (jumping pillow, water play, pools, xbox/games room, TV cinema room).<br />
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The crazy winds followed us across OZ - dust storm at Neds Corner west of Mildura.</div>
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L-R The Big Murray Cod at Swan Hill and the kids favourite cry</div>
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Another wet and windy night this time in Deniliquin. The next day we arrived in beautiful Albury which had lovely tree lined streets. The out lying areas south of Wodonga to Tallangatta were magnificent. Rolling Hills, green pastures surrounding the picturesque and magnificent Lake Hume. Being only three hours from ski fields- Mandy thinks she has found the place where she wants to retire. Find a little hobby farm for the summer and during winter Mandy pretends to be a ski instructor and Joel manages a faulty towers ski lodge in Thredbo.<br />
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Lake Hume between Wodonga and Talangatta- Mandy's screen saver.</div>
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We then drove through the beautiful Kosciuszko NP up and over mountain ranges. We found our last camping spot by chance- Geehi Campground on a flat between the mountains. You can camp for free right on the snowy river, with snow capped mountains behind you. There were a few other tents housing many fly fisher people dressed in the whole catastrophe (waders, hats etc).</div>
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We finished as we started- camping in a lovely national park with the kids toasting marsh mellows on a camp fire. Ahhhhh..This was the best feeling.</div>
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We were there for the Supermoon in November</div>
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Our very last stop for lunch at Lake George north of Canberra. Have not seen water in it for years. Next stop Maroubra.</div>
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The last three months travelling around Australia has been a great adventure. Mandy has driven 21,000km without crashing the car, jack knifing the trailer or getting bogged (on a road). Joel kept his promise and cooked almost every night and the kids have packed away special experiences and memories that will last forever. </div>
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A few of our favourite times are: walking the Kings Canyon ridge, NT the ranger guided walk and light installation around Uluru NT, the snapping crocodiles of Windjana Gorge, NT, eating freshly cooked clam and yarnin with indigenous elders Frank and Maureen Davey and family at their Gumbanan Bush Camp (Dampier Peninsula nth of Broome, WA); swimming with the manta rays at Coral Bay, WA; crashing down the Yeagarup sand dunes at D'Entrecasteaux NP in the Southern forests of WA, the azure waters of Rottnest Island and Esperance WA; Tallangatta's (near Albury) beautiful landscapes VIC, freezing in Abercrombie Caves, NSW and our last night in Kosciuszko NP, NSW with the supermoon, snow capped mountains, camp fire and the snowy river. </div>
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Thanks to Mandy's sister Sue and brother-in-law Peter Langston, and other family and friends, for helping to plan this adventure- providing much needed knowledge and advice to us novices; Aunty Annette Johnson for looking after our cat 'Ginger Ninja", cleaning up and preparing our home for our return; and our family and friends who have kept in touch, reading this blog and cheering us along. Coming home is a bittersweet experience- we miss people but also miss the adventure. We eventually got into a routine and staying in the same place feels odd. However the kids don't miss their camp stretchers. The camper trailer was hard work but we now dream about the next time.</div>
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We have learnt to be more grateful for the riches we have: our beautiful home, loving friends, family, opportunities and our coastal environment- lucky us.</div>
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<br />Gibbens-Johnsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325057946733664439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535941977156976029.post-60923729771389202012016-11-21T19:32:00.001-08:002016-11-21T22:18:21.376-08:00Day 71-74 The Nullarbor WA-SA<br />
After leaving Esperance we stopped at Norseman, the so called beginning of the Nullarbor. When we put the next destination, Madura, into the car's Navigation, it said go straight ahead, no turns for the next 525km-great. The Nullarbor is 1200km from Norseman to Ceduna and the kids got a certificate at Ceduna just for making it across (tourist info centre gimmick).<br />
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Yellow lakes outside of Norseman due to Salt and Limestone</div>
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Most of the towns along the Nullarbor are just road houses where you can camp out the back on dry dirt or get a dodgy hotel room. They have a bar and restaurant. Our first stop was Caigunna- a third of the way across. The laundry (where the kids washed up) had the following sign on it.<br />
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We stopped at Eucla for coffee. It is a place where you can see whales and the Old Telegraph Station. The hotel has undergone a great renovation with good views of the Australian Bite from the backyard.<br />
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Finally arrived at the Oyster capital of Australia- Ceduna- bought yummy oysters and the owner gave us smoked shark- an interesting taste. We made it just in time to grab a cabin with a TV to watch the historical US Election results. Kids were sitting on the lounge shaking their heads saying "I don't believe Donald trump has won". Out of the mouths of babes.<br />
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The bay at down town Ceduna- and yet another long pier. We will miss WA. A big diverse state with no road tolls and you can drive 130km p/h - not that it helped us. We will return.<br />
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Onto Adelaide.Gibbens-Johnsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325057946733664439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535941977156976029.post-23151895258679736652016-11-20T16:30:00.002-08:002016-11-21T22:21:07.286-08:00Day 70-71 Wave Rock, Lucky Bay, Esperance WA<br />
During the four hour trip west of Perth to Wave Rock and afterwards to Esperance, you drive through the amazing wheat belt of south east of WA. Expansive landscapes and a great way to show the kids where bread comes from.<br />
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Silo at Ravensthorpe. Hear the wheat sway in the breeze near Lake King, south west of Wave Rock.</div>
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Wave Rock is just at the back of the only caravan park in town, so its an easy one minute walk to see this amazing granite formation.<br />
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It was pretty hot at Wave Rock however it was the flies that were in abundance and driving people crazy. Mandy wore her fly net, thanks to her sister Judy, while the others jumped into the pool to escape. In the morning we had flies on toast, the kids ate breakfast in the car and we left as fast as we could.</div>
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We didn't use the camp kitchen- listen to the video above to find out why.<br />
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We then drove to Cape Le Grand NP via Esperance and camped at Lucky Bay. This is a beautiful place. We loved the Kangaroos jumping on the beach and into our camp site. Amazing azure blue ocean and rocky outcrops. It was named by Matthew Flinders when he was circumnavigating Australia in 1802.<br />
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We wished we had stayed longer to do more walks. The camp ground is being renovated and we can highly recommend this place for a quiet stop. No power but has basic amenities.<br />
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Walking down to a neighbouring bay called 'Hellfire' </div>
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We drove along the west coast of Esperance to check out the surf breaks for Jack. No surfing today but beautiful beaches with azure blue waters again- magic.</div>
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<br />Gibbens-Johnsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325057946733664439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535941977156976029.post-45276303816613775502016-11-19T22:00:00.003-08:002016-11-19T22:00:49.247-08:00Day 65-70 Perth, WAFrom Albany we drove back to Perth to enable Joel to fly back to Coffs Harbour to attend his step-father's funeral.<br />
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We arrived on Monday 31st October at Woodman Pt Caravan Park, near Coogee Beach, sth of Freemantle (no where near a beach- don't go). Apparently Halloween even happens in caravan parks, so our children led the gang around to unwitting campers who offered tim tams and other desperate offerings. I really don't mind this American imperialistic event- it was a great way for our kids to meet the other children in the camp. The next day the camp kids were really keen to catch up and play with Jack and Ava.<br />
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After Joel jumped on a plane, the remaining family packed up the trailer and found new digs on Melbourne cup day- a difficult task. We were lucky to find an air bnb mansion for four nights, enabling us to relax and catch up on home work and journals. The kids loved the pool and home theatre, huge kitchen and four bedrooms. It would be hard to go back to camper stretchers and shared loos.</div>
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We did venture to Penguin Island off the coast of Rockingham, south of Perth. We got the ferry across and walked along the board walk to see seagulls nesting- their chicks are furry brown. We took a cruise to see the Australia Sea Lions on a neighbouring island- large and lazy in the sun. Then we watched the hand feeding of the little penguins which have been rescued and cannot be returned to the wild. Penguin Islands has 1000 little penguins breeding there and you can see their nesting boxes during the day while they are out catching fish.</div>
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The little penguins at play<br />
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In Margaret River we stayed at a great caravan park/farm called Taunton. It was lovely camping next to pastures, a dam and seeing the morning mists roll in. Kids had fun feeding the animals and the ducks joined us for a G and T.<br />
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The adults were excited by the opportunity to taste the wine on offer, however the prices are very expensive at the cellar door. We enjoyed the other tastings on offer- chocolate, cheese and ice cream.</div>
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There was a temple to the cows - a town called Cowramup (5mins nth of Margy River)- with statues on most corners.<br />
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We left Margaret River on our way south and visited the impressive Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse- the most southern west point of Australia. Many sites such as these have audio tours which are great. Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse is still operational with a light and weather readings beamed back. There use to be three light house keepers on site with their families but now its all automated. Lots of stories of life in this remote station.<br />
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Joel spotted a tiger snake after Mandy had just walked past. Pity this sign which we saw at our next stop wasn't erected to warn the scardy tourists.<br />
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Next stop Beedelup Falls in Beedelup NP, beautiful dense karri forests mixed with jarrah and marri trees.</div>
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Beautiful tall red eucalyptus tingle jacksonii trees 400 plus years old</div>
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We visited one of the tallest NP fire look outs- the Gloucester Tree just south of Pemberton. It was so named because the Duke of Gloucester visited and had lunch while the workers put in the tree pegs! </div>
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We camped at the Leaning Marri Campground in D'Entrecasteaux NP. It was lovely and quiet with only one other camper there.The Yeagerup Lake was walking distance.</div>
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We stayed in Albany for three nights while we waited out sickness and rain. Got in a few quick trips to more chocolate shops, a meadery and a walk through the replica of the Amity Brigg- the first ship to bring white settlers into this region in 1826.<br />
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We visited the newly renovated Gap and Natural Bridge. Next land form south is the Antarctic.<br />
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We did actually see a bandicoot in our caravan park tonight. The south west has lots of national parks, beautiful pastures and cute providores/galleries to drop into along the coastal road. Worth a visit.Gibbens-Johnsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325057946733664439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535941977156976029.post-45959502366170538982016-10-29T00:26:00.003-07:002016-10-30T03:06:45.054-07:00Day 56-60 Perth, WAOn our way to Perth we visited the famous pinnacles- limestone forms rising from the ground.<br />
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We camped at the Kurrinup Waters Resort, north of Perth for a week. We were lucky to get a campsite near the lake, though the serenity was shattered when the housing construction started up the next morning. The trials of setting up camp in the dark or on a weekend. Visits from the wildlife including resident bunny and lots of water birds made it fun. </div>
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On our first day we visited the lovely Kings Park which has spectacular views of Perth with playgrounds and plant species from across the different regions of WA.<br />
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While in Perth, Joel had to fly back to Coffs Harbour for three nights to visit his sick Dad- Tom. We kept busy by visiting Rottnest Island- what a wonderful place- we could have easily stayed for two days exploring the whole island. We took our bikes on the ferry and rode around half of the island. We swam in the clearest blue water I've seen, met friendly Quokkas and saw whales and dolphins off Cape Vlamingh. We came home with sore bottoms but sleepy happy faces.<br />
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Perth Mint- the large coin above the twins' heads is worth $60m and is the largest gold coin in the world. The Mint turned out to not be too boring. The guide spoke with a deep theatrical 'John Laws' voice and his jokes and demonstration of pouring a gold bar kept us interested.</div>
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The Swan Bell Tower- we were lucky enough to be there to hear a bell lesson for beginners- some need more help then others- see video below</div>
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Photo on right Kangas and Ore Obelisk (reminds me of the poo on a stick sculpture at Kings Cross), in front of a groovy looking 1950s styled City Council building.</div>
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We were lucky to catch up with some family on the Gibbens side, my nephew Scott and wife Loren who live in a great house and foster kittens and cats- ahhh. </div>
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I was lucky to meet my Uncle Walter and Aunty Faye. Wal is my father's brother whom I have not met since I was two. We don't have much family on Dad's side, so it was very special to be able to ask questions about my dear Dad who passed away when I was nine. He told me of the great ANZAC days in Sydney when he, his brother Bob and Dad went 'out on the town' (things don't change). Wal retold stories of my Great Grandmother milking 77 cows by hand twice a day on Dad's farm at Newee Creek on the NSW Nth Coast. I learnt a lot that day about my Dad and I am very grateful I could visit. Faye put on a lovely lunch. Nothing more special than to be able to add new people to the family.</div>
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Onto Margaret River.Gibbens-Johnsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325057946733664439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535941977156976029.post-16631685755204122142016-10-23T04:31:00.001-07:002016-10-23T04:31:54.359-07:00Day 55 Geraldton, WA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uX7oq2X_-j4BEcKX6Hlt32zJW8r8ev4WYGFbEJhLCsQ0CuucpfipByFhVsqs32AJmDJpxrhF0hr-TK6drKeDe182dfZMUfHBBCx362aNwkmFBhwiLPaljtPQmh5coe9GYX-Ro1ifnA0/s1600/IMG_6913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uX7oq2X_-j4BEcKX6Hlt32zJW8r8ev4WYGFbEJhLCsQ0CuucpfipByFhVsqs32AJmDJpxrhF0hr-TK6drKeDe182dfZMUfHBBCx362aNwkmFBhwiLPaljtPQmh5coe9GYX-Ro1ifnA0/s200/IMG_6913.JPG" width="200" /></a>On the way to Geraldton we passed one of the most aussie named roadhouses ever and lovely wild flowers.<br />
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Geraldton is a great town. It has the best foreshore area I have ever seen with a youth precinct that features a rage cage (well used by the twins) in which you can play soccer, basketball, netball etc in a totally covered cage, playground, water park, multipurpose centre, bike paths all next to a pristine beach ! Ofcourse a Labor Premier, Geoff Gallop started it. We were lucky to catch the last day of a Sailing Festival- a curtain raiser for the Dirt Harthog Festival. So there were markets and music.<br />
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Joel is reading the book 'Batavia' by Peter Fitzsimons so he loved the Western Australian Museum which had a section on shipwrecks. Geraldton is a great place to get your car fixed, while you take in the history and surrounds. Unfortunately we didn't get to the lighthouse.</div>
Gibbens-Johnsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325057946733664439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535941977156976029.post-40428736700979053402016-10-22T14:54:00.002-07:002016-10-22T14:54:42.576-07:00Day 51 Carnarvon WA<br />
Stayed overnight at Carnarvon on our way to the famous Monkey Mia, Ava has dreaming of visiting.<br />
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We visited the Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum which is a great exhibition of the history of space travel and Australia's involvement in the Apollo II mission to the moon. Carnarvon was a tracking station during 19564-75 and helped relay vision to NASA and beam live images to Australian TVs. It was the same story as played out in the movie "The Dish", except no cricket. It has the old consoles, great video theatre and a 1960's lounge room with the TV showing images of the Apollo II. Worth a visit.<br />
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It also built a weird looking satellite just to follow the Halley's Comet when it zoomed pass Oz in 1986. Now it has to wait another 75 years for it to pass- will it still work?<br />
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Ava and Joel walked down the One Mile Jetty which was used as a port in the early 1900s with diesel and steam powered wagons transporting goods to waiting ships. Its now a good fishing spot and a kind local gave Joel a few extra tailor they didn't need - ahh BBQ fish for dinner. Pity Joel couldn't claim the credit.<br />
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Gibbens-Johnsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325057946733664439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535941977156976029.post-62118005929687819162016-10-22T03:45:00.000-07:002016-10-22T14:51:47.254-07:00Day 52-54 Monkey Mia, WA<br />
Stopped at the new visitor centre in Denham which has a new history exhibition of the area but you had to pay to get in- outrage! So Jack just bought a souvenir coin and we got a permit to get into Monkey Mia. The town was in mad preparations for the Dirt Hartog Festival- a Danish sailer who in 1616 was one of the earliest Europeans to sail into Shark Bay and nailed a pewter plate on one of the islands.<br />
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Monkey Mia, 30mins north of Denham was beautiful. You would think you were on an island resort in the Whitsundays. Even though the amenities in the camp ground were aging; the pool, tennis courts, bar and fancy new restaurant in which we could only afford to buy coffees- were great.<br />
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The dolphins come to the beach shoreline every morning for a feed. In the past this was unregulated which had negative affects on dolphin behaviour such as mothers leaving the babies for an easy feed. So now the National Parks Rangers manage the feeding. They only feed 2-5 dolphins each session and only three different people get to feed one fish to a dolphin. Jack and Ava were lucky to be chosen out of a crowd of 160 people to feed Kiya. Didn't know that dolphins live up to 40-50 years.<br />
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On leaving Shark bay we visited Hamelin pool which has stromatolites- living fossils that are about 3,000 years old. These are similar to those which are 3.5 billion years old in other places like Abercrombie Caves near Bathurst (our first stop). These structures help to explain the evolution of the earth's atmosphere and helped achieve Shark Bay's World Heritage listing.</div>
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Coral Bay was a pleasant 10 degrees cooler than the Pilbara, so it was a great relief to camp right on the beautiful shores of Ningaloo Reef. The tiny cute town of Coral Bay supports a few shops, restaurants and two campgrounds/ resorts. It was fantastic being able to cross the road and snorkel off the beach, see massive coral and fish in the turquoise waters.<br />
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Big winds delayed our boat trip a few days but it was worth the wait. We snorkeled out on the reef, saw hump back whales, tiger sharks, turtles and SWAM with the Manta Rays and reef sharks. It was very exciting. It was a mad dash off the back of the boat, follow the guide and the Manta swims under you, then you try and keep up but they are too fast. Can highly reccomend a stay at Coral Bay.</div>
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We did a quick trip afternoon to Exmouth (130km north of Coral Bay). It was a weird town blighted by the development of man made marinas with obligatory McMansions. The town beach was adjacent to the large marina so water was murky because of the dredging. The cutest thing in town was this Emu sign below. Although just out of town is the lovely Cape Range NP, which had amazing deep gorges which you would never imagine existed from the main road. If we had a 4WD, we would have kept going west and stayed on the ocean bush camps.</div>
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Leaving Broome we stayed overnight at Eighty Mile Beach. We missed the sunset and the tide was out the next morning. Beach full of shells, large campground but dodgy amenities. Watched a family of five opposite us make their kids sleep on stretchers under the stars, then all squash into an old Landcruiser troopy. Our kids are living in luxury!<br />
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Arriving in Karatha, the kids enjoyed a great water park and a putt putt game in the dark. It was nice to have dinner with Joel's Uncle, Richard Johnson.<br />
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From Karatha we had to get a permit and watch a 20min video about how to drive on dirt, to use the Rio Tinto private Road to Karijini NP.<br />
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We passed plenty of 2km long iron ore trains and beautiful scenery. This is mining territory. After 6 hours on dirt road (we took the scenic route), we arrived at the campground.<br />
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We could not walk the million other Gorges in the NP as Mandy injured her knee. The NP had a great education project for kids. After completing a detailed booklet, the Parks Volunteer tested Jack and made him swear an oath to protect the environment. Only then did he get is badge- he is now a very proud Karijini NP Ranger.</div>
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In Broome for three nights as our fridge needed fixing as it was draining our camper battery. We made the most of being stuck- didn't really feel the love- a bit touristy for us. Could not make it to Barn Hill station as we had to stay close to the fridge fixer ironically called KISS refrigeration.<br />
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Gantheaume Point- where features an unattractive lighthouse<br />
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Gundaman Bush Camp<br />
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We drove probably the toughest dirt road yet- the Broome-Cape Leveque Rd to the top of the Dampier Peninsula into Aboriginal owned country.<br />
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It was an experience driving on a 30 degree slope to avoid the corrugations. Being over and under taken by 4WDs that fang it, riding over the top of bumps. Driving an AWD we adopted the tortoise strategy. I thought we may be in trouble but after a saw a 1990 Corolla Seca being gunned along the road, with the driver whipping it like a racer horse, we felt better.<br />
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Gumbanan Bush Camp is a beautiful, remote, quiet and special place.<br />
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This area of the Dampier Peninsula is home of the Bardi Jawi Peoples. They are saltwater peoples made up of six coastal clan groups based in three communities Djarundin, Lombardina and One Arm Point (Ardyaloon) which is five minutes from Gumbanan camp. Bardi is the language of the peoples on the mainland and Jawi is the language from Sunday Island (Iwany).<br />
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We had an extraordinary yarnin session with the traditional owners Frank and Maureen Davey. They were joined by their cousin John, his wife Janine and grandson Jared, who had come up for the weekend to enjoy fishing and the AFL grand final. Frank told us the story of how he worked on the native title claim which took 15 years, bringing the High Court to Gumbanan to prove his families ties since white settlement. The claim was finally granted in 2005 and covers 1037sqm of the land and sea.<br />
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That morning the family had caught clam and invited us to join them in a cook up. John cooked clam with ginger and shallots and chilli jam- it was beautiful. We also tried sea grapes- very salty. Maureen showed us the Bower bird nest, how she cooks damper in a quartz sandpit and talked about training up her grand kids to take over the tours they do. We talked about John's work with the Telethon Kids Institute established by Prof. Fiona Stanley which is researching chronic disease in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in WA. It was a lovely time, they made us feel very welcome.<br />
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There was hesitation on the drive back when it started to rain however we only passed through a few muddy puddles. We made it back just in time for the NRL Grand Final before Crab Races took over at the Divers Tavern, Broome.<br />
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<b>Day 1</b><br />
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<b>Fitzroy Crossing</b><br />
After an eight hour drive from Kununurra to Fitzroy Crossing, we camped at the River Lodge. It was a great wide open private caravan/camp ground with a great restaurant/bar.<br />
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We visited Geiki Gorge just outside of Fitzroy Crossing. No time for a cruise just a swim with the freshwater crocodiles.<br />
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<b>Tunnel Creek, Windjana NP</b></div>
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A 147km dirt drive to Tunnel Creek, where we read about the story of Jandamarra, a Banuba Aboriginal man who sought refuge in a water cave we walked through. Jandamarra worked as a police tracker before turning against the authorities, leading a rebellion against the white pastoralists who were invading the Banuba's lands. His full story can be read here: jandamarra.com.au/jandamarratheman</div>
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We did not walk the entire length of the cave as there were crocodiles towards the end nesting. Respected their space and our ankles.</div>
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<b>Windjana Gorge</b></div>
We camped the night at Windjana Gorge, where flushing toilets and showers impressed us for a NP in the middle of the outback.<br />
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We were lucky enough to watch a recent local phenomenon which occurs at sunset. The freshwater crocodiles lie in wait on the waters surface and sandy base of the Gorge for the thousands of bats which fly out of the caves to eat the insects. The crocs try and snap up the bats when they swoop down to the waters surface. Its an amazing spectacle of nature. </div>
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When a croc actually tries to snap a bat but misses.</div>
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<b>Windjana Gorge, Gibb River Rd, Derby</b><br />
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We trekked back to the scene of bat eating contest to see the Gorge in daylight. Beautiful place.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's for breakfast Skip? What's that? No feeding the wild children, even if they are cute and friendly.</td></tr>
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We then had dinner at the evening markets. Mandy spotted a market stall that stood out from the rest- The Divination Agency. She could have her future or past told by Miss Print, who typed it up on an old type writer or have it painted by Ms Divine. Mandy selected the written form. Miss Print asked her to hold, then turn a dictionary around in her hands. Miss Print then closed her eyes, turned the same dictionary and chose a random word that was suppose to enlighten Mandy's next five years. The word? "Quieten" ? Maybe children will be quieter around her? Ava said "Not likely". Well at least Mandy got a third off the price for being the first customer. They were lovely ladies with a tough crowd. Mandy is a sucker for dress-ups.<br />
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After a five hour drive we pulled into Timber Creek for an overnight stay. Ava was a bit sick so we stayed in a "cabin". You don't get much for your $140 p/n donga, which is a refurbished construction site shed. No photos could capture the ambiance.<br />
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The landscape is continually changing. Plenty of termite hills since Mataranka which along the Victoria Highway to Kununurra, survive even back burning. The locals like to dress up termite hills with T-shirts. Hmm. We stopped at Gregory's Tree which was the camp site of the first European expedition into the North Western region of WA, led by Augustus Charles Gregory. They left their date of departure on a Boab tree July 2nd 1856 (it looks like it was only done yesterday).<br />
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A cute town but hot and humid. We were up early and walked the mini Bungle Bungles in Mirima NP at 7.30am as it gets too hot by 9am (up to 40 degrees c). Home of the Miriuwung peoples.</div>
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They damned the Ord River to make the Ord River Irrigation Scheme- a high yield agricultural area to produce fruit and vegies. Thus a huge Lake Argyle was created.<br />
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After a hot night and plenty of swims in the BIG4 caravan park pool, we road our bikes to the only place you can swim in Lake Kununurra. We all discovered Joel is chicken and wouldn't venture out too far. There could be freshwater crocodiles about but they don't have a big enough snout to eat humans. Come on Joel!</div>
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Our trip to Wyndham (1 hour west of Kununurra) included a swim at the Grotto. Joel again showed his true colours. It was a steep climb down but the pool was refreshing in the heat. Later that night we found out that it has a resident fresh water croc. I haven't told the kids yet.</div>
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We arrived at Wyndham, a small, tired and very dry town with a massive port on the Cambridge Gulf. The Five Ways Look Out is AMAZING. It is the meeting point of the Ord, Pentecost, Forrest, Kink and Durack Rivers with the Cambridge Gulf and Timor Sea. </div>
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Up early for the much awaited flight over the Bungle Bungles</div>
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We got picked up at 5.30am- nice sunrise over Lake Kununurra</div>
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Left- Irrigation Scheme. Right- Lake Argyle, the second largest man-made water expanse in Australia</div>
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The Bungle Bungles</div>
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On the journey from Mataranka to Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge, we passed by many WW2 airstrips on the Stuart Hwy. They were built to defend Australia against Japanese bombings of Darwin and to transport goods.<br />
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We dropped into Larrimah. A weird little town pop. 11, consisting of a hotel, a big stubby and the Pink Panther caravan park. Why ? apparently a stuffed pink panther use to sit at the front of the hotel and kept being nicked, so they built a real one.<br />
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During WW2, Larrimah became the end of the northern railway to Darwin. Soldiers travelled by road from Adelaide then transferred at Larrimah for Darwin. It became a staging and hospital army camp.<br />
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We arrived at the informative Katherine Visitor Centre. You could stay at various caravan parks in town or head out to Nitmiliuk National Park and Gorge owned by the local indigenous Jawoyn Peoples and run in conjunction with the NT Govt's Parks and Wildlife Commission. A no brainer really.<br />
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We set up a non-powered campsite at Nitmiluk, which was much cheaper than a powered site. This is the only national park campsite I know that has a lovely wi-fi'd pool with a licensed poolside cafe that does dinner- yummy pizzas and kangaroo. Lots of Wallabys hanging around - cute.<br />
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Joel and Jack hung out in the morning, while Ava got her hair cut and Mandy coordinated extra non-powered devices in Katherine. In the afternoon we took the two gorge tour of Nitmiliuk (Katherine) Gorge. No canoeing as lots of rain brought many crocodiles down the river- not that we saw any.<br />
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After an eight hour drive from Devils Marbles to Mataranka (as much as Sydney to Yamba!) we camped at the Mataranka Homestead. This was against the advice of Trip Adviser who said NOT to stay at Mataranka at all as all the accommodation was lousy (sometimes they get it so wrong). Sure the amenities need an upgrade but the springs were part of the camp site in Elsey NP. They are the nicest part of the springs and only a 2 minute walk from our camp site. They made the visit worthwhile.<br />
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Since crossing the Tropic of Capricorn after Alice Springs, its been approx 34 degrees c and 89% humidity. Hot and humid. As soon as we camped, the kids jumped into the springs at late sunset. It was nice walking through the jungle (LEDs lighting the way) and being the only ones to swim in the springs. It was a bit like a bath but the kids thought it was cool (sic).<br />
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A movie based on Jeannie Gunn's classic " We of the Never Never", was shot around Mataranka in the early 1980s. A replica of the Old Elsey Homestead was erected for the film and is still here at Mataranka. The Elsey cattle station was established in 1879 by Abraham Wallace. After his death Aeneas and Jeanie Gunn managed the property for a year until Aeneas died of malarial dysentery. Jeanie left Elsey and returned south but the memories of the Territory stayed with her and are immortalised in the novel. All very tragic.</div>
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The homestead has two rooms and a few outfits from the film's character of Jeanie were on display - high necked, cream lace, Victorian dresses. The women must have sweated and dreded the itchy suffocating lace in these humid temperatures.</div>
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Day 1<br />
Civilisation! There's no town like Alice. I cannot express how wonderful it was to walk down the aisle of a supermarket and be able to peruse a variety of reasonably priced, familiar brands and fresh food, can be. It was like a dream. After exorbitant prices in the outback, I wonder how local people can afford anything other than baked beans and two minute noodles. We do take our variety and low prices of food for granted. Note to self- be more grateful.<br />
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Day 2<br />
A day of domestics and homework for the kids. The lure of the caravan park's pool, slides, BMX circuit, hanging with new friends and jumping pillow proved too alluring and allowances were made. Guess the subject of the school project? Government! I think Joel and I can be credited in their bibliographies.<br />
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Day 3<br />
We visited the Desert Park in Alice Springs. We were impressed by the talk by local Aboriginal man Damien, about desert bush tucker and traditional tools. We were washed out by sudden rains so it was lucky they give you wrist bands enabling you to come and go all day. We returned for the bird show and was impressed by how the trainer raised a treat in her hands and the birds came from wherever they lived, did their thing and flew off. The nocturnal centre was great, cute bilbies, strange reptiles and other native animals kept the kids entranced. Lots of lovely native wild flowers. Didn't really like seeing the dingoes, kangaroos and emus in captivity- prefer seeing them in the wilds. Great place to visit, expensive entry but worth it. Run by the NT government.<br />
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Gibbens-Johnsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325057946733664439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535941977156976029.post-26952279290845039942016-09-17T03:09:00.002-07:002016-09-17T03:18:59.853-07:00Day 20 West MacDonnell Ranges to Alice Springs, NT<br />
After a quick trip to Redbank Gorge to drop off our new friend Erin, we walked the rocky gorge channel. There was no water and not much to see- give it a miss. We camped at the closest spot- Glen Helen Gorge, about 130kms west of Alice Springs as it was about 3pm and we were tired. In retrospect, we should have camped at Ormiston Gorge where there are only 20 sites and a great cafe run by a Mum home schooling two of the cutest 5 year olds that asked our kids to play in the kindest way. Although you can have fires at campsites at Glen Helen, ours was so close it would have set the camper alight. Although you can get a alcoholic beverage if you take out a mortgage.<br />
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Tip for beginners: when travelling on a long dirt road don't put fresh eggs in the fridge - the vibrations smash them. Omelettes for dinner.<br />
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<b>Glen Helen Gorge</b><br />
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Up early to do a great walk to Glen Helen gorge which is connected to Finke River- a major water source for the region. If it wasn't so early in the morning, we could have swam around the corner for about 10mins to reach the 'organ pipes' rock formation where a romantic dreamtime story occurred (not this time).<br />
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<b>Ormiston Gorge</b><br />
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An absolutely beautiful gorge, peaceful, lush with water and stillness. I was looking forward to the Aboriginal acapella choir singing here on Sunday as part of the Desert Song Festival but found out that it has been cancelled because of the rain - boo.<br />
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Arrived at the BIG 4 caravan park in Alice Springs. As soon as the kids spotted the water slide into a pool they were off. Yee haaa. Give us a site as remote as possible away from the many teenage school camp tours that are currently following us (errr).<br />
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Kings Canyon caravan park is pretty basic but choose a non-powered site and you can have a great view. Take food with you as a burger at the restaurant is $30 and a six pack of beer $42! They did set up a cute bar on beer barrels at the lookout (walking distance from the caravan park), to watch the sunset.<br />
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We did the fantastic rim walk around the top of Kings Canyon which took 3-4 hours. What a spectacular view. The terrain was varied and rocky which proved to be too much for one teenager who passed us by in a banana lounge (i.e stretcher). Not sure how the medics got her down the steep rocky steps to the car park. We were joined by a lovely family from Newcastle also on tour. This is our favourite walk of the trip so far.<br />
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Watch out for dingoes at the caravan park, they don't steel babies just our left over chicken and chip bag from Yulara. Kids decided to build a dingo trap - it eventually had sticks and some camouflage. I doubt it will work- but their ingenuity kept them out of trouble for awhile.<br />
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To Uluru<br />
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The landscape during our nine hour drive from Coober Pedy to Uluru became more interesting.<br />
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Day 1 After setting up at the Yulara campground, we rode our bikes into town and listened to local Anangu man Leroy Lester describe the traditional weapons used in the desert.<br />
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Uluru at Sunset- one of the most amazing places in Australia<br />
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The Cultural Centre at Uluru is one of the best informative centres I've seen. Kids really enjoyed the documentary on the history of the campaign to have Uluru handed back to the local Anangu peoples, which happened under the Hawke Labor Government in 1985 after years of struggle.</div>
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We finished with another sunset view of the rock which was just in our backyard- in the sand dunes behind the caravan park which Jack, the intrepid explorer, found.</div>
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Took an amazing guided tour around the base of the rock with Park Ranger Mick. There are free daily tours from Marla Carpark. He pointed out various flora that traditional owners used like a tree that cures warts and berries used to make cordial. He explained the rock carvings on the natural outdoor classrooms used to teach young Anangu children. The womens areas around the base of the rock cannot be photographed as they are sacred places.</div>
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Mick told us a few dreamtime stories and reinforced the importance of not climbing the rock for many reasons, the most important being to respect the wishes of the Anangu people for which this place is very sacred. They don't climb it. Other reasons include safety, so far 40 people have died during climbing and the brittle nature of the rock is deteriorating. There are large translated signs requesting visitors not to climb the rock but they still do, we saw plenty grappling with the chain that remains on the rock. Under the lease arrangement between the Anangu and the Federal Government, the Government insisted that Uluru be allowed to be climbed for tourism revenue reasons. However this is suppose to end in 2019- lets see if the Turnbull Government stands by the original agreement or renigs.</div>
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The pool at the Outback pioneer hotel helped cool the hot day which left Joel and the kids panting on the camper floor while Mandy did the laundry! </div>
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A highlight of the visit was a tour of the "Field of Light" art installation by international artist Bruce Monroe that is on for a year. It has 50,000 LED stems that are positioned like a sea of flowers in front of Uluru on a private property adjacent to the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. You have to pay for a tour, no other way to get in. Ours had champers and canapes before sunset- posh!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.12px;"> </span></div>
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Day 1. We stayed at Port Augusta- a strange, depressing port town that has a great Tourist Information Centre. A lot of people were living in the caravan park while working in town. After a six hour drive we arrived at a dry Coober Pedy (even though they received 65mm last week the most since 1972!).<br />
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Coober Pedy is famous for opal mining (the largest in THE WORLD), which has destroyed the landscape covering it in large mounds of dry soil dug up from tunnels. The hokey mining tours, museums, opal shops look like a side show alley or a b-grade hollywood set. I'm expecting Yosemite Sam (gun toting Luney Tunes character) to come walking out of the IGA which apparently sells dynamite.<br />
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There are four underground churches in Coober Pedy of which the Visitor Info Rep recommended the Serbian church. The stained glass window had images of the Sturt Desert Pea.<br />
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Jack wanted to go to the underground bookshop- I can only recommend their tea towels.<br />
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The kids had a great time making friends in the sand pit at the BIG 4 caravan park and hope to see them in Uluru.<br />
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We visited the Umoona Mine and Museum. The 82 year old Rudi was our guide who has worked the mines since 1962. His wacky humour, accent and limp made the tour of the underground house and mine even more quirky. Great thing about living in a dugout is that it is always 24 degrees c, so no need for heating or cooling.<br />
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After one of the camp cook's wonderful meals (by AKA Joel Johnson), we slumbered well and Mandy cooked up a father's day breakfast in the Wilpena Pound campground. We rode our bikes halfway up to St Mary's Lookout, walk the rest when it became too rugged and the whinging grew to a crescendo. Then we fanged it down on our bikes, through a creek and loved the adrenaline rush.<br />
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We walked up to Wilpena Pound to see spectacular views of the crater-like landscape. In 1855 English doctors William and John Browne financed a doomed sheep station on Wilpena and surrounds. The Manager Henry Strong Price put 120,000 sheep in the crater, many of which perished in the drought of 1864/6. Floods also washed away the road built to transport stock and equipment into the pound. They realised only 20,000 sheep could reasonably be housed in this area. The local first peoples thought they were pretty dumb.<br />
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In the afternoon we took a cultural tour to Wilpena Homestead. Our tour guide was an Aboriginal Elder Mick McKenzie from the local Adnyamathanha peoples. He pointed out the many trees and plants first peoples used for cooking, eating and making perfume. He then led us to the Ikara meeting place and told us the dreamtime story of how Wilpena Pound was formed. The bodies of two serpents (akurras) form the walls of Wilpena Pound. This information is not on any sign, you need to speak to the local indigenous peoples to receive this insight due to many reasons.<br />
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To continue the Father's Day celebrations we feasted on our national symbols at the resort restaurant. We were lucky to be involved in the welcome to country that night. Terence Senior, Junior and Josephine Coulthard performed the ceremony and asked Ava and Jack to hold up the flag of the Adnyamathanha peoples. This was a great honour.<br />
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The following day we visited a local art exhibition in the old wool shed. Realistic landscapes are not my bag but one of the artist in residence, Trevor Hancox, painted two books marks for the kids and wrote a little message- ahhh how cute.<br />
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Wilpena was a wonderful experience- I highly recommend it. <br />
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Elder Mick McKenzie told us the local dreamtime stories- what a privilege to hear him speak in language and translate histories.<br />
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