A Travel Blog
Note: I should have explained in our previous post, that all photos of indigenous people have been (and will be) taken with permission. Bouncy bouncy Today was to be, driver Ian informed us, our longest day, and it sure was long – 420km on dirt road at an average of 60 kph. As we were … Read more
Hanging around Nhulunbuy A lazy day in Nhulunbuy. The tour was to start at 4pm with a quick visit to the town’s lookout before dinner, but as we headed out for coffee in the mid-morning we ran into our tour leader, clearly identified by his badge – and aptly named Ian. We hailed him, and … Read more
Brr, or is it Grr … today we had to be up at 5:30am for 6am breakfast, as we had a 700-km drive back to Adelaide. We left Marree at 6:45am and, it being top of the day, we did see some early morning wildlife activity, including an emu family, several little groups of kangaroos, sheep … Read more
Today, as planned, Group 1 made the trip back to Oodnadatta, leaving at 8.30am, while Group 2 did the flight. An aside about food We might be in the remote outback but the food, though not particularly fancy, has generally been well-cooked. The poached eggs at William Creek Hotel were properly cooked – both in … Read more
This was, of course, the day we’d come for – the flight over Lake Eyre, or Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, with a visit to Birdsville – although as it turned out the whole trip was fascinating. Only half our group of 14 did the flight today. What Outback Spirit does on its Lake Eyre trips is divide the group into … Read more