Monday, August 10, 2009

Aussie Outback

Hi everyone we have just spent the last couple of weeks going through the Aussie Outback from Cairns to the Kimberley. We have had lots of long drives on very bumpy roads.

We saw the largest croc ever killed in Normanton on the Gulf it was huge, 28 ft long. We found zircons and garnets when we went fossiking near Gemtree on the Plenty Highway in the Northern Territory.
We stayed in Alice Springs and made some friends at the caravan park. Then we went to Uluru. It was a very big red rock!
On the Tanami Track we met up with another family and travelled with them to the Bungles. We all got flat tyres. We saw Wolfe creek crater, the second biggest in the world. It was Myles birthday and we camped at a place called Palm Springs and went for a swim in a hot spring, had a chocolate cake with strawberries on top, it was the best! Then we watched Hotel for dogs which he got for his birthday, its so funny.
At the Bungle Bungles we did heaps of walking, one of them was 5km. We had so much fun rock climbing. They were pretty amazing. Now we are in Wyndham, dad is going paraglyding here. Soon we will be going to Elquestro station.

By Emily


Long straight roads


The big croc at Normanton in the Guiness Book of Records


The biggest termite mound on the Plenty Highway



Fossiking for Zircons with Shirley our friend


Myles and his birthday cake.


Palm Springs swimming hole near Halls Creek.

Rock climbing in the Bungles Echidna Chasm.


Mini Palms walk in the Bungle Bungles.


Bee Hive Bungles Picaninny Creek Lookout.


Rest time.


River of rock at the Bungle Bungles