Alice Springs, Australia

Heading Bush: Day 10 - "Look Out, Alice Springs"

Mike promised us a lie in! He let us sleep in until about 7am! Joy! I made a mental note to cancel the bounty I had out on his head. Today was awesome, the perfect end to a perfect trip. A few of us took a helicopter ride over Glen Helen before going for a dip in the gorge. The next stop was...

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Koala Bear on November 8, 2006 from Alice Springs, Australia

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Day 10

This morning it was off to the Western McDonnell Range and two stops -- Simpson's Gap and Standley Chasm. Both were nice little park areas. However, we were done by noon and realized that we had exhausted all of the possibilities of Alice Springs, or "the Alice," with six hours left to spare. ...

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shoshtrvls on April 11, 1990 from Alice Springs, Australia

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Day 9

Slept well last night. Had breakfast then took a walk about Alice Springs. I mostly visited art galleries, and had my first roll of photos developed. I made two purchases -- a Barney Daniels painting and a hat. I really like the painting I got and Barney Daniels appears to be quite famous,...

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shoshtrvls on April 10, 1990 from Alice Springs, Australia

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Day 8 (Continued)

We had breakfast back in Yulara and then we broke camp for the drive to Alice Springs. We stopped along the way at Noel Fullerton's Camel Farm where Gretchen and I took a ride ... my camel was Johnny Cakes. It was bumpy coming down but otherwise fine. We arrived a Alice Springs and checked...

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shoshtrvls on April 9, 1990 from Alice Springs, Australia

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