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Exploring the Modern Day Pangaea |
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* Down the West Side
* Broome Broome * Kakadu, Litchfield and Mary River * Up to the Top End * Alice in RedRockLand * The Atherton Tablelands * The Golden Gumboot * Castaway
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September 27, 2004Down the West SideMy original thought for getting from Broome to Perth was to rent a car and do it on my own. Every car rental company wanted to charge me about $2000 to do a one way hire, so I decided to...Read this update Broome BroomeI had originally not planned to see the western side of Australia, but somewhere near Townsville on the east coast, after speaking with a lot of travelers who raved about it, I changed my whole itinerary for the rest of...Read this update September 18, 2004Kakadu, Litchfield and Mary RiverWhos crazy idea was it to go hiking in 110 degree heat and 85% humidity? Oh that's right, it was my idea. I left Darwin early in the morning for a 3 day hiking tour to Kakadu, Litchfield and Mary...Read this update September 13, 2004Up to the Top EndI went back to Alice Springs for a night and then on a 3 day bus journey to Darwin. To be honest, there really wasn't much on the 1500 km ride between Alice Springs and Darwin. Just one straight road,...Read this update September 10, 2004Alice in RedRockLandAboriginals have inhabited Australia for the last ~40,000 years when they came across the straits of what is now Indonesia and Papua New Guinea during the Ice Age. Europeans invaded Australia by sending a shipload of convicts to Sydney Harbor...Read this update September 07, 2004The Atherton TablelandsAfter the excitement in Tully, I headed up to Cairns where I was planning to rent a car to explore the Atherton Tableland. On the way I stopped at a little reptile park, where the highlight was seeing this blue...Read this update The Golden GumbootJust north of Cardwell along the coast is a small town called Tully. Tullys claim to fame is that it has the most rainfall of any city in Australia. On average, the annual rainfall in Tully is 4 meters! To...Read this update September 03, 2004CastawayI arrived into Cardwell looking for a little bit of luxury after weeks of camping and staying in hostels. I found a recommendation in the Lonely Planet for a B & B called Mudbrick Manor, which is owned by Ken...Read this update |
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