After leaving Palm Valley we made a brief detour into Hermannsburg for fuel and to obtain our pass for the Merinee Loop. The Merinee Loop road is an unsealed road through some very scenic landscape. There were a few sections where the corrugations rattled us, but on the whole it was worth the effort. A… Read More Kings Canyon
The sign at the turn off warned us that a high clearance 4X4 is needed and to be prepared for soft sand and river crossing conditions. We duly let the tyres down and headed down the track. It was pretty easy going and we soon spotted a herd of wild horses browsing on the low… Read More Palm Valley
Simpson Gap We set off from Alice Springs, the first stop on our itinerary was Simpson Gap. A short easy walk from the car park brings you to the stunning gap that is home to a waterhole and a mob of black footed rock wallabies. The wallabies blend in amazingly well into the rocky background,… Read More The Red Centre Way
After a long day of driving we arrived in Alice Springs late in the afternoon. We chose the first caravan park we came to and set up the tent. Checking the weather forecast, we discovered the prediction was for a low of -2°C over night. It had been a long time since we had felt… Read More Alice Springs
The Daly Waters pub is a crazy little place in the middle of nowhere. The interior is festooned with a variety of bras, ID cards, hats, thongs, T-shirts, foreign currency etc. Outside you can find the most remote traffic lights in Australia, the thong tree and goodness knows what else! We pulled up at the… Read More Daly Waters Pub
Hit The Toad 