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The Stairway to Kings Canyon, Watarrka – NT My head tilted back and my neck craned to follow the line of rugged rocky ‘steps’ rising steeply and unevenly towards the distant cobalt blue sky – There are approximately 500 “steps” to be surmounted to get to the top of Kings Canyon, (which is 465km/290miles by road SW […]
The Morning after the Day Before… Kayaking the Katherine River There was a chill to the air as I peered out into the early morning light from under the flap of my swag. My arm flailed free from the confines of my bedroll falling on the thick outer canvas, wet with beads of dew. I was […]
Backpacking in the Outback I love the idea of slipping on a backpack, fully self sufficient for a few days and heading out into the wilderness… Totally away from it all. Away from the daily toil of work. Away from the hum-drum of life. Away from civilization Away from social media inter-connected-ness. But… And, this […]
The view was tantalizing. We were finally in a shuttle boat gliding gently up the creek between two sheer walls of stone country that rose either side to touch the sky, framing the distant escarpment and our destination Gungkurdul (Twin Falls). Peering down this narrow chasm was like looking into a lost world – ancient […]
When you’ve been driving for miles (and miles) up the Stuart Highway across the parched outback landscape of central Australia, with the temperature rising… Its a welcome sight to come across… The Historic Daly Waters Pub Situated 600km (370 miles) south of Darwin and 900km (560 miles) north of Alice Springs, the original building was […]
“This bush ‘ere…“ he said, pulling up his horse and swinging his leg over its rump to step out of the stirrup and grab a handful of leaves “I show you” he muttered softly as he slipped his water container off from his back, poured a few drops of liquid gold onto the leaves and rubbed […]
