Tag: Australia
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Glenelg (Adelaide by the seaside)
This is the pier at Glenelg, at sunset. Arriving back from Alice Springs quite late in the afternoon we didn’t know what to do, but our son advised us to jump on a tram and head for Glenelg – so we did. As it was getting dark, we just took the NEX-6 in case we could take…
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The Red Centre – best of the rest!
To finish off the trip to the Red Centre we stayed at Glen Helen and looked out towards Gosse Bluff, walked up Ormiston Gorge, visited Ochre Pits and ended at Ellery Creek Big Hole (above). A set of photos from this final day is here. Below is a picture of Ormiston Gorge Ghost Gum Walk…
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Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) – plants, trees and the Valley of the Winds
More remarkable than Uluru in many ways is it’s near neighbour Kata Tjuta. The geology of Central Australia is fascinating. I’ve promised myself to research it to fully understand what has been going on in the interior of this vast sub-continent. One day, one day. For the meantime I’m more than satisfied by our walk…