AUSTRALIA...PART 12+2 OF MANY...

9.6.08.
7.20AM...FEEL GOOD.
7.35AM...KETTLE ON.
7.50AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.10AM...SHOWER...NOT THE CLEANEST OF SHOWERS...BIT GRUBBY.
8.40AM...BACON OMELLETTE FOR NU...BACON SANDWICH FOR ME...ANOTHER CUPPA TEA.
9.15AM...PACKED UP.
9.30AM...LETS GO BABE...500K TO ALICE SPRINGS AHEAD.
11.05AM...STOPPED TO HAVE A LOOKAT 'THE DEVILS MARBLES'...WE ALWAYS GO ON ABOUT STONEHENGE...BUT HOW DID THESE MARBLE SHAPED ROCKS COME TO BE.
1.10PM...TI-TREE...NEED PETROL...1.79 DOLLARS A LITRE...I KNOW I'M GOING ON ABOUT THE PRICE OF PETROL...BUT ON THE SOUTH COAST IT WAS ONLY 1.31 A LITRE!...GAVE THE LEMON BICS TO A STRAY DOG.
3.20PM...ALICE SPRINGS AT LAST...LOOKS A RIGHT ROUGH HOLE!
3.40PM...CAMPSITE...BOOKED IN.
4.00PM...SUPERMARKET...NEED MILK ETC.
4.40PM...CHEESE/CUCUMBER SANDWICH...BEER.
5.45PM...PEANUTS AND RED WINE.


10.6.08.
9.00AM...HAD A LIE IN...DON'T KNOW WHY...DIDN'T GO TO BED THAT LATE.
9.10AM...KETTLE ON.
9.25AM...CUPPA TEA.
10.00AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
11.30AM...IN ALICE SPRINGS CENTRE...ITS A DUMP...NOT A PRETTY PLACE.
12.35PM...'THE JOHN FLYNN FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE' CENTRE.
12.50PM...CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM PIE FOR ME...NU HAD STEAK AND ONION...NOT AS GOOD AS FREDO'S...BUT WE HAD NOT HAD ANY BREAKIE...SO THEY HAD TO DO...BANANA AND CARAMEL CHEESE WENT DOWN A TREAT MIND!
1.30PM...WATCHING FILM ABOUT FLYING DOCS.
1.45PM...WOMAN GUIDE SHOWING US OPERATIONS ROOM.
2.00PM...MUSEUM.
2.30PM...I'M BORED.
3.00PM...NU GONE ON TO 'PIONEERING WOMANS' MUSEUM...I'M GOING TO HAVE A WALK ROUND TOWN.
4.00PM...BACK WITH NU.
4.40PM...BACK AT CAMPSITE.
5.00PM...PREPARING SPAG BOL.
5.30PM...EATING SPAG BOL.
6.30PM...THE LIGHTS FADING.
7.20PM...I THINK WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF TODAY.


11.6.08.
7.00AM...ANOTHER DAY ARRIVES.
7.15AM...KETTLE ON...THIS KETTLE IS GETTING FAMOUS...SOMEONE WANTS TO KNOW IF I'LL BE SELLING IT ON EBAY!
7.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.50AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.30AM...WEETABIX...ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.00AM...READY TO ROLL...ANOTHER 500K AHEAD!
9.15AM...PETROL STATION...ITS A BARGAIN...1.69 DOLLAR A LITRE!
9.30AM...WE ARE ON OUR WAY.
11.10AM...ERILUNDA[HOPE I'VE SPELT THAT RIGHT]...PETROL STATION...1.99 A LITRE!...CHEESE/CUCUMBER ON CRACKERS...WE MUST BE!
12.30PM...MOUNT EBENEEZER...NOT MUCH TO SAY ABOUT EBENEEZER AS WE DON'T NEED PETROL JUST YET!
2.30PM..YULARU...BOOKED IN TO CAMPSITE.
3.30PM...SHOPPING CENTRE...VERY PLASTIC LOOKING.
4.20PM...REHEATED YESTERDAYS SPAG BOL LEFTOVERS...AWESOME...I KNOW I CALL IT SPAG BOL...ITS ACTUAL WILLIS SPAG BOL...WHICH IS SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT TO NORMAL SPAG BOL...IT BASICALLY ABOUT 100 TIMES BETTER!
5.00PM...DRIVING TO AYERS ROCK.
5.25PM...DRIVING THE PERIMETER OF AYERS ROCK.
5.50PM...PARKED UP AT VIEWING PLACE.
6.05PM...SUNSET MEANT TO BE HAPPENING...BUT ITS NOT SUCH A GOOD NIGHT...RAIN AND CLOUD.
6.50PM...RETURNING TO CAMP...BIT DISAPPOINTED...GONNA HAVE TO GET UP EARLY FOR SUNRISE.
7.20PM...GLASS OF RED WINE.
7.55PM...TIRED...BUT NOT READY FOR BED.


12.6.08.
6.00AM...ALARM WAS MEANT TO GO OFF AT 5.30AM.
6.10AM...KETTLE ON.
6.15AM...SHOWER...NEED A SHAVE...BUT CAN'T BE BOTHERED...IN A HURRY.
6.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
6.45AM...OFF WE SET.
7.10AM...WE HAVE RACED...SO HAVE MANY OTHERS.
7.15AM...PARKED UP AT SUNRISE VIEWING STATION/POINT.
7.27AM...'THE ROCK'[LOOKS LIKE A MASSIVE TERMITE MOUND TO ME]...IS CHANGING COLOUR...VARIOUS SHADES OF ORANGE...NOT AS SPECTACULAR AS YOU WOULD WANT...BUT IT WAS ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS I WANTED TO SEE IN OZ...SO I DON'T THINK I HAVE HAD A WASTED JOURNEY.
7.35AM...ITS ALL OVER...SUNRISE AS HAPPENED.
7.50AM...WEETABIX...CUPPA COFFEE FROM FLASK.
8.10AM...DRIVING PERIMETER IN DAYLIGHT...NU HAPPY SNAPPING.
8.50AM...DRIVING BACK TO ALICE SPRINGS...GOTTA A LOTTA DRIVING TO DO TODAY.
10.30AM...EBENEEZER MOUNT...NOT A LOT TO SAY ABOUT EBENEEZER...CAUSE WE DON'T NEED PETROL!...GOT SOME IN AYERS...1.93 DOLLAR A LITRE!
11.50AM...ERILUNDA...NEED PETROL...I WON'T BORE YOU WITH THE PRICE.
2.00PM...ALICE SPRINGS...NEED A FEW ITEMS FROM SUPERMARKET...PLUS I GOTTA GET AN ENGLISH NEWSPAPER.
2.40PM...DRIVING ON...NO WISH TO STAY IN ALICE SPRINGS.
4.30PM...TI TREE...THIS IS AS FAR AS I GO TODAY...DONE 500 MILES...THIS IS THE PLACE WE GAVE THE LEMON BICS AWAY TO SAD EYED DOG.
4.45PM...BOOKED INTO CAMPSITE.
5.15PM...READING PAPER...BEER.
6.40PM...ROADHOUSE RESTUARANT...FISH AND CHIPS...NO COMMENT...WHICH IS PROBABLY A COMMENT IN ITS-SELF!


13.6.08.
8.00AM...ANOTHER DAY OF MANY MILES.
8.15AM...KETTLE ON.
8.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.50AM...SHAVE/SHOWER...NEED A SHAVE BADLY...I KNOW WE ARE OUT IN THE BUSH...BUT I DON'T NEED TO ADVERTISE IT ON MY CHIN!
9.10AM...WEETABIX...CUPPA TEA.
9.40AM...ALL PACKED UP.
10.10AM...FOOT DOWN...THIS VAN GONNA SHIFT TODAY.
11.00AM...TENNANTS CREEK...NEED PETROL.
3.00PM...I'VE HAMMERED HER...BUT ITS OK I'VE TOLD HER I'M SORRY!
3.10PM...ELLIOTT CAMPSITE...NO WAY...DRIVING ON.
4.20PM...DUNMARRA CAMPSITE...OK...ITS ACTUALLY NAMED AFTER AN IRISH GUY CALLED DAN O'MARRA?
5.30PM...FISH AND CHIPS...WELL POOR.
6.30PM...BODY ACHING...BURNT SO MANY MILES IN THE LAST WEEK...THE SUN BURNING INTO MY HEAD...WE ARE IN ODDBALL/OUTBACK TERRITORY...ONLY EMPTINESS BETWEEN US AND HEAVEN...JUST VAST EMPTY SPACE!