12 Apostles plus my first Roos!
Hello All
Just a quick update, as must dash. I last emailed you when I was in Melbourne. The next day, I left on a 3.5 tour along the ocean road. I had a great time, a good crowd of people and the scheduling worked well, as by leaving half a day after all the other tours, we missed the crowds. (Wayward tours was the operator). Quite a youthful crowd, so I fitted in well ;-)
Highlights include seeing the 12 Apostles (the famous rock formations in the sea) and taking a helicopter flight over them (a bargain at 25 pounds for 10 minutes), seeing London Bridge (another well known rock formation), Tower Hill wildlife reserve (not the one on the Circle Line) where I saw my first kangaroos, koalas, emus and an echidna! We also walked over cliffs, seeing seals and strange formations, saw sinkholes, forests, and visited an Aborginal centre where we tried a few bush plants that they use for food and medicine. An interesting first night in a locals pub too!
Culinary highlight was the bbq we had on the last night, in a bush lodge. Lots of grog, and a wide variety of food was made and cooked. Our veg kebabs were very nice, the cheap sausages and burgers were better than the cheap ones back home! My suggestion of sliced aubergine cooked in the juices left on the bbq tasted better than I expected!
The end of the road was Adelaide. That night, many of us continued the festivities, culminating in a local speciality, a pie floater - a meat pie in mushy pea soup. Just what you need after a night on the beers!
Adelaide is a small city, quite attractive and well laid out. The next day, I visited the Barossa wine region on a tour, but far more excitingly a group of us went out that evening to see an Aussie Rules Football game! The first of the season, Port Adelaide vs Kangaroos (a team from Melbourne) at the AAMI stadium. I really enjoyed it, the game was fast and exciting, and not as violent as I had expected! Well organised too, with shuttle buses to take you back to the centre, where I ended up taking to a West Ham fan from Romford!
After sightseeing the next day, I headed up to Alice Springs on the Ghan train, an overnight journey taking 20 hours. As I only had a seat, not overly comfortable...The scenery wasn't the most varied, lots of red soil/sand with half dead bushes over it, but it got me safely to the Red Centre, where I am now.
Alice Springs is very hot, and the flies are really irritating! Off to Uluru next, so off to grab some lunch first.
Mike
Just a quick update, as must dash. I last emailed you when I was in Melbourne. The next day, I left on a 3.5 tour along the ocean road. I had a great time, a good crowd of people and the scheduling worked well, as by leaving half a day after all the other tours, we missed the crowds. (Wayward tours was the operator). Quite a youthful crowd, so I fitted in well ;-)
Highlights include seeing the 12 Apostles (the famous rock formations in the sea) and taking a helicopter flight over them (a bargain at 25 pounds for 10 minutes), seeing London Bridge (another well known rock formation), Tower Hill wildlife reserve (not the one on the Circle Line) where I saw my first kangaroos, koalas, emus and an echidna! We also walked over cliffs, seeing seals and strange formations, saw sinkholes, forests, and visited an Aborginal centre where we tried a few bush plants that they use for food and medicine. An interesting first night in a locals pub too!
Culinary highlight was the bbq we had on the last night, in a bush lodge. Lots of grog, and a wide variety of food was made and cooked. Our veg kebabs were very nice, the cheap sausages and burgers were better than the cheap ones back home! My suggestion of sliced aubergine cooked in the juices left on the bbq tasted better than I expected!
The end of the road was Adelaide. That night, many of us continued the festivities, culminating in a local speciality, a pie floater - a meat pie in mushy pea soup. Just what you need after a night on the beers!
Adelaide is a small city, quite attractive and well laid out. The next day, I visited the Barossa wine region on a tour, but far more excitingly a group of us went out that evening to see an Aussie Rules Football game! The first of the season, Port Adelaide vs Kangaroos (a team from Melbourne) at the AAMI stadium. I really enjoyed it, the game was fast and exciting, and not as violent as I had expected! Well organised too, with shuttle buses to take you back to the centre, where I ended up taking to a West Ham fan from Romford!
After sightseeing the next day, I headed up to Alice Springs on the Ghan train, an overnight journey taking 20 hours. As I only had a seat, not overly comfortable...The scenery wasn't the most varied, lots of red soil/sand with half dead bushes over it, but it got me safely to the Red Centre, where I am now.
Alice Springs is very hot, and the flies are really irritating! Off to Uluru next, so off to grab some lunch first.
Mike
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