Cosmos: The Outback, Australia
We rented a car in Adelaide and began to drive north, toward Alice Springs and Darwin, our final destination.
We rented a car in Adelaide and began to drive north, toward Alice Springs and Darwin, our final destination.
After turning off Stuart Highway and driving about 140 miles west, we reached Ayers Rock, also known as Uluru.
We left Ayers Rock and drove five hours to Alice Springs. We made time for a visit to a reptile center and a camel farm, where we all rode a camel.
In the Northern Territories, we visited Litchfield National Park before heading on to Darwin.
We are now in the dead center of the country – Alice Springs. It’s been in the 90’s and 100’s degrees F for the last week. And because of wet weather to the north, it’s a bit humid as well.
We spent 3 1/2 weeks in Australia and saw a great variety of the country, from the east coast cities of Brisbane and Sydney to the smaller towns of Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin, with Ayers Rock, Litchfield National Park and the Outback in between.
After leaving Australia, we stopped in Brunei for 36 hours before continuing to Bangkok. This country, on the island of Borneo, is one of the wealthiest in the world.
We just arrived in the sultanate of Negara Brunei Darussalam (which translated means the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace). Brunei is a quirky place located 1,800 miles northeast of Darwin, Australia on the island of Borneo.
We have now been home for a little over four weeks. Lauren and Kristen have gone through all the questions that were sent and answered them.