by Jim and Gisela Spires | May 2, 2011 | Outback-2011
The excitement begins for our outback adventure as we arrive in Alice Springs. After our fabulous 51 day New Zealand/Australia Fantasy RV tour came to an end in Sydney, we took the short flight to the ” Outback”. We went directly to Maui and picked up our...
by Gisela Spires | May 1, 2011 | Outback-2011
Our group was picked up by a bus to drive to a Dreamtime Experience. None of us knew what to expect. Our bus turned off the paved road onto a bumpy, dirt lane taking the left fork then the right as we drove deeper into the desert hinterlands. Finally we saw a group...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Apr 30, 2011 | Outback-2011
Relaxing at beautiful Glen Helen Resort after a busy day of visits to chasms, ochre pits and gorges in the area. During the drive from Alice Springs one begins to realize why this middle of Australia area is known as “the red center”. Each area brought us...
by Gisela Spires | Apr 29, 2011 | Outback-2011, Video
One of the highlights of the Outback tour is the two days at Ayers Rock and the ultimate highlight is the “Sounds of Silence” dinner. This is an evening extravaganza of dining and entertainment. Starting with drinks and canapés, we watched the sun slowly...
by Doug and Linda Stoudt | Apr 29, 2011 | Outback-2011
Tonight was a very special night when we had a “Sounds of Silence” dinner in the desert under the stars. After watching the sunset on Ayers Rock (Aboriginal name is Uluru) where the colors changed from a bright orange–red to brown while we were drinking champagne, we...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Apr 28, 2011 | Outback-2011
Sunset at Ayers Rock, aka Uluru. We had enjoyed watching the sun set on the Rock the night before at Sounds of Silence and the second night we drove to a closer view to get this magnificent picture. The thing that is so impressive about Ayers Rock is it’s many,...
