Our World Tuesday

April 2019

It is 10 years since we did our first caravan trip around the western half of Australia.  We travelled from Adelaide up the centre of Australia and down the west coast.  We took approximately 3 months and travelled 16,000 km.  We loved every minute of the trip and were planning the next before we even had returned home.  I retired in 2013 and Ron retired in 2012 and our next long trip was in 2013 where we drove from Adelaide up the centre and to the east.  This was another exciting adventure and because we had retired we had no return date to work with, but  again we were only away for about 3 months as our house insurance would have required us to have someone living in our house if we were away any longer.  To be honest, I think 3 months is long enough for me to be away from family as we have 5 grandchildren and we really miss them when we are away.

Mc Douall Stuart roadside stop

 We often stay overnight at these types of roadside areas as it is sometimes too far to the next caravan park and we also enjoy the bush type of camping.
 McDouall Stuart Memorial rest area is a free overnighter located at the site of a memorial for one of the most important of Australia's early explorers.

We arrived at the Rest Area on day 9 of our trip.

McDouall Stuart was a Scottish explorer and one of the most accomplished of all Australia's inland explorers.

Sunsset at McDouall Stuart rest area

The Teamster Memorial commemorates C.Palmer who died during the construction of the Overland Telegraph line in 1871. The Australian Overland Telegraph Line was a 3200 km telegraph line that connected Darwin with Port Augusta in South Australia

Devils Marbles

 The rest area at Devils Marbles is quite large and there is a small fee to pay (honesty box) with toilets provided but we didn't use the facilities there as ourcaravan  has a shower and toilet.  The Devils Marbles are about 2,000 km from Adelaide but we do a lot of sightseeing along the way and don't travel after about 3 pm so that we can get organised before sunset and of course enjoy Happy Hour.

Devils Marbles

 Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the locality of Warumungu about 105 km south of Tennant Creek, and 393 km north of Alice Springs.

Devils Marbles

Devils Marbles are of great cultural and spiritual significance to the traditional Aboriginal owners of the land

The Devils Marbles are a collection of massive granite boulders strewn across a valley south of Tennant Creek