Month: September 2018

Clouds and rain and puddles, oh my.

Clouds and rain and puddles, oh my.

Day 112 – Adelaide, Australia I didn’t do much today, walked around trying to find a warm fleece jacket/pullover, but I noticed the drizzle -haven’t had a drizzle in month-, the puddles that stay on the ground, and the cool temperatures. Water! Cold water! Puddles! Drizzle! Yoohoo! I haven’t had any in months (I’m not…

By Elisabeth 20/09/2018 Off

Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy

Day 111 – Coober Pedy, Australia The joys of sleeping in underground caves with a flimsy curtain separating you from the corridor include running children at all hours, shouting, laughter, and goosing of said curtain because it is very fun to disturb people trying to sleep behind it. Of course, the same children are the…

By Elisabeth 19/09/2018 Off

Good-bye Alice

Good-bye Alice

Day 110 – Coober Pedy, Australia I waved a metaphoric good-bye to Alice Springs this morning. 8 hours of bus and I’m at Coober Pedy, a town that lives around opal mining. It’s too late tonight to explore, but I got the whole day tomorrow before leaving again, driving through the night to Adelaide. I…

By Elisabeth 18/09/2018 Off

Desert song festival

Desert song festival

Day 108 – Ormiston Gorge, Australia So yesterday, a fellow traveller told me about this a cappella concert in the wild, and did I wish to come listen with her and her friends: either there would be a place in their car, or there was a bus going there. So I said “sure”, and that…

By Elisabeth 16/09/2018 Off

Sewing

Sewing

Day 102 – Alice Springs, Australia I have three days of adventures and pictures (so many pictures!) to narrate, sift through, and present in an interesting and cohesive way. Woohoo! So that’s taking some time, and I’ll back-publish the articles at the right time but let you know when they are online. Between the early…

By Elisabeth 10/09/2018 Off

Uluru tour – Day one: Uluru

Uluru tour – Day one: Uluru

Day 99 – Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia To go see Uluru, or the big red rock formerly called Ayers Rock, everybody knows, you have to go to Alice Springs. You can then, like me, think that Alice Springs is a few kilometres from Uluru, or even at the foot of the rock. Or you can…

By Elisabeth 07/09/2018 Off