Hi all together,
long time I did not report, much has happened.
is why my entry this time spacewise something out of line. Since
help only one thing: to leave behind, comfortably making and immersion in the real Australia.
Before it goes in motion 3000 km through the outback from Cairns to Darwin and we are in between refresh in the national parks of Kakadu and Litchfield was still tells of a meeting of the ordinary.
The way of Lehi and Joanna, and my path crossed the north-eastern Australia, to be precise in Cairns. I've got me mad about it.
need for the following key data to a meeting at the other end of the world are planning not really been six days in succession to the world, even the kindergarten bent down together, 12 years went to school together, graduated from the same day and within 24 Hours of the study was finished.
This is no less just to official benchmarks. The list would be arbitrarily increased, be it blown up mailboxes, won league cup, etc.
In two or three emails in advance so we are aiming for the position, and then we were running already, an hour before the scheduled meeting each other on the Esplanade in Cairns. A moment in which we - I think both - quite cold ran down his back.
Johanna recovered the following day in Cairns just returned from the trip down to the "Uluru", Lechi and for me it was for 3 days to the north in the rain forest, for "Cape Tribulation". It was a brilliant outing be - the broadest dialect and all the lower instincts run wild. We descended on a farm and exotic prescribed a 72-hour times are the same fruit diet. This was just the beginning ...
handle this picture please as a package leaflet. Always a good boy read the fine print!
two of us to alligator show! Among those obnoxious, German tourists widespread kick before they let the woman but rather at home and sex tourism in Thailand are still a little bit more exciting.
Lech with a camera as a "permanent necklace," I created the glasses and the 4-meter instrument in sight, both for three days on vitamin diet; Lech with the knowledge already a crocodile during feeding on the memory card to have and correspondingly wide attached grin, I'll have to follow suit with the pressure, but much too small, darn Zoom ...
around Cape Tribulation is the oldest rainforest in the world is home. The area covers only 0.01% as from the surface of Australia, but is home to 50% of all bird species and 60% of all butterfly species on this continent.
The last few months it has been raining through here. We were fortunate to witness the first sunny days after the "Wet Season" are. Since
like a refreshing dip in the sea because of jellyfish and crocs a suicide attempt, we prefer splashing in the "Swimming Hole". A bit of a queasy feeling in my stomach was still ...
Ooooooooohhhhhhh! Touched by Johnny Weissmuller ...
pilgrimage for days and I Lehi in the rain forest to the resident Cassowary - ferret - "the damn giant bird". We caught snakes and giant lizards (good 1m long), but not the Mega Bird ". Then he surprised us in the least. While we look for a change, dedicated the fruits of Feschak calmly strode past the Terrace.
The Cassowary looks damn good and can not just up to 2m tall to be swallowed without chewing it all possible types of fruit. You know, in a serpentine manner, so that you can see how the part moves toward digestive organ.
Since one should not go to stupid ideas. An animal with such qualities in the garden and checked into a fruit farm ... As much as we have tried out the "big bird" breaks down. He choked down the coconut or spit them out yet? It was time to say goodbye
... Not only from Lehi and Johanna, also from the ocean. Three and a half months, I had the sea in ever reach. Now called the Outback!
It was the trip Cairns - to Darwin. To European conditions transmitted, is the Paris - Moscow. Not quite 3000 km - five days travel time.
One day we were aiming to spend on the road lying Litchfield National Park, two days in nearby Kakadu National Park. Makes a total of 8 days on tour.
Together with Kathy, a Swiss, I got to know when sailing trip in the Whitsundays and is threaded in the deal. It's called "relocation". It brings it a campervan to his departure back and paid for a symbolic dollar a day. In addition, sponsoring a car rental or $ 300 petrol money. Our luck was not fully applied, for sprinkling, we moved even the luxury cars. A huge Benz with all the bells and whistles imaginable, from CD players to microwave, from refrigerators to the shower. Properly designed spacious for 6 people, used by two.
However, 8 days on tour also means, 8 days 16-18 hours a day to 12m ².
It worked well. Although it was hard in between before. Namely, when the co-driver with either migraine ("Even if it diminishes me no, I have since I was 9 am), flail joints (in principle for walks) or headaches (quotation:" I have a headache person ") about plagues, so only very rarely behind the wheel is able to sit down, much prefer the front passenger seat mit angeblich kühlendem „Aloe Vera-Spray“ gegen die Outback-Hitze wappnet und dir wie aufgezogen seit 40 Minuten über Weight Watcher-Cookies und Weight Watcher-Marmelade vorschwärmt … - Magdalena, ich liebe dich!
Paris - Moskau ist ein netter Richtwert. Die Realität sieht allerdings anders aus. Am Weg kommt man an keinem „Eifelturm“ oder „Roten Platz“ vorbei - dafür an umso mehr roter Erde.
Die Weite dieses Landes ist unvorstellbar und unglaublich faszinierend zugleich.
Zu Beginn (für Interessierte zum Nachschlagen: zwischen Charters Towers und Mt. Isa) wechseln Landschaft und Vegetation alle wenige Kilometer. Mich erinnerte das Scenario of a computer game in which one climbs every few minutes to a new level. Bum, at a stroke changing vegetation, colors, road, sky.
top model "pastel tones with scattered, dark green splashes of color.
The last 200 km to the west of Barkly (consisting of a Road House) to Three Ways (consisting of a junction), is it apart from 3, 4 light curves straight and monotonous straight downhill. All around, too, remains completely identical - red-brown earth, 1m high undergrowth.
This image has a whole day in sight. Two lines meet at the horizon landscape. Occasionally, there appeared a black point usually there are cars or up to 55m long road trains, their occupants waving all good. Sometimes this black spot but also a low-driven kangaroo, which is being disassembled by a flock of eagles.
The Campervan take a breather, Kathrin at a coffee break.
I think that the head does not play along. No, can not be, then she took two headache tablets and drinking a Gatorade. Schlotter joints can not be one - the ground is too flat, the pulse is too low. Remote diagnosis: migraine. Here
15 meters off the highway there is an indescribable stillness. There is simply nothing, apart from a fly infestation.
lunch à la Outback. At 39 degrees here was understandably rather something light served: Greek salad - garnished with flies.
Mount Isa is by far the largest town on the way from east coast towards the Red Centre. Known is embedded into a hillside piktureske industrial city not only because of its past as a gold mining town, but also because Pat Rafter grew up here.
grow up here and twice winning the U.S. Open, borders on magic.
To the north: is not, to the south: do not go, to the west: brings nothing to the east: 849km to the nearest town.
After a good 30 hours drive, spread over four days, was the joy on the "Litchfield National Park" huge.
The view into a green oasis in the vastness of the eucalyptus forests.
came from south, you know why Australia is often referred to as a land of contrasts. If you look more closely, will find our campervan.
The Buley Rock Holes I did it really matter. Dozens of "Swimming Holes" in a harmless waterfall integrated. Fun factor: very high.
A few hundred meters further from the slow process hinplätschernden waters of the Florence Falls. Down there you can go swimming by the way, what we did.
Next Stop was the "Kakadu National Park, the most famous National Park in Australia. At the end of the wet season large areas of the park are flooded. Roads to some attractions are therefore still locked. The boat trip on the Yellow Water River-was all the more impressive.
Nature abounds after months of rain only so powerful. This snapshot is from the boat.
go from here?
The next few days I will durchschnaufen something in Darwin. What next, is still in the stars. I will definitely cross the country from north to south, into the outback and return to me the area between Alice Springs and Adelaide, including Ayers Rock View. Insane
irritate me but first would have to make race the West Coast to relocation base. I'll let you know.
soon, Martin
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