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Monday, August 07, 2006 

Just booked: Sydney and Alice Springs

I haven't had time to sort through the 397 pictures I took this weekend at Australia Zoo and Noosa, so I am not going to mention any more about what I did right now ... that'll be in my next post.

The exciting news right now is that Val and I just booked our reservations for our mid-semester break adventure! We will be going to Sydney, Alice Springs, Uluru, Kings Canyon, and heaps of other fun and beautiful places. We will be using almost all of the break (22 September to 1 October) to do our travels. Here's the itinerary as it stands right now (click on the links to see photos of the places we will be seeing along the way) ...

Fri 22/9
Fly from Brisbane to Sydney
6:30 - 8:00 Qantas #503
Sat 23/9
Pirates of Penzance at the Sydney Opera House
1:00 - 3:30 (Stalls V32 & V33 B Reserve)
Sun 24/9
Sydney
Mon 25/9
Sydney
Tue 26/9
Fly from Sydney to Alice Springs
9:40 - 12:35 (Qantas #790)

Sleep at Desert Rose Inn in Alice Springs
Wed 27/9
Day tour of West MacDonnell Ranges
8:00 - 17:30 (John Flynn Memorial, Mt Gillen, Angkale Creek bed, Standley Chasm, Ellery Creek Big Hole, Ochre Pits, Ormiston Gorge, Glen Helen Gorge, Mt Sonder, Glen Helen River valley, Simpsons Gap)

Sleep at Desert Rose Inn in Alice Springs
Thu 28/9
"The Rock Tour" - Day 1
6:10 - Saturday 17:30 (guided Uluru base walk, Mala Walk, Mutitjulu Waterhole, Aboriginal cave paintings, Uluru sunset)

Sleep at Yulara resort campground
Fri 29/9
"The Rock Tour" - Day 2
Thursday 6:10 - Saturday 17:30 (Uluru sunrise, Valley of the Winds, Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), Tales from the Dreamtime)

Sleep at Kings Creek Station
Sat 30/9
"The Rock Tour" - Day 3
Thursday 6:10 - 17:30 (Kings Canyon, Lost City, Amphitheatre, North Wall, South Wall, Garden of Eden, Camel Farm)

Sleep at Desert Rose Inn
Sun 1/10
Fly from Alice Springs to Brisbane
11:30 - 14:30 (Qantas #982)

You haven't even left to take your own pictures yet and I'm already jealous! It looks like you'll have a blast!

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