I borrowed a mates Ford XD Falcon and trailer and loaded my Honda XR250 to take on a Christmas excursion.
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Where am I???
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I traveled along the Eastern MacDonnell Ranges to the small settlement of Ross River, 87 km (55 miles) east of Alice Springs.
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Christmas 1991 was spent in and around this cabin.
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The cabin was one of several offered by Ross River Resort.
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The cabins were quite reasonable, even though you had to share with the local wildlife. In this case it was a Gecko.
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As I said, they weren't real big, but they were air-conditioned and comfortable. |
Camel rides were optional.
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You had to be alert while driving as calving season was in full swing. As you can see, they are hard buggers to find.
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This is the entrance way to one of the gorges.
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Look out, nature shot.
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Fancy leaving a perfectly good working woman out here!
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Strolling around in the scrub again.
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Out on the XR.
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I got dressed in "Territory Tuxedo" (jeans & a T-shirt) for dinner.
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Dinner time!
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chillin'! |
Get the $%@& out of here with that camera.
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Wild camels on the move.
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The baby camel seems to be delighted on going for a stroll with it's mum.
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Christmas dinner. It was a pig on the spit and no, it was not the baby camel.
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Pink cockatoo's, more commonly called "Galah's" squawking in a gum tree.
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White cockatoo's, better known as Major Mitchell's, living in some of the huge bird cages at Ross River.
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"Pssst. Want to hear a secret?"
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Yeah like want my photo taken!
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