A big thanks to Jackie and Doug Cameron (Nico's parents) who DID indeed make the 24 hour pilgrimage by plane from Canada all the way down under. For the first part of the trip I was back in Canada for work but managed to hook back in time for a visit to Alice Springs & Uluru, which Nico has already posted about. It was super nice of them to fly us out to visit the rock with them. It was also great to see them here!!
Highlights were visiting Uluru and Kata Tjuta (procouned Karta Choota) as Nico pointed out earlier.
While in Alice Springs (about 500 kms from the rock) we also hit the site of the REAL Alice Springs where the central telegraph station was built back in the 1800's. It cost 328,000 pounds to build and stretched from Adelaide to Darwin through the driest desert. The 'little town down the road' called Stuart (or Sturt...can't remember) eventually outgrew Alice Springs which went through many transformations from telegraph station, to POW camp, to Aboriginal indoctrination center (when the government took kids away from their parents in the hopes to indoctrinate them into white society,) etc. Now it's a historic park. Sturt took the name Alice Springs sometime in the 1900's.
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Guess a frequent contributor to the blogspot doesn't count as a full friend. Maybe a half friend? Oh wait, halflings are next door in New Zealand @ the Shire. Shoot. Guess I'm outta luck. AND it's another season over & my cousins have another biking movie out....and my skills aren't any better than when you left. Start thinking now about that tricks park @ COP next Spring/Summer. We CAN do it!
...crap. forgot my blogger account, it's been so long. Oh well.
- Janet
An oversight on our part - by friends we mean "friends down under!" Because...well...people were making fun of our friendlessness.
OOooo biking movie - is it online? Post the link if so!
Will see if I can get the boys to put the biking movie online ASAP.
Off topic, but something "cool" for social studies teachers:
http://douweosinga.com/projects/visitedcountries
and
http://douweosinga.com/projects/visitedstates
Sadly, no "visited Canadian provinces" map...
- Janet
Hey Guys!
First off I am sooo impressed that Aussie's have electronic devices to make such a web blog. You would think they would just fall off the desk? You must have anti gravitational boots on or something.
Sooo the pics look amazing. I haven't read everything yet but I am new to your blog. It's so awesome that you took advantage of this opportunity. Wear sunscreen.
Europe is over sadly. It was amazing! Back in Calgary and freelancing and its snowing outside!!
This might sound a bit scatterbrained but I am still in my PJ's.
Cheers and throw another shrimp on the barby,
Kirko
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