Naming a hard and tough town that’s located in the middle of the hard and tough Australian Outback Alice Springs is like a father naming his son Sue (didn’t they write a song about that?)- it probably makes you even tougher. Since we had found a reasonable facsimile of Crocodile Dundee, it was time to find this guy named Alice that has a town named after him. It was also time for a couple of Aussie firsts- we wanted to see our first live game of Aussi...

Over the past few weeks we've seen pancake rocks, split rocks, rocks shaped like marbles, steaming rocks, and even a few rock-heads, but the mother of all rocks has to be Ayers Rock or Uluru (both names are still officially used). Rising up in the middle of the Outback plains, this iconic symbol of Australia is a bucket list item, so much so that DH is back for a second visit. The initial viewing of Uluru is best done from a distance and at sunset when you...

When people were telling us about the Katherine Gorge, they often times seemed to go weak in the knees talking about the beauty of the region so we had to sign up for a boat trip that would take us through 3 of the 13 gorges. DH claimed that she was experiencing deep spiritual movements but I think it was just the boat motor that needed a tune-up. The gorges were very picturesque and we did get to swim in a croc-free pool underneath a waterfall which is a pretty ...

Our journey through the wetlands of Kakadu took us through a number of towns and pretend towns that had distinctly Aussie names. How cam you not smile when you're driving through a town named Humpty Doo (and I don't think they understand what a great name they have- we looked all over for a town marker but had to settle for a photo of the local pubs sign)? Wouldn't you love to be asked "where are you from" if you lived in Humpty Doo? There were a numb...

We’ve picked up Casper, our pasty white campervan, and our Australian home for the next two weeks. Casper is quite a bit smaller than Big Blue but DH felt it would be good for our relationship if we were packed into this mobile tin can, remaining no more than an arms length away at any point in time, 24/7. She also felt it would be good for our relationship if we invested in a cheapie GPS unit that didn’t come standard with our van. For those with acc...