Friday, June 30, 2006

Alice Springs-Kangaroo Island

Ben becomes a feeding table for a beedy-eyed emu, Paul's Place,
Kangaroo island, June 2006.
Ben gets a cuddle too!

Yet another picture of Chris holding a cute furry thing!


Ben feeding his favourites: Emus!!


Feeding the kangaroos at Paul's Place.


Our resident koala next to our cabin on Kangaroo island.


Ben at the ever so Remarkable Rocks! Kangaroo Island.


Chris sand boarding without a board!
Little Sahara, Kangaroo Island.

Seal Bay.

Little pup coming ashore to find mum!

Seal Bay, Kangaroo Island.
Australian Sea Lion chilling out on the aptly named Seal Bay,
Kangaroo Island, June 2006.

Ben in the mighty chops of a Megamouth prehistoric shark.


Chris being eaten by a Great White at the Rodney Fox Shark Experience,
Glenelg, Adelaide.
Ben pretending to be Vin Diesel at the Pitch Black movie space ship!
Coober Pedy.

Cosy as! Our underground hostel in Coober Pedy.
June 2006.

Watch your step!

The crazy-ass place that is Coober Pedy!
Bizarre, post-apocalyptic zombie ghost town!

Our trusty steed Barny! Good thing they're used to carrying heavy loads!!!


Camel ride to sunset, the MacDonald ranges near Alice.


Little Ned Kelly getting affectionate with his surrogate 'Mum'!


See, so cute even Ben's got to have a cuddle!

Chris mothering yet another small, cute, furry thing!
The Joey Rescue Centre, Alice Springs.

Some of our mad tour group back to civilisation and out on the town in Alice Springs.

Crazy people walking up the rock!

Bizarre 'brain' like pattern in the side of Uluru,
Base walk, June 2006.

Ben with Uluru in the palm of his hand!
Sunset at Uluru.

We had to get ourselves in there somewhere !
The arty shot of 'The Rock'!

Always heard that Chris had a big mouth!
Uluru (Ayers Rock), June 2006.

The Olgas without all the ugly people!

Our Uluru tour group at the Olgas; you can just make us out in the middle!
Early June 2006.
"Just one step futher back Ben!"

Weird 'bee-hive' looking topography at Kings Canyon.
Dangling precariously over the precipice of the canyon! Don't look down!!

The intrepid explorers atop Kings Canyon, Early June 2006.

Monday, June 19, 2006

Perth to Darwin

Drinking a toast to Charlie, star of Crocodile Dundee!
(He's the big one behind us!)

Chris loving the camera at the bottom beach of Gunlom falls!

Ben and Chris looking sultry at the top pool of Gunlom falls!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water!

Reluctant posing in front of giant cathedral termite mound.

Lookout over Kakadu national park.

"Spectacular Jumping Croc!"
Croc cruise, Kakadu, May 2006.

Ben and Ollie the Olive Python, Kakadu.

New friend in Kakadu.

"I am ready for my close up Mr DeMille!"
Playful dolphins!

Suited and booted and ready for swimming with the dolphins.
Rockingham, Mid May 2006.

Love your van just don't LOVE your van!
Our trusty steed Betsy.
Mother and calf dolphin get curious at Monkey Mia.
'The Money Shot!' Sunset at Monkey Mia,
May 2006
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Leonard and Princess Shirley.
Hutt River Province Principality.
The Pinnacles Desert, West coast Oz

Ben added for scale!
The Pinnacles, West coast Australia, May 2006