Sahara "Names of the Outback"
Ayers Rock and the Olgas

Ayers Rock to Kings Creek Station

Kings Canyon to Ormiston Gorge

Ochre Pits, Ellery Creek and Wallace Rockhole

Palm Valley and Alice Springs

Sahara "Names of the Outback"

Alice Springs


So who was on the tour and how did they get their “Names of the Outback”.

Rob “The Bush Tucker Man” - always pointing out the plants and what we could and couldn’t eat.  Also for cooking for us most nights.

Anne “Chux” - with a Chux cloth at the ready for the smallest spill or as a substitute beach towel

Peter “Sir David Attenbrough” - camera constantly at the ready was heard to say “if I get one good shot in 300 it’s worth it”

Julia “Jane Goodall” - camera also always ready for that great shot

Warwick “Tarzan” - for amazing dives from waterhole banks and rocks

Elyse “Diver” - for NOT wanting to ever Dive into a waterhole.

Nicole “Scrub” - Czech for “chicken” and her performance jumping into a waterhole.

Becky “Napoleon” - from Eva who’s sister was a similar to Bec and was nicknamed Napoleon.

Kim “Mouse” - for staying up most of the night listening and looking for two of the tiniest mice in the Outback.

Phil “Water Boy” - that’s me for being caught carrying about 4 water bottles, one for each family member, and offering to carry more to help others.

Les “Crocodile Dundee” - for vanquishing the snake in the tent—it was really a leather belt but it was dark and Joan insisted something was there.

Joan “Halfway” - for the classic line at the circular base walk of Uluru.  “Can I go just Halfway?”  To which Rob said “Sure but you have to walk the other half back”

Petra “Pinch” and Christian “Punch” - need I say more, first of the month and the Aussie tradition of “Pinch and a Punch for first of the month”.

Horst “boing” - for saying “Boing” to press the button on the camera.

Heidi “Heidi” - for being like Heidi in the classic movie of the same name.

Eva “Gretel” - for the wonderful Johnny and Mary—I mean Hansel and Gretel story around the campfire.

Petr “Unkie Pete” and “Doc” - he was the one who strapped Beckys ankle when it was twisted on the Kings Canyon walk and like an Uncle to her from then on.

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