Alice

[Fuscus]

Thinking of going to Alice/Ularu in a fortnight.

Any one been there?
Any tips?
Know any good herping spots?
Is it a waste (herp wise) at this time of year?

Also I don't want to take the car off bitumn(?) so that limits my choices

 

[NoOne]

Your such a city slicker

 

[Fuscus]

Your such a city slicker

Thanks.
Actually the car is a Honda Prelude, and is low slung. Last time I went off road it cost me $600 for a new exhuast system

 

[NoOne]

Front wheel drive?

A friend of mine has a new prelude and holy hell she's a fun one to drive. Front wheel drive cars and handbrakes are the best invention.

 

[instar]

"A dingo's got my camera!" :lol: :lol: :lol: Sorry, bit tasteless, just came out.

 

[Fuscus]

Front wheel drive?...

Front wheel drive and four wheel steering and super reliable and super cheap to run - I highly recommend a Prelude to any one. Useless off road though.

A dingo's got my camera!...

Last dingo I saw just turned and ran. Pity, she was quite a looker

 

[instar]

sad about the fraser island dingos, the ones in the centre will be next, too many tourist feeding them, they become pest, (steal babys lol) then get shot. :wink:

 

[Fuscus]

sad about the fraser island dingos, the ones in the centre will be next, too many tourist feeding them, they become pest, (steal babys lol) then get shot. :wink:

Agreed, there should be rangers armed with sling shots who teach the dingos not to get too close to campsites. Saves a lot of grief further on. And there are fines for feeding dingos, but I don't think they are often enforced.

 

[moosenoose]

I used to see the dingoes on Fraser all the time. I practically lived there LOL I remember one time while I was at Lake McKenzie, the dingo pups thought it was a great game to nick peoples beach towels. The funny thing was when they'd parade up and down the shore until the swimmers saw them, and then run like hell up the beach with the towel in their mouths with an angry swimmer in tow(usually they'd drop it once the chase started). Although, probably leading them off to get gang tackled by 6 other dingoes waiting around the corner LOL

 

[stockeh]

Fuscus,

spent quite a bit of time around both ularu and alice (they are further apart then they seem on the map) most of the main tourist areas are now easy to get to via sealed roads,

places of note would be kings canyon and ya have to visit bojangles when you are in town, not a bad feed for the counter meal. Also the reptile park heading west out of town is a good way to spend a few hours.

It is never a waste herp wise the foothills are always good and the bed of the todd holds many secrets on the south side of alice (towards the gap)

Have a good trip and be sure to take the camera, i am sure you will see plenty without ever having to leave the road.

Take care
Matt

 

[africancichlidau]

and be sure to take the camera

Do you sell 'em Matt?

Hehehe, sorry mate

 

[Fuscus]

take the camera..

Good Idea

and thanks for the tips

 

[moosenoose]

and some clothes

 

[Fuscus]

and some clothes

How would I cope without such high-quality advice?

 

[africancichlidau]

Barely

 

[Hickson]

Fuscus,

was there April last year, you'll have no trouble getting to the major spots in your prelude. Stuart Hwy is sealed all the way from Port Augusta to Darwin. Sealed roads to Uluru, Kata Tjuta (Olgas) and Kings Canyon. Also west of the Alice as far as Glen Helen Gorge. Saw several Molochs crossing the highways on the Lasseter, Stuart and Barkly Highways see my gallery at http://www.aussiepythons.com/module...ame=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

Not herp related,but a mate of mine at the Alice Springs Desert Park told me that when at Uluru, if you go to the sunset viewing area at sunset, wait til sunset, then when everyone has left, apparently large numbers of spinifex hopping mice run all over the car-park area looking for scraps left by the tourists.

Hix

 

[Simon_Archibald]

Have they opened Uluru up to be climbed again?

Simon Archibald

 

[Farkurnell]

I knew a girl named Alice once. She was a very friendly girl to all the boys in my area. If you get my drift. :wink:

If it's the same Alice say hello to her for me will ya.

 

[instar]

" 24 years, waitin for a chance......., to tell her how im feelin , maybe get another chance"
"24 years I been living next door to alice". :lol:

p.s Fuscus, seriously, some herp or ,heck, any pics please, when you return, always enjoy your photos. ever thought of publishing a book?

 

[Fuscus]

Alice? Alice? Who the * is alice?

Thats one of the songs we do in aerobics and therefore a song I associate with pain.

As for a book, yes I want to do one, just as soon as I get over this medical condition *.





* I have a slack a*se.