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Advantages: Beatiful scenery, unspoilt and outback Disadvantages: Very hot, very wet at certain times of the year, not easily accesible without transport
THE KATHERINE GORGE AND NITMILUK NATIONALPARK
KATHERINE:
Katherine is a mining town in the Northern Territory of Australia there is not alot in the actual town but the reason for coming here is to experience the surrounding area and the Nitmiluk NationalPark.
FRUIT BATS:
We were in to the coach for 7.30 and off to Katherine Gorge for our gorge boat ride. The area where you board the boat is set up for picnics with BBQs and tables with chairs and there were nice clean toilets areas too which we made good use of. There was no reception area to speak of or any gift shop so you just had to wait around out in the open. We were entertained by the flying foxes hanging in the trees; every now and then one would fly across to another tree then fold himself up and hang from a branch again. They are really quite large bats but they d not seem ...
New Zealand's highest mountain is a set of three icy peaks, the highest being 3754m above sea level, dominant in the tussocky McKenzie Country in the South Island.
Mount Cook is the central point of the Aoraki Mount Cook NationalPark and it's also prominent in the Southern Alps, grand to view when you drive along the Tekapo to Twizel long straight roads, or alongside the hydro canal which takes water to the Upper Waitaki district network of lakes, canals, rivers and hydro dams.
Whether you fly over this natural wonderland in fixed wing or helicopter aircraft, or view it from a tour bus window, your own vehicle or a hired automobile you will never drive the length of the huge valley without stopping in awe and wonder.
You leave the main highway near Pukaki Dam, it is clearly signposted and once you drive alongside Lake ...
Advantages: Good people,good natural sites,been descriped as africa in miniature Disadvantages: the roads in some of the towns,security
the night.Try out the roasted foodstutt(fish,chicken,meat)with some fried plantains or potatoes).Beer is relatively cheap.Most of it is brewed locally but you can also get Heineken and Guinness in most of the drinking places.
Touristic Attractions.
There are many, the problem is that some areas would be very challenging to get into especially during the months of June through November when there is the rainy season.WazaPark is a wildlife park in the norhern part of the country.There are some attractive animals there but it is a rough road trip to get there.You can drive around the city of Yaounde and you would see some nicely designed round-abouts and parks.In the town of Buea there is the mt.Cameroon which is a most see if you visit the country.It is easy to get to Buea once you get into the country.The road is good.Limbe is a nice city ...
etambe01 09.07.2008 (10.07.2008)
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