| Driving cross country in an RV is an old | | | | see it change colors as the sun moves across |
| tradition in Australia. With its wide open | | | | the sky. |
| spaces, vast star-filled skies, and gorgeous | | | | |
| natural beauty, Australia is a motor home | | | | Ayer's Rock is located 250 miles southwest of |
| owner's dream. | | | | Alice Springs and is part of the Uluru-Kata |
| | | | Tjuta National Park. |
| So, why not head down under and rent a motor | | | | |
| home for your adventure? Here's a taste of | | | | There are some pretty desolate spots on |
| what Australia has to offer. | | | | Australia's west coast, but Shark Bay is not |
| | | | one of them. It is a recognized World |
| - Wide Open Spaces. Try the Outback! There | | | | Heritage site, full of colorful natural |
| are places where you won't see another human | | | | beauty and endangered species. Shark Bay is |
| being, and you can park your motor home | | | | an interesting place, too, because of the |
| anywhere you please. | | | | fossils that have been found there, dating |
| | | | from the beginning of life on Earth. |
| From Sydney on the east coast, to Perth on | | | | |
| the west coast, it's 2,500 miles. That's only | | | | Shark Bay is full of great areas to see, |
| a few hundred miles less than a trip from New | | | | including Hamelin Pool, where the water is so |
| York to Los Angeles! Out in the western part | | | | clear you can see all the way to the bottom. |
| of Australia, there are 100-mile stretches | | | | There are big sandy beaches, and you can see |
| with no services. No wonder it's such an | | | | dolphins at a beach named Monkey Mia. |
| RV-friendly place! | | | | |
| | | | It may seem vast and empty, but actually the |
| The weather is mild all year round. On the | | | | Outback is rich in sights to see. There are |
| coasts, the temperatures are moderate, | | | | national parks and historic sights |
| although it heats up once you get into the | | | | everywhere. |
| interior, with temperatures reaching well | | | | |
| over 100 degrees in the daytime. | | | | - Mungo National Park, located in The |
| | | | Willandra Lakes heritage area, has the "Wall |
| - Natural Beauty. The outback is unlike | | | | of China." This one isn't man-made, but made |
| anything you'll ever see anywhere else. | | | | by thousands of years of wind. It is made of |
| Australia's beaches are also world renowned | | | | clay and sand, and the formations caused by |
| for their pristine beauty. | | | | the wind and erosion are fantastic. |
| | | | |
| - RV Services. The land down under is | | | | - Kinchega National Park is an area where |
| probably the world's most motor home friendly | | | | there is water - sometimes! The Darling River |
| country. You can rent RVs just about | | | | winds through this area of red sand dunes and |
| anywhere, and drop them off at a location you | | | | dry lakes. There is an abundance of uniquely |
| didn't start from. | | | | Australian wildlife, including exotic birds |
| | | | like emus and others like kangaroos. |
| There are lots of sights to see, and once | | | | |
| you're there you can explore on your own, but | | | | - Sturt National Park is an arid land in the |
| here are some of the big ones. | | | | Strzelecki desert, where you'll be surprised |
| | | | to find among the crags and dunes a wetlands |
| Ayer's Rock, or Uluru, is one of the natural | | | | area and forest. There are also white sands |
| wonders of the world. It's just what you | | | | and red dunes for hiking. |
| might imagine it to be - a giant rock. It is | | | | |
| the second largest rock in the world (second | | | | In every part of Australia there are national |
| only to Australia's Mt. Augustus) at 1,000 | | | | parks worth seeing, and since motor homes are |
| feet high, 5 miles around, and 1.5 miles | | | | the most popular way to travel, you'll find |
| below the Earth's surface! | | | | plenty of places to stay. The state of New |
| | | | South Wales alone has more diversity than |
| It is also a magnetic rock, which means it | | | | almost anywhere else, with land features like |
| has strange effects on electronics. The | | | | deserts, swamps, coasts, forests and |
| natives believe that it is a giant generator, | | | | grasslands. |
| with a current of energy flowing out to the | | | | |
| entire world. For RVers, it is a great area | | | | If you're an RVer, consider the land down |
| to camp, in view of the rock where you can | | | | under. |