Some more on Australia.

We finally headed back to the U.S. from Australia in early December—to get ready for Christmas and our next trip that starts in January of 2025. But before checking out, a couple of observations about our trip and our guides on the trip. 

Our group leader, Mary Gordon, was just fabulous. She hailed from Adelaide. Among other things, her sister, Elspeth Kyle-Little, serve as a guide and site coordinator for part of the trip. Both sisters are quite accomplished. Elspeth has run small businesses and worked as an artist in addition to working at Road Scholar.  Mary is trained in science and her work has included caring for reptiles at the museum of South Australia, running an ecology project at the University of Melbourne and setting up her own vineyard. All in addition to her work at Road Scholar. 

While we were exploring various parts of Australia–at a breakneck pace–we saw a beautiful sunrise on Kangaroo Island and we got to visit Katherine Gorge. 

We hiked in the hot and dry outback, then hiked in the rain forest, and saw a lot of wildlife.

We also visited Simpson’s the stunningly beautiful Simpson’s Gap, not too far from Alice Springs.  And of course we went to Ayers Rock, a kind of must see when trekking around Australia. Actually we did more than just visit. We had a bit of a cocktail party, organized of course by Mary, while we watched the sun go down. Kind of like a sundowner when you go on a Safari. 

A brief note—the photos on this blog (and more) can be viewed in full resolution at www.evocativephotos.com. Look under Australia 2024. 

All in all a fine trip. 

JFB