The outback of Australia.
Curtain Springs Station is an interesting place. The area is: 416,400 hectares. Acres: 1,028,948 acres. That is a huge area. Curtain Springs Station came into being in 1956 with owners Peter Severin and his wife Dawn (dec) along with their toddler son Ashley and 1,5000 head of cattle settled there. There are 4 generations now living at Curtain Springs Station.
You can read the history [ here ] and the site also shows videos. If you have time and interested it's certainly worth visiting their site to read the history and what they do now.
We stayed for a couple of nights in the camping area as it is on the way to Ayres Rock (Uluru) a 1 hour and 16 minute drive away. There is no water but of course there is water underground, if there wasn't you certainly couldn't live in Central Australia.
Mt. Connor is larger the Ayers Rock (Uluru) Northern Territory and is seen on the way to Uluru. Mt. Connor is 859 m high (2,818 ft) and lies within Curtain Springs Cattle Station. There are many camels in the area too.
These photos are far from Curtain Springs Station.
As you can see by the map, it's in Central Australia, far from towns.
The below photos of Curtain Springs were taken from Google Maps and it gives you some idea what it's like to live in the middle of nowhere with hardly any grass.
A place in the middle of nowhere, indeed.
ReplyDeleteIt is, many other places in the middle of nowhere too, Catarina.
DeleteYou are right, this is a beautiful area. My dream was to go to Australia. Too old now. Thank you for sharing the sites.
ReplyDeleteWe all have dreams of where we would like to go but age is the same for me now, but we have travelled Australia extensively in the past, about 20 times I think.
DeleteMargaret, I find it curious that there are camels in Australia (the ones from the Three Wise Men 😊). In Argentina, we have camelids, which are important in the country's wildlife, especially in the Andean region and Patagonia. They are: alpaca, llama, and guanaco.
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo
There is about a million camels in Australia so it's written, Norma. They were first introduced from Afghanistan and British India back in 1822 to be used in the 'Red Center' (middle of Australia area) for exploration and so on. Finally, after the motor car came the camels were released so hence we have feral camels. Wikipedia is a good place to read about the camels in Australia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_feral_camel
DeleteDein Bericht ist sehr interessant. Mein Mann möchte im nächsten Jahr mit mir eine Australienreise machen. Er war mehrmals in Australien und möchte mir die Schönheit des Landes zeigen. Er schlug auch vor, ins Landesinnere zu fahren. Ich bin allerdings unsicher. Wir sind schon älter und es wird vielleicht zu anstrengend.
ReplyDeleteWould be lovely if you could come to Australia. The outback is so very different and I always found it beautiful to my eyes. The towns are far between in some areas but certainly worth visiting. Always take water with you as it can get rather hot. We were in our mid 70's when we stopped travelling from Tasmania to the other States and Territories of Australia. Hope that gives you an idea.
DeleteBeautiful photos of this place, Margaret.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda.
DeleteThe area you show from looks exciting, and Mt. Connor is a beautiful mountain. The camels are special animals. Those are beautiful photographs you show.
ReplyDeleteTake care, and have a nice day!
Thank you Marit, certainly no snow in the area I have shown you, it didn't rain there for years either at one time.
DeleteMount Connor is amazing. I suppose like Ayers Rock, it has significance to local natives.
ReplyDeleteDreamtime stories of Ice men, Andrew - I looked it up, stories of cracked feet too by the Aboriginals. I love the look of Mt. Connor and I remember the first time we went to Ayers Rock we thought Mt. Connor was it, but nope, not so.
DeleteVery interesting.
ReplyDeleteThere are more camels in Australia than in the whole of whole Arabian states.
They certainly can breed and are now exported for meat to the Arabian countries
for food. It is just unbelievable. They were imported for the telegraph pole links
from Adelaide to Darwin and probably for the east to west link.
Miserable weather here and cold on the central coast and also big strong winds causing havoc - no one in the surf and it is as flat as a pancake.
Cheers
Colin
Yes you are right Colin. I've read that before, exporting camel meal to the Arabs. Camels were used firstly in the 'red center' for various reason, then used further afield and when the cars came the camels were released into the wild, hence feral camels.
DeleteCurtain Springs Station offers a remarkable glimpse into life in the Australian outback, where vast landscapes, rich history, and enduring family heritage meet the rugged beauty of Central Australia.
ReplyDeleteOh you are certainly correct on that. I love the outback and could live there for awhile but then maybe I could live there permanently - that I'll never know.
DeleteMe gustaría conocerlo. Bello lugar. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteThank you and I loved it there.
DeleteYou take us to some lovely and interesting places Margaret. I shall check the link out when I have caught up. Ayres Rock/Uluru I have heard about my whole life. It's lovely to see it in your photos. I remember watching a lot of TV shows when I was young in the UK about Australia and it was mentioned many times in them. Great photos and thank you for the lovely welcome back.
ReplyDeleteI did a post on Ayers Rock/Uluru some time ago with the sunset on the Rock, was a magic time.
DeleteWe don't often see Mt. Connor mentioned but it's a beautiful mountain and flat on top.
Did you know that Mt Connor is larger than Uluru in the Northern Territory? I certainly did not!
ReplyDeleteYes I did know Mt. Connor is larger, Hels, it's taller.
DeleteUluru is the largest single rock monolith in the world. Mt. Connor is about 859 meters (2,818 ft) above sea level, while Uluru is 348 meters (1,142 ft) high.
Thank Heavens for underground water supplies! And now I'm imaging everyone out there with their own well and carrying buckets of water to the house.....of course that wouldn't happen, they'd have pumps and indoor taps. I bet the sky views at night are spectacular without all the city lights dimming the stars.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct R. We've stayed in many places that have wells or bores sometimes both. Would be a wonderful place to be up high at night looking at the stars and lights of the homestead and caravan park, out of this world.
DeleteSuch a beautiful and interesting place!
ReplyDeleteIt is and very different lifestyle and cooking, Angie.
DeleteSpeaking of the center of Australia--- I see there's to be a sequel to '"Priscilla, Queen of the Desert." Terrence Stamp filmed all his parts before he died. Everyone else is returning as well. Thanks for this post--- I love the pictures, and it made me think of my summers at my uncle's ranch back in the 50's.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful photos of a beautiful area.
ReplyDeleteI love Mount Connor, it's wonderful to see this mountain.
The Netherlands is flat and has no mountains.
I wish you a lovely evening, It's still early morning here, now 9:02 AM.
Greetings Irma
Desolate, barren, hot and inhospitable.
ReplyDeleteLovely pohots.
ReplyDeleteHello Margaret,
ReplyDeleteYou've come a long way, venturing into the heart of the continent. It's a very interesting story; it takes tremendous determination and courage to settle far from civilization in the heart of Australia, where life is undoubtedly harder than in a metropolitan area.
Beautiful landscapes and that charming, enormous Mount Connor, which looks incredible and dominates the entire landscape. For me, such landscapes and settlements are truly exotic.
Best regards.
Hey Margaret! This looks like great fun. What a treat to take the camera there and get those shots. That sky. That land. So fun.
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