West MacDonnell Ranges to Palm Valley. Comms kit for remote Australia van travel

This week ‪@nextleveloz‬ we hit Central Australia and head into the stunning MacDonnell Ranges, starting with Trephina Gorge in the less visited East MacDonnells. Are they as special as they say?

And what a stunning and beautiful place it is. The birdlife is abundant but those pesky flies are persistent and plentiful. And watch out for the European bees swarming around the water taps. We do a couple of the local walks and take in the breathtaking views and we day trip out to the Arltunga Historical Reserve to see the ruins and history of Central Australia's first town - long since abandoned. We then head to the West MacDonnells, camp and swim at Ormiston Gorge before taking the Defender and Van down the rough track into Palm Valley.

Continuing from the last few week we also do another bonus, special segment responding to subscriber requests . This time we cover off on what communications gear we carry for everyday and for emergencies.

Welcome to Episode 43 of our Big Lap Gap Year. We're David and Paula @nextleveloz. Like many of you, we've worked hard for 40 years, but we are too young to retire. So we're taking a gap year from work, we've bought our first ever caravan and are doing a Big Lap around Australia taking in the iconic destinations of our fabulous country.

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Some links relevant to content in this video:

NT Parks Pass: https://nt.gov.au/parks/parks-pass

Trephina Gorge Nature Park Fact Sheet: https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_f...

East MacDonnell Ranges: https://northernterritory.com/alice-s...

West MacDonnell Ranges: https://northernterritory.com/alice-s...

Arltunga Historical Reserve: https://nt.gov.au/parks/find-a-park/a...

Ormiston Gorge Fact Sheet: https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_f...

Finke Gorge National Park/ Palm Valley: https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_f...