img_4825Tracks by Robyn Davidson

What is your camel trip?

I read Tracks the winter of 2015 after purchasing it in Uluru at a camel farm while exploring Australia’s Northern Territory. When lending it to a friend, I noted a few lines I’d highlighted and thought I’d share them.

Tracks is a personal account of Robyn Davidson’s 1977 solitary Australian adventure from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean. As the front cover blurb states, “One woman’s journey across 1,700 of Australian outback.”

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Map of Australia. Tracks follows the author’s trek from Alice Springs, Northern Territory to the Indian Ocean.

The following quotes appear on the last page before the postscript.

“The two important things that I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavour is taking the first step, making the decision…Camel trips, as I suspected all along, and as I was about to have confirmed, do not end or begin, they merely change form.”

The author’s words reflect what she discovered about herself on this adventure and, I believe, are applicable to all. What is your camel trip?

I’d welcome your comments. Hope you enjoy these photos from my travels in Australia’s Northern Territory.

 


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Dromedary Camels. Dromedary camels have one hump on their backs. Camels arrived in Australia in 1840; imported from the Canary Islands. They were favoured for carrying heavy loads long distances without requiring much water.

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Do Not Feed Or Bother The Camels. I visited a Camel Farm in Uluru. Home to 50 camels domesticated from the wild, most would have a 50-year lifespan.

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These red sand dunes are typical of the desert landscape in Australia’s Northern Territory. February temperatures reached 106.6 F/ 42 C when we were there.

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