Off-Road Palm Valley & Sunrise on Kings Canyon | Van in Central Australia pt 2 | Flat Tyre | Ep 44

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In this episode of ‪@nextleveloz‬ we continue to explore Central Australia , having some fun up the 4WD track to Palm Valley and beating a heatwave around the Mereenie Loop to Kings Canyon where Paula and I go our separate ways at Kings Canyon. David takes the Rim Walk and Paula checks out the King's Creek Walk.
Oh and the van gets a flat tyre and we have to repair our first tyre in nearly 30,000 km of Australia's roughest roads.
Palm Valley is gorgeous and we had a stunning Super Moon/ Blood Moon rising over the next level backdrop of our campsite.
But, boy it was hot, hot, hot. So we decided to head to the van park at Kings Canyon for some respite - and tackled the infamous Mereenie Loop.
After the heatwave passed a bit, David decided to do the Kings Canyon Rim Walk for the second time while Paula tried the more sedate Kings Creek route.
Central Australia is just stunning and loaded with endless vistas, surprising oases and its just - well, Next Level.
Welcome to Episode 44 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.
This channel is for fun and to share our trip of a lifetime and 100% of any ad revenue earned goes to charity.
We'd love your comments, questions and tips. We hope you will like and subscribe and share the videos with others as we look forward to sharing our journey around this magnificent country.
Some links relevant to content in this video:
NT Parks Pass: nt.gov.au/parks/parks-pass
West MacDonnell Ranges: northernterritory.com/alice-s...
Finke Gorge National Park/ Palm Valley: nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_f...
Mereenie Loop and permits: www.discovercentralaustralia....
Watarrka National Park and Kings Canyon Walks: nt.gov.au/parks/find-a-park/w...
www.discoveryholidayparks.com...

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@chrislant2561 8 месяцев назад

Like the saying goes, die with memories not dream's. Wow,what memories you'll have from this trip !

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

It’s a wonderful experience and hopefully many others enjoy it also. Thanks for watching and the lovely comment. cheers

@chrislant2561 8 месяцев назад

Great as always. You should be sponsored by both land rover and the Australian tourist board. Keep hem coming; can't wait for the next chapter. Your photography and video skills are brilliant.

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and the kind feedback. Good thing for our subscribers is that we aren’t sponsored!! We really wanted to make sure this year was a year off from work and commercial considerations and while we never set out to be a product or travel review VLOG, hopefully it also means we can call it as we see it. We really have learned on the job and trust me editing so much of our badly shot videos can be a chore 😂😉. We never set out to be professional content creators or influencers - and we aren’t - so we shoot on the go and hope that intuitively we get it. But that’s why sometimes the audio isn’t as sharp as it should be or some of the video is a bit jumpy. But it is as you see it with no rehearsing and not much do- over. That said we are proud that it’s getting better as we go and glad you enjoy them. And of course together we get to raise some money for charity! thanks again. cheers

@peterbullen3347 8 месяцев назад

I now have my Christmas shopping sorted after watching all the adverts, it's just one public service after another on this you tube channel.

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

We’re NextLevelOz and we’re here to help! 😂. Thanks Peter 🙏🙏👍

@martinsmith227 8 месяцев назад

Once again, thank you for sharing such a memorable trip - just fabulous.

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

Thanks again for watching Martin. We’ve certainly covered some territory this trip. Central Australia is pretty amazing.

@sue-ellenskinner954 8 месяцев назад

Love love love Palm Valley, we were blown away how clean and well kept the campsite was. The rangers had the leaf blowers in the morning - big surprise. Love Kings Canyon also, next time want to try staying at the station instead of the Discovery Park

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

Hi. Yes, we agree - one of the not so well known gems. The rangers do such a great job at Palm Valley campground. Probably the best maintained National Park Campground we’ve been in. If it wasn’t sooo hot we would have happily extended our stay there. This was our second time at Kings Canyon. We didn’t have the van first time. So not sure we would go again given all the places we havent been to. There were mixed wiicamps reviews of the Station - although that can be fickle. Thanks for watching and the comments. Cheers

@jeetts59 8 месяцев назад

What a great video. We did palm vally many years ago in a manual Jackaroo, somewhat challenging but got there and back. Memories.

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

Hi. If you have the right car it’s well worth the trip into Palm Valley. Would have been rough then. Rough enough but not too bad if you take your time now. Glad it brought back some good memories. cheers

@robyndehavilland1609 8 месяцев назад

G’day G’day 😉. Parts of this wonderful episode reminded me of the stunning Flinders Ranges (including the heat) Nice camera work Paula on your Kings Canyon walk, and Dave that rim walk wow wow ❤️

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

Hey G’day 😂😉. Yes I can see why that part of Finke Gorge reminds of the Flinders. It’s greener along the Finke and in Cycad Gorge etc. Unique. I felt sorry for Paula, she was doing such a great job and her camera froze. It’s a frustrating little fault with GoPros I’m afraid especially on the Volta handle. It would have been great to include a bit more of her and little less of me! 😂😉. I’ve done that rim walk twice now near or around dawn and it was gobsmacking both times. I didn’t enjoy the climb 😮‍💨😮‍💨 but once the sunrise peaked over the rim it made it worth it. thanks again.

@Sansui313 8 месяцев назад

love your work David and Paula, great video again :)

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

Thanks again for watching and the feedback. It really is appreciated 🙏🙏 All the best.

@diannehavelberg5875 8 месяцев назад

Another great video guys really enjoyed that one thanks david safe travels

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

Thanks again for watching. Glad you enjoyed that one. We certainly enjoyed that leg of the trip. But it was so hot for a few days!!. All the best.

@The_GetawayZone 8 месяцев назад

Another great episode, hot walking though. One puncture in 30K, you lucky bugga! We have had 3 in 20K, two screws and one tyre somehow got a split in the tread area.

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

We had a laugh - you have to. All those rough roads and we get our flat in a campground!! Wow, 3 flats. Yes we had been lucky But… stayed tuned

@peterbullen3347 8 месяцев назад

Fabulous as ever guys, off for a coffee now and keep my dog happy,

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

Coffee is good!

@coldstream011 8 месяцев назад

Once again thank you for sharing the adventures and information, just wish we had the opportunity to meet you and Paula earlier this year in Katherine, we just missed each other. We also did Palm valley it was magic. It will be a sad day in our world when your Gap year finishes.

@ryanturner9457 8 месяцев назад

Sunday nights will not be the same when the Gap year ends.

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and sorry we missed you. We love catching up with people on the road and sharing experiences and tips. It’s how we’ve picked up a lot of information from others we’ve met on the Lap. We still are surprised that anybody watched TBH. Palm Valley is reasonably well known these days but enough of the main route that not as many people go there. So it’s still a bit of a hidden gem isn’t it? You reckon it will be sad for you guys 😉😂. We don’t even want to think about it - even though we love being with family and friends at home at Christmas. We’ve still got a bit of of content and travel to share yet - so we can all focus on that good stuff for a little while to come. All the best. cheers

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

@@ryanturner9457 Won’t be the same on Sundays for us also! 😉😂. But we’ve still got a bit to share so we aren’t wrapping us yet. cheers

@peterbullen3347 8 месяцев назад

Well done , another day you have caused my dog to get a late walk, she is not enjoying these videos.

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

I’m sorry to have such a bad impact on your pup’s GC lifestyle. I feel chastened 😉😂🤣😜. Just as well dogs can’t like or subscribe then! But of course thank you as always. We love your comments and sharing our journey. cheers

@peneloperobertson2803 8 месяцев назад

Love your videos. When is the best time to do this walk. When would you most likely see more water and birds.

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

Hi, thanks for watching and great question. All these areas that get wedged between flooding, cold, hot means you compromise. I’d say July- August is probably the best balance and around that period is wildflower season in some central Australia regions (which is so vast that season varies a bit). Last time we visited the area (not in a van) was end of May and it was quite cold in patches. But there were Budgerigars everywhere then and not so many flocks this time. We reckon anytime from May- August or early Sep is fine. Of course that is a busier period though. This leg was early October and while the heatwave was unseasonally early it pretty much shows that you don’t want to be much later than that either. Keep in mind we aren’t exoerts (we’ve tracked that region two different ways in recent years) but if you google best time of the year to visit Uluru or similar there are a range of good guides to the seasons. Hope that helps and thanks again.

@user-fs3hb1gs2c 8 месяцев назад

Another great presentation to enjoy, as it turns out I have the same car. The front bar? Who is the supplier. Thanks again

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. The bar is from Rhino 4x4. Thanks again for watching. Enjoy your Defender. cheers

@Urbannomad-go1gk 8 месяцев назад

couldnt help noticing you have tow mirrors not attached to Defender mirror edge - but fixed to stem. What brand and setup is that - if you don't mind the question?

@nextleveloz 8 месяцев назад

Hi, thanks for watching. No problems at all. They are Milenco mirrors and arms mounted in a 3D printed bracket from Defender3D. You can check it out at this link defender3d.co.uk/products/ols/products/tow-mirror-mounting-solution. Cheers