Blogs from King's Canyon, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Deel 7: dond. 22 sept. Omdat we onze broodvoorraad mee hadden genomen voor onze onverwachte klimtocht gisteren, zaten we nu zonder. Je moet hier met een uitgekient rantsoen op reis. Geen supermarkten in overvloed. Dus moesten we uit-ontbijten: pancakes met maple syrup, JIm!!!! Yammie! Wat vervelend nou. Rustig aan de boel ingegepakt en om 11 uur weer op pad. Vandaag dus de 3 uur durende rit naar Kings Canyon. Dat deden we via de Mereenie Loop. Hiervoor ga je over Aboriginal land en heb je een permit nodig. Deze gekocht en off we went. De route bestond uit 100 km sealed en 155 km unsealed road. Slechte wegcondities met corrugation. Dat zijn hobbels die ontstaan door de auto’s, nadat er regen is gevallen. Je krijgt de neiging langzaam te rijden als je er aan begint, maar ... read more

We left Uluru and Katja Tjuta which had been an amazing experience and we joined a coach travelling to Kings Canyon. The coach was quite empty but we did meet a couple from Bridgewater in the UK called Sue and Nigel (Bob your home town) and they did know someone in their town with the surname of Rich. They had travelled quite extensively and were later going on to Fiji before returning home to the UK. Sue I hope you manage to read our blog and pick up some useful tips for a trip to New Zealand as we are sure you will both love it. The coach journey to the Kings Canyon was long and even in the air conditioned coach it was extremely hot as it motored along dead straight roads. We passed by ... read more

The alarm didn’t go off so we had a rather rushed morning trying to get off site for 10am. Hot and flustered we then had a 4 hour drive in the oven like temperature to Kings Canyon. After much convincing Andy finally agreed to do the 6km walk round the rim of the canyon. The only problem was that we had arrived during the hottest part of the day. As we were getting ready to set off we saw Frank and Manon who were just returning from the same walk. They told us that the first part of the walk was tough but that it was well worth the effort. I knew that the first part included a steep climb up 100m cliff face, but I had decided not to mention this to Andy in fear ... read more

Day 86 Alice Springs to Kings Canyon (Mon 27th Sept) Today we had a free morning in Alice Springs. We had to check out of our hostel at 1000 so most of us slept in until than and then left our bags in the storage room. We were leaving at 1230, so we had a few hours to explore. Alice Springs was a lovely little town. It was very clean, and I really noticed how equipped it was for wheelchairs. There were ramps everywhere, and even easy access to the car parks. Strange the things you notice sometimes. I walked into town, which was only about 15 minutes from the hostel, and spent a couple hours just wandering. Did a little shopping, finally managed to send off my postcards, and took a few pictures. Very relaxed ... read more

Today we arose after a cold night and went down to do the Kings Canyon Rim Walk. This is advertised as suitable for fit walkers and it was with a little trepidation that we started up the steep face to the top of the canyon wall. Once we got to the top the views were spectacular and the walk traversed different environments. They were a mixture of the Kirigini Gorge and the Bungle Bungle sandstone domes. The recent rains had left water in the gorge streams and everything was very green. During the walk we met a lovely English couple who we discovered have been to many of the Middle Eastern Countries we have been to. We are going to send them information about the drive we did from Darwin to Perth as they want to ... read more