Blogs from Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 38

Much colder morning this morning but didn't have to set out quite so early. Drove back to Uluru (it's much bigger close up - small, far away, small, far away) and parked at the beginning of the Mala walk. This is where people do the climb from - couldn't believe how many people were still doing it even though there was a big sign at the bottom from the aborigine people saying 'please don't climb' because it's sacred to them. I could see the temptation though - it's so steep it would be quite an achievement - even if it has got a handrail now! I wonder if the Mala (hare wallaby) men are allowed to use it at their creation ceremony... We were good little boys and girls and did the base walk - 10k ... read more

Uluru Sunrise Not the most spectacular But took lots of pics! Our first activity of the day after breakfast today is to go see the sunrise by Uluru. Sunrise is at 7:23AM but we get there with plenty of time to spare. It is a crazy madhouse up at the sunrise viewing area...so many bus loads of tourists...who told them about this? haha Uluru, it is 9.4km around. 3.4 km climb up. 2.4km width. 7 km deep. How heavy is Uluru? One stone. HAHA I thought that was a good joke. We were given three options for this morning. 1) “The climb” if it is open. 2) 3/4 base walk around Uluru and see the sunrise from the base. or 3) Watch sunrise at the sunrise viewing area and then do the 1/2 base hike. The ... read more

I first saw Uluru in sunset, Sunday evening. The first time I have heard of this place was about 8 years ago, in one of the travel magazines I used to read. I remember thinking that I will never get there: Australia is so far and even if I do get there, the rock is so far from anywhere else. But that Sunday I was standing there in front of this piece of rock and I was simply amazed. It's one rock! It's so big! Of course I wasn't alone there. Thousands of tourists shared the experience with me. But who cares, with beer in one hand and a camera in the other I stood there and appreciated the sight. The next morning we woke up early (surprising?) to watch the sunrise over Uluru and its ... read more

Sveden løber ned af mine kinder, mens jeg prøver at finde de bedste fotomuligheder og få billederne i kameraet. Min familie og jeg er sammen med det resterende selskab på vej op af en ganske stejl klippeskrænt. Selvom det er midt på eftermiddagen er heden overvældende. Målet er at nå toppen af Kings Canyon for at kunne gå rundt om den. Vi har tidligt om morgenen forladt Alice Springs for at tage på en 3 dages tur ud til den central australske outback. Kings Canyon er første stop et ”lille” stykke uden for Alice Springs, ca. 4,5 timers kørsel. Kings Canyon er en kløft ind i Australiens undergrund som bagefter er blevet udvidet af det vand som er løbet igennem i de sidste mange tusinde år. Vi var startet på turen så sent som muligt får ... read more

Okay, this will have to be short but here is a summary of my time in The Red Centre: Kata Tjuta National Park is home of Uluru or Ayers Rock (1325 square km and a peak of 546 m) and The Olgas or "many heads" (36 domes). It only rains 307.7 mm per year in Ayers Rock and I was there for some of it. The cloud coverage hindered a beautiful sunset and sunrise of Uluru which took some of the fun out of my journey. However, the 9.4 km walk around the base was well worth the trip. I had time for reflection, to enjoy the diversity of Uluru and even spot a dingo! Kings Canyon was the highlight of my travels into the Centre. It is located inside Watarrka National Park. We did a ... read more