Ayers Rock

Rainbow Valley to Uluru, Olgas, Kings Canyon, Palm Valley, Glen Helen to Alice

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June 28th 2008
Left at 8.50am - earliest so far. Saw Henbury Meteorites and some Wedge-tailed eagles up close in their natural habitat (eating road kill). Saw our first Ultimate on the way to Uluru/Ayers Rock. Stopped at Curtin Springs - free! Got up at 5am and roused the kids to leave by 5.40am. Watched sunrise at Ayers Rock. Drove around, but Mala Walk/Climb for Ayers Rock closed due to wind at summit ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Uluru

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more