Mount Connor

The Slow Pace of The Mature Peoples' Tour

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August 6th 2006
It was an early start for the tour to Ayers Rock, now known by its Aboriginal name of Uluru. We then wasted all the extra time as the bus went through a convoluted route round Alice Springs for pick-ups from all the various hotels, which was a bit annoying. We could have had another hour in bed! The tour was with a company called AAT Kings, which is the very same company that we used to take th ... read more

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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