Blogs from Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 37

What is the best known natural wonder of Australia? Right, it's Ayers Rock. Today it's called Uluru again. That's the Aboriginal name. And where is it located? In Australia center, right in the middle. So you might think that's not far away from Alice Springs, mh? But it's still about a 450km drive, a little bit further south along Stuart Highway and somewhat west on Lasseter Highway. Mr. Lasseter was looking for gold in the desert west of Stuart Highway during the wild days. Nobody knows if he found some because he didn't come back. On the way you pass by Mt. Connor, another rock formation eroded out of the desert ground. And then finally, where the road ends in the middle of nowhere is Uluru. And Kata Tjuta. You never heard about it? I did ... read more

“Rock, Olgas, Kings Canyon” med Sahara Adventures (dag 2 af 3). Tidlig morgen (kl. 03.45) saa vi paa stjerne - der var et hav af dem - og vi saa blandt andet sydkorset. Kim, Kirsten, Tobias, Jonatan og Cecilie besteg Uluru - en udfordring som bestemt var anstraengelserne vaerd. Spiste frokost paa campingpladsen kl. 10.00. Herefter fortsatte vi til Kings Creek, hvor vi skulle overnatte i telt den naeste nat. Samlede braende til baal og aftensmad i oernenen i ulidelig varme. Ved ankomst tog vi en tur i poolen - temperaturen var 41.5 grader i skyggen! Karl Johan tog en helikoptertur over omraadet. Efter mad over baal gik vi til ro kl. 21, vi sov ude i det fri med stjernerne haengende som et flot taeppe over os. Senere paa natten traek det op til uvejr, ... read more

Uluru (alias Ayers Rock) is just beautiful. I could sit and paint here for hours. From the tiny desert daisys to the gigantic structure itself its just so staggering. Had the most perfect day. Got up at 5am for the sunrise- caught a shuttle bus with two folks called Laura and Nick (another weird name coincidence!) Watched the rock change from black to purple, red, orange, grey. Was dropped off at the cultural centre where I learnt about the history of the place both in terms of myth and ownership. Really good and informative place to start- bought a self guided walking map and set off to explore. Its really interesting how the aboriginal religion is so physical- tied directly to the land. Followed the Mala Walk and then the Mutitjula Walk and learnt the legends ... read more

- FOOD: Free breakfast (although Vegemite); very good spread for lunch of meats, salad and cheese; champagne with Doritos and dip to watch Uluru at sunset; garlic bread and pasta with loads of fresh veg that WE made ourselves over a campfire; cereal breakfast and fire toasted toast; camp made damper (peach bread) - AREA: Sunrise at Anzac Hill; first stop at place with unhappy, cramped animals; The Forgotten Rock (looks like Uluru); red sand outback with lots of trees, tiny flowers and wild animals; Kata Tjuta National Park Cultural Centre to learn about Aboriginal law, religion and Dreamtime stories; the absolute mind blowingly awesome Uluru with it's intense colours and caves, crevaces, textures and markings (crap with a clouded over sunset but magical at sunrise); posh campsite with hot showers; sleeping in swags under the ... read more

sooo sooo long since i last wrote anything! i think i'll split these entries so that they are a little more readable :) oooh, but before i start, all of my entries now have photos in, just so ya know! righty, lets get on then! had the BEST time!!!!!!!!!! it really was the most amazing experience and i came away from it all with lots of lovely new friends which is always nice :) got picked up at 6.00am saturday morning (eep!!) and we headed up to anzac hill, a hill (obviously :)) which overlooks alice springs. from there we watched the sunrise and then headed off on our ickle road trip :) at this point there was only 1/2 of the group - the rest we were picking up from yulara (the resort at uluru). ... read more