Walking around the rock

Uluru and The Olgas

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April 8th 2008
16-18 March Over the Easter Break we went to Uluru and The Olgas with Alison. Both Rob and I had been several years ago and I forgot how red everything is in the centre of Australia. From the plane all you could see was red earth! When we first landed we checked into our place which was a two bedroom apartment. It was so hot we just went straight for the pool. That evening we went to watch ... 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