Uluru at Sunset

Uluru (Ayers Rock)

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May 6th 2005
Uluru Blog: We made it to the "Heart of Australia"! It was and odd feeling leaving WA, sad on one hand after having such a fantastic time and having to say good bye to Auntie Pam, but excited on the other as we knew what was ahead was going to be all totally new to us both. The flight from Perth to Ayers was great. So wide and vast! The resort itself was a surprise. Not what we expected o ... 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