KingsCanyonDingo 4

Hello from Oakbank, S.A.

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March 6th 2009
25 Feb Got up at 5am to go see the rock change colour at dawn (it didn’t). Due to extreme temperatures and also high winds at the top, the climb to the top of Uluru (Ayres Rock) was closed. I did say 18 years ago that I wouldn’t climb it again for £1,000,000 so I was quite relieved - but Barry wanted another go! We did walk around the bottom though - which is 10km plus a few more in detours ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide Hills

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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