Uluru

Uluru - the big red rock!

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July 30th 2010
Uluru Another day that begins before the sun is even thinking about rising: another tour bus, another group of temporary friends. The tour leader this time is a fifty-year old named Lewis who meets me at the entrance to Toddy’s with a cheerful and amused expression. On board the twenty-five seater bus, I discover that there will only be six of us taking the tour, with an additional four to be pi ... 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