Mark, Will & Jo at sunrise

Sunrise at Ayers Rock

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March 22nd 2012
Although we’d gone to bed early the night before and set several alarms we seemed to have misjudged the time of sunrise so we rushed to get to the viewing area inside the park.<span><span> With this Will was given permission to go faster than the recommended speed limits.<span>Fortunately we made it despite some other people on the roads who seemed not to be in such a rush, alt ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Ayers Rock

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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