Feb 26, 2013 - My Boomerang won't come back

There are three of us in our bed at night, me, Roger and.......................................the bite relief cream. We have adopted that little tube of itch relief cream, he sleeps between us, and we will be sad to see him go when his time with us runs out. We thought we would take part in the advertised “free walk” activity today. Hah, nothing comes free here. I asked at reception “Do we have to register for the walk?” “No, just turn up” “Ok, where do we meet?” “At the base of the Rock” “Fine, how do we get there?” “On the bus, AUD 50,...

Feb 25, 2013 - Ayers Rock

We were up at 3.30 a.m as we had a 7.30 a.m. flight out of Cairns for Ayers Rock. Our flight time having been changed by the airline. We have met a few people on our travels who have told us that Ayers Rock is one of the hottest places they have been to and infested with flies. Roger and I are laughing, we reckon we will arrive and it will be raining, the receptionist will then say, “goodness rain, we haven’t had rain for over three years”. The Rain Maker Breen’s are in town don’t you know love. Little did we know how true this would be? As...

Feb 6, 2013 - Fly to Ayers Rock (PM)

After landing in Ayers Rock, we had a little bit of time to do some laundry and catch a swim. Around 6:30 our group drove to Uluru...Ayers Rock to watch the sunset. This is in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park which is Aboriginal land. The Aborigines have been living in this region for nearly 30,000 years. Uluru...Ayers Rock is the biggest rock in the world and sits in the middle of the Outback in the Australian Northern Territory. It is made of sandstone and due to weathering is red in color. It has been sitting exposed for 300 million years...

Jan 13, 2013 - Ayers Rock (vlucht vanaf Melbourne / Alice Springs)

Via 2 vluchten zijn we in Ayers Rock geraakt. Het eerste wat opvalt is de hitte : meer dan 40 graden. Wandelingen kunnen enkel vroeg in de morgen, vanaf 11 uur worden deze afgesloten. En dan nog moet je een liter per uur drinken om niet de deshydrateren. We hebben eerste de Mala walk gedaan met begeleiding van een ranger die ons inwijdt in de basics van de Aboriginals. Daarna hebben we de base walk rond de rots gedaan (9,5 km). De eerste foto is van de Kata Tjuta, al dan de andere foto's zijn van Uluru of Ayers Rock. Het was de moeite waard.

Jul 29, 2012 - Uluru & Kata Tjuta

On our way to Ulura we did our 2nd border crossing. For a bit of fun we pulled out the rip sticks & rode across the SA/NT border entertaining those who had also stopped. Arriving at Uluru we checked into our accommodation at the Ayers Rock Resort which was slightly better than camping. As you can see Jesse & Bronte struggled to cope with the queen size beds & bath robes. Our 1st experience of Uluru was watching the sunset over the "Rock" with a bottle of Bella (of course) & blue cheese. What an amazing experience - Uluru is so beautiful....

Apr 20, 2012 - Ayers Rock

Så var storbyerne lagt bag os, og nu var det tid til Australiens must do numero 1. Det var blevet tid til at tage ind til midten af det enorme land, og opleve verdens mest fotograferede sten. Vi alle har set den på billeder, og har tænkt at det var et storslået syn, så vores forventninger var høje. Da vi landede i Alice Springs blev vi endnu engang vel mødt af en massiv varme, og forsikring om at dette gode vejr nok skulle fortsætte de næste dage. Vi fik samlet vores nye bil op, magen til den vi kørte i på vestkysten, bare en del nyere....

Nov 29, 2011 - The Great Red Center

Wow - the Outback really is the middle of nowhere! We got to Ayers Rock on Saturday afternoon and wow - the heat was there (hottest is got was 100)! But it was a nice change after the rainy weather in Sydney. The first night we went to the Sounds of Silence dinner - that was unbelievable! We had cocktails on a dune while watching the sunset - we could see both Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (the Olgas). After that, we went down to where they had a bunch of tables set up for dinner. I can't even describe how many stars were out - we had...

Jul 17, 2011 - Lonely as a desert breeze.....

Lonely as a desert breeze I may wonder where I please Yet I keep on longing Just to rest a while Where a sweetheart's tender eyes Take the place of sand and skies All the World forgotten In one Woman's smile One alone, to be my own I alone, to know her caresses One to be, eternally The one my worshipping soul possesses At her call, I'd give my all All my life and all my love enduring This would be a magic World to me If she were mine alone One alone, to be my own I alone, to know her caresses One to be, eternally The one my worshipping soul...

Jul 16, 2011 - Aus - Day 74 - The Olgas & Sunset on Uluru

Woke up at 6am to another cold and overcast morning and decided to go and see if the sunrise was going to show itself over the Olgas. No such luck, too much cloud cover. We decided to go and do the 7.4km "Valley of the Winds" hike. Kata Tjuta - the Aboriginal name for the Olgas, are a cluster of rounded, massive rocks that are equally mysterious as Uluru. Mount Olga, the tallest dome in higher than Uluru standing at 546 meters above the Valley of the Winds that runs through the rock system. According to the Aboriginal legends, Uluru and...

Jul 16, 2011 - The sun is shining

Hallelujah – the sun is shining…… Today was spent around the rock. The camera does not do it justice; one can’t capture the scale or the wow factor with a camera. The sun came out around luncheon that was late due to some of the party walking around the rock in a record 2.5 hours this included extracting one of the party from a bog…. A plan was hatched to go to the sunset viewing and that was I wish I could say spectacular alas the whole thing was a bit of a fizzer, not a genuine ooooooohhhhhhh or aahhhhhhh could be heard, it just got dark,...

Jul 15, 2011 - Ayers Rock

Ayers Rock, the Red Centre…. A nice drive from Kulgera…. We have a site at the Ayers rock Campground with a slab (concrete) so it’s not too bad. Huge caravan park arranged around a lookout from which one can see the rock though I haven’t taken any pictures of it yet, the rain clouds sort of hide most of it…. Hopefully tomorrow the SUN will shine. I’m thinking though how stupid this is, all these people driving for 1000’s of Km to see a big red rock. Also there seems to be an attitude problem here, the taps drip from the spindles, the...

Jun 30, 2011 - Day 7 Discovering Uluru.

We had an early start to the day and drove into to Uluru to watch sunrise. It was truly magnificent and words cannot describe how beautiful the colours are in the sky as the sunrises. After lots and lots of photos we headed to the Mala walk where we planned to have a pancake breakfast in the van and then take a guided tour . The Mala Walk is also located at the same place where you start the climb of Uluru and today it was OPEN……. So there by went breakfast and off we headed for the climb. It is a very confronting situation and before we...