Sunday 21 July 2013
0028 Uluru to King's Creek Station July 17th
Up at 6 am as planned, and headed straight out to the
sunrise viewing point for Uluru / Ayers Rock.
Took our cup of tea with us and for about 40 minutes watched the sunrise
behind us, and Uluru slowly light up in front of us. Beautiful
way to spend the morning.
Then we
sprinted round (in Troopie, not on foot !) to the other side of the Rock to
join the Mala cultural tour round the foot of it. This was great, with a very knowledgeable
Ranger telling us the Aboriginal story of the Uluru, its position in their culture,
and its current place in their lives. I
had only ever seen the Rock from a distance before, so found it very awe
inspiring to be up close to it, and learning all about it. While hiking to the top is tolerated, they
ask you not to do so out of deference to the Aboriginal wishes. And as it is so
steep, and there was a high wind blowing, I decided it was not for me.
After the walk, we visited the excellent Aboriginal Cultural
Centre to learn more about the area, and then, after a quick visit to the supermarket
in the Yulara resort for some supplies, we headed out of the Park towards Kings
Canyon. Once again, not the most
enthralling road, but I must admit I find the starkness and barrenness of
Australia awe inspiring in itself – There is just something about it. Stopped for a sandwich in a big overnight
layby beside the road, where the wind was blowing hard and the temperature was
about 28 deg C. Janet decided to have a
nap while I made myself some lunch, before we continued up the road to our stop
for the night at King’s Creek Station.
This is just short of King’s Canyon, and someone had told us was worth a
stay. This is a working cattle station, with camping facilities available, and
is certainly interesting.
A baby camel
in a local paddock, a station hand wandering around with a cockatoo on his arm,
and lots of bus tours with young tourists paying a fortune to sleep under the
stars in swags !! We stayed just for one
night before we moved on to Kings Canyon.
Supposedly wifi available, so I spent a couple of hours desperately
trying to get all my stored blog downloaded, all to no avail !! Just too slow !! Ah well, maybe tomorrow !!
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