Wild camels grazing at the Olgas
The Olgas in the morning light
People climbing the rock (double click the photo to view).
Awsome Uluru - sunset.
Uluru in full sun late afternoon.UNFORGETTABLE ULURU
HELLO!! WOW!!!!!!!! You know it is absolutely amazing. I must have seen hundreds of photos and pictures of ‘The Rock’ over my considerable years and yet I was completely blown-away by the sheer majesty and beauty of the place. I know I have said this before, but the colours out here are remarkable. The best season they say for 40 odd years and there is green everywhere – except of course on the rock. Uluru is wonderful – of course, like everyone else, we took hundreds of photos all at different times of the day – I have only included minimal of these, as like me you will have seen it all before and until you come and see it yourself you still will not believe it. What we didn’t realise tho’ was the tradition of taking your comfy seats, a little table, the bottle of bubbly or chards and your nibbles and spending a pleasant hour or so watching the magnificent light display as the sun goes down. We were not at all properly prepared when we went out at sunset, however, we did still get the photos and did still enjoy the spectacle. Not so much to be said for the sunrise however. It is said that the viewing platform which apparently cost a small fortune to erect, is in the wrong spot – I can well believe that – the sunrise was not displayed to advantage from the platform. I guess that for me, it was also spoilt by the absolute multitudes with who I shared the spectacle. We had not realised until we arrived at Uluru how much of a tourist magnet it is. We were not entirely thrilled to be back amongst the hordes and to be charged the ‘tourist dollar’ for everything we saw and did at the rock. Mind you, neither TBBITW nor I will complain about the $25 it costs to go to see Uluru. The $25 covers your entry into a significantly large portion of land which includes the Olgas for a full three days – when you are there you have the advantage of a manned first aid station amongst other things plus the park is very well maintained and apart from some rather obscure signage is very well run. We were pretty horrified with all the complaints we heard.
The Olgas were incredibly beautiful – I think in fact I preferred them to Uluru. The shadows and hues of the rocks there were unforgettable. It is truly humbling to think of the venerable age of this country. We didn’t do the ‘Valley of the Winds’ walk as we thought it might be a bit too tough for us. This consideration was aided and abetted by the fact that I put my very big fat foot into a little hole outside the van the morning we were going and managed to fall over, nearly cleaning up the washing machine in the process. Result? Oh a couple of sore ankles and wrists, together with an even more painful knee than before. We did do the Walpa Gorge walk tho’ and I am pleased to say I managed very well all things considered. The gorge was stunning – it’s hard to believe these fascinating places and lush places are here in the middle of the country and desert areas.
The camp at Yulara (next to Uluru) was very good and we had a great spot yet again – we continue to be very jammy with the places we get to park the van. We do prefer to be on the outskirts of the parks and we were right at the outside edge of the caravan park. It seemed a shame that they had t he park fenced, but I guess it is a matter of necessity – largely to keep us from desecrating the bushland I would think. The number of people passing thru’ the park would be devastating if not properly contained or perhaps that should read - constrained!
We have had a good run spotting wild-life. There is not too much we haven’t been able to cross off our ‘critters’ list. We have seen brumbies, roos, emus, camels and although I have not yet seen a dingo, TBBITW did spot one wandering thru’ the camp at Uluru. Certainly they did give wonderful sound effects around the rock and surrounds in the evening and early morning. It was quite surreal listening to them while lying in bed.
Well, bye for now and see you soon at Kings Canyon. Stephanie. Smile!!
HELLO!! WOW!!!!!!!! You know it is absolutely amazing. I must have seen hundreds of photos and pictures of ‘The Rock’ over my considerable years and yet I was completely blown-away by the sheer majesty and beauty of the place. I know I have said this before, but the colours out here are remarkable. The best season they say for 40 odd years and there is green everywhere – except of course on the rock. Uluru is wonderful – of course, like everyone else, we took hundreds of photos all at different times of the day – I have only included minimal of these, as like me you will have seen it all before and until you come and see it yourself you still will not believe it. What we didn’t realise tho’ was the tradition of taking your comfy seats, a little table, the bottle of bubbly or chards and your nibbles and spending a pleasant hour or so watching the magnificent light display as the sun goes down. We were not at all properly prepared when we went out at sunset, however, we did still get the photos and did still enjoy the spectacle. Not so much to be said for the sunrise however. It is said that the viewing platform which apparently cost a small fortune to erect, is in the wrong spot – I can well believe that – the sunrise was not displayed to advantage from the platform. I guess that for me, it was also spoilt by the absolute multitudes with who I shared the spectacle. We had not realised until we arrived at Uluru how much of a tourist magnet it is. We were not entirely thrilled to be back amongst the hordes and to be charged the ‘tourist dollar’ for everything we saw and did at the rock. Mind you, neither TBBITW nor I will complain about the $25 it costs to go to see Uluru. The $25 covers your entry into a significantly large portion of land which includes the Olgas for a full three days – when you are there you have the advantage of a manned first aid station amongst other things plus the park is very well maintained and apart from some rather obscure signage is very well run. We were pretty horrified with all the complaints we heard.
The Olgas were incredibly beautiful – I think in fact I preferred them to Uluru. The shadows and hues of the rocks there were unforgettable. It is truly humbling to think of the venerable age of this country. We didn’t do the ‘Valley of the Winds’ walk as we thought it might be a bit too tough for us. This consideration was aided and abetted by the fact that I put my very big fat foot into a little hole outside the van the morning we were going and managed to fall over, nearly cleaning up the washing machine in the process. Result? Oh a couple of sore ankles and wrists, together with an even more painful knee than before. We did do the Walpa Gorge walk tho’ and I am pleased to say I managed very well all things considered. The gorge was stunning – it’s hard to believe these fascinating places and lush places are here in the middle of the country and desert areas.
The camp at Yulara (next to Uluru) was very good and we had a great spot yet again – we continue to be very jammy with the places we get to park the van. We do prefer to be on the outskirts of the parks and we were right at the outside edge of the caravan park. It seemed a shame that they had t he park fenced, but I guess it is a matter of necessity – largely to keep us from desecrating the bushland I would think. The number of people passing thru’ the park would be devastating if not properly contained or perhaps that should read - constrained!
We have had a good run spotting wild-life. There is not too much we haven’t been able to cross off our ‘critters’ list. We have seen brumbies, roos, emus, camels and although I have not yet seen a dingo, TBBITW did spot one wandering thru’ the camp at Uluru. Certainly they did give wonderful sound effects around the rock and surrounds in the evening and early morning. It was quite surreal listening to them while lying in bed.
Well, bye for now and see you soon at Kings Canyon. Stephanie. Smile!!
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