Wednesday, April 6, 2011
April 2
Today we met our new guide, Martin, for the last leg of our ten day tour. Destinations: Kata Tjunta, Uluru, and King's Canyon.
Still lots of driving and we had a full bus of 24 people, and Martin, mid-forties, has only been a tour guide for two months! Previously, he taught Aborigines in Kimberley. He definitely followed each and every rule on which he was trained.
One of our first stops was Stewart's Well Camel Farm. High estimates put 2,000,000 camels in Australia. Another stop was Erldunda, practically smack center in Australia. At Curtain Springs we were able to purchase wine and beer. Usually this can only be done after 2:00 to 4:00 in he afternoon to prevent Aborigines from purchasing too much alcohol and getting drunk.
This is a real problem in Australia. Later, we thought we spotted Uluru out the bus window but were informed it was "Foolaroo," otherwise known as Mt. Conner.
We stopped to gather firewood along the roadside and the flies were quite annoying so we had to don those attractive fly nets. However, we were so thankful to have them.
We arrived at Kata Tjuta and this area is comprised of 36 domes. It is 200 meters higher than Uluru which is 383 meters. Martin led a fast paced hike and the rocks on the ath were very loose. It was a very steep and exhausting climb, especially at the end of a day.
Finally, we headed to view the sunset at Uluru. We were treated to champagne (although it was sipped from plastic camp mugs!) Many folks came to view the sunset and it was spectacular, especially the sky. Hard to believe I was there!
Still lots of driving and we had a full bus of 24 people, and Martin, mid-forties, has only been a tour guide for two months! Previously, he taught Aborigines in Kimberley. He definitely followed each and every rule on which he was trained.
One of our first stops was Stewart's Well Camel Farm. High estimates put 2,000,000 camels in Australia. Another stop was Erldunda, practically smack center in Australia. At Curtain Springs we were able to purchase wine and beer. Usually this can only be done after 2:00 to 4:00 in he afternoon to prevent Aborigines from purchasing too much alcohol and getting drunk.
This is a real problem in Australia. Later, we thought we spotted Uluru out the bus window but were informed it was "Foolaroo," otherwise known as Mt. Conner.
We stopped to gather firewood along the roadside and the flies were quite annoying so we had to don those attractive fly nets. However, we were so thankful to have them.
We arrived at Kata Tjuta and this area is comprised of 36 domes. It is 200 meters higher than Uluru which is 383 meters. Martin led a fast paced hike and the rocks on the ath were very loose. It was a very steep and exhausting climb, especially at the end of a day.
Finally, we headed to view the sunset at Uluru. We were treated to champagne (although it was sipped from plastic camp mugs!) Many folks came to view the sunset and it was spectacular, especially the sky. Hard to believe I was there!
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