Days 63 - 68 Home to Ayers Rock
Hi Everyone, once again it's been a few days since I've added any records, and that's because I came home. Why did I come home you ask??? Well, a couple of reasons.1. Mums Day2. Sister was over from Hong Kong3. Relatives were over from Wales
So a couple of nice days at home, which would have been relaxing, except I can't let myself get that way. So I ran around, and tried to see as many people as possible.
I came back to Ayers Rock on Thursday, and went to see the "Rock" again, and take a few more photos. After that I headed back to the hotel, Sails on the Desert, where I went to the pool, a huge pool that was 30 degrees. Needless to say I spent about 2 hours in it, and by doing so, met a few people. So I ended up getting to bed around 2am, after drinking numerous cocktails (yes Anu, I had a toblerone), bottles of red wine, and most of my bottle of bourbon. It also included a spa with 2 of the girls, a spa the that was too small for even 1 person.
Day 069 - Off to Kings Canyon
Needless to say, I didn't wake up very well, but after a buffet breakfast, and hitting the road for a while, I started to feel better. So now, I'm in Kings Canyon, and will do the big walk tomorrow, big for all the people that go there. But I did a little walk today, called Kathleen Springs. Anyway, I'll write more tomorrow, when I have more energy.
And damn, they don't have connectivity here for me, so I'll have to wait till Alice Springs to publish this.
Day 070 - Kings Canyon
After sleeping in, and then having a buffet breakfast, I was a bit sluggish to get moving today. I think I'm still a little dissappointed with no internet connectivity here. I did find an internet machine in the pub, but the space key doesn't really work that well, which gets frustrating after a while.
Anyway, I ramble on. So I take the 5 km drive to the base of Kings Canyon, to find lots of other cars and buses there already, but not Canyon in site. The references at the site say 3.5 hours to do 6km, so I set off really slowly. After a 600 step climb, I find myself looking at the Canyon. Now I've met lots of people along the way, and some people even told me that it was better than Ayers Rock, but after climbing the Rock, I don't think anything can compare. But it was a lovely walk, walking along the sandstone rock. And the next thing I know, I've taken 50 photos. And it did almost take me 3 hours to do the way. The great thing about these sort of walks is that you say "G'day", "morning", etc etc to everybody you meet, everyone is so warm and friendly.
So after the walk, I decided to kick back and relax the rest of the afternoon away. I've got a big drive tomorrow, about 350km, mostly on rough dirt roads, through the mcDonnell ranges, before ending up in Alice Springs.
Hi everyone, it's good to be back online. It's strange how we get so dependent on these things, what did we doing 20 years ago??
So I left KC pretty early, as I'd set myself a huge amount of things to do today. Firstly I had to drive 160km on seriously corrigated roads, it took me 3 hours, before getting back on to they bitemen we love an adore. From there I spent the day seeing the sites of the West McDonnell Ranges, hills of red sandstone that pass for heaps of kms. I did 6 different walks/sites, in the following order.
- Redbank Gorge
- Glen Helen Gorge
- Serpentine Gorge
- Ellery Creek Big Hole
- Standley Chasm
- and Simpsons Gap.
They all looked pretty much the same, absolutely lovely, with water, and rocks, and fish, fish I haven't seem before, and all prohibited from fishing for.
Oh, another thing. All through the McDonnell Ranges, there were signs on the road stating no alcohol and no pornography. Weird.
So I'm in Alice Springs now, I've done a walk around town, without being robbed/mugged, but I have another 36 hours here. Who knows.
Oh, no pictures in this one, just because it's a joint blog. Will add photos tomorrow.
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