Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Uluru Tour - Day 1
Friday morning (July 27th) 5 am and we were up getting our belongings into storage with our small bags ready to head off on our Ayers Rock tour. We jumped on the bus with about 16 others from the hostel and headed to Uluru. It was still very dark and cold at the same time with no heat on the bus. We snuggled up and slept for the first few hours till the sun rose. Our first stop on the tour was Kings Canyon which was about lunch time. The hike was about 4 hours long and the beginning of it was the steepest and the hardest of the whole hike. It was beautiful with enormous Canyon’s with sharp sudden drops. Half way tucked away in between an area of the Canyon’s was a swimming hole with ice cold water and a wall of rock surrounding you. Casey of course jumped right in and encouraged our guide and an English girl named Liz to take the plunge too. They said it was so cold it took your breath away but worth it as it cooled them down nicely from the heat of the day. After the hike we headed to find our campsite which was about another hour or so hour drive in the middle of the outback. We arrived and set up camp which was a big fire with our swags around. Yep this was sleeping under the stars with your sleeping bag tucked into a swag that had a thin mattress. We also had dinner which was pasta with a camel Bolognese (definitely not my favourite).The night was warm but unfortunately you couldn’t see the stars because of the clouds.
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