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Travel Blogs from Ayers Rock, Australia
Week Thirty Five - The Outback
This is a top pick! ... . I told Nicola that it was a babe magnet, she just rolled her eyes). We check into The Outback Pioneer Hotel and Lodge in the Ayers Rock Resort complex. Our 'budget lodge' is basic but fine. It is the first time that we haven't had a TV for a long time. ...
The Rock
This is a top pick! ... and I teaming up for the 9km round trip. It is only once you finally get up next to it do you realize just how irregular shaped Ayers Rock is with large cracks and caves and being more of a blob than a rectangle as most pictures always show it as. Some ...
The Red Centre Rip Off
This is a top pick! ... outback then a blood red desert. Great to see it. It made up for the fact that there was no in flight movie. Ayers Rock is, in a word, expensive. Really expensive. The whole area is owned by the indigenous aboriginals who have some say in how the ...
Uluru (ayers rock) we couldn't go to ...
This is a top pick! ULURU (Ayers Rock) We couldn't go to Australia and not visit Uluru (Ayers Rock). That would be like going to London and not seeing Big Ben! So, we arranged a few days stop-over on our flight from Perth to Cairns. At the airport we were greeted with ...
Climb denied
This is a top pick! ... his fly net over his head rather than stuff it into his trouser pocket in teenage vanity. At various points around the rock, there are signs explaining areas of aboriginal sacred importance and that these areas are not open to the public and nor ...
The Big Red Rock!
This is a top pick! ... park its your only choice. I had fallen asleep when I awoke to Uluru right in front of my eyes, I shouted to Matt "Thats Ayers Rock!!" he had obviously gotten over from the "that is real in front of my eyes moment and replied "yes"! We paid for our ...
Nothing but a rock!
Sunday 27th November 2005 Leaving Sydney, flying to Alice Springs and driving to Ayers Rock!! Alarm was sounding at 3.30 am, it isn't easy having to get up with an alarm clock now! We were pretty much ready to leave straight away so we woke Jon up to ...
Oct 7, 05 (Friday)--Still Continued
Pam provided us with a snack of chips and all kinds of dips with sparkling cider as we watched the sunset reflecting on Ayers Rock. It was an amazing experience. There were many groups of tourists enjoying themselves as they also watched in amazement of ...
The Rock
... watch sunrise. Once we arrived we got out still in our pjs & fleeces as it was freezing to watch the sunrise with Ayers rock in the background - beautiful. After a few piccies we had brekkie in the car park. Then we drove ...
Ayers Rock (the return of the white Toyota)
... then out for food. The next morning (6th) we made our way to the nearby cultural centre to learn about the history of Ayers Rock (including the recent handback of the rock to the aboriginals on a 99 year lease (why not permanently?)) and then back to ...
Walk and Flight!
... the handle the whole time! The Olgas looked wonderful from the air - they are bigger than I thought they would be! Ayers Rock looked very special... seeing it from the air made me understand even more how sacred this place is.... Truly ...
Ayers Rock
Made it to Ayers Rock and I don't know where Travel Pod stored my draft message to you.... but at $2.00 per minute... and No USB connections.....I'll find it in Cairns and send it to you later... Love to all bob and justine ...
The BIG Climb!!!
... . Nothing really prepared me for its shear beauty and aura. We were so glad to see the line of people walking up the side of the rock face. Well Ella and Rylee just walked up the face that quick that I had to get Ella to slow down and wait for Rylee and ...
The Many Faces of Uluru (Ayers Rock)
The locals say "there is something special about that rock". The aboriginals call it Uluru and Australians have respected their culture and now refer to it as Uluru as ...
Uluru
... canyon were amazing. We looked at gum trees water holes and rock formations. After being attacked by flies at lunch we headed to Ayers Rock resort, meeting a few wild camels and wild horses along the way. We also stopped to see a rock many people think ...
Oct 7, 05 (Friday)
Marvin woke me up at 6 am. He was getting ready for a ride on 4 wheels. We had a big breakfast of fried eggs anyway we liked, bacon, sausage, toasts, cereal, and coffee and tea. I met a Korean young lady and a Japanese young man who are working at the ...
Uluru and The Olgas
After the humidity of Cairns the dry 40 degree of Uluru (Ayers Rock) was very welcoming. I had a lovely couple of days relaxing in the Ayers Rock Resort, swimming in the pools, looking at Uluru, and walking in The Olgas. the Olgas are a mountain range ...
Roasting at the red rock
Hi there, Taking a slightly different tact with this blog entry. Don't worry i'm not becoming lazy but there will be no story to go with this entry but what you do have is a nice selection of photos from our time in the Uluru/Kata Tjuta National ...
The Red Centre
... out. Our first stop was Ayer's Rock. Now we do have to explain a little. Uluru is the aboriginal name for Ayer's Rock. Uluru is a very sacred, religious place for the aboriginals. They ask that you do not take pictures or climb the rock. You do ...
Our Visit To Uluru
We were lucky enough to start the day with a rare rainfall... only 1% of the people on earth ever see a waterfall on Uluru... and end the day with a gorgeous ...
Road Trip onwards and upwards
... a way to spend there night, under the stars warming by the fire! Next couple of days were spent wandereing around the Olgas & climbing the rock itself... a mean task by anyones standards! Great fun though, & another one of lifes to do boxes, ticked ...
We landed.....
I got out of the plane - I took this picture - I got back on the plane - well, at least I can say I've seen ...
Enter the Outback
... . The photos of most of these places will speak volumes to what I can describe in words. That night we made camp near to Ayers Rock (Uluru) having watched a 'nothing more than average' sunset. There had been very little if any cloud at all in the sky ...
Cairns to Ayers Rock
... themselves being diagnosed of deadly diseases. Needless to say I didn't need any bad luck at the moment so I didn't take any souvineers of the rock for me!! Anyway, it was great to visit Ayers Rock and, although expensive, it was definitely worth ...
Out in the Bush
... off to sleep almost immediately! We were up at 4am to grab a quick breakfast before heading off to see the sunrise over Uluru (Ayers rock). The sight is impressive and the rock glows a deep red. The rock itself is actually a white, grey colour but ...
An unforgettable experience
... shiver around me as we all stood waiting the moment the sun broke first light on Uluru. It’s a pretty magical sight; the rock warms and glows with red – and a strange red line, almost exactly halfway down, and straight across the rock side, ...