Month: September 2016
Our Last Day at Uluru
We used our last day (Saturday) at Uluru to do all the remaining activities that we had planned in our travel schedule. After breakfast, Cathy and I set off to walk the last three kilometres around Uluru and finish our circumnavigation of the rock. Thinking of it in terms of a clock, we began at […]
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Our Yulara Activities
We’ve been really enjoying our time here at Yulara with Cathy, Audrey and Violet. Yulara is a relatively new town with a permanent population of around 890. It’s right in the middle of nowhere. Its name is derived from local Aboriginal words for ‘howling’ and ‘dingos’. Around 18 kilometres by road from world heritage site […]
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Two Different Perspectives of the ‘Rock’
Uluru is the world’s largest monolith. It is an imposing sight across the surrounding flat plains and stands out boldly. This sandstone formation (more accurately, arkose) is 348 m high and has a total circumference of 9.4 km. Both Uluru and the nearby Kata Tjuta formations have great cultural significance for the Aṉangu Aboriginal people, the […]
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We are at Uluru – Ayers Rock
It’s good time to take advantage of the Victorian School Semester Holidays and travel with Cathy, Audrey and Violet to Uluru for a visit. It’s also a good time to be here as the weather is relatively cool. Over the next week daily maximums will range from just 24C to 30C degrees. Quite comfortable for […]
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It’s Been a Busy Week
This week has been an active one for us – at least compared to a few of the previous weeks. This weekend, we celebrated Jill’s 70th birthday and enjoyed the company of our whole family who made it a very special time. Actually, her celebrations went on for a few days. A week, or so, […]
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