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At the end of each month I notate a *highlight* so at year’s end I can see the previous twelve months simply summarized on a single sheet. As December draws to a close I’ve just realised I haven’t posted October or November’s highlight here on the blog. But with the period between Christmas and the […]
Kata Tjuta Sunset ~ Photo of the Week Having walked up Walpa Gorge late in the afternoon we retreated from the heart of Kata Tjuta to watch the setting sun turn the domes a deep rusty red, as a pure white full moon hovered in the deepening blue sky. Have you been to Kata Tjuta? Or […]
Walpa Gorge Walk My first glimpse of Kata Tjuta was when watching the sunrise on Uluru. My eye was drawn away from the main spectacle directly in front of me to the horizon where, 50 km away across the spinifex and desert oaks plain, Kata Tjuta’s 36 domes vied for attention. It was much later in the day, […]
Mala Walk to Kantju Gorge, Uluru Having watched a stunning sunset when I first laid eyes on Uluru, followed by a superb sunrise viewed from the south side; experienced my first up-close encounter on the Kuniya Walk (where I discovered there are waterholes at Uluru), we made our way back around to the north side […]
Photo of the Week ~ Kapi Mutitjulu This waterhole can be found tucked into the base of Uluru, in the heart of the Red Centre, Australia Did you know there are waterholes at Uluru?
Kuniya Walk to Mutitjulu Waterhole, Uluru Privy to a glorious sunset over ‘the’ Rock on the first day I set eyes on Uluru, we were up early the next morning to see the sunrise from the other side. We left our beds with the stars still twinkling in the black sky overhead and joining a […]
I received a Tweet from @RedNomadOz on Twitter: And about a week later… I’d been enjoying following the trails and tales of Red Nomad Oz on her blog for some time, when as part of her ‘Australia’s Scenic Public Toilets’ series she sighted #17 at White Cliffs (in outback NSW) along with…“arguably the most remote OZ location to […]
Australia Photo of the Week ~ Uluru (Ayers Rock) Click the link below for more fabulous photos of Uluru… My first sighting of Uluru It was magical 🙂 And if visiting – Don’t forget to check out my hand drawn pictorial Central Australia Map Journals for recording your adventure by dotting your route on the […]
After a 3am start to get to the airport for a 5am lift off to Uluru, we left the coastal humidity of Brisbane and flew into Australia’s heart – the Red Centre. Peering down onto the scrubby outback and gouged channel country from 35,000 feet we flew over flooded Lake Eyre and sparkling salt pans […]
Our Journey Jottings Australia road trip is coming to an end. We’ve travelled from the rugged red rock of Uluru in central Australia and crossed half the continent to the lush green rainforest and reef of tropical north Queensland. This wonderful image by Lin Onus perfectly reflects our trip – A […]
