👑 The King Of Rock

Dear family  & friends xx

There are a lot of kilometres involved in seeing the Red Centre and the only way for us to check it out was to drive a thousand kilometres south then turn around, and drive a thousand kilometres north.

We were glad we’d waited for winter, heaps easier hiking around without urgently needing to cool off.  We arrived at Kings Canyon on the 1st Aug, after that massive detour back through Alice.  It’s like a taster for the other 👑 King to come.  The rule here is to complete the Rim walk in a clockwise direction.

The Kings crack

The whole place is geared for surviving fatigue and Summer, with emergency phones around the rim, drinking stations, warnings to complete all walking trails by 11.30am if the temperature is expected to hit 36°. As if anyone would want to be exerting themselves in that heat.

John & I were climbing around in our sturdy, super strength bush walking thongs and people were overtaking us with snow poles, acting as if they were all extra sturdier than us. A family of four, with 8 shiny poles between them, tried to overtake us on stairs … mate, go for it.   Your poles are smelly, anyway.

Straight up ascent

Behind the rim’s edges were amazing ancient domes known as The Lost City.  You  climb down via a network of ladders and stairs to a bridge that crosses The Garden of Eden, before climbing up the other side.

Ancient streets ? Pompeii ? Something felt special x

It’s beautiful but scary, a man said he was here in 2014, the day a woman fell.

At the top, after hours of walking and with 2kms to go, we came to a one way door.  The anti-clockwise people would be absolutely gutted, humiliated and unsure of what to do next ….  👆💡

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There were very special visitors meeting us at Uluru, royalty in fact. John’s mum was flying in to see 👑The King of Rock, for the first time, with us.  💂With special attention and 5* co-ordination from Jennifer, Maisie will feel like an absolute Queen.  No fold out caravan beds or deflated air mattresses for her, they will be spending 4 nights at Sails. All accommodation for Uluru visitors is at the Yulara Resort complex, offering everything from unpowered camp sights to beautifully landscaped hotels.

💐 We’re here !  Is that my car, John?⤵

No, sorry mum.⤴That Lamborghini is waiting for a tow truck to Victoria. Massive diff damage after Alice Springs replaced a blown tyre with the wrong size.

How about these wheels, ma’am ?

Perfect 💋

Some sections must never see the sun.

John ! You won’t believe what I’ve found … ⤵

.. a whale 🐋

SHIRL!  All I can think about right now is that classic from your mums’ library, 40 Years In The Saddle, by Major Bumsore.

Is that the King !

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… I had to climb it.

•  Uluru is 348metres above ground, 2.5kilometres underground
• 9.4km girth + more if exploring the little gorge
• 36 reported deaths
• When circumnavigating Uluru, expect Mexican stand-offs with      the european visitors. Etiquette: Who should give way ?
• Kata Tjuta (The Olga’s) are 50km from Uluru.
• Kata Tjuta means ‘many heads’, there are 36 domes

Hi Doreen, love from The Olga’s 💟 wish you were here xx

Let’s face it, this  is epic stuff. KataTjuta was fantastic, you could walk between the domes and apart from midday, there is always shade.

Thanks mum & Jen for coming to visit us, we hope the Red Centre got under your skin too xx

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We were here for a good time, not a long time xxxx

Seeing Uluru together was … aMaising xx

Lights out, love to you all,

John & Shirley xx

Ps: Does anyone have a copy of Yellow River by I.P. Daily.                         or, Rusty Bedsprings by I.P. Nightly ?

💭 Casey, Jason & Ally, we miss you all heaps. It’s getting exciting heading towards Qld, back to the east side xx

Hang on, before we cross the border we just want to say farewell to the amazing Northern Territory. Total wow factor, thank you. 💟

Goodbye you cute Fairyfloss trees, all twirled around with frothy young branches

Bye baby x

Thank you x

Good job Tennant Creek shops 👍

Bye Marbles 💋 John asked me to keep an eye for the golf ball as we drove out. we actually found it. ⛳

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