In the end, I had a lovely relaxing day at the Heavitree Gap Outback Lodge. After posting my blog, I went for a swim and then lounged by the pool. Dinner in the campsite café was a delicious beef steak with mushroom sauce and a glass of Sauvignon Blanc (I hope it was beef and not camel, as suggested by our driver today).
The luxury coach picked us up at 6.40am for our drive to Uluru (Ayers Rock). Our group today was a family of 5, which included two grandmothers, a couple and myself. “Sit back, relax and let the world go by” said our driver and we did. The journey was 460km through some of the most beautiful and unforgiving landscape on earth. This 460km consisted mainly of just 8 cattle ranches, with in excess of 1 million acres of land each. The land was originally developed by white settlers in the 1800’s with the assistance of camels, which were subsequently let loose. There are now more than 1 million wild camels in Central Australia.
I will spend 3 days and 2 nights in this area, staying at the Pioneer Outback Lodge in the Ayers Rock Resort. My adventures begin this evening with a tour to watch the sun set over Uluru.
Ann x
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Hi Ann
I hope you are enjoying the trip as much as we are enjoying reading about it. In my first comment I said I was enjoying it vicariously and indeed this is true I visualise each day you seeing such marvellous different sights that you would never see on the road to City West, you are building up some great memories.
On a more mundane note I am spring cleaning, a room a day, I hope the mood does not leave me before I run out of rooms.
Love Mam
That sounds dangerously like a new year resolution!
Hi Ann,
I so wish I wrote a diary now when I was in Oz. Most of the places are ringing bells but unfortunately I don’t remember too much. I do know my favourite place was the Katkadu national park. Are you going there?
love Mon.
ps. Evan says thank you for the Pirates of the Caribeen game – greatly appreciated.
Hi Mon. Is that the park with Uluru and the Olgas? If so, that is where I was last night and today. You will have to keep that diary next time. Maybe we will come here together some day 🙂 Love Ann x