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We land at Ularu around midday and it can't be too short of 35 degrees. I now understand why Australia is the home of the cork hat - bloody flies get everywhere, in your ears, up your nose and even try for your eyeballs. Bastards!! We transfer to the resort which is a really strange setup. The place is expensive as hell and nothing to do excpet walking and avoid the flies. We organise for the next morning to walk the Valley of the Winds just after dawn. The sunrise and sunset over Ayres Rock are a little dissappointing as your meant to see the colours change but there isn't too much evidence of it... By 9am the next morning we've trekked 10km through the gorges and been attacked by flies. A dutch girl and her mum had seen some Kangaroos but we weren't that observant.
Ayers Rock and Alice Springs
Gareth Penpraze2007-04-20 23:46:46
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We land at Ularu around midday and it can't be too short of 35 degrees. I now understand why Australia is the home of the cork hat - bloody flies get everywhere, in your ears, up your nose and even try for your eyeballs. Bastards!! We transfer to the resort which is a really strange setup. The place is expensive as hell and nothing to do excpet walking and avoid the flies. We organise for the next morning to walk the Valley of the Winds just after dawn. The sunrise and sunset over Ayres Rock are a little dissappointing as your meant to see the colours change but there isn't too much evidence of it... By 9am the next morning we've trekked 10km through the gorges and been attacked by flies. A dutch girl and her mum had seen some Kangaroos but we weren't that observant.
The next morning we're picked up at 8am - a great lie in - and we're left at the base of Ayres rock for the climb. Its too hot for me to do it and I wanted to respect the Abo's wishes that tourists don't climb - or to be truthful its too hot and I'm too lazy. It was 34 degrees and when it hits 35 by 8am the climb is closed. Chris does the climb anyway and i march on off round the rock. I bump into 2 german dudes that were staying in the same room as me and Chris in fremantle - very wierd. I sit down at one of the watering holes and have a rest. There is no-one else in sight and I hear some dingos in the distance. Now I know they hunt in packs, so I'm out of there faster than you can say "Crikey!" In the afternoon we're off to Alice Springs for a few days before I've to go start working!! Boooo.
We arrive into a hostel about 7.30pm and a tour group has checked. We're in the same room and we are just allowed to put the bags down and straight out the door for some beer. We go to Bojangles bar where there's a web cam so I'm straight onto the sms to get people on the net, in work while I'm having a ball in the bar!! A couple of nights later I'm back there and thanks Jude and Johnny
B for leaving $70 in beer vouchers for me. Unfortunately the bar was only open for another hour and me and Chris were leaving the next day, but we still managed to get through the vouchers!! Culturally there isn't too much to do in Alice Springs except avoid the abo's fighting and giving birth in the parks (Pers comment. Byson - cheers mate).
So its back to Fremantle for me to think about a job and Chris is off to the Melbourne Cup. Next installment will be soon enough.
Gareth Penpraze
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