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Detailed travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Detailed Travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Larry
2006-05-27 03:23:16

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all around you, and will land
on your nose, eyes, or fly right in your mouth. All the shops in the area
sell the Genuine Australian Fly Net. You slip it over your hat, making you
look like a bee-keeper, but the screen works, and certainly makes hiking
more enjoyable.
As far as the suntan lotion and hat goes, those are two essential
requirements. Skin cancer is an epidemic in Australia, and public-service
advertisements warning people about it are getting more and more graphic.
Everyone in Australia, it seems, puts on the sunscreen before going out, and
most everyone wears a hat as well.

THE OLGAS

After spending some time at Ayers Rock, I drove over to see the Olgas, a
beautiful canyon of rocks about an hour away. I spent some time walking and
hiking around the area, but as it was already mid-day, I decided not to take
the entire Valley of Winds walk that I had first planned to do. The weather
report that day said it was 42C (110F), and hiking around in the hot mid-day
sun made it seem even hotter. From a distance though, the Olgas can appear
even more interesting than up close. Up close, they're just giant rocks,
but depending on the light and time of day, when viewed from a distance, the
rocks can start to take on a purple tinge.

KINGS CANYON

After returning to Ayers Rock, I drove over to Kings Canyon, another
National Park, about 5 hours drive from Ayers Rock. Like Ayers Rock, the
only accomidations and concessions available at Kings Canyon were inside a
large, self-contained area a few miles from the actual park -- in this case,
the Kings Canyon Resort. At the Kings Canyon Resort (operated by a large
service company), there are even less choices in accomidations available --
you basically have to choose between a "budget" room (at A$95) or a regular
room (at A$178!). ...

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