On our way to Uluru (Ayres Rock) stopped at the Mt Conner Lookout (Mt Conner is 3x bigger than Uluru), took some pics and moved on to Curtin Springs Station , free camping and $3 hot shower; it’s just a small place of 4168 sq km . Just a big carpark really (has a few powered sites too) and we could have camp fires and there is a resident emu always looking for a free meal. The station has a shop, pub, restaurant, fuel and even bird avaries to look at.
We met Brian and Kaye from Albany WA who pulled up there “nice warm” caravan next to us. Brian had plenty of fire wood so we sat around a cozy fire with another couple, Thomas and Eyvonne from NSW and talked about our travel stories. Cool night so got into bed for an early start to drive to the Olga’s and Uluru (1 hours drive) and do the whole lot in one day…but for once the weather man was right and the change came through as we were told…rain…one of the coldest and most miserable days when we woke on Wednesday 19 June. Brian and Kaye offered us a cuppa in their caravan, so we chatted with them till lunch. There were about 30 vans and camper trailers plus cars with tents here last night and not many of them have moved today with the weather being so … YUK!!!
We sat in our van for the arvo, reading and playing games to pass the time, dinner time, it was so cold outside, I was jumping and dancing around to warm up and get some feeling back into my toes. This is one of the nights where it is a race between Steve and I to do the washing up (hot water…mmmmm). Not long and it was back in to bed.
Thursday the skies were looking more promising so off we go to the Olga’s first …viewing dune and then to do the Valley of the Winds walk, it took us 3 hours and I found it quite difficult with the loose rocks to walk on back to the car my leg was a little worse for wear.
So next was a drive to Uluru and we drove around it,took pics, did a flat 30min walk to Mutitjula Waterhole
and then to Yulara but it was dead as a door nail, no one any where, couldn’t even find the café so we left and back to camp. Steve shouted me dinner at Curtin Springs in the Bough Shed and that was our day done. Brian and Kaye had left bound for Kings Canyon and we were heading there tomorrow.
So next was a drive to Uluru and we drove around it,took pics, did a flat 30min walk to Mutitjula Waterhole
and then to Yulara but it was dead as a door nail, no one any where, couldn’t even find the café so we left and back to camp. Steve shouted me dinner at Curtin Springs in the Bough Shed and that was our day done. Brian and Kaye had left bound for Kings Canyon and we were heading there tomorrow.
Friday was a cold morning, 4C at 7.30am, so hard to get out of bed but we braved it. Got to Kings Creek Station and had lunch there but we decided to camp at Kings Creek Resort campground (20km closer to the canyon walks) both places were the same price $42 powered for 2 adults. On the way we had to slow down for a camel running out on the road…they could do a lot of damage.
We got a site on the back row, beautiful sunsets over the ranges
so like everyone else we sat our chairs there with our nibblies and drinks for the best pics and watch the sunset and who walks up behind us…Brian and Kaye. So nice to see them again. We booked for two nights and tomorrow we would do the short walk with Kaye and Brian
and then we had morning tea with them and Steve and I went to do the Rim Walk…OMG, it was fabulous, as I have said many times…nature is a beautiful thing!!! It took us 3 ½ hours with a break up the top for lunch. Steve was a bit tired and my leg was well and truly worn out but it was definitely a must do.
so like everyone else we sat our chairs there with our nibblies and drinks for the best pics and watch the sunset and who walks up behind us…Brian and Kaye. So nice to see them again. We booked for two nights and tomorrow we would do the short walk with Kaye and Brian
and then we had morning tea with them and Steve and I went to do the Rim Walk…OMG, it was fabulous, as I have said many times…nature is a beautiful thing!!! It took us 3 ½ hours with a break up the top for lunch. Steve was a bit tired and my leg was well and truly worn out but it was definitely a must do.
We had dingoes and feral cats in the caravan park and packs of dingoes howling through the night but no babies taken….
We left Kings Canyon 10am, got a permit to drive the Mereenie Loop Rd (absolutely 4WD) very rough but made it through unscathed, just the brain a bit more rattled…hehe.
Its aboriginal land so there is no stopping for 155km and then onto Hermannsburg.
We were told about a tea room in the Historical Precinct that served Devonshire teas so that was for us. Hermannsburg is an aboriginal community – no entry and no pics in their resident streets so we headed straight for the “old mission”. $10 entry and something was in the oven…streudel…mmm. One serve streudel and one serve scone with cream and jam and a very, very, very strong pot of black tea (we had to get 2 more pots of hot water to weaken the brew).
Next stop...Palm Valley.
Its aboriginal land so there is no stopping for 155km and then onto Hermannsburg.
We were told about a tea room in the Historical Precinct that served Devonshire teas so that was for us. Hermannsburg is an aboriginal community – no entry and no pics in their resident streets so we headed straight for the “old mission”. $10 entry and something was in the oven…streudel…mmm. One serve streudel and one serve scone with cream and jam and a very, very, very strong pot of black tea (we had to get 2 more pots of hot water to weaken the brew).
Next stop...Palm Valley.
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