A 500 AM wake up followed by a 5 hour tour bus with The Rock Tour
https://www.therocktour.com.au/
Packed in a Toyota bus pulling a trailer.
Sunruise revealing Swags, those things are cool.
https://www.therocktour.com.au/
Packed in a Toyota bus pulling a trailer.
Sunruise revealing Swags, those things are cool.
Smile, it's time to wake up
A better shot of the Swags. This trailer also holds food, a cool portable kitchen and any stuff that did no go onto the bus
Cool Toyota
Our first pit stop. Camels were once super popular here. Apparently
Cheeze
Next pit stop, Erlunda, the Centre of Austalia
We could eat these, kinda yummy called Quandongs
Connor, the guide is totally awesome
He passed out markers asking us to put our names and something cool on our windows
Our first glimpse of Uluru part of the
Uluru/Kata Tjuta National Park
The map
It's 34C and 0% humidity
It can get to 45 and more here
You need to drink 1L of water per hour, no kidding
Frequent stops exist to call rangers if you are in an emergency
It's pretty serious
We heard people barfing in the washroom after the hike. Most likely heat stroke
Don't be stupid. Read and heed the warnings
I walk with my bottle in hand. and take a swig every few minutes
The washrooms have a dehydration warning using your pee as an indicator.
Your pee should be clear
Yellow indicates dehydration
Dark yellow is severe dehydration
There is significant history here.
After years of negotiations, the lands are now back to the original owners, the Anangu people.
The AU government and the Anangu work together to share these powerful sites
The Anangu people ask for privacy in many of their sacred sites.
Signs along the trail indicate areas where photographs are not permitted.
Buddy had to make an appearance
People are asked not to climb here. Yet there is a short chain to help them on the dangerous assent
People have died falling, being unprepared or having heart attacks
The Anangu people hold personal responsibility for the death of people on these sacred lands
They will fly long distances to attend the funerals of those that have died despite being warned not to.
So weird. A warning sign, a request to respect the land yet a fence is left open and a chain provides help to climb. There is certainly a disconnect in messages here.
What a great day
Connor our guide
An epic source of knowledge and fun as hell
Born and raised in these lands
He knows his stuff and has many ties to the Anangu people
Here is Connor sharing many stories which blew our minds
Ending the day with a Sunset
Everyone else is as well. Everything from families in cars, super fancy buses and even helicopters in the sky
What a day. Time to head to camp and crash in a Swag
Fantastic!
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