Kings Canyon and Ayres Rock.

We arrived at King Creek Station to very windy and dusty conditions again - and after lots of attempts finally set up in a nice little spot. This camp is very rustic and has sites randomly situated rather than in orderly lines - and the big plus for us was being able to have a campfire. The nights are getting more chilly and we appreciated the warmth, hot water for dishes and cooking opportunities the fire provides. Darryl and Dennis cut more wood yesterday - the mulga is very hard to cut but burns well. Unfortunately, we had no coverage as only Optus was available - no wonder Telstra shares are declining - they are letting Optus take over!!

                              

We loved Kings Canyon and found the walk as spectacular as it was years ago. The signage is excellent and only Dennis got lost - or he thought Tops was!! Needless to say it all turned out well! We could see a resemblance to the Bungle Bungles with the same dome shaped rock formations. And to see the beautiful growth in the Garden of Eden is in stark contrast to the red rocks. 

            

I did really do the rim walk - and how fascinating are these sheer rock faces?

        

As this was a day snakes like to sun on the rocks, we had our eyes open and sure enough, Darryl spied one that slid just past us. We were even more wary after that!!

To top the day off, we actually saw wild camels in the paddock - once a year the King River Station muster them for export and meat sales. 

Along the road to Ayres Rock we passed heaps of vans and cars and when we arrived the girls told us they had checked out over 800 people that morning! It’s a revolving population that’s for sure. Unfortunately we were designated a couple of the worst sites for our size van - we’re really on the road with only a small space and it’s almost impossible to get tent pegs in the gravel!! On the positive side, we don’t have red dust and we are near the ablution block and we can have our fire (we’re about the only ones in the park to be so lucky)

                                   

Today we visited the rock and you can’t help but be amazed at the size of this rock!! Darryl and I walked around the base (10.2km) so we’ve had our exercise the last few days. 

            

No one was climbing today as it was too windy but we found it amazing to think we actually did climb this many years ago. 


On the road we saw this huge balloon like thing which looks like it’s going to be used for joy rides (but not for me.) 

Tonight we are doing the obligatory sunset vision and in the morning the sunset one and tomorrow we’ll visit the Olga’s. That will be another blog! 

We were saddened to learn of my Aunty Lucy’s death after a short illness - now there is only Mum left in her family. 

Till tomorrow, hoping everyone is well,

Love from Marg Darryl Dennis & Tops ❌❌❌❌❌