Trip to the Red Centre - Day 3
We woke up around 5:30am this morning to see the sunrise over Ayers Rock, unfortunately it was quite cloudy as it was the day before so we didn't get to see the lovely reds and oranges you normally see at Uluru. When we drove to the designated sunrise site we saw the famous kangaroo crossing sign that's actually featured on the cover of the "Let's Go" travel guide of Australia.
After a rather uneventful sunrise we filled up the car and were off again.
The gas prices weren't as bad as I thought they would be.
This time we were off to The Olgas which is a mass of mountains that are described to be faces that change their mood as you walk around them.
In between them is a place called the "Valley of Wind" which I must say lives up to its name, it was VERY WINDY. Thankfully I had a hat which had a strap attached to it so that it stayed on my head. Other than that the walk was fantastic and on top of that there were no flies!
We weren't able to climb the rocks, since the domes are again considered sacred by the aboriginal people. Walking into the valley was a bit rocky but it was quite nice, the views were very nice and you could see the mountains towering above you. We didn't go the whole way down since we had to be in Kings Canyon by afternoon.
On the way to Kings Canyon we stopped on the side of the road to take some photos of Mt. Connor. It's quite rectangular and I'm sure gets mistaken for Uluru quite often.
Once we got to Kings Canyon Resort we unloaded our stuff in our 4 person private room. Elena and I decided to take a swim in the pool before we drove to Kings Canyon and took the short 1km walk along the base of the canyon.
The sun was starting to set by the time we got back to the resort and we wanted to see the sunset from the special lookout place that was in the resort. We walked along the raised path to a spot underneath a tree which overlooked a small mountain range, it was quite nice. We also met a nice couple from Australia who were taking some photos along with the rest of us.
That night we realized that the kitchen wasn't equiped with pots and pans like the other hostels were but we were lucky enough to meet the couple from the sunset spot who lent us a pan and their utensils so we could make dinner (Thanks!). We chatted with them for a little bit and it turns out that they're from the Townsville (Yes Powerpuff fans, that's right, the City of Townsville, it actually exists!). It turns out that the couple will be travelling to Kings Canyon to do the 9km walk like we're going to do, so we might see them again.
After dinner Elena and I took a flashlight each and walked out to the sunset area to see the stars. The night sky was so clear yet you could still hear the singing from the bar down by the resort. It was nice to have the music and the clear night sky with all the stars.
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