Mitcho’s Travelling Oz

Last night was the Sounds of Silence dinner for some of us. To be perfectly honest, Bob was completely against paying for the whole thing when we booked as ‘it’s just a way of separating tourists from their money’. Well, even he will admit it was a completely fabulous evening. We decided formal evening this week was now…we were ever so slightly overdressed compared to the other patrons. The evening started with drinks and canapés overlooking Uluru and Kata Tjuta…

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Another sunny and cloudless sky in the centre. Karen and Kieran decided to ride the extra 20km each way to Uluru where we had arranged to ride around the base. Karen grabbed this shot which I really love – interesting trees here which only appeared during our drive in yesterday. The ride around the rock was amazing. So much texture – gorges, gullies, rust (literally) on the surface. Every side of Uluru has an interesting story dating back to the…

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Today was a day we will all remember! Of the six of us, only one has ever been to Uluru – and that was me on a family flying holiday back in 1985. Thanks to our long travel day yesterday, we had a much reduced time spent in the car today. Only one stop along the way at the Mt Connor lookout and nearby salt lake. We arrived at the Yulara campground before lunch and set up. As is becoming…

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