Tag: Kings Canyon

Christmas in Kings Canyon

We could sleep 10 minutes longer than the day before and got up at 4 A.M. The good reason for it is to start the hike in Kings Canyon before it gets too hot – temperatures easily reach 45° C during the day.

How’s going, mates?

Again, a wonderful and informative hike upon “Mount Heart Attack” and “Garden Eden” before driving (partially on unsealed roads) to Alice Springs.

Kings Canyon was a sand dune some million years ago (you can find sea shells)
Merry Christmas from the Red Centre!
Back in civilisation

Christmas eve at Kata Tjuta (Olgas)

December 24 – “So this is Christmas!” We had to get up at 03:50 in order to reach a good spot to watch the sun rising behind Uluru. Wonderful!

Sun rising behind Uluru

We then visited Kata Tjuta (aka The Olgas), another impressive domed rock formation and did a hike into the Valley of the Winds.

Kata Tjuta (“Olgas”)

Next, we travelled to Kings Canyon to our campground to celebrate Christmas: helping in the “kitchen”, baking a damper (bush bread) in the bonfire, drinking some beers and listening to “Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” at 35° C. What an experience!

Our guide Rohan baking a “damper” (bush bread)

Another night to sleep in swags. We were visited by dingoes and also heard them howling in the night.

Sunset in the outback
Another night under the stars in a swag