Steffi & Gerry: Trip around the World
Travel Blog of our Honeymoon around the World
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.
Again, a wonderful and informative hike upon “Mount Heart Attack” and “Garden Eden” before driving (partially on unsealed roads) to Alice Springs.
We flew to the small town Ayers Rock and joined a group of 22 guests on a three-day trip through the Red Centre. From the plane we could already watch the landscape incl. Uluru (formerly Ayers Rock).
On a cultural walk, Cecilia, a lovely aboriginal woman, explained many things about their culture, paintings and certain locations around Uluru in her native language – fortunately we also had a translator.
It was close to 40° C, fortunately it cooled down a little bit at sunset, supported by a glass of Champaign.
Almost as good as the sunset was the moon rise (we had full moon that night). The group helped to prepare the dinner (kangaroo) – delicious – and then went to sleep, as we had to get up VERY early next morning (03:50). Steffi and me decided to use the swags and to sleep under the stars. Check.
