Score Score Score!! No powered site at Kings Canyon but we got there early enough to score an awesome sight with a great view of the canyon, sneaky power source and (wait for it) a coaxial cable in the garden with fox footy, movies premiere and other stations! We luckily caught up with Mel's cousin Michael from England and his girlfriend Linzi who were just finishing their work here, so we were lucky enough again to score some lovely pizza and other food from Michael.
It was a gorgeous, but long walk up and around the canyon. Cameron was again harnessed up and both kids were troopers, lasting the 6km (4 hours). There
are 480 steps to climb first and the kids did it with ease. The Canyon is
spectacular with its sheer cliffs. The reds, oranges and yellow
colours on the walls were magnificent. In the middle it has a creek which runs
into a place called the Garden of Eden. It’s a peaceful little pool with cliffs
that overhang above it. The water ripples on the cliffs making a great photo.
Tip: Book in
advance or grab our cool camp site! The only downfall is that it is
outrageously expensive. $96 for an unpowered site for two nights! (We paid $10
at Uluru). There is no internet or phone service either.
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| The track on the way to the top |
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| One side of the gorge |
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| The Garden of Eden |
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| The one time Glen had to pick up Cameron |
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| Wild Dingo strolling through the camp site |
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| One of the nicest toilet views |
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| Look who you run into!! Mel's Pommy Cousin Michael |
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| A big cookup with the Zakic's, Michael and Linzi |
Rather than travelling the 150km dirt Mereenie loop, we drove via the highway for 5 hours into Alice springs where we decided to stay for 4 nights. On the first day we took a drive out to Ormiston Gorge and Glen Helen Gorge in the West McDonnell ranges. We decided against the 4 hour hike as it was already 11am and hot, opting for the 90 minute hike (The Ghost Gum Walk) up to a lookout, then down into the waterhole. This was a perfect distance for the kids, however we have heard lots of great things about the longer "Pound Walk". We had a quick look at Glen Helen Gorge (nice campsites but not much to see or do) and headed back into Alice to give Cam his new scooter!
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| Spiderman (Apparently)on the Ormiston Gorge walk |
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| The waterhole Ormiston Gorge |
Great photos Mel, the blogs are great and I look forward to reading them. Hope you are taking lots of notes on what to do and what not to do as you will save me a heap of research LOL. Glad Tay and Cammo are enjoying it. Looking forward to seeing you in September. Travel safe and keep the blogs coming.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, beautiful photos, makes me want to do this as soon as possible. What a fantastic experience for the kids Mel and makes for happy memories for them too. Glad you could catch up with Linzi and Michael, they both look well. Love you all and miss you. Mum xx
ReplyDeleteHi guys, Yes it's a fabulous trip. You would love chatting to all the Grey Nomads! Actually they are really informative as a lot of them do this trip every year. They know all the good camping spots at cheap rates. We loved seeing Michael and Linzi. We spent a good four nights with them. The kids are travelling really well but are tired at night. Other than that they are enjoying the experience.
Deletegreat blog and photos, love reading the blog. The landscapes are just spectacular and I could look at photos all day. Looks cold so i guess you aren't swimming yet, won't be long and you's be sweating it out in the tropics! I can't believe how busy it is, I didnt realise there was an óverflow' area, is it becasue of school hol's?' have a great time! D, L and R
ReplyDeleteHi Dave and Lizzy. The overflow area was because of school hols. We did not realise we had to book ahead! It was an experience though and glad we did it. Everyone else was paying a lot more than us for a powered site at Uluru and getting the same service as us such as no hot water, using one camp kitchen etc except we only paid $10 a night! Bargain for us. We just started swimming once we got to Mataranka. It was freezing right up to Alice Springs.
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