The colours of Australia are amazing. From the turquoise at Whitehaven Beach, the Blue haze of the mountains, the greens of the fields and orchards and Aqua waters of the reef now on to the red sands of the desert at Ayers Rock. If nothing else we will remember the colours...We 
spent a pleasant but uneventful weekend in Cairns, then off Monday morning to the airport where we caught a flight out to Uluru (Ayers Rock). Leaving the heat and humidity of the tropics in Cairns and getting off the plane in Uluru to the hot/dry heat of the desert was quite an experience. Once we were in the air for less than an hour - the scenery below changed dramatically to the wildness of the outback 
changing over to the red sands that Australia is so known for.
spent a pleasant but uneventful weekend in Cairns, then off Monday morning to the airport where we caught a flight out to Uluru (Ayers Rock). Leaving the heat and humidity of the tropics in Cairns and getting off the plane in Uluru to the hot/dry heat of the desert was quite an experience. Once we were in the air for less than an hour - the scenery below changed dramatically to the wildness of the outback 
changing over to the red sands that Australia is so known for.We spent the day getting acclimatised, then off this morning at 4:30am to make our rendezvous with a Camel named Jack who took us for a ride out into the desert so that we could watch the sunrise against the rock. Then back to the outpost for coffee and freshly baked beer bread - another delicacy that we highly recommend - and back at the hotel for 7:15 am and a 'nap'. 
Tonight we have plans for dinner in the desert to watch the sunset against the rock, and then see the night sky in all its' glory and have it explained to us by a local astronomer. We are really looking forward to that and will let you know how smart we have become in our next post.
Tonight we have plans for dinner in the desert to watch the sunset against the rock, and then see the night sky in all its' glory and have it explained to us by a local astronomer. We are really looking forward to that and will let you know how smart we have become in our next post. 
4 comments:
It's just amazing what you have seen this last month... Australia never ceases to amaze me, even though I've now been here 10 years!! Like you say once you leave Northern Queensland from the tropical climate and fly over the NT into WA you hit the red earth. I think they call it the red centre don't they?
The Australian night sky is unbelievable, I should imagine more so in the desert...You should know all about the stars by tonight... Have fun!!
I am green with envy...
Great pictures...warms my heart. Six inches of snow here in Michigan, followed by four hours of rain, left us with two inches of frozen slush...I am shopping for a car with heated seats...and think if I close my eyes I could pretend I was sitting on a warm sandy beach!...or maybe a warm camel. Did he spit? Keep up the great posts! Linda
hey ! You're holiday look really really nice ! I envy you ( because herre in france the weather is...!!!)
Léa
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