April 15, 2008
Wow, when we get going we don’t stop. Arrived in Alice Springs Sunday April 13 about 1300, took a shuttle to Alice Motor Inn and settled in. We are staying in one big room with a double bed and two twin beds; not exactly as posh as Trinity Links but clean and workable. Pam says we should have done this in reverse, camped with the camels first, then here, then Trinity Links. After a group discussion we decided to take a tour yesterday to Uluru (Ayers Rock to the uninitiated). It was a full day tour; the bus picked us up at 0600 and deposited back here at midnight. It was an 1150 km round trip journey; we stopped and hiked at various sites along the way, seeing flora and fauna of the area and learning Aboriginal Tjukurpa or “dreamtime” stories about Uluru and the surrounding area. The weather is unexpectedly cool and breezy here in the heart of Australia contrary to our expectations. Today we rented a car for today and tomorrow so we can see a bit of the country before we head to the camels on Thursday.
Wow, when we get going we don’t stop. Arrived in Alice Springs Sunday April 13 about 1300, took a shuttle to Alice Motor Inn and settled in. We are staying in one big room with a double bed and two twin beds; not exactly as posh as Trinity Links but clean and workable. Pam says we should have done this in reverse, camped with the camels first, then here, then Trinity Links. After a group discussion we decided to take a tour yesterday to Uluru (Ayers Rock to the uninitiated). It was a full day tour; the bus picked us up at 0600 and deposited back here at midnight. It was an 1150 km round trip journey; we stopped and hiked at various sites along the way, seeing flora and fauna of the area and learning Aboriginal Tjukurpa or “dreamtime” stories about Uluru and the surrounding area. The weather is unexpectedly cool and breezy here in the heart of Australia contrary to our expectations. Today we rented a car for today and tomorrow so we can see a bit of the country before we head to the camels on Thursday.
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