Aussie Kilted Quilter
Sharing who I am and what I do......
18 August 2024
Day 5 - On the Road .. again
17 August 2024
Day 4 - Kata Tuja and Uluru
6:40 am The Chill was still in the air and the Pre-Dawn Colour had already begun to fade but we pressed on to the Viewing Area to watch as the rising Sun painted Uluru in glorious Morning Colour.
The colour on the Rock was one thing but the way the Rising Sun illuminated everything else was spectacular.
Beautiful as it is we have to get going..
Kata Tuja, (The Olgas) translates as 'Many Heads' and comprises of 36 Domes rising from the surrounding plain.Our first stop is Walpa Gorge on one side is the towering Mt Olga at 546 meters is considerably taller than Uluru.
Our short, rocky and very windy walk took us deep into the cut between 2 of the domes passing a small creek bed and ending in thickets of Spearwood.
Heading back to Base - we stopped for Morning Tea at the Kata Tuja Dunes Viewing Area.Our Base Tour of Uluru in the afternoon was punctuated with our Guides saying "No Photos from here on" and "Anything past this point is OK".
16 August 2024
Day 3 - Alice to Uluru
Travelling the Length and Breadth of Australia by Train is One thing but If you want to go further and see more - You have to Hit the Road.
And it is here we join Journey Beyond's OUTBACK SPIRIT TOURS.
This 24 Seat 4WD Mercedes Bus will be our Transport for the next 6 Days.
It is going to be another very Big Day, we will be travelling 500 km from Alice to Uluru.
So it is Up early, meet our fellow passengers and Crew and get going.
Our first stop for the day is 200 km down the road so while we watch the unchanging landscape roll past, we have some paperwork to do.15 August 2024
Day 2 - Marla
This is Marla.
There is no Platform or Fancy Rail Station - We get off in the predawn chill, trudge towards blazing Fires - Hot Coffee and warm food, all provided by someone who was up a long time before we were.
We are stopping 2 km Out of Town
to Watch the Sun Rise.
Some chose to Walk the Length of the Train to take that all important Photo of The Ghan Engine.
Back on Board as we threaded our way back to our Cabin we got a Peek as to what Dining in Platinum was Like.
We wandered through the Paths and were educated about the Indigenous Flora - What was good to Eat or to Relieve a Stuffy Nose.
14 August 2024
ALL ABOARD . . .
It didn't take him long to settle in and start making Friends with the Fellow Travellers who were equally excited to be on The Ghan.
1 August 2024
Finally caught up
I summed up my 2023 Yearly Review with...
31 July 2024
JULY
Miss A. didn't see much of the Show, totally overwhelmed and bewildered as to WHY there were so many OTHER people there.
Her Sister however didn't care as long as there was CAKE!