What a difference. This is more like it! Receptionist was lovely and directed us to our room. Two massive beds (no, I don't know why, there just are) and a two man jaccuzi in with a picture window looking out over a private desert garden. I could get used to this. Everything is expensive here and there is only the one shop within a 30 radius, so there is no choice. No internet either, hence this being posted when we get back to civilisation.
Restaurant not bad either, although breakfast is a bit of a letdown.
But the main reason for being here is the canyon, and it is stunning. We walked around the rim in about four hours. Hard going in places but well worth all the effort. I got struck by vertigo about half way through and froze in a very precarious position,, but was helped by another couple of walkers, and John, so got through it safely. Sadly though we only saw part of the Garden of Eden as I was too shaken to walk the path, but what we did see was amazing.
After we got down, had a rest and a sandwich, we walked up the creek to the viewing platform we had seen from above. It was a wonderful peaceful place to be, and the trees and foliage were just beautiful. Even more amazing when you get back out into the desert!
Off to Uluru tomorrow!!!
This has been the best so far. We left Kings Canyon early yesterday, and got here just after 12. As ever we were both hungry, so after we had checked in we headed over to the "Town Square" (check the Ayers Rock Resort website). When we had quelled our hunger we had a look at the shops and there was one selling helicopter flights. Now we had been discussing this during our drive but I was unsure, especially after my wobble at the top of the canyon the day before.
But I decided that it had to be now or never, so we took the plunge and booked ourselves a 36 minute flight over Uluru and Kata Tjuta (that is Ayers Rock and The Olgas to you and me). I sat up front with the pilot and it was awesome!!! And don't be feeling sorry for John because he has done it before and insisted that he took the back seat (I think he referred to me putting him on the front seat of a Greek taxi once, but that is another story). We flew close to both the rock and The Olgas and I had a ball. I took loads of pics, and will be uploading them as soon as I can. I got worried just a couple of times when a gust of wind caught the helicopter, but otherwise all was excellent.
And today has been amazing too. We walked through the Valley of the Wind after breakfast. 7K and it took us just short of three hours. A more beautiful and breathtaking walk would be hard to imagine and we are both pleased that we have done it.
We then had a break for lunch before driving back to the rock where we have completed the base walk, another 10K. Neither of us can walk without limping but we are both over the moon to have done both the walks that we wanted to do. Thank God we will have a relatively easy day tomorrow!!
Love to you all and I will post more when I can. We head off to Cairns tomorrow and I don't think that the place we are staying at has a reliable Internet connection, but I will do my best.
Restaurant not bad either, although breakfast is a bit of a letdown.
But the main reason for being here is the canyon, and it is stunning. We walked around the rim in about four hours. Hard going in places but well worth all the effort. I got struck by vertigo about half way through and froze in a very precarious position,, but was helped by another couple of walkers, and John, so got through it safely. Sadly though we only saw part of the Garden of Eden as I was too shaken to walk the path, but what we did see was amazing.
After we got down, had a rest and a sandwich, we walked up the creek to the viewing platform we had seen from above. It was a wonderful peaceful place to be, and the trees and foliage were just beautiful. Even more amazing when you get back out into the desert!
Off to Uluru tomorrow!!!
This has been the best so far. We left Kings Canyon early yesterday, and got here just after 12. As ever we were both hungry, so after we had checked in we headed over to the "Town Square" (check the Ayers Rock Resort website). When we had quelled our hunger we had a look at the shops and there was one selling helicopter flights. Now we had been discussing this during our drive but I was unsure, especially after my wobble at the top of the canyon the day before.
But I decided that it had to be now or never, so we took the plunge and booked ourselves a 36 minute flight over Uluru and Kata Tjuta (that is Ayers Rock and The Olgas to you and me). I sat up front with the pilot and it was awesome!!! And don't be feeling sorry for John because he has done it before and insisted that he took the back seat (I think he referred to me putting him on the front seat of a Greek taxi once, but that is another story). We flew close to both the rock and The Olgas and I had a ball. I took loads of pics, and will be uploading them as soon as I can. I got worried just a couple of times when a gust of wind caught the helicopter, but otherwise all was excellent.
And today has been amazing too. We walked through the Valley of the Wind after breakfast. 7K and it took us just short of three hours. A more beautiful and breathtaking walk would be hard to imagine and we are both pleased that we have done it.
We then had a break for lunch before driving back to the rock where we have completed the base walk, another 10K. Neither of us can walk without limping but we are both over the moon to have done both the walks that we wanted to do. Thank God we will have a relatively easy day tomorrow!!
Love to you all and I will post more when I can. We head off to Cairns tomorrow and I don't think that the place we are staying at has a reliable Internet connection, but I will do my best.
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