Off we were last night to Uluru, or Ayres Rock. This impressive fellow appears to be the most photographed rock in the world. Getting there is not easy and requires a very long drive of approximately 500km through the desert and very rarely changing country side. Luckily, we were able to stop at a spot where a meteorite hit earth a fairly recent 5000 years ago. We got all excited about the craters but then found out that they were merely some oversized holes in the ground. The meteorites had been fully recovered for geological reasons and there was really nothing exciting to see. The second stop was at a petrol station where we found out that Emus are the world's best burpers. Never heard any living being doing it quite so well.
The flies were awful there so we had to rely on fly nets we had bought the day before.
When we finally arrived at the Ayres Rock Resort, which is the resort that caters for all the visitors coming to see Uluru we found out, that the whole town is owned by the same holding which therefore can dictate prices as it wishes. I have never slept in a bunk bed quite so expensive in my whole life. That said, the whole Ayres Rock by sundown panorama was definitely worth it and even getting up at 5:30 this morning to see the sunrise was something I do not regret to have done.
We spent a lovely morning walking around parts of Uluru and gaining some insights into Aboriginal culture.
It is quite astonishing how most white Australians will talk about Aboriginals only to tell you that they are drunks and not worth their while, and even at Uluru and cultural centres which are owned by Aboriginals you will not see any of them. The only few we did discover we spotted at the local shopping centre, and they were indeed drunk.
The flies were awful there so we had to rely on fly nets we had bought the day before.
When we finally arrived at the Ayres Rock Resort, which is the resort that caters for all the visitors coming to see Uluru we found out, that the whole town is owned by the same holding which therefore can dictate prices as it wishes. I have never slept in a bunk bed quite so expensive in my whole life. That said, the whole Ayres Rock by sundown panorama was definitely worth it and even getting up at 5:30 this morning to see the sunrise was something I do not regret to have done.
We spent a lovely morning walking around parts of Uluru and gaining some insights into Aboriginal culture.
It is quite astonishing how most white Australians will talk about Aboriginals only to tell you that they are drunks and not worth their while, and even at Uluru and cultural centres which are owned by Aboriginals you will not see any of them. The only few we did discover we spotted at the local shopping centre, and they were indeed drunk.
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