Kings Canyon on the King’s Birthday

My Buffet Belly made for a restless nights sleep so 6am alarm ⏰ to head over for the Uluru sunrise 🌅 by 7.28am was a rude awakening, but, worth it in the end. With the ABBA Voyage Sunrise and sky scape with turquoise & pink hues we watched with admiration & joy.

I was surprised during the 3 hour road trip to see that there was much more vegetation covering the red dirt than I anticipated. We stopped off at the famous quirky landmark dunny in Curtain Springs which was also nearby the ‘imposter’ Ayres Rock known as Mt. Conner, often mistaken for its’ more famous ‘sister’ so humorously called ‘Fooluru’ 😉

We tackled the two hour walk up to the South Rim at Kings Canyon, remembering the three famous Drag Queens who coined the phrase “…just what this country needs; cock in frock on rock…” Marvelling in awe of the rich red, rugged & rocky landscape contrasted with 360 million year old limestone cliffs and wildflowers that seem to surround & hug each corner and crevice & survive so amazingly in the harsh climatic conditions.

But it would be the last stop of the day that really made us go WOW! We arrived at the Olgas (Kata Tjuta) just before sunset to witness the most breathtaking and jaw-dropping natural experience of this magnificent set of nature’s monoliths.Read more