Kings Canyon (Watarrka)

Mid afternoon arrival at Kings Canyon, and we stayed for 3 nights. We've loved it here! The campground facilities are new, the sites are flat and big with a clear view our to Kings Canyon range.

A day or so of work for Deb, but in between we completed the Kings Canyon Rim Walk, a strenuous and spectacular 6km walk with a very steep ascent up a long staircase to start. Eva walked the whole way with no complaints which we were super impressed by - this will be our yardstick for assessing her capabilities for future walks. Such interesting landscape, with steep smooth cliffs, rocky domes, and a waterhole known as the Garden of Eden. We had a relaxing afternoon and the kids loved zooming around on their bikes on the quiet flat roads. We'd been warned about the dingoes who frequent the camp so made sure to pack away any food and rubbish. Little did we know they also like to eat shoes! And of course they took one of Ben's shoes, a croc-like sandal it took some convincing for him to buy just weeks earlier in Griffith. No doubt it will take another 10 years for him to buy replace this pair! Ben had heard dingoes wandering nearby and howling around 2am, and the next morning the thieves were confirmed when a neighbour wandered over and asked if we'd lost a shoe, as she'd been up in the night and seen 3 dingo pups playing with it and excitedly carrying it back to their lair. The next night we got to see the mother dingo around 8pm, confidently trotting around the campground and sniffing closely at all the sites for something worthwhile taking.

Our second and third nights we took advantage of the newly built campground bar and viewing platform, serving drinks and offering stunning views of the sunset over the range and the light box display in the dunes. We also enjoyed pizzas from the restaurant/bar by the shop, including the live music and customer DJ box.Weiterlesen