Day 19

Our pre retirement trial trip- day 19
Petermann NT

The aim today was to get up early to see the sunrise and get out to explore Watarrka National Park which lies within the
traditional lands of the Matutjara people. Job (partially) done ✔️

Didn’t make sunrise but we did explore the National Park and its scenic landscape of rugged ranges, rock-holes and gorges.

First the Kings Creek Walk a Grade 2 out and back walk into the gorge, it should be 2.6km but we incorporated it with the rim walk

Next the Kings Canyon Rim Walk a Grade 4, 6 km loop.
Initially a steep climb to top and the most amazing views along the rim, through the domes of the ‘Lost City’ down into the ‘Garden of Eden’, and a waterhole that you can’t swim in 😢

Then we drive a little further to complete the Kathleen Springs Walk, a Grade 1, 2.6 km out and back walk that leads past eminent if old stockyards to a
waterhole, which unfortunately you also can’t swim in 🏊‍♀️❌.

Thanks to happy hour we celebrated our adventuring with a well deserved drink in the Thirsty Dingo Bar 😜🍷🍺🥂Læs mere