2009

Ahoi!

So here are my shots from our outback adventure last week. We had only 5 days planned for it and didn´t really know if we should book a tour or head out ourselves…We swore we´ll never ever book on a tour again but exploring the Outback for the first time…we didn´t really know what to expect so I had a look and found a nice tour which claimed to be off the beaten track and they had some good arguments for choosing them instead of the other backpacker tours, so we decided to give it a try! It was a good decision on the one side but still, not being able to stop whenever you want isn´t my sorta thing! Anyways, we had a good time and we slept under the stars in Swags (it´s an Aussie thing, google it!)! And that really is awesome! But enough talk, here are the photos:

Entering the plane in Melbourne. The uniformed lady didn´t like me taking a picture…yeeaaaaahhh like I´m a terrorist!

Approaching Alice Springs, Outback from above.

First stop on some stupid camel farm. They had Kangaroos as well. He wasn´t happy about me standing in his light.

Mt. Connor and Asians! Mt. Connor is in one line with Uluru and Kata Tjuta but is significantly older than the other ones, just so you know!

Uluru! Didn´t expect this rock to have such a big effect on me! It really is impressive in it´s size, just magical!

This is the way all the ignorants use to climb the rock. The Anangu people whish that noone climbs the rock because the path used for climbing is sacred to them. I don´t see the point in climbing the rock and the Base Walk (10km) is fascinating, but still many people don´t care about the Aboriginal people…

Sunset time…it´s hilarious: Tables with white table cloth and sparking wine, BBQ…they got everything for their customers!

But I have to say, Uluru during sunset is awesome to look at!

First night on the campground, almost alone (there were some other groups around, but the company we booked the tour with had it´s own campground a little further away than the other ones).

Next morning time for Kata Tjuta, the other and higher rock formation about 40km next to Uluru.

I love dead trees.

Valley of the winds. Breathtaking!

Mike, our guide, explaining how Uluru, Kata Tjuta and first of all Mt. Connor have been formed.

Everyone was asleep after the 4 hour walk!

Offroad firewood collecting.

Our second camp site. Bush, nothing else, we really were the only people around there! I guess in the end it was worth paying more for things like that.

The toilet!

Outback night art.

Time to get some rest in our swags.

Ulli and I felt adventurous so we placed our swags about 5m off the other ones! Everyone says it but its ture, you won´t see more stars than in the Australian Outback!

Kings Canyon, the next amazing site.

“The Garden of Eden”, a permanent waterhole in the desert.

Caroline, our swedish killerwoman helping out, we got bugged (I think our guide did it on purpose, for the experince…)

Last sunset in the Outback…

Alice Springs and the Outback have been a fantastic experience and we really enjoyed it. The Outback is so NOT how we expected it to be, so green and so many plants and animals out there, amazing! Next time we will come with a proper 4WD car and explore it ourselves, thats for sure!

That´s it for now, I need some rest before heading to the Bay of Fires tomorrow. We are travelling Tasmania at the moment (with a car we rent, not on a tour!) and it has been a pleasure so far. Today we stood at a beach and we haven´t been sure if it was snow or sand we were standing on, so white, unbelievable!
More to come soon!

Cheers to everyone and see you soon!