An early morning start for our rim walk around Kings Canyon was rewarded with a beautiful clear day. In the lost city we were entertained by 5 very friendly Spinifex Pigeons who were performing their mating dance. The view from the rim was well worth the effort even though our tired legs just carried us back to chris in the car park.
Chris’s knowledge of the bush gave us a great insight to where we were. His explanation of the aboriginal culture was intriguing as well as enlightening. We saw Red Tailed Black Cockatoos, we even saw a Thorny Devil on the way to Uluru, which Chris said was the first one he had seen this year. The colours of the wildflowers out at the moment on the way to Kata Tjuta were stunning, Honey Grevillia, and the purple Parakeelya set against the red sand – unforgettable.
Leaving the cosmopolitan bustle of Alice Springs we ventured west through the MacDonnell Ranges with their blue coloured distant mountains, white trunked trees and the red rocks together with the beautiful views along the long valleys. I can now see where Albert Namatjira got his colours and inspirations from. The Red Centre did live up to it’s name with Ayers Rock turning on a firey red spectacular sunset – I will never forget the colours.
