Outback Adventure Day 2

It was an early morning up on day 2 as we had to pack up and leave before sunrise as we were going to be watching sunrise as it came up over Uluru. Packing up was quick and easy...except...when rolling up the swags my lovely wife left something in her swag. It was a sad day when we left as we had lost our red winding flashlight (torch) which I received for a Christmas present from my parents a few years ago. It was sad, but hopefully the next person to use the swag found it and is putting it to good use.

The sun rising next to Uluru

After watching the sunrise, we headed to The Olga's (Kata Tjuta). There was a walk through the 36 domes called the Valley of the Winds which must be done in the early morning because the heat gets so extreme that it's closes at 11am. We walked for about 3 hours and it was beautiful and relaxing as there were very few people around.

Hiking through The (VERY WINDY) Valley of the Winds

We then headed to have lunch and on towards our destination for sleeping that night.

Jeremy leading the boys in gathering fire wood and then helping Tony load it to the top of our truck

In order to get to our campsite, we drove off road for about 5km's and finally came upon a little hut, and campfire where we were staying (very remote). There was a bathroom which only had 3 walls and a shower which was heated by a fire that we would have to light (no showers were had that night or morning).

The flushing toilet in the middle of nowhere

That night we enjoyed some more Kangaroo tail and also were able to get some good shots with the tail prior to being cooked up.

Moustache?

Mr. Kangaroo Ciaccia

We also saw a brilliant sunset and were able to snap some nice pictures.

Another few beers by the fire, and listening to a few Outback stories from Tony and it was time for sleeping. A few of the guys in our group were snoring, so Erin and Christiana (Germany) had some trouble falling asleep, but finally made it to bed.

Stay tuned for our 3rd day which included an adventure in "Australia's Grand Canyon".