SA to NT, AYERS ROCK, THE OLGAS

 

Headed north along the Stuart Hwy towards NT border. Still mesmerised by the changing colours of the landscape.

 

 

 Turned west and came across Mt Conner....amazing, but we were still unaware of how magnificent the next stage of our journey was to be.

 

 We climbed this hill...............

 

 .......and captured our fist glimpse of the Rock.

We settled in at the Yulara Campground and began our explorations. To say this area blew our minds away would be an understatement. The changing colours of the landscape, we can't help it we just loved the place.

 

Explored the Rock by day and walked its base.

It was open to climb the summit, you be the judge to say if we climbed it.

Worth the effort to get up for sunrise

 

 

 Sunset was just as spectacular..................at times with a bush fire nearby

Sunset over the Olgas

 Dinner under the stars after a sunset viewing

Sunrise at the Olgas

 looking back towards the Rock

We explored the Olgas

 

 

 

 Eventually heading west to WA but we'll choose another route

COOBER PEDY, OODNADATTA, WILLIAM CREEK

 

 

 

Coober Pedy .........fascinating. Underground lifestyle very different. With it being so hot while we were here, underground seemed the place to be. We didn't strike it reach with any of our fossicking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We ventured out to "the Breakaways" at sunrise. The trip was worth it. Scenery magnificent. "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" was made out there.

 

 

The Dingo Fence was out here, it stretches from the Darling Downs in QLD to the cliffs of the Nullabor Plain

 

We hitched a ride on the mail run out of Coober Pedy. Day to remember, up the Oodnadatta track stopping at outback stations and of course a couple of great outback pubs.

 

 

The old Ghan Railway Station

 3 months supplies

On the way to the"Rock" now