Because there is so much to see here and we didn't get to cover it on the first day we decided to stay a day longer than initially planned.
What an amazing day today. Arose before the sun was up and drove to Cathedral Gorge as the sun was rising. The colours on the sides of the hills were magnificent.
We were first into the Cathedral so we had it all to ourselves to enjoy and experience the grandeur and the sounds within it.
Next we went on to the Piccaninny Gorge lookout which overlooked the Piccaninny creek bed and the incredible dome shaped formations which we walked amongst on the Domes walk to return to the car park.
We had already by now decided that a flight over it all might be an option for us so we went via the airport to check it out. That is how we came to spend some of our children’s inheritance on an extravagance that was well worth it. First of all we decided the flights were too expensive, then we decided we would do the cheapest one – 18 mins for $205 but then when they showed us where the flights went we decided to opt for the 30 minute flight for $295. We flew right over the whole area in an open sided helicopter. We did feel decidedly insecure at times but it was an amazing experience.
A call in at the Parks Centre on the way past then back to camp for lunch and swelter. It was 42.9 degrees in the tent and 40 degrees outside in the shade. We didn’t do much in the afternoon in that heat except sit about and watch others roll into the campsite and fill it again.
Glad to hear you helicoptered because it awesome to fly over the country as you found out :-)
ReplyDeleteAlso I found that slightly insecure feeling is what adds to the experience hee hee
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Oh and of course I LOVED the sms pics of the bee hives thanks for those :-)
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