It was a fairly straight-forward type of day today. It was an early, short drive to Watarrka National Park from Kings Canyon Resort, where I did the Kings Canyon Rim Walk. The Kings Canyon Rim Walk is a spectacular exploration of the the area above the gorge and also descends into the gorge to an area known as ‘The Garden of Eden.’ It is a 6km return walk, with some moderate to difficult sections, especially at the beginning with the climb to the gorge rim. Surprisingly the walk was completed in about 3 hours, even allowing for a bit of sightseeing along the way.
ABOVE & BELOW: Scenery from the Kings Canyon Rim Walk
ABOVE & BELOW: Scenes from the Kings Canyon Rim Walk
Having completed the walk and once again not being able to use the free wifi point at Watarrka National Park I travelled back to Kings Canyon Resort for a very early main meal (while the resort was fairly quiet) and to spend a relaxing afternoon chatting with other campers and reading. A couple of guys I had met at Uluru turned up for a couple of days, so it was good to chat with them a bit also.
ABOVE & BELOW: The Garden of Eden
The distance travelled on this day was 19 km – giving me a total of 3464 km for the whole trip to this point.
When it got dark, once again, it was the usual ‘house keeping’ before bed – updating the daily journal, reviewing the holiday budget, and without the Internet, getting the photos ready to upload.
ABOVE: Scene from the Kings Canyon Rim Walk
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https://flic.kr/s/aHskHj2tfT
Visit the Red Centre Holiday 2016 web page at:
http://kevinswilderness.com/NT/redcentre2016.html
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