Australia travelogue, Part 4: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

[a_t_rain]

But first, one last photo from Alice Springs, where this little kangaroo was hanging out in the Botanical Gardens:



The obligatory Sunset-at-The-Rock sequence. Yes, it really does change color.









This is, however, not all that's cool about it. There are loads of interesting folds and caverns and water holes, some of which have ancient rock art:







Next day: Kata Tjuta. These are the stubs of what used to be mighty mountains.







We saw a couple of wild camels from the shuttle bus, but unfortunately I wasn't able to get a picture. There are quite a few camels roaming central Australia -- descendants of ones that were turned loose after the railways came in and they were no longer needed.

Absolutely none of these things tastes like chicken.



Next morning, I got up in time for sunrise at Uluru and a very fast-paced walk around the base before taking the plane back to Sydney. I managed to get a decent photo from the air:

Comments

[yahtzee63.livejournal.com]

I just loved Kata Tjuta. Somehow I ended up with about two hours to hike there essentially alone, and it was just magical.

[magnetic-pole.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! Really lovely pictures. M.

[tree_and_leaf]

Absolutely none of these things tastes like chicken.


Not even the chicken? O dear!

Seriously, though - fantastic pictures. Australia's never been all that high on my personal 'places to travel' list, but maybe it should be....

[baranduyn.livejournal.com]

I have eaten alligator, close cousin to the croc. Does not taste like chicken. I thought the texture was lobster-like. Not sweet. Not much flavor, really.

That's one big rock, my friend. :D

[a-t-rain.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I wasn't too impressed with the crocodile, but I think it would have been better if I had thought to put some lemon on it. The kangaroo and the emu were quite tasty once I got over the guilt of feeling like I was eating Kanga.

[baranduyn.livejournal.com]

I think emu is dark meat rather like ostrich. Kangaroo, I don't know. Supposed to be very lean.

I'd be worried it was really wallaby. Oh noez, not the wallaby.

At least it wasn't wombat.

[a-t-rain.livejournal.com]

Kangaroo is sort of like venison, I think? It's a red meat, very lean and tough enough that you have to eat it really rare, and it's pretty flavorful.

The emu sausages were very dark and strongly flavored -- a bit like they had a bit of liver in them? (Which they may have, since it didn't actually say which part of the emu they were made from!)

[indirayxe.livejournal.com]

Just want to say what a great blog you got here!