Friday 16 October 2015

Kulgera NT

We moved on passing the Northern Territory Boarder to Kulgera for the night passing Cadney Park where is was very busy with many buying Diesel.
The vegetation was 'salt bush' and as travelling one could see the land flat as far as the eye could see.  This part of the country is called 'The Painted Desert".




The Caravan Park at Kulgera where we had NO power or water.. (we had our own)  One TV Channel and it was Analogue which wasn't a good reception.  No phone reception.  We were all packed in here like sardines.

Kulgera is located in the Northern Territory 275 km south of Alice Springs, 21 km north of the border with South Australia. Kulgera is the southern most permanent settlement in the Northern Territory.



Where you get diesel for the vehicles.




An old sign.


We turned off at Elrduna NT to take the journey to the middle of Australia to see Ayers Rock, (Uluru) Passing Mt. Connor on the way.



Kata Tjuta -Ulgas taken from the platform facing the sun.  Kata Tjuta consists of 36 steep sided monoliths, which, just like Uluru, look most impressive at sunrise and sunet.  There are many walks to be walked in this area of the National Park.




Part of the walk away from the platform at looks over Kata Tjuta.

29 comments:

  1. nice shots...I'm sure you're enjoying yourselves :O]

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  2. All that open land and the caravans are so jammed in. Good photo of 'the rock'.

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    1. Only place to go in that area with the van.
      Mt. Connor is nice from a distance...the Ulgas are lovely but quite a distance away..
      Ayers Rock (Uluru) coming up next post..

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    2. Now that I am really looking forward to!!

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  3. Andrew summed up what I was thinking.
    Love seeing a part of Oz I will probably never visit for myself. Thank you.

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    1. Tight squeeze in the park.
      You are welcome..
      Ayers Rock (Uluru) next post..

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  4. Lamb fed on salt bush as become quite a gourmet item overseas.

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    1. Oh is it. My latr mother in law always said it had a great taste..

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  5. good thing you had your own power and water

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    1. That was a blessing to have solar power...at least we had lights. We have gas for cooking..

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  6. wow uluru is fantastic and so interesting for me. the landscape is a masterpiece

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    1. That's Mt. Connor, Uluru is my next post.
      Many people when they see Mt. Connor think it's Uluru...:)

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  7. It is amazing the way everything has that orangey tinge to it even the twilight on the second photo - would like to see Ayres Rock one day.

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    1. Always that tinge up north. You never know Rosemary, you may get to see Ayers rock in person.

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  8. I love the photo of the old pub sign. It's a treasure. It struck me as funny that in all that great open space the caravans were packed together as if for protection from something.

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    1. I reckon that sign has been there a very long time..
      I suppose we all get together where designated sites are for Caravans and such to be all together for the night. When all said and done, we are told and educated not to park/stay in the outback/bush on our own..

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  9. Awesome photos, and so much fun to see you posting from Australia, where I have never traveled. Ayers rock is quite impressive.

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    1. Ayers rock next post. We were on our way there....Mt. Connor is lovely and often mistaken for Ayers Rock..

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  10. Hello Margaret,
    Very nice pictures. So great to see that area.
    It looks all is so quiet. Wonderful!!

    Many greetings,
    Marco

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    1. Oh very quiet there. We were all doing the same, travelling in the outback of Australia..
      Thanks

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  11. Beautiful views, Margaret, and I love that old sign! :)

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    1. Thanks.
      Great old sign, took that photo as we travelled along.

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  12. It seems funny to be in the outback, the place of wide open space and a big country, and you have to be packed in like sardines on the camp site.
    It is a wondrous place in the red centre especially Uluru and Kata Tjuka.

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    1. There were a lot of people travelling, you wonder where they all come from...north and south I suppose...great country.

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  13. That's the most tightly packed caravan park I have ever seen!
    Love the old pub sign with no pub in sight!
    I never mistake Mt Connor, it has a flat top, Uluru doesn't.

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  14. There are not enough words to explain the beauty....

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