tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post3319017555472467038..comments2024-03-26T15:29:31.939+09:00Comments on on the edge of ordinary: A quiet, yet awe inspiring day at The RockWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-87418057794366855602012-08-16T13:32:02.627+09:002012-08-16T13:32:02.627+09:00Janet, it must be awesome to see when it is rainin...Janet, it must be awesome to see when it is raining! Helen, I think another inland car trip might be on the cards for us too. David's eyeing off western NSW and SA.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-70613238252665262332012-08-16T08:50:46.466+09:002012-08-16T08:50:46.466+09:00We saw Uluru when it was raining! It was really im...We saw Uluru when it was raining! It was really impressive, with waterfalls pouring off it. Mind you at the time we were most disgruntled ... didn't realise til later what a precious treat we'd been given. <br /><br />The next day was fine and sunny so husband and Mr 7 at the time did the climb. Apparently it was VERY dangerous & afterwards Lawrence said there was no way he would have taken our son if he'd realised. They both literally wore out the seat of their pants on the way back down - he figured that was the safest way to do it!<br /><br />He did say the view at the top is amazing, and to see trees growing up there and rock pools was pretty cool (but I'm with you, I'd prefer not to and respect the indigenous culture) ...<br /><br />Miss 4 and I went to the Aboriginal Cultural Centre instead and found it fascinating, Miss 4 especially loved the bush tucker talk and for months afterwards was looking for honey ants!!!! Footprints Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623190578935913157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-68954018023842824992012-08-15T15:31:41.673+09:002012-08-15T15:31:41.673+09:00I didn't climb the rock either, out of choice ...I didn't climb the rock either, out of choice (I didn't think it would sound great to be sharing the gospel with an Aboriginal person and admit I did something offensive - when in Rome...). I did the entire base walk, but this was waaay pre kids. It was really good. We'd love to do a long inland car trip too, via Winton to Darwin, one of the few places neither of us has been.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643856154823995246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-89130033167512308692012-08-14T19:56:54.487+09:002012-08-14T19:56:54.487+09:00Yes, I'd do it again. The thing I would change...Yes, I'd do it again. The thing I would change would be to do it over a longer period of time. It would have been better to have shorter days, so that the boys could have longer to run around and we wouldn't be pushing them to do things in such a rush. We would also have liked to stay two nights in some places instead of only one. My husband is already thinking about where we might go next time...maybe down to South Australia, the only state or territory we've not explored a little bit.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-39148457933867800852012-08-14T17:58:56.256+09:002012-08-14T17:58:56.256+09:00Such long days of driving! My husband would love t...Such long days of driving! My husband would love to do the inland Australia trip but I keep thinking about days and days in the car with the kids. Would you do it all over again?Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323321295593693009noreply@blogger.com