So last night in our swags – the stars were amazing – however we did absolutely freeze! And therefore didn’t get much sleep… actually I think it would be safe to say that we got no sleep… So early wake-up call freezing cold weather, and (possibly) ant bites ALL over my legs made for one very cranky Alyssa…
We went back to Uluru for the sunrise – we did a 9.4km walk around the base as the sun was rising over Uluru.
After that we went to the cultural centre where we read some stories and saw some art. Next up was another walk with a native who didn’t speak much English so we also had a translator. We learnt a lot about the Mala tribe – pretty cool but we were all pretty drained.
We headed back to camp had some hamburgers for lunch packed up and hit the road towards Kings Canyon – finally nap on the bus!
First stop along the way was at Mt. Connor and a lake (which was the first of a salt lake junction). Next stop along the way was to find some ‘Bushtaka’. We went looking for grubs… Witchity Grubs that is… oh how I wish I was kidding. So basically we dug up the roots of this tree and if there was a cocoon that would mean there could be a witchity grub in it – if we took one out of the cocoon we had to eat it alive – but if we managed to keep it in the cocoon we could bring it back to camp and cook it on the bonfire… Thank Goodness we didn’t find one! Apparently they have all the amino acids and vitamins that a human body needs – I was willing to take their word for it.
Headed back to camp for dinner (which our guides made for us), sat around the campfire and pulled our swags for round 2 hopefully it’ll be warmer…
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