We are embracing retirement, and making the most of it.

We knew we were never going to sit still for long, so whilst we are happy and healthy we will be out and about seeing the world………… full time.

We are out of the fast lane and taking the slow road ahead

Sunday, 20 October 2019

Kings Canyon

After another couple of days recharging in Wintersun Tourist Park in Alice, enjoying the pool and aircon, we set off for Kings Canyon for a couple of nights. We cross paths with many people, and have some great chats regarding life and our individual journeys, and they are often a great source of information and tips as many have just been where we are going.

We stayed at Kings Canyon Resort camp ground, (5km from the canyon) were on the 6km 3 hour rim hike by 6.45am, plenty of water in our camel bladders in our back packs - great invention, my water on tap...... armed with our hiking poles, fly nets and enough snacks to feed a small army.

Sun just coming up







Our lunch room for today,  see water hose on Derek’s shoulder



After first 20 minutes of rocky stairs onward and upward to reach the top, we hiked through crevices, over ledges, and the spectacular scenery and rock layers changed every few minutes.  Fly nets are a must have, not very glamorous though.



A few stair and bridge crossings to get over Kings Creek and the Garden of Eden




The rock  formations are called beehives, the colours just amazing


Kings Creek runs through the centre of the canyon, lush and green.  Thus was all once under water, and the rocks we walked over were rippled like a beach, also some shell fossils could be found. The rock was sandstone, white inside!


It amazes us how green, and in some places tropical, the centre of Australia is


Bad dingo......back at our campground


Ridge walk around resort, Kings Canyon in background



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