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Uluru from page 14 finding yourself doing the Aussie salute – by waving both add a few white puffy clouds, and you’ll have a sight that
of your hands in front of your face to chase the flies away. will remain with you forever.
Life in this barren wasteland was far from simple. The Solutions to the problem come in many forms: speed stick The setting sun completes the daily cycle of images,
women, who were the gatherers and diggers, soon stripped repellents, hats with corks tied around the edge, and most reversing those of the early morning. At the right time of
the area of edible berries and fruits. They used their digging effective, netting that covers the hat and head. The net really the month, the full moon’s rays, when cast against the rocks,
sticks to break the surface of the earth in their search for works. create unique shadows that intrigue the viewer. After an hour
edible roots and tubers. The men found themselves going The rocks continue to be sacred places of worship by the or so, when the light of day has completely slipped below
farther and farther from the sheltering rocks to find kangaroo Aborigine. Although you can travel the entire base of Uluru the horizon, the stars of the Southern Hemisphere twinkle in
and other game that would provide food for the colony. It has (Ayers Rock) and even climb to its top, the Kata Tjuta (the the heavens of the Outback. There are few times when one
been estimated that these first inhabitants stayed only a few Olgas) some 40 kilometers farther to the west, have the major feels so insignificant and distant from the rest of the world.
months at the rock in their quest for life, based on the food portion of their multiple monoliths restricted to tourists. Uluru and Kata Tjuta, to some who have never visited
sources of the area. Water was a very precious commodity, During a visit to these major monoliths, one does not always them, are just rocks in the Outback. But to the many who
with the area only having an average of 10 inches of rainfall see the native people of the land, but somehow their presence have had the opportunity to see them, they are a way to truly
a year. However, there have been dry spells for up to 10 years is felt. focus on one’s surroundings. Quoting a fellow traveler after
where there has been no rain at all … and then deluge. The most dynamic experience of a visit is visually our experiences in the Outback, “We’ve had a good day at
No mention of this area would be complete without capturing the various lights and shadows as they fall on the Red Rock.”
mention of the flies of the Outback. These flies, about half monoliths. As the sun rises across the semi-arid land of the The late Don Kiselewski wrote from his personal
the size of our flies here in Florida, swarm in huge numbers. Outback, the graying silhouette of these monoliths emerge experiences, having traveled in 122 countries and cruised the
They become real pests, and even though they don’t bite, from the black sky behind them. As the daylight slowly grows oceans, seas and rivers of the world. Palm Beach Gardens
they tend to land on your face and neck, and you wind up and the sun peeks over the earth’s edge, the colorless gray Travel Leaders, his family owned and operated agency, is
melts into dark brown. As the sun continues to rise higher located at Mirasol Town Square, 11360 North Jog Road,
and higher into the sky, the rocks likewise become an ever Building A, Suite 102-6, Palm Beach Gardens. The agency
changing picture of color – through the brown range, into the has been serving the travel needs of the South Florida area
purples and then the reds, before projecting its true daytime for over a quarter of a century. Contact them at (561) 694-
appearance. The shadows at sunrise from the deep ridges 9696 or Aussie@PBGTravel.com.
and valleys on the rock continually change the appearance Photos by Don Kiselewski
and perspective on the start of a new day.
Very few places on earth present such contrast and visual
beauty as the rocks in daylight. The solid red rock monoliths
penetrate the tan/green surface of the earth’s surface at an
almost perpendicular slope, culminating in a nearly flat-
topped surface that presses against the cobalt-blue sky. Just

This camel is a descendant of the camels that were imported
to Australia from Afghanistan to carry the ties and telephone
poles from Adelaide to Alice Springs when the telegraph
line repeater station and rail line were built there. After
completion, the camels were let loose and it’s currently
estimated that more than a quarter million camels run free This gold-colored animal that looks like a dog is actually
in the western portion of the country. This one was captured This kangaroo was photographed at the watering hole in the a dingo; these came to Australia from China and most are
and put into use carrying tourists to the Outback. desert garden near Alice Springs. wild. This one happens to be domesticated.

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