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trAvel from page 8 forms: speed stick repellents, hats with corks tied around
the edge, and most effective, netting that covers the hat
their search for edible roots and tubers. The men found and head. The net really works.
themselves going farther and farther from the sheltering The rocks continue to be sacred places of worship by the
rocks to find kangaroo and other game that would provide Aborigine. Although you can travel the entire base of Uluru
food for the colony. It has been estimated that these first (Ayers Rock) and even climb to its top, the Kata Tjuta
inhabitants stayed only a few months at the rock in their (the Olgas) some 40 kilometers farther to the west, have
quest for life, based on the food sources of the area. Water the major portion of their multiple monoliths restricted to
was a very precious commodity, with the area only having tourists. During a visit to these major monoliths, one does
an average of 10 inches of rainfall a year. However, there not always see the native people of the land, but somehow
have been dry spells for up to 10 years where there has their presence is felt.
been no rain at all … and then deluge. The most dynamic experience of a visit is visually
No mention of this area would be complete without capturing the various lights and shadows as they fall on
mention of the flies of the Outback. These flies, about the monoliths. As the sun rises across the semi-arid land
half the size of our flies here in Florida, swarm in huge of the Outback, the graying silhouette of these monoliths
numbers. They become real pests, and even though they emerge from the black sky behind them. As the daylight
don’t bite, they tend to land on your face and neck, and slowly grows and the sun peeks over the earth’s edge, the This gold-colored animal that looks like a dog is actually a
you wind up finding yourself doing the Aussie salute – by colorless gray melts into dark brown. As the sun continues dingo; these came to Australia from China and most are wild.
waving both of your hands in front of your face to chase to rise higher and higher into the sky, the rocks likewise This one happens to be domesticated.
the flies away. Solutions to the problem come in many become an ever changing picture of color – through the
brown range, into the purples and then the reds, before The setting sun completes the daily cycle of images,
projecting its true daytime appearance. The shadows reversing those of the early morning. At the right time
at sunrise from the deep ridges and valleys on the rock of the month, the full moon’s rays, when cast against the
continually change the appearance and perspective on the rocks, create unique shadows that intrigue the viewer.
start of a new day. After an hour or so, when the light of day has completely
Very few places on earth present such contrast and slipped below the horizon, the stars of the Southern
visual beauty as the rocks in daylight. The solid red rock Hemisphere twinkle in the heavens of the Outback. There
monoliths penetrate the tan/green surface of the earth’s are few times when one feels so insignificant and distant
surface at an almost perpendicular slope, culminating in a from the rest of the world.
nearly flat-topped surface that presses against the cobalt- Uluru and Kata Tjuta, to some who have never visited
blue sky. Just add a few white puffy clouds, and you’ll them, are just rocks in the Outback. But to the many who
have a sight that will remain with you forever. have had the opportunity to see them, they are a way
to truly focus on one’s surroundings. Quoting a fellow
traveler after our experiences in the Outback, “We’ve had
a good day at Red Rock.”
The late Don Kiselewski wrote from his personal
experiences, having traveled in 122 countries and cruised
the oceans, seas and rivers of the world. Palm Beach
This camel is a descendant of the camels that were imported Gardens Travel Leaders, his family owned and operated
to Australia from Afghanistan to carry the ties and telephone agency, is located at Mirasol Town Square, 11360 North
poles from Adelaide to Alice Springs when the telegraph Jog Road, Building A, Suite 102-6, Palm Beach Gardens.
line repeater station and rail line were built there. After The agency has been serving the travel needs of the South
completion, the camels were let loose and it’s currently Florida area for over a quarter of a century. Contact them
estimated that more than a quarter million camels run free at (561) 694-9696 or Aussie@PBGTravel.com.
in the western portion of the country. This one was captured This kangaroo was photographed at the watering hole in the
and put into use carrying tourists to the Outback. desert garden near Alice Springs. Photos by Don Kiselewski

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