November 30, 2010
by Greg Cain
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We were picked up from our hotel at 6:20 (after being told it would be 6:30, so we held everyone up a bit.) We had a long drive ahead of us — 600KM, or 450 miles. It wasn’t too bad since they broke the trip up with somewhat frequent stops. Our first stop was at a camel farm, where I got to ride a camel. That was OK, but man are they some ugly creatures. I think he might have known I ate his cousin the night before. Then back on the bus for a few more photo ops, including one at a place called Mount Conner (also referred to as Fooluru, since it does look somewhat like Uluru.) We made one more stop at a place called Maruku Arts and Crafts Cooperative, where Justine got a bit of Aboriginal art. She was pretty adamant about getting something where the artist was really Aboriginal (some aren’t), and got most of the proceeds. It was on cloth, so it’s rolled and packed safely in our luggage. At 12:30 we eventually got to the town near Uluru called the Ayers Rock Resort. There was a name for where we were, but I don’t remember. Without the resort, there isn’t much of a town. This resort had a range of hotels, ranging from what seemed to be pretty high end to campsites. We stayed at the Outback Pioneer, which was a relatively low end option. It was one of our only options to choose from, but it wasn’t that nice.
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