This morning we woke up at 5:30 and I felt so much better than yesterday. I slept significantly better in our tent than I did outside with the ants.
We loaded up after breakfast and went to the Kings Canyon. This was a 3 hour hike and the views were unbelievable. The Canyon itself was stunning but then we also went through some old sand dunes and down to the Garden of Eden. It was like a little oasis down there. Nice and cool, a water hole, and if it was a different season there would have been a waterfall.
We then made our way back up and across the other side of the canyon. Here you could see where a large section of the rock face had been eroded with water and then fell down. It happened about 70 years ago so Juno kept telling us that they're due to have another piece break so we shouldn't get too close to the edge.
The walk itself was hot, but was probably the best part of the Outback so far.
After we finished we went back to the Kings Canyon Resort near our campsite. We had a nice lunch and then went swimming again. From here we made our way out toward our last stop. The road was ridiculously bumpy, you could hardly call a red dirt road a "road" but the during our drive we saw a wild dingo, some wild camels, wild horses, and cattle. We even went off-roading for a bit to chase down the camels and horses.
We made a stop at Gosse Bluff which was amazing. It's this huge crater that was created by an ice meteor around 140 million years ago. It hit the ground so hard that it created small hills around the area, like a ripple. We were able to go inside it and then did a short hike to get a good view. It was really cool. The aboriginal people actually believe that up in the sky a woman put her baby down in a cradle but the baby fell out and crashed into earth and that's what created the crater. The mom and dad keep looking for the baby every day. The mom is the first star out each night and the dad is the sun.
We also stopped to get a good view of the West Macdonnell ranges which is where we are staying tonight.
When we got to our campground we had some free time and we went to find a natural swimming hole. It was just a 10 minute walk from our site and the water felt so good. The views were beautiful. You're surrounded by red cliffs and and bright blue sky. There were some big birds down at the far end too. It was a really nice way to end a hot day. It was over 100 degrees again and those moments where you can cool yourself down even for a little bit are so precious. You're already hot again by the time you get back up to the campsite, but for that moment, it's perfect.
We had a nice dinner and relaxed for the evening. When we got back into our tent there was a massive bug right up by my headboard. We got one of the guys to kill it for us, but after that I felt another bug land on me and I dropped my phone and shattered the screen. I'm typing on it now though, so I can still see on it, but I'm pretty bummed. It will definitely need to be replaced when I get home. Stupid huge outback bugs.
Well it's 8:30 and I think we are off to bed. Tomorrow will be here soon enough.
I really might melt.
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