Thierings on Tour

Everyone enjoyed a big sleep and there was no rush to get up this morning. We eventually climbed out of the van to brave the cold, cold is probably not even the right word. It’s been arctic!!

As it was still cold we decided to check out the camel farm before heading out on our hike. The girls loved seeing all the different animals there and Scarly even got to feed some goats.

By the time we actually got to the National Park it was almost lunchtime, so we decided to check out the Gorge at Kata Tjuṯa. It was beautiful but so very windy and everyone was glad to have their beanies and warm layers on. Scarlett also loved the echo and kept trying to test it over and over and over again.

It was an easy walk in and we enjoyed the vastness of the rocks around us to create such beauty!

After getting back to the car and a quick lunch stop of chicken wraps it was back on the road to the Valley of the Winds, which is part of the Kata Tjuṯa National Park walk.

I remember walking this with Chris 11 years ago and how windy it was. We decided to just walk out to the first lookout as we weren’t really in the mood for the full 7.4km walk. The first lookout was pretty (although you couldn’t take photos) and we all felt good so agreed we would walk to the next one.

The next one was a bit more challenging, but still manageable and WELL worth it! Scarly had also fallen asleep in the backpack so instead of backtracking on ourselves to get back to the carpark I suggested to just walk the extra 2 kms and see a new, scenic route. I don’t believe that my suggestion was met with the greatest enthusiasm, but we ended up doing it and saw some incredible parts. Again, some don’t allow for photos but even the ones you can photograph often don’t do it full justice!

We got back a little more tired than planned and my back was feeling it by the end after 2 back to back huge hikes with Scarly on my back… so I sculled my ginger beer in the carpark while the kids got their maxibon back at camp. We were starting to run a bit short on time as well so just quickly grabbed some pizzas and a beer.

The big girls and Chris headed out for the night to see the Twilight Drone and Laser show. I wasn’t there and can only share Chris photos and insights so their summary of it is” “11 out of 11”, “it was the best show I’ve ever been to”, “it was awesome” and “it was mind blowing”.

The girls absolutely loved it and thought it was the highlight of their trip! Luckily the winds from previous days had also died down so that they could enjoy it fully and the drone show actually went ahead.

Meanwhile Scarly and I stayed back at camp enjoying a quiet evening. Once she is 5 we will have to come back and enjoy all these shows with her 😊

Kms travelled – 104