It’s an ancient red sandstone monolith visible on the horizon many miles before its physical presence becomes truly apparent. Flying ever closer this dominating geological feature raises like a sphinx in a stark landscape. This is Uluru.
Uluru has been an integral part of Aboriginal folklore for tens of thousands of years. One story says that none of the places we know existed until creator beings, in the forms of people, plants and animals, traveled widely across the land. Then, in a process of creation and destruction, they formed the landscape as we know it today. However, in the Bazflyers opinion and legend aside, this iconic feature is a mighty impressive ‘Rock’.
The flight time from Whyalla to Ayers Rock (Uluru) was 4.5 hours with an intermediary fuel stop at the opal mining settlement of Coober Pedy. Flight conditions in otherwise clear air were uncomfortable for most of the journey due thermal turbulence that could not be avoided even with a change in altitude. Flying the outback can sometimes be like that. The agitated air even challenged our scenic flight around ‘The Rock’ and adjacent Olgas also known as the Kata Tjuṯa.
Flight Path to Uluru
The Rock
Olga’s
Dinner in the dessert
Fields of Light
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