The next leg of the Big Lap Video from Slinging Down Under.

[Garfly]

And this previous one - over the Bungle Bungles - has now been re-uploaded by Slinging Down Under: 

 

 

 

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[facthunter]

The only reason to go to Birdsville is to say you've been there.  I've heard people at Ayer's Rock (Uluru) say " Now I've been there"  in a tone implying "and I won't need to come again" . It's about 400 Kms  from the Main Highway and everything is  VERY expensive..  I reckon Mt Buffallo is more interesting.  Nev

[Garfly]

58 minutes ago, facthunter said:

The only reason to go to Birdsville is to say you've been there.  I've heard people at Ayer's Rock (Uluru) say " Now I've been there"  in a tone implying "and I won't need to come again" . It's about 400 Kms  from the Main Highway and everything is  VERY expensive..  I reckon Mt Buffallo is more interesting.  Nev

 

Yeah, as Kade, the pilot/author, puts it after his first sighting of Uluru:  'Absolutely breathtaking … and, I was probably one of those blokes, that would have said previously: "How good can a rock be?" ... I can picture myself saying something like that ...  Ahhh, I can tell you, The Rock’s pretty cool.'  

 

But, then he goes on to note just how alienating and commercial the whole Resort experience was, by contrast.

 

00:23 - 00:27 :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOxBt8J_r9g

 

 

 

 

[sfGnome]

I still remember my first sight of Uluṟu as a 13 year old from the back seat of dad’s Holden. My second visit (last year) was just as special. The resort is just somewhere to eat and sleep, but the rock is something else, especially if you take the time to walk around it and just soak it in. Maybe I’m just not jaded enough.

[Moneybox]

I visited the rock and we climbed to the visitors book at the tip when my Mum was 60. She was born in 1919 so I guess it must have been in 1979. It was just Ayres Rock then, owned by all Australians and a great climb, much more difficult then it looks. Most say they climbed the rock but only went as far as the top of the chain, about half way but still a challenging climb.

 

The next visit, my son was eight and he was born in 1981 so I guess 1989. At that time the climb was restricted to the top of the chain but when we arrived the climb was closed due to strong winds. I’m due for another visit, perhaps from the air this time.

[Kununurra]

I flew Bindoon to Birdsville for the races in 2018 which was a great few days at Birdsville. Caught up with some friends from Qld who were caravanning. Accommodation was in tent city which you hire for the 4 days, a tent with bedding all setup for your arrival.

As a bonus i won the furtherest pilot award for the distance from Bindoon to Birdsville which was a nice surprise $500, i thought it may have been a six pack or carton of beer so it went towards paying for some of the fuel for my RV7A.

Its an iconic town with plenty to do in the 4 days.

Don’t knock it until you have tried it 👍

 

[Bernie]

We went to uluru several years ago in the motorhome .. something we always wanted to do...it remains fondly in our memories..

Bernie.

[facthunter]

It is over sold and very expensive. The NT government spent a lot of Money there, and they have to get it back.  Nev

[Reynard]

The ‘resort’ is now owned by a US-based private equity crowd - needless to say anything more on price gouging.

 

i have visited twice back in the day when there was more liberal access, and camping was dirt cheap. I intend to do a flight over the rock and Olga’s next winter, which I suspect will be my last time in the area, so I will just grimly smile and pay the ‘tax’.
 

Back to the topic, this series of videos have been very informative for my around Australia trip planning for next year. They are very well produced.