Australia - From Alice Springs to Ayers Rock
February 13th, 2008Yesterday, traveling from Alice Springs to Ayers Rock, we offered a prize to the first person who spotted a wild camel. Geoff, our driver guide, told us 300,000 wild camel roam the out back. They are very dangerous and their numbers grow every year. Bull camels are deadly beasts that man should respect, as it can kill you instantly. These are odd looking creatures, they look like they were developed by a committee. Shirley Ratzlaff (witnessed by Bob Miller) won the prize. The temperature was 39 Celsius (105 Fahrenheit) so we drank a lot of water and made sure to use umbrellas and sun screen.
At our dinner buffet we had a choice of a variety of meats including kangaroo, camel, lamb and more traditional meats. Tomorrow we are off to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef.
~ Wilmer Martin
