Par for the course around here, more than half the journey is on unsealed road which makes for a bumpy ride. This particular drive was made a bit more exciting by a group of camels that our little caravan of cars startled. Of course, camels being the bright creatures they are, when they heard the cars from their safe position off the road, they immediately turned and ran ONTO the road. Fortunately, we didn't hit any of them. They are perfectly shaped to crush your windshield. But we did manage to get a photo or two.
According to scientists, Gosse Bluff is what remains of an impact crater from a comet that hit the Earth about 140 million years ago. Beautiful satellite picture is available here.
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| The road into the center of the crater. |
The dreamtime explanation is that women were dancing among the stars and one set her baby down. The baby fell out of the sky and crashed into the earth. Very little of Gosse Bluff (Tnorala) is open to the public, because it is a "sorry" place. Many years ago there was a "family" on "family" massacre so everyone left. Now, there is no camping, fires or even hiking permitted outside the small park zone. It is all on the honor system, though, as there are no rangers or fences. The penalties for disregarding are hefty, so few people go outside the zone.
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| So tired he couldn't finish blowing up his balloon. |
Beautiful place.
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