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kata tjuta (the olgas)

The Pitjantjajara name Kata Tjuta means 'many heads' and the site is as sacred to the Indigenous people as Uluru, and along with this forms the National Park. The 36 domes, covering an area of 21.68 km², are composed of conglomerate, a sedimentary rock consisting of cobbles and boulders of varying rock types including granite and basalt, cemented by a matrix of sandstone.

We visited early evening and took the Olga Gorge Walk (Tatintjawiya), a 2km walk into the beautiful gorge. The weather was humid but cloudy so we weren't witness to the spectacular sunset, with dusky blues and purples to fierce oranges and reds that light up the sky.

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white-lipped tree frog

This photo was taken in the private garden of our guide. He owned a guest house/restaurant in the Daintree National Park and after our tour of the rainforest he drove us back in his 4 x 4 to show us some wildlife which takes up residence just outside in his back yard.

We stayed in the wet tropics rainforest for one night, this is when the wildlife is most active. These white-lipped tree frogs, when in large groups, make the most incredible noise and just typical of what noise you would expect to come out of the rainforest.

An amazing memory!