Part 1

  • Marriott 'W'
    Marriott 'W'
    Under construction, seen from my hotel room.
    Park Royal Darling Harbour #823, Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2022
    2022-08-10#3084
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Room #823
    Room #823
    Very comfortable.
    Park Royal Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2022
    2022-08-10#3088
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sydney Opera House
    Sydney Opera House
    Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2022
    2022-08-10#3090
    Larry L. Jackson
  • MV 'Pacific Encounter'
    MV 'Pacific Encounter'
    2,600 passengers and 1,100 crew.
    Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2022
    2022-08-10#3093
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sydney Opera House
    Sydney Opera House
    Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2022
    2022-08-10#3100
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Luna Park
    Luna Park
    An entertainment venue.
    Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2022
    2022-08-10#3102
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Customs House
    Customs House
    Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2022
    2022-08-10#3107
    Larry L. Jackson
  • SV 'Southern Swan'
    SV 'Southern Swan'
    Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2022
    2022-08-10#3108
    Larry L. Jackson
  • MV 'Pacific Encounter'
    MV 'Pacific Encounter'
    Smaller than many modern cruise ships, this ship really looks large in this harbour.
    Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2022
    2022-08-10#3109
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Harbour Bridge
    Harbour Bridge
    Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2022
    2022-08-10#3124
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Atrium
    Atrium
    Looking down from the 10th floor.
    Park Royal Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia, August 10, 2022
    2022-08-10#3910
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tree
    Tree
    One of the many very large, old trees in the very nice gardens.
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3131
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Succulent Garden
    Succulent Garden
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3134
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Aloe species
    Aloe species
    Succulent Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3135
    Larry L. Jackson
  • King Orchid
    King Orchid
    Dendrobium speciosum - growing terrestrial.
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3138
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dragon Tree
    Dragon Tree
    Dracaena marginata
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3140
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rhododendron species
    Rhododendron species
    Probably a hybrid with better color and flower production.
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3141
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bromeliads
    Bromeliads
    Alcantarea imperialis & extensa
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3142
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Little Prince
    Little Prince
    Protea cyanoides
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#4549
    Larry L. Jackson
  • HMAS Choules
    HMAS Choules
    Woolloomooloo Bay, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3146
    Larry L. Jackson
  • HMAS Arunta
    HMAS Arunta
    Woolloomooloo Bay, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3147
    Larry L. Jackson
  • HMAS Adelaide
    HMAS Adelaide
    Woolloomooloo Bay, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3148
    Larry L. Jackson
  • MV 'The Jackson'
    MV 'The Jackson'
    Just because of the name.
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#4562
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Spider Flower
    Red Spider Flower
    Grevillea speciosa
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3153
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Spider Flower
    Red Spider Flower
    Grevillea speciosa
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3154
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Australian Water Dragon
    Australian Water Dragon
    Intellagama lesueurii
    Chinese Garden of Friendship, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#4616
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chinese Garden of Friendship
    Chinese Garden of Friendship
    Quite an elaborate garden on prime real estate.
    Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3156
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lily Magnolia
    Lily Magnolia
    Magnolia liliiflora
    Chinese Garden of Friendship, Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#4617
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chinese Garden of Friendship
    Chinese Garden of Friendship
    Sydney, Australia, August 11, 2022
    2022-08-11#3160
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Qantas 737-800
    Qantas 737-800
    Getting ready to fly to Ayers Rock.
    Kingsford Smith International Airport, Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#1930
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sydney, Australia
    Sydney, Australia
    Airplane Photo, Qantas 737-800, QF 728, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#2252
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Airplane Photo
    Airplane Photo
    The red center of Australia.
    Qantas 737-800, QF 728, Sydney to Ayers Rock, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#0050
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Airplane Photo
    Airplane Photo
    Nice cloud pattern over the red center.
    Qantas 737-800, QF 728, Sydney to Ayers Rock, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#1333
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Airplane Photo
    Airplane Photo
    First sight of Ayers Rock
    Qantas 737-800, QF 728, Uluru, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#5309
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Room #177
    Room #177
    Comfortable size and amenities.
    Desert Gardens Hotel, Uluru, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#2602
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Room #177
    Room #177
    Desert Gardens Hotel, Uluru, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#2636
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Room #177
    Room #177
    Desert Gardens Hotel, Uluru, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#3163
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grounds
    Grounds
    Desert Gardens Hotel, Uluru, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#3164
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Reception
    Reception
    Desert Gardens Hotel, Uluru, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#3165
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wormwood Senna
    Wormwood Senna
    Senna artemisioides
    Desert Gardens Hotel, Uluru, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#3167
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wormwood Senna
    Wormwood Senna
    Senna artemisioides
    Desert Gardens Hotel, Uluru, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#3169
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ayers Rock
    Ayers Rock
    Imalung Lookout, Ayers Rock Resort, Uluru, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-12#3171
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scented Wax Wattle
    Scented Wax Wattle
    Acacia melleodora
    Ayers Rock Resort, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3188
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scented Wax Wattle
    Scented Wax Wattle
    Acacia melleodora
    Ayers Rock Resort, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3189
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Honey Grevillea
    Honey Grevillea
    Grevillea eriostachya
    Ayers Rock Resort, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3192
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Desert Heath Myrtle
    Desert Heath Myrtle
    Thryptomene maisonneuvei
    Ayers Rock Resort, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3194
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Desert Heath Myrtle
    Desert Heath Myrtle
    Thryptomene maisonneuvei
    Ayers Rock Resort, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3198
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Trail
    Trail
    Ayers Rock Resort, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3196
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Plant
    Unknown Plant
    Ayers Rock Resort, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3199
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dried Mud
    Dried Mud
    Just proves that I enjoy a wide variety of subjects :-).
    Camel Farm, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3202
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wagon
    Wagon
    Camel Farm, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3204
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Camels
    Camels
    Saddled up in the short ride pen.
    Camel Farm, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3206
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wagon
    Wagon
    Camel Farm, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#4673
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Holden
    Holden
    Camel Farm, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#4674
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Riders
    Riders
    Headed out for the long ride.
    Camel Farm, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#4680
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gibson's Desert Fuschsia
    Gibson's Desert Fuschsia
    Eremophila gibsonii
    Ewing Lookout, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3208
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gibson's Desert Fuschsia
    Gibson's Desert Fuschsia
    Eremophila gibsonii
    Ewing Lookout, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#4682
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kata Tjuta
    Kata Tjuta
    formerly called the Olgas.
    Ewing Lookout, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#4685
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ayers Rock
    Ayers Rock
    Ewing Lookout, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3211
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Parrot Pea
    Parrot Pea
    Crotalaria cunninghamii
    Ewing Lookout, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3214
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Desert Oaks
    Desert Oaks
    Allocasuarina decaisneana
    Ewing Lookout, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#4686
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Patio
    Patio
    Desert Gardens Hotel #177, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3221
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Patio View
    Patio View
    Relaxing and reading after lunch while waiting for our Australian guide to arrive.
    Desert Gardens Hotel #177, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3224
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eremophila hybrid ‘Mallee Lipstick’
    Eremophila hybrid ‘Mallee Lipstick’
    Desert Gardens Hotel, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3222
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Our Vehicle
    Our Vehicle
    Our Australian guide, Angus, arrived and soon took us out for a dune birding walk.
    Dunes, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3227
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Broad Leaf Parakeelya
    Broad Leaf Parakeelya
    Calandrinia balonensis
    Dunes, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3228
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Pincushion
    Blue Pincushion
    Brunonia australis
    Dunes, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3230
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Variable Daisy
    Variable Daisy
    Brachyscome ciliaris
    Dunes, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3234
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dune Vegetation
    Dune Vegetation
    Dunes, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3237
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Silver-tails
    Silver-tails
    Ptilotus sessilifolius
    Dunes, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3238
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Silver-tails
    Silver-tails
    Ptilotus sessilifolius
    Dunes, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3239
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kata Tjuta (Olgas)
    Kata Tjuta (Olgas)
    Seen at great distance.
    Dunes, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3238
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sand Ripples
    Sand Ripples
    Dunes, Uluru, Australia, August 13, 2022
    2022-08-13#3243
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ayers Rock
    Ayers Rock
    Sunset Viewpoint, Uluru, Australia, August 12, 2022
    2022-08-13#3246
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunrise
    Sunrise
    Sunrise just touching the Desert Oaks and the Olgas.
    Kata Tjuta Dune Viewing, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3276
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunrise
    Sunrise
    The morning was quite cool.
    Kata Tjuta Dune Viewing, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3278
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Desert Oak (Kurkara)
    Desert Oak (Kurkara)
    Allocasuarina decaisneana
    Kata Tjuta Dune Viewing, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3284
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blunt-leaf Cassia
    Blunt-leaf Cassia
    Senna artemisioides helmsii
    Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3291
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Silver-tails
    Silver-tails
    Ptilotus sessilifolius
    Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3292
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bush Tomato
    Bush Tomato
    Solanum centrale
    Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3293
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Trail View
    Trail View
    Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3296
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pool Reflection
    Pool Reflection
    Walpa Gorge, Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3299
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pool Reflection
    Pool Reflection
    Walpa Gorge, Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3302
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Walpa Gorge, Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3312
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream Reflection
    Stream Reflection
    Walpa Gorge, Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3318
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  • Bush Tomato
    Bush Tomato
    Solanum centrale
    Walpa Gorge, Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#4759
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mulla Mulla
    Mulla Mulla
    Ptilotus exaltatus
    Walpa Gorge, Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#4767
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Karu Lookout
    Karu Lookout
    Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3325
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Karu Lookout
    Karu Lookout
    Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3328
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Old Climbing Route
    Old Climbing Route
    The pale line on the upper part of the rock photo used to be where a chain allowed tourists to climb the steep slope in a one and one half hour climb to the top.
    Ayers Rock, Uluru, Australia, August 14,2022
    2022-08-14#3333
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ayers Rock
    Ayers Rock
    Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3335
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ayers Rock
    Ayers Rock
    Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3337
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beefwood
    Beefwood
    Grevillea striata
    Ayers Rock, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3338
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pour Off
    Pour Off
    A trickle of water was attracting huge numbers of Zebra Finches to drink.
    Ayers Rock, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3345
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kitchen Cave
    Kitchen Cave
    Ayers Rock, Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3352
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ayers Rock
    Ayers Rock
    Part of the kitchen cave.
    Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3355
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ayers Rock
    Ayers Rock
    Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3356
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ayers Rock
    Ayers Rock
    Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3358
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ayers Rock
    Ayers Rock
    Uluru, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#3360
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Room #112
    Room #112
    The interior was modern and well appointed.
    Kings Canyon Resort, Australia, August 14, 2022
    2022-08-14#1615
    Larry L. Jackson