Great question @Stinley. I am really not sure, but I know I do like looking at great views. I think it’s about space and the awesomeness of nature. It just reminds me of how amazing this world we live in is. I like to take in the colours, the shapes, the size of the space. I also find sitting looking at the ocean or hills or mountains very relaxing. I find it quite spiritual too.
During the trip I’m going on, I’m expecting to see some amazing scenery. We’ve driven around a lot of Australia, but the outback is unique. And it really is a sort of spiritual experience. Looking out over miles and miles of a burnt (orange) landscape covered by the most blue of skies. It reminds you of your tiny, tiny place in this universe.
Someone was telling me the other day that there is a region of land we have travelled past where they have documented only 13 whitefellas have ever visited. They have actually been able to document which white people has been there and produced a documentary. At times of the year, the area is quite uninhabitable. Aboriginal people know the area, but they don’t go there are certan times. I find that so exciting and interesting. We won’t be spending time in that area, but I love the seclusion and the exploratory nature of such trips and of seeing views and landscape, that aren’t regularly seen by white Australians. While we won’t be going anywhere that is as remote as the region I’ve mentioned, we will be travelling through areas that are off-the-beaten-track.