Alice to Uluru

As the blog suggests, it’s the 7th January now, but as I’m back in Sydney, I’m going to relive the last few days in the interior.

4th January 2009

Up at 0500 ready for the Adventures Tours bus to arrive at 0600. We were to drive four hundred and sixty two kilometres, all on very straight roads, with just “two right hand turns” as Reg, our great driver/guide put it!

The bus was sturdy and full with twenty four passengers. All of our luggage, plus the sleeping bags, food and kitchen equipment supplied by the tour company was carried in a trailer behind.

First trip out from our campsite was to Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) which is a series of thirty six huge domes, twenty four of which the public may visit. This area is of great importance to local Anangu peoples and twelve of the domes are only open to them, and not to tourists.

The walk was quite taxing in the heat of the afternoon, up to 42 degrees Celsius in the sun, and the uneven nature of the rocks we were walking on.

Half an hour before sunset we rolled up to our position close to Uluru (Ayres Rock) and were provided with bubbly and nibbles. I have the “typical” photo viewing Uluru from the west, along with many more!

…… and also the sun going down in the opposite direction.

Jean