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Well we got it wrong with the surrounding scenery. We expected just red desert with Uluru standing in the middle of it all. In fact there were plenty of trees and shrubs -mainly desert oaks which were more like a weeping fir tree but pretty.
The road was quite hilly and bendy so we were like little kids in anticipation waiting to see the big red mound. We had been told to look for the 'second rock on the right' which we thought was a joke but sure enough it was. First was Mount Connor and then Uluru whch there could be no mistake about. It is quite spectacular! I thought it looked like a ginormous petrified prehistoric creature that had a spiritual air around it. Not sure whether Ray agreed but he did feel the presence of something special.
We did what we set out to do and that was walk the base which, including the return walk to the cultural centre was 8.1/2 miles. Needless to say by the end we thought we would never walk again but we survivied and we can tick it off as another 'must see and do' on this trip.
We also went to the Olgas which consists of 36 steep-sided domes and is also an Aboriginal sacred site. Due to the sore feet we failed to do the recommended walk on this one and viewed them from the car park.
Sunrise and sunsets are also 'must dos' here but it must be us because they have failed to impress us so far. We even drove 12 miles to see sunrise at Uluru and although the changing colours on the rock were pretty impressive we just got a fit of the giggles when we put it into cartoon context. There were loads of people out with their cameras and tripods waiting for the perfect shot and we thought it would be hilarious if the sun suddenly said, "sod it I'm not coming out today, I saw all this yesterday!!" What a peculiar sense of humour we have. We are just grateful the sun goes down and comes up so we can have yet another brilliant day.
Jen and Ray
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