We had heard the rain tinkling on the camper’s roof during the night. We had set our alarm for half five with the intention of getting up and going to watch the sun rise over Uluru. When we looked outside, although the rain had stopped, the sky was still completely clouded over. We couldn’t therefore see that the sunrise on the rock would be that spectacular with a cloud covering so we went back to sleep. We made a mental note to try again tomorrow. W...

We had a lie in this morning. When we emerged from under our warm covers the cold night was turning into a hot day. The sky was a clear blue and another prefect day for seeing Uluru at it's best. After brekky we drove back into the National Park and parked at the Mala car park. We put our walking boots on and set off on the base walk that took us in a big circle all the way round the rock. When we set off we could see where the climb to the top of the rock starte...

After brekky we hit the Stuart Highway south again for nearly 100 kilometres until we turned west onto the Lasseter Highway heading towards Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas). It was about another 250 kilometres from here to Yulara which is a resort where all the accommodation for the Uluru area is. We made two stops on the way at the Curtin Springs Roadhouse to get some fuel and at the viewing area for Mount Connor where we had some lunch. Mount Conno...