Day 145-148 Alice Springs – Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park August 22nd - 25th August

Who cannot get excited about driving to this landmark sight that evokes emotion amongst the most cynical of us?

First we passed by the impressive Mount Connor, often mistaken by visiting tourists as the rock.

Mount Connor

We stayed at the large campground at Ayers Rock Resort and used it as the base to visit both Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata-Tjuta (Olgas).

We were in time to watch the sun go down on Uluru and watched as the rock change colours, seeming to take on the the power and the force of the sun as it set. The next day walked around the base in a 10km walk to inspect the sandstone monolith first-hand. The next morning Jasmine woke up early and kept me company as we watched the sun come up bathing the magical rock with light.

Uluru during the day

Sunset glow at Uluru

Uluru from campground

Beginning of steep walk up Uluru (we didn't climb)

Walking around Uluru

It's a long way round

Wave rock

Jasmine & Uluru at sunrise

The Olgas were equally impressive. We surprised ourselves and were all comfortable to do the, what is marked difficult, 5km walk through the Olgas. Again we watched the sun-set over the rocks, providing yet another memorable display.

Olgas at sunset

Olgas and the Ralhs

Walking around Olgas

Finding ourselves with a bit of time to spare, Ben practiced You Say Nothing at All by Ronan Keating on the piano with Jordan's instruction and Adam strummed away learning American Pie. Ben and Jasmine made a pretty garden for their toys.

Creating a garden in the desert