More of Uluru

We awoke to another chilly morning minus 1 again but it turned into a glorious day and we headed back to Uluru and as we chose to respect the wishes of the traditional owners and not climb the rock we decided  to do the base walk around Uluru 10.6 kms....seemed like a good idea at the time. The scenery was however beautiful.

On a lot of the walk photography was fobidden as the areas are sacred sites. Gary on the path near one of the caves. We laughed when we realised Gary has the same jumper on as in all the previous photos. He has dozens at home but neglected to include them in his packing so his Holden jumper is becoming his holiday uniform. LOL! Other tourists are starting to recognize him.

The walk took us 2 and a half hours and you can see from the next photo towards the end I was feeling every minute of my 59 years and was slowly loosing the will to live. To add insult to injury there were bus loads of fit teenagers on school holidays that went passed us like we were standing still.

A little bit further on the carpark came into view ( I am sure some one kept moving it further away). I have never been so glad to get to the end of anything. I felt as bad as I looked. I tell you I am not having anyone tell me I'm a whimp after the last few days.

To reward ourselves for our efforts we viewed Uluru at sunset....just amazing! We just missed the sunrise this morning trying to get a good possie. There are people everywhere out here. I have learned this about myself on this trip. I am not a very good tourist amidst loads of people. I am not a fan of crowds.

After this spectacle we went to dinner at the "Outback Pioneer" Hotel. We had a drink first and the table top had spiders, scorpions and a snakeskin set in resin.....gave me a bit of a start I can tell you. We really are "A Weird Mob" as some one once said. The question for me was WHY!!

This sign gave us a giggle despite the serious message.

We enjoyed our dinner and our drinks. Speaking of dinner I just had to share this with you. The folks in the next campsite to us are in a small campervan (the combi sort). We heard them head out early and when we got back from the sunrise attempt we noticed this beside the joint power outlets. We were gobsmacked!

They had prepared their dinner and put it in the slow cooker and gone out sight seeing for the day. We checked it out when we got home and it smelled very yummy. People's ingenuity never ceases to amaze me.
Well I am a very tired and sore little vegemite and my bed is calling to me in very persuasive tones and I feel I will give in.
Tomorrow we having a quiet day and a bit of a tidy up ready to move camp again on Thursday. Hopefully we will have better luck with the sunrise too. We are however going on a camel ride to view Uluru at sunset with nibbles and beer damper after. My Mum gave it to Gary for his birthday, so we are really looking forward to that. I'll probably then have a sore butt to match the rest of me.
Good night all,
Blessings,
Michelle xxx