20 May 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s been a cold night, we\u2019re as far south as I\u2019ll ever be for another two years, and the temperature at night drops to a cold 5 degrees Celsius, at best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We spend our first morning in the resort, after a late breakfast, a long shower, laundry, etc etc. Three weeks or so in the outback have taken their toll on the amount of clean clothes and the car, everything is red and dusty. The visit at the supermarket is like two kids in a toy store: oh look, choice! Fresh bread, wow, and they even have yoghurt and fruit! And chocolate! Two kids I tell ya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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It\u2019s time for sunset at Uluru, THE main attraction really. It\u2019s a bit touristic to be honest, imagine a hundred campervans and caravans all parked together facing the Rock, waiting for the sun to go down, a beer or a glass of wine in the hand\u2026 Well, touristic or not, it\u2019s the fourth time I visit this place and I\u2019m still at awe. The Rock goes from a light red in the day to a bright orange when the sun actually sets, then the colours plunge to brown until obscurity takes place and the surroundings ooze with magic under the starry sky. It\u2019s seriously breathtaking.
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Saturday morning, off to Kata Tjuta for the Valley of the Winds, a three hours walk in the secret Kata Tjutas. White Fellas have little knowledge about the mythical place, as the Anangu People consider the Kata Tjutas to be even more sacred than Uluru, sharing very little about the area. All we know it\u2019s a male place, for the young boys to pass into manhood. Women aren\u2019t supposed to come here, most Anangu women don\u2019t even look at it, even from a distance.
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Still, it\u2019s a great view from the viewing point, and an even more spectacular view from within. After a couple of hours walk, you get right \u201cinside\u201d the gigantic boulders. There\u2019s a great valley between the domes and the lush and green vegetation contrasts with the arid red rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back in town, the only pub sells its beer at a ridiculous ten dollars, and it\u2019s not even a good one. Still. It\u2019s a pub. It\u2019s been a while, so\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s our last day at the resort already; we\u2019ll spend it at the base of Uluru. So we start off with the Rangers Walk, which explains a few of the stories about the place. Stories such as the creation of the Rock by a Dreamtime mole, or the four old Mala\u2019s (Dreamtime Wallabies) who are sitting in the cave, teaching the young males about life.
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\nWe sneak back at the Caravan Park for a shower, and will be camping tonight 40k east of the resort, as we\u2019ve booked a \u201cBush Tucka Tour\u201d tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bushcamp is actually a lot quieter than the campground at the resort; maybe we should have spent more time here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Distance to-day: 394km, total: 15303km.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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