Yulara

Saturday 28 April

Kata Tjuta was our first destination today. This was somewhere I have always wanted to go and OMG,OMG,OMG it was amazing. So totally different to Uluru in shape, texture and formation. We headed to the Walpa Gorge Walk and were totally blown away by everything about it. Sheer red cliffs, lovely waterholes and little streams flowing over the floor of the gorge into little pools. It felt older than time and it was very easy to imagine the indigenous people spending time there. In fact it was hard to imagine them ever wanting to leave this place.  The rock formation looked like it was made of conglomerate with the stones within the boulders perfectly round. Just like Uluru it was an amazing red colour with lush greenery growing along the water courses. It is impossible to choose between Uluru and Kata Tjuta as they are both awe inspiring. We could have spent hours there and will return tomorrow to check out the Valley of the Winds. Brian took a million photos and I wasn’t far behind.

We decided we needed a resort lunch so headed back to Yulara for a chicken burger, chips and coffee. How decadent. I think we were the only people there who had English as a first language, including the staff! Headed back to the caravan so Brian could download the photos and I made some scones for afternoon tea before heading out again. We drove to the mala walk which we will walk entirely tomorrow and walked a short way around the base of Uluru. This is also where people who should know better climb to the top of Uluru. I am absolutely shocked by the number of tourists who still climb the rock. I personally feel it is extremely disrespectful to the indigenous people especially as there are signs everywhere asking you not to climb. It is obviously on the itinerary for the tourist buses full of young people as there a heaps of these buses in the car park waiting for the climbers to ‘do the rock’. Once again, back to the sunset viewing area and it is amazing that the colours today are very different from yesterday. Mind you we still took lots of photos! Back to the van for a dinner of nibbles and champagne.  

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