As we were pulling in we crossed paths with the Patrol Club doing the re-creation of the first car crossing of the Simpson 50 years ago. After a brief stop we drove on into NT.
It looks like a mini top of new Parliament House!
We camped the night at a caravan park at Erldunda. Another freezing cold night.
We had a slow start to the morning before driving through to Uluru. It was exciting to be finally seeing Uluru. Along the way we saw another large monolith called Mt. Connor which looked even bigger than Uluru.
Mt Connor - A view from the car on my phone.
We got our park tickets which are valid for 3 days and explored the cultural centre and the visitors centre. We parked at 'The Rock' and did a bit of exploring around the base. The climb was closed for the day.
Ed surfing at Uluru
A view of the base of Uluru
We set up camp and relaxed as the sunset over Uluru.
We got going around 9am and drove to the rock for our climb. Luckily it was open. It wasn't an easy walk but we made it to the top. The view over to the Olgas was fantastic. The climb down was hard as it was so slippery. Thank god for the chain. The kids did really well.
It's an awesome sight as you drive up closer to it.
Me climbing the rock - my quads were sore for days!
At the top of Uluru
Going down the very slippery slope of Uluru. The kids slid on their bottoms part of the way down and they all ended up with holes in their shorts!
We drove over to the Olgas and had lunch. We then took a walk called the 'Valley of the Winds' that took you through the Olgas. They are really spectacular.
We were all a bit tired and warm after an 8km walk so we set off back to the campground and caught the last rays of the sunset over Uluru.
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