Ayers Rock

Just arrived back after our trip to Ayers Rock. We flew to Alice Springs then took a day tour to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park which is where the famous Ayers Rock is. The tour company picked us up from our hotel just after 6am and dropped us off again at 11.30pm that night! The trip was really well organised and we got to see the 36 domes of Olgas as well as Ayers Rock and the day ended with a champagne BBQ dinner watching the sun go down in sight of Ayers Rock. We went with Marie & Charles (Dreamcatcher) and also met up with the crew from Wind Dancer whilst at the Rock! Both Charles and Peter climbed all the way up Ayers Rock whilst Marie and I stayed at the base and did a guided walk around the rock. One lasting momento of the day was the red desert sand which got everywhere! Only just finished cleaning our trainers which are now white again!! The whole landscape in the Northern Territory is wild and barren with lots of scrubby grass and bushes over the red sand. Real cowboy country. It is hot during the day (25 degrees) but COLD at night (3 degrees). Darwin is really hot by comparison at 32 degrees(day) dropping to 20 degrees by night. Back on the boat now and doing my shopping list as we need to fill the freezer again for our next trip. We had to eat up all meat and fruit and vegetables and dairy products before entering Darwin so the cupboards need re stocking!