23.04.12
So I got up early and went on the Uluru sunrise
tour today. It was cloudy so it wasn’t really as amazing as it could have been
but it was still good. There were some clouds over Uluru when we came and
instead of watching the sunrise we got so see the clouds slowly lift.
As we were walking along the base I started
talking to a guy from England that has just come over to Australia to work for
at least a year. We chatted for the rest of the tour and when we got back to
the hostel we went for a walk together and looked at the camels before his next
tour.
Super cute and cheeky 8-month-old camels! |
Kata Tjuta was amazing! The look of it changes SO
much depending on which angle you see it from. The gorge walk was estimated to
take 30 minutes to the lookout and then 30 minutes back, but EG and I made it
back to the bus with 15 minutes to spare. I’m really glad I went on that tour;
it was just amazing to see. In the gorge I also saw the greenest plants I’ve
seen in this area, I guess the water coming down from the Kata Tjutas just
stays in that gorge and helps the plants grow. It’s a shame that people seem to
focus on just Uluru when they come here (as I was going to do), because Kata Tjuta is brilliant as
well.
Kata Tjuta Gorge |
View from the Kata Tjuta Gorge |
Kata Tjuta seen from one angle.... |
Kata Tjuta seen from a different angle. Looks completely different, doesn't it! |
When we went to the viewing area for the Uluru
sunset we got free drinks, wine, champagne, beer or juice I think it was, and nibbles.
The clouds had lifted a tiny bit in the horizon so we saw a little bit of
colours, and it was beautiful, although I can imagine that it would be even
better with a proper clear sky.
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