Uluru

We decided to head for the 'red center' and left Saturday morning for Ayer's Rock / Uluru. It was about 100 degrees when we arrived, and many trails were closed due to heat. So we took off on a hike with limited water supplies in the 'Olgas' or Kata Tjuta, (meaning 'many heads' in Aboriginal, which was beautiful - lots of red rock and blue skies. Kate decided she was bringing her children to see them, though her plan is to wait in the car while her husband and children hike. Then to the cultural center and the hotel swimming pool. Tess and I got pizza to go and had a picnic watching the sun set on Uluru - you can see a faint rainbow over the mountain in the picture - an amazing evening! Sunrise wasn't as spectacular, but both girls made it up at 5:30 am to see it, so I'm proud of them! We took a hike around part of the base of Uluru learning about where the Aboriginals found water, and saw their 'school' area with rock paintings prior to flying back about noon Sunday to get ready for school!