Uluru /Ayers Rock, Australia

We arrive at Yulara, the closest town to Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (Las Olgas) in the afternoon. We first visit the cultural centre to get some inlight about those two sacred sites for aboriginal people. Then, we intent a small walk (Liru walk, 4km) under 47 C and with hundreds of flies trying to penetrate our ears, eyes, and nose. It was not even possible to relax and look at the wonderful landscape because we were too busy trying to chase the flies. Then we watch the sunset on Ayers Rock and it’s just wonderful how the rock changes colour, from orange, to red, to brown,…
Accomodation in a touristic place like this one with only one resort consisting of all types of accomodations from camping to clasy hotel but with no competition at all is very expensive (count at least 50 Eur for a campsite) so we decide to sleep in the car in the parking of the supermarket. Of course sleeping in the car in the desert is not the most comfortable but anyway, we have to get up early so it doesn’t matter. We wake up at 5 :15 so we can watch the sun rise on Kata Tjuta. When we get there, it’s almost the day already but it’s still wonderful. Then we take advantage of the early morning (07 :00) to do the Mala walk at Uluru under a more sustainable heat. But as from 8 AM, it becomes too hot again so once we finish this walk, we go back in the car and do the all tour of Uluru with the air co on maximum. We then go back to Kata Tjuta and do the Walpa Gorge walk but this time we are equipped against the flies (bandana on the nose, ears and mouth, sunglasses and a cap for Adeline ; balaclava and sunglasses for Charles). Then we take the road to the disappointing West Mc Donalds, passing by Alice Springs.