DAY FOUR – Coober Pedy to Yulara (734kilometres)
Distances are long out here and the roads so straight it gets REALLY boring.
7am – We left the kooky little town of Coober Pedy (It reminded me of Lightning Ridges big brother) and not far out on the Stuart Highway we saw our first road train!
Both of us probably got a little too excited about it…
There wasn’t really that much to take photos of along the highway until we reached the border!
And there was a hoard load of tourists on a bus there so I had to wait around 15 -20 minutes just to get a photo without a person in it.
Welcome to the NT!
And of course with the Northern Territory came this…
My partner Jade was ridiculously excited to drive faster…
We stopped at Erldunda to grab some lunch (I think I had a Pluto pup, yeah I know totally healthy) then headed downt he Lasseter Highway on to Yulara.
There it is!
After checking in to our accommodation The Ayers Rock Campground, our cabin was small and did not have an ensuite so it was a long walk to the toilets (You’d think for the price they would atleast include a toilet in the cabin!)
We headed off to take a proper look at The Rock.
Yup… we had to do this everytime we wanted to go into the park….
Uluru is MASSIVE in person, the photos make it look tiny! After driving around it completely awestruck we stopped to take some photos.
The climb was closed everyday we went but out of respect to the traditional owners and the fact we’re both pretty unfit we chose not to climb.
After taking too many photos we went to one of the sunset viewing areas and I once again took way too many photos.
I loved the feeling of the red sand on my bare feet #trueaussie running around barefoot in the desert lol!
We were treated to an ok sunset, I was a little disappointed in it to be honest.
Yeah ok its pretty I was just expecting more!
We then headed back to our little cabin and chilled for a while before heading off to dinner which was a barbeque affair where you could try a heap of different Aussie animals.
Naturally I got a bit of everything because I wanted to try everything.
Kangaroo, Emu, Crocile, Barra unfortunately there was no Buffalo left.
DAY FIVE – Kata Tjuta
I was the crazy one that wanted to see the sunrise so we were up at 5am and on our way heading into the park (The park closes everynight after sunset and opens around 5am.
Kata Tjuta is about 50 ks away my Uluru so it was a bit of a drive out there.
It was also COLD and bloody windy, stupid me didn’t bring an ideal jumper so I had to steal Jades and he stayed in the ute and slept whilst I brave the freezing cold with a couple from Melbourne.
It was extremely peaceful and very beautiful.
Worth it don’t cha think?
After the sunrise I dropped Jade off who wasn’t feeling very well then headed back out to Kata Tjuta by myself to do some of the easier walks (I’m so unfit its ridiculous)
These were little water stations which I thought was a fabulous idea!
Yeah I didn’t feel up to going beyond here even though I wanted to desperately.
I then went and did Walpa Gorge, this was a fantastic walk. Theres just something I love about the big high walls either side of me!
I then went back had some lunch and picked Jade up who had slept all morning so we could spend some time at Uluru again then head back out to Kata Tjuta for the sunset.
Here he is trying to be a photographer…
DAY SIX – Uluru
Up early once again, this time for a Sunrise camel ride.
Camels are much easier to ride than elephants!
We also got to feed a baby camel, she was so cute I wanted to take her home with me.
After the camel ride we headed on to do some walks around Uluru and try to avoid the bus loads of tourists.
The climb opened that afternoon but we did not attempt it.
Later that day around sunset the most amazing thing happen.
There was a STORM! I had been hoping to see rain on the rock whilst we were there, unfortunately it did not rain but to witness a storm rolling over Uluru was one experience I will not forget!
Scarlett Photography 