Day 6, Saturday 2/7/2016, Kata Tjuta and Uluru

Uluru was such an amazing pink at sunrise. I had a bit of a photo session with Leah and Peter. Gary and Amara went walk-about, towards Uluru. Col and Eliza had been walk-about earlier. For our day trip of sightseeing today, the kids needed to pack up the Foxwing and Col and I had to pack up both the Foxwing and rooftop tent.

First we went to Uluru, but it was closed due to being wet. Bugger! So we decided to do the 7.5km Kata Tjuta walk first and try Uluru again later.

It was so beautiful, certainly decent exercise and so worth it! There were a lot of flowing creeks and waterholes. Such pretty scenery! 

The walk physically tested a few people, including myself. We headed back to Uluru but it is now closed due to wind.

Siân hunted for the present left by her friends following cryptic clues. Jack found it from her photos. So cute, a message on a rock left months ago.

Peter is amazed at the size of Uluru. I told him he's only seeing half of the height due to the angle. It just keeps going!

After a fuel stop at Yulara, and Leah grabbing more groceries, we headed back to chill at camp. I think we need a decent campfire tonight.

Well that was a perfect afternoon and evening. After we put our tent back up, we sat with a book and drink for a while, with fabulous desert and Uluru views. Afterwards, it was soft tacos for tea, then Leah and I set up our tripods to try some night photography which most people came to watch. Col was a great assistant and light thrower and some beautiful shots were captured.

We had a great fire at our camp which we all sat around, except for Gary and the girls. They were being social butterflies and visited other campers. The girls played capture the torch with other kids and toasted marshmallows in their campfire.