Thursday, January 24, 2013

Day 14 - Ayers Rock and the Sounds of Silence

An early start to catch the coach to take us to the viewing point for the sunrise at 5.45 am at Uluru.


And yes, it is a good sunrise...


...which is witnessed by us this morning.


The colour of the rock changes as the sun falls on it and it becomes red again.


After the sunrise we are taken on a tour of the rock to see various features such as very old cave paintings...


...and various indentations, shapes and other features in the rock which each have their own stories in legend explained.


Further around the base of the rock, this time to the start of the climb up the rock, which is not encouraged, then finally to the cultural centre where taking photos and video is prohibited.



In the evening we are taken by coach to the site of the open air "Sounds of Silence" restaurant for a very special evening meal which starts with sparkling wine and hors d'oeuvres consumed to the sound of the didgeridoo. Click HERE to hear the guy playing the didgeridoo.


We are not the only guests to be in the area!


A great meal in the company of new friends...


...brings another great, but rather long, day to a close. And yes, there is kangaroo steak on the plate!

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