Uluru is 9.5km in diameter and 350m tall. We hiked around the base in the early morning since we would have died doing so in the afternoon heat. Well, probably not me, but someone not in peak physical condition. Some people also climb to the top of Uluru but doing so is disrespectful to the local Anaju so we didn't.
Here's me wearing my newly purchased Crocodile Dundee hat (made of kangaroo leather) standing in front of Uluru:
In various locations Uluru has traditional cave paintings such as this one:
We also went to Kata Tjuta, known as The Olgas:
Since we were in the Outback, we were roughing it and had to endure a relentless swarm of flies throughout the day. Everyone bought bug nets to wear, and since I have an irrational fear of bugs, I was no different:
An interesting fact is that Australia has over 200,000 feral camels which are used for both food (not bad as a burger) and touristy fun (Simon & I on the left):
We then drove into Alice Springs and flew back home to Melbourne.
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