Day 11: Yulara

Missed the sunrise again, should have woken up at 4:30AM to go to Uluru but as the night was so hot we had terrible sleep again. We also got up to late to take the Mala walk at the base of Uluru so we went to Kata Tjuta, The Olgas, to do the Valley of the Winds walk.

We started the 7 1/2 km walk around 9AM. The walk goes between the mounds of Kata Tjuta so this involves a lot of climbing up and down on loose rocks and some of the climbs were pretty steep. By the end of it we were both bright red and knackered. We took plenty of water but after walking for 2 1/2 hours in the baking sun our water was hot and therefore not very refreshing. I got to the last climb, stopped halfway and sat down to try and subside the sick feeling. I think at that point I had drank the water instead of sipping and it was sloshing in my stomach. Everyone on the walk was really struggling towards the end, we gave each other moral support as we passed or stopped to catch our breath.

They have accommodation here at Ayers Rock Resort ranging from 5* hotel to tents. We treated ourselves to a meal at one of the restaurants in The Sails in the Desert. It was delicious. I had veal and Oly had Angus beef, we even stretched to sharing a desert of deep fried chocolate balls in a light batter with creme anglaise, yum!

Em

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