Day 59, Saturday, March 11 , 2006 Our Safari Tour began with a 6 am pickup for the 480 kilometer trip to Uluru (Ayers Rock). The desert is alive with vegetation from small shrubs to lots of bush to substantial trees, and with a rather wet summer, everything is green and very humid. Along with several hundred other tourists, we watched the sunset on Uluru, however a heavy cloud cover prevented a more spectacular view. Earlier we all hiked through Kata Tjuta, an unusual formation of domes that rise to over 500 meters above the surrounding plain. Our guide explained to us that there were no washrooms on the trek, however, he reminded us that every tree is a “lava tree“. Our transportation is an 18 passenger bus pulling a trailer loaded with everything that we will need for 5 days, food, luggage, etc. Our accommodation at each of 4 locations is 9 permanent tents for two people each, a kitchen with power and running water, plus hot showers and flush toilets. Well, sometimes you just have to rough it.
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