Thursday March 25, 2010 – To Uluru (Ayers Rock)

It is hard to believe that in a month we will be home. Today was out longest day for travel – 750km. We were on the road before 8am. We could have left earlier but I wanted pictures of the sunrise. One good thing today was the fact that we gained an hour when we passed into the Northern Territory (NT).

The landscape again went from light scrub plants to treed areas. Again since there has been rain lately everything is green. After we turned to head west there was a change in landscape. There were now some rolling hills. Not to high but you couldn't see for miles ahead of you. There were some curves as well. I was driving for the second time of the day when Charles spotted a large flat top hill. It turned out to be Mt. Conner. It is quite a surprise to see after everything being so flat.

After our spacious accommodations in Coober Pedy, we have arrived at our small one here at Uluru (Ayers Rock). There is one room with a double bed in it. The kitchen is in the middle and there is a 2 bunk bed room at the other end. We can't imagine 6 people in here. We have to use the communal washroom close by for showers and toilets. There is a very nice pool.