Sunrise

ULURU SUNRISE
 * We awoke pre-dawn (around 5:30am) to make our way out to a viewing platform to witness the sunrise as it struck Uluru. A cup of tea was all that sustained us as we waited in the chilly (VERY chilly) early morning light.

Following the sunrise we went on to view Uluru from a much closer distance, following trails into the small canyons and valleys at its edges. There was an amazing amount of plant and bird life following the exceptional rains the area had last year - so much for the dry and dusty desert eh? || ||  ||
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 * [[image:IMG_5349.jpg align="center" caption="Kata Tjuta in the distance as the sun strikes them"]] || [[image:UL1.jpg align="center" caption="Weathered "pock marks" in the rock face of Uluru"]] || [[image:UL6.jpg align="center"]] ||
 * [[image:UL4.jpg align="center"]] || [[image:UL5.jpg align="center" caption="Permanant waterhole in a quiet gully"]] || [[image:UL3.jpg align="center" caption="rock art in a cave"]] ||