Uluru

We got up early to see the sunrise so it was very chilly but it warmed up later in the day. The view of Uluru and its colour was better when the sun had risen.
We visited the Cultural Centre where there was surprisingly nothing about trade between the many Aboriginal nations.
We went to the Mutitjulu Waterhole guided by Iris and Emily, an Anangu, who described the use of the flora, the grave of a skull returned in 2023, and the Dreamtime story of the aunt, nephew and Wati Hiru, the venomous snake-man. The aunt was a Woma python-woman called Minyma Kunrya. The place was very spiritual.
Then we went to Mala to see where the chain used to be to assist people climbing to the summit of 348ft high Uluru. Climbing was banned some decades ago.
The 450km drive back to Alice Springs took five hours, passing cattle stations.
After saying goodbye to the group and thanking Pat for a great trip, I checked into the Alice Springs Hotel, and then went for dinner with Natalie to Bojangles which was like a museum inside.Read more