Uluru and Kata Tjuta for New Year

We are now back on the Stuart Hwy but at the other end.  We have decided  to head back up to the Northern Territory.  The kids are having a good day in the car after 12 hours yesterday we are so surprised that they are not complaining.

People complain that the trip up to Uluru boring.  We are finding it the complete opposite.  We are listening to some great music, everyone is quite.  Hundreds of birds flying around and also butterfly's.  I think its been one of favourite days in the car. 

It doesn't matter how many pictures you see of Uluru nothing quite prepares you when round the corner and Uluru comes into view for the first time. 

The rich red plains of the centre, the power of its ancient spirit has overwhelmed us all.  Even the girls are screaming wooo.

Arrived at the Uluru campground where we have decided to spend the next 4 nights.  Its so hot its already over 40% and getting hotter. I leave Nathan to set up and take the kids for a swim. The pool is like a hot bath.

Tonight we made a bit of an effort and put our best frocks on and headed to the outback hotel for a seafood buffet to start celebrating for new year.  The food was surprisingly good. After dinner we headed to the outside bar with had a great atmosphere of tourists and locals.  We all headed to the dance floor where the girls showed us there dance routines. 

A lovely young lady keep dragging our girls on the dance floor so we got to sit down and have a quite drink.

After midnight with 2 asleep on Nathans legs we decided to head home.  We had to drag Emily off the dance floor she was loving the music.

The next day the girls sleep to 10.00am and they were so cranky we decided to have a quite day.  Our resort was so crowed with hungover backpackers we decided to head to the sails resort for lunch and a long swim in there pool.

Nathan and myself have been to Uluru before but it was over 17 years ago.  The rock then was known as Ayers Rock.  Only  about 50% of tourist now climb the rock and the number is dropping every year.  The Anangu people (which are the traditional owners of the land including Uluru and Kata Tjuta ) want all tourist to respect their culture and not climb uluru.  We decided that we wouldn't climb the rock.

The sunset viewing is unbelievable with all the different colours changing over the rock.

On our second afternoon there was a huge electric storm over the rock. 

It seemed that everyone got in their cars and drive to see this amazing storm over the rock.  It was also a great time to do some of the walks around the Uluru and Kata Tjuta as it was a lot cooler.