The first day of the trip was the Friday. I flew into Ayers Rock Airport about midday, and picked up the hire car. The car was a Toyota Camry Altise automatic, and very nice to drive.
I drove to Yulara (aka the Ayers Rock Resort) and checked in. By then it was early afternoon, and I drove down to the National Park to see the Rock. I bought my 3 day park ticket, then drove to the Cultural Centre, which has a number of displays about the traditional owners, the Anangu, and their religious beliefs about Ularu (aka Ayers rock). There are signs up requesting that no photos be taken in the Cultural Centre, so no photos of this section.
I then followed the Liru walk, from the Cultural Centre to the base of Ularu.
This is a photo from the Liru walk, looking away from ularu. One thing that I was really struck by the whole time that I was in the Red Centre, was the colors. The ground was often a very intense orangy red, and the sky was a very intense blue.By then it was getting late, so I walked back to the Cultural Centre, then drove to the Sunset Viewing area to watch the sunset.
The rock started out as a pale orange color, then became an amazing golden colour, then a deep firey red, before fading to brown, as the sunset progressed. I have photos, but they don't do it justice. The Anangu have requested that photos of the rock not be published without a permit, so I won't be posting any in my blog.
