We have had a very eventful start to our holiday, the night before we left Oren ended up in the emergency dept with a gash to his head - we were trying to get the kids to bed on time because we were getting up at 5 am but they were being silly in the bathroom of course and Oren's head smashed into the bath tiles! Any way got home late - head wound glued and taped and then had to stay up late because we hadn't packed so everyone is buggered but excited too.
Flying in over the red center was amazing, we found out that the reason it is red is that the sand has 'rusting' iron in it. This is the land of the Anangu people who have been here 30ooo years and the monolithic iconic formations are very important to them - Uluru and Kata Tjuta dominate the flat desert landscape and have many dreamtime stories attached to them. We are doing a few Aboriginal guided tours and will be going to the Cultural Centre to learn a bit more about them.
The resort town is all that exists out here - a little oasis in the desert. The apartment is lovely theres alot of resturants, shops, a grocery store every thing you need really. We had a helicopter ride around Uluru and Kata Tjuta the after noon we arrived which was a great way to see them and put every thing into perspective.
Bye for now,
Susan and the clan
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