wonder what life would have been like before the European settlers arrived. This place felt like the heart and soul of ancient Australia and in some ways you felt like an intruder, but I guess as long as you follow the rules of the land and the wishes of the Aboriginal community, who now help manage the land then all are welcome. And what a place to welcome you, it is an incredibly graceful piece of rock, the red hues of colour constantly change with the ever-changing skies and a sight of which you could never tire.

After our drive around the rock, we pulled up at one of the many public access areas. It was the area where people used to climb the rock and unfortunately still do, against the Aborigines wishes. We had a short walk but decided to head up to the Olgas and come back later as it was starting to rain quite heavily. The drive to the Olgas was great, all though it is all paved roads

so no off-roading, the sense of space you get is incredible, we also had the advantage of being high up so the views over the planes were great. The rain was looking like it was setting in pretty much for the rest of the day, so we guessed we’d be in for a wet old day. In some ways it was great as you didn’t have the crazy temperatures, but the biggest downside was that you weren’t going to get a view of Uluru with a bright blue sunny sky which would lend itself well to the colours of earth and rock, and make for some fabulous photos. Still the main thing was that we were there and it was incredible whatever the weather. The Olgas are almost a bubbly shape and cover a vast distance, they are equally as impressive and offer a good variety of walks. We decided to get out and go check out a couple of lookouts. We ended up doing a circular walk which was just fabulous. The sheer size of these rock formations are incredible, they don’t half make you feel small when your walking between a couple of them.