Photo Diary: My time in Uluru

Last year, in late November, I was given the chance to stay with my friend in Ayers Rock over the summer. Now, usually any sane person would put the trip off until cooler months, as the summer in Ayers Rock is HOT, and I mean over 40 degrees every day hot, but I wasn't having much luck finding work where I lived at the time, so decided I would go and try to find a job whilst staying there.I had been once before on a 2 week holiday, 4 months prior, but was still eager to see the landscape again and explore places I didn't previously have time to. Although I didn't end up receiving any work there (except for the odd 'dog-sitting'), I did have a great time and met even greater people. So here's my photo diary of my stay. Enjoy ☼ ☼ 

 Touchdown in the red centre

Red sand everywhere

                   

I celebrated my 20th birthday while I was living out there, so Rosa and Troy purchased a
helicopter ride as a gift. The experience and views were breathtaking.

Kata Tjuta at Sunrise.
 Kata Tjuta is a group of roughly 30 giant rock formations, and is as old as Uluru itself. When tourists visit Ayers Rock, their main objective is to explore Uluru, and they forget about this amazing creation. But Kata Tjuta is just as, if not more beautiful than Uluru and was definitely my favourite to gaze at.

Uluru as a speck in the distance while at the Kata Tjuta lookout at sunrise

Our little photo shoot in front of the beautiful sunset brightened, Uluru. 

Walking in the dunes at night, we found this tiny lizard 

(that I almost trampled on) that was bright blue. 

Photo does not do it's colour justice.

Between Ayers Rock and Alice Springs, there's a small little
place off the highway called Erldunda with an emu farm.

So I took a photo with one while it whispered in my ear.
That's why their feathers are so big, they're full of secrets!

5 hour road trip to the main city of the red centre, Alice Springs!
 I had to get a shot at the tourist sign, I just had to..

Playing around with goggles we found in the pool area at our hotel,
we couldn't stop laughing at ourselves and how we looked in them.

On the way back to Ayers Rock, we stopped the car on the side of the road, sat on the
 roof listening to sticky fingers, and watched the sun set in the distance over Uluru.
One of my favourite memories of all time.

Outside the front of our house, I have never seen more continuously beautiful sunsets than in Ayers Rock.

There will be a part two of this photo diary considering I have so many photos to share!
Thanks for reading ☼