Day 5 Alice Springs to Yulara and Uluru

We were pleasantly surprised to get a refund when Brian dropped the keys off at Reception as we were checking out.

Drove up Anzac Hill for the view; fuelled up at Liberty, Gap Road; then left for Yulara at 10.25 am.

Made a detour to show Joshua the Meteorite Craters on the way.

Had a pitstop at Desert Oaks roadside stop, then ate lunch and fuelled up at Erldunda.

The road from there to Yulara had stretches of pink wildflowers, a couple of small herds of horses, a salt pan and lake and views of Mt Connor.

We passed through Mt Ebenezer and Curtain Springs, past Desert Oaks young and old and arrived at Yulara around 4.00 pm. Then it took forever to unload as we couldn’t park near our room.

We eventually drove to Uluru, got our Parks tickets – $62.50 for the three of us – and checked both locations for sunset viewing, then waited and watched as the Rock changed colour. 

We cooked our dinner in the communal kitchen. We used our own equipment but we could have hired a set for a $40 deposit. After dinner we had an early night in preparation for a big day tomorrow.