Sunday was a full day at the Rock with 5 1/2 hours of walking! We walked from the Cultural Centre to the rock which was 2kms then around the rock and back to the Cultural Centre. The boys were amazed at how different it was up close. Harry thought it was going to be a massive pile of sand! The sheer enormity of it is what strikes you. Until you're right next to it it almost doesnt look real. Theres a photo of the boys touching it for the first time which Wil had been aching to do! The texture of it too is amazing like a water color painting. At the Cultural Centre we watched some aboriginal women painting -its very peaceful and lulls you almost into a trance. Harry didnt want to leave, he sat and watched for nearly half an hour. Later that afternoon we bought some beautiful bush colored paints and the boys have since been working on dot paintings -beautiful. At Alice Springs they want to do a workshop which some aboriginal groups offer.
The rock was closed for climbing due to wind but looking at the dramatic incline and height (the rock is a 1000feet high) i wasnt keen anyway so it was good the decision was taken away from us -the aboriginal custodians dont like people climbing it due to its sacredness to them and walking around the base and hearing the history of it for them and looking at the paintings i can understand why.
Uluru is stunning.
Stunning. Just such a powerful place. I need to go there! Xx
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