Ayers Rock aka Uluru and the Olgas

Early Monday morning we woke up early to fly to the Red Center. Jack drove us, and Faye woke up early to see is off-what troopers!
The Red Center is aptly named, the soil is quite an earth-red, and creates an incredible contrast with the plants in the area.
It was so hot that the park closed the Ayers Rock climb and the Valley of the Winds walk by 11 AM! We were later told it hit 50 Celsius in some parts of the park; that's 120 Fahrenheit! It felt worse than what we felt at Burning Man, Nevada desert as we walked around parts of Ayers Rock, known to Aborigines as Uluru.
For dinner, Julie had made reservations for Sounds of Silence, an outdoor dinner show experience. Here we saw the sun set on Uluru, altho a bit far away and not as impressive as we hoped for. We had a delicious dinner buffet including kangaroo, crocodile, and barramundi fish while we listened to a didgeridoo player and were educated on the constellations of the Southern Hemisphere.
The next day we woke up before dawn to see the sunrise near the Olgas, aka Kata Tjuta. Now this was impressive! The sun came up thru just a few clouds, and after that it was amazing to see the colors change on the Olgas! Then we raced over to these rocks to hike the Valley of the Winds before it got too hot. Good thing, cuz it already felt got and I was feeling a little "dehydrated" and a headache from last night's dinner... The park closes the walk at 11 am due to the fact it gets to 36 C by then (about 96 F). If you have a chance to do this walk, do it! It is beautiful to walk amidst these red rock giants.
After our hike we raced back to our hotel to clean up, pack, and head off to the airport for Sydney!