Sunset and Sunrise at Uluru

We couldn't imagine driving all this way to look at a rock and we actually went there three times.  The time we already wrote about, and then again at sunset, it really was lovely to see and the next morning we actually got up before the sun, waaay before!  We were at Uluru by 6:00 a.m. and sunrise was 6:45.  Dalton took a photo about every 30 seconds for both the sunset and sunrise, we have oodles of pictures when we get home to sort through.  Thank goodness for digital, can you imagine the cost if you had to go through the developing thing.

Sunrise on Uluru!  One of the many pictures that were taken.

Yes, it really is us and we were up that early.  Obviously someone else was too, to take the picture.  Don't we look lovely with our little bug nets!

Some aboriginal artwork on the backside of the rock!

The rock is solid granite but it looks like it is made of sandstone.  These gouges look like someone scooped out a portion but it is actually the way it is eroding.  This is millions of years old.

This is the watering hole, it is a spectacular place.  It is a natural waterfall, when it rains, and I guess it has been raining a fair bit in the last little while.  There is a beautiful pool below and it forms a creek going all around the back portion of the rock.  This is a sacred place for the Aborigines.

We did enjoy our visit very much.  It is really hard to imagine the feeling of spirituality, or whatever the feeling is, but there definitely is a feeling you get when you are there.  It is not hard to understand why the Aborigines revere it so much.