Uluru

Uluru didnt disappoint. Ayres Rock as the Aussies call it is awesome. It gets close to 1 million visitors every year. But I cant help thinking that the people who fly into Alice Springs and do the day trip to see it, then fly out again somehow miss out on something. Its the journey there that makes it. The anticipation of seeing this awesome monolith seemingly rise out of nowhere and dominate the skyline with ferocity. Its somehow beautiful too. Its a full 9.6km to walk around the rock and something I would recommend doing to anyone who visits. The pulling power the rock creates is mainly from its obvious sheer size but also the changing shades of umbers and reds it exhudes at either sunset or, on the other side of the rock, at sunrise.