Kata Tjuta - The Olga’s

Surprisingly we woke up able to walk and so headed back into the National Park. This time our destination is The Valley of the Winds , at The Olga’s. 

This turned out to be. 2.5 hour walk winding through the base of The Olga’s to an incredibly mesmerising two sided lookout. 

It was still mid morning so the North Eastern side was completely in shade, with the opposite side just starting to light up as the sun peered over the top. 

The composition of these rocks are very different to that of Uluru. This is a mixture of rock, mud, pebbles and granite formed hundreds of thousands of years ago, as opposed to the solid sandstone construction that is Uluru. 

The track led us through some warm sunny patches, to some cold windy valleys, to some shady rock filled mountain sides. We decided not to walk the 7.4km loop as the rest is just through scrub, so we turned around and once again hobbled back to the car,

After lunch we visited the local Arts and Cultural Centre in the Town Square, where they had a free tour by a local Aboriginal guide who told us all about the local wildlife, scrub and the beliefs surround Uluru and Kata Tjuta. 

It is always great to hear facts about the places we visit, rather than just looking  without understanding. 

Time to relax with a few beers, and get ready for sunrise viewing and the base walk tomorrow around Uluru. This is a 10.6km track with a few diversions to see local wall art and other interesting parts of  Uluru - neither of us are sure this is a good idea with our knees and legs feeling the way they are, however it is a goal we always said we would do, so we are determined to do (with a new box of Nurofen in our pockets!)