Thierings on Tour

This morning was my turn to enjoy the magic of Uluru as I headed out to a morning sunrise tour by myself (yes, that’s right, on my own – the bliss!). It was an early start and a cold one. As we arrived at the viewing platform it was still dark and we were treated by some warm chai. 

It was then time to watch a laser show based on a painting by three local Aboriginal artists entitled Ngura nganampa Wiru mulapa, meaning or “Our Country is truly beautiful”. It was such a magical experience having the voiceover in language with the artwork lighting up trees and Uluru in the background coming into sight as the sun was rising. Learning about the past present and future of the area, just spectacular!

Once the show was finished it was time for some brekkie and coffee while we got to enjoy nature doing its show. Unfortunately it was a very overcast day so we couldn’t see the sun come out behind the clouds, but there were glimpses of sun rays from behind the clouds and the wonderful light you get in the mornings over both Uluru and Kata Tjuṯa.

Refreshed and enlightened I came back to the usual chaos of morning fights, packing up and the cold making everyone cranky. I was trying to hold onto the magic morning feeling for as long as possible 😬

We hit the road and tried to do minimal stops as it was quite the trip to Alice Springs. At least the girls and I had plenty of work/homework to keep us busy on the long drive. Little Scarly got to enjoy some extra iPad time, but she knows to hop out and stretch every time we pull over on the road.

Kms travelled – 446