Due to clear skies, we had a good view of both Ayers Rock and The Olgas as we flew in and banked round to land. Even from this distance, surrounded by nothing (meaning, we couldn’t easily identify all 500 varieties of plant, more than 70 species of reptile and over 20 different types of mammal) they looked impressive. Our home for the next few nights would be Yulara, the Ayres Rock resort. It’s the only place that provides accommodation, and supplies for exploring the area and is therefore predictably expensive. For all you purists out there, don’t worry the resort is not built next to the rock itself. It’s located approximately 20km away, a low rise affair that attempts to hide amidst the dunes. We’d managed to secure a 4-bed dormitory, that was a tiny room
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