Hi Everybody,

Today was my day off. We took this time to visit Ayers Rock and The Olgas (KataTjuta) in Uluru city. We drove for 270 km to reach Ayers Rock. For most visitors in Australia a visit to Uluru is high on the list of must sees, and for many Australians this World Heritage-listed icon has attained the status of a pilgrimage.

The Rock itself is 3.6 km long by 2.4 km wide, stands 348m above the surrounding dunes and measures 9.4 km around the base. It is made up of a type of coarse grained sandstone known as arkose, which was formed from sediment from eroded granite mountains. The Olgas is a conglomerate of granite and basalt gravel glued together by mud and sand.

They were laid down over about 600 million years in a shallow sea in what geologists call the Amadeus Basin.

We spent 3 hours to visit the two icons walking around. My Dad was quite impressed. We couldn’t imagine before seeing some photos how huge the 2 rocks are. I was 4 years ago and I have the same impression. We can imagine that we are in an other planet. It’s difficult to understand how we find this 2 icons in middle of no where. Around Ayers Rock and The Olgas there are only desert and nothing else.

We enjoyed quite a lot but for me this trip was a bite tiring as we woke up at 5 am and came back at 4 pm. I had a nap to rest my body.

Tomorrow it will be a long day for me to reach Marla, our destination. Around 250 km I should ride. With the breaks it will take around 13 hours.

See you tomorrow