This morning we got up really, really, really EARLY to fly to Ayers Rock (the native people call it Uluru). It was a 3 hour flight and before I knew it we were there. We got our rental car and drove to our hotel called Sails in the Desert. Dad and I went to find lunch and then after lunch I went swimming in a very cool pool. The water came all the way up to the edge and was equal with the edge. It was warm and hardly any people were swimming so I almost had the whole pool to myself!

Later on, we drove to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park just down the road. We were told that sunset would be at about 6:03 pm so we got there just before. We got to the sunset viewing area in front of Uluru. The rock was bright red and as the sun set it changed colors every 30 seconds or so. It was amazing. Uluru has become a symbol of Australia and now I know why. It’s HUGE and RED and BEAUTIFUL.

After we left the park we went to a outdoor barbeque restaurant for dinner. First you pick out what you want to eat. I choose hotdogs. After we got the food, I went to the grill and cooked it myself. It was really fun!