I still cannot think how to describe the walk around Kata Tjuta. I knew at the time that the photos wouldn't even give a basic impression of the scenery. It was a place where you wouldn't want to be claustrophobic or agoraphobic. You walk from huge open expanses to very narrow gorges. The basic colour is red, but the number of shades is incredible. The walk took a few hours and was a great introduction to the area.
After the walk we headed back towards Uluru. We stopped at the camp ground to claim some grass, put our tents up and then headed back to see the rock. We first stopped at the extremely informative visitor centre, before doing some short walks around the base of Uluru. 
It was, as is getting a little repetitive on this blog, wonderful! The next photo (under the zebra finch) is of Christine and myself just before going on another short walk to see some Aboriginal rock paintings and a permanent water hole.We then drove all the way around the rock and headed to the sunset viewing platform. Throughout we had an interesting discussion about whether we should climb the rock or not. Clearly, it would be a stunning climb, but the Aboriginal community have put up many signs saying that they don't want you to climb. Luckily(?) the wind was too strong and the climb was closed anyway and so we didn't have to make a final decision.
The colours at sunset was as impressive as I had been told. The colours got deeper and stronger as the sun went down (and the almost full moon came up).
Later in the evening we returned to the camp ground, cooked an enjoyable meal and then played cards.
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