We were up with the stars to drop Mr Dog to his new friend - then we saw the full moon set and the sun rise at Uluru. It was about 8 degrees with a chilly wind at 5am. We ate our cereal huddled in the car!
There was a 50km drive from our lookout spot to Kata Tjuta. The only (waterless) toilets were in the carpark, so we made sure to go before walking!
I'd read lots of info about the area and photography before visiting and was happy to comply with the requests.
"The Valley of the Winds is a culturally sensitive men’s area. We ask that you don’t take any video or photographs of Kata Tjuṯa throughout this walk. You are welcome to take close up photographs of flora, fauna and people, however; please refrain from capturing any images of the rock formations."
Even though the walk was rated as grade 4, I still carried my camera - cos if I was only allowed some pics, I wanted them to be really good!
Much of the time, we walked in silence - taking in the magnificent site. There were tricky parts. One section was quite steep and I was glad to continue rather than descend the same area.
Due to our 5am start I'd worn jeans, a thermal top and polar fleece vest - with my rain/wind jacket. I shed layers but would've been more comfortable in my cropped pants and long sleeved cotton shirt.
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