We weren't too stiff after our Valley of the Winds walk, so Bandit spent time with a different new friend - while Nick and I did the 10km Uluru base walk.The base walk is the best way to discover the diverse plants, animals and geological features of the park.
Mr Dog wasn't overly keen to be parted from Nick, so we were a bit slower starting the walk, which was estimated to take between three and five hours.
I covered up and as you see, there wasn't much skin exposed to the sun. I did marvel at some of the attire worn by other walkers. One very fair girl wore not much more than a bikini top and mini skirt. Many weren't wearing hats.
As a giggle, despite covering up as much as I did, I still managed to get sunburnt - in the area between my socks and pant legs!
Although you could hire bikes or take a segway tour, I was glad we chose to walk and quietly appreciate encounters with lizards and finches along the way.
A couple of segway groups rolled past us at different points and I doubt they would have heard all the pretty chatter of the finches, due to the noise of their transport devices.
We took about three and a half hours to do the walk and were a bit late getting back for Bandit - but all was fine.
Even though it was our third full day, it still felt quite surreal to
be driving beside Uluru or seeing it in the rear mirrors!
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