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But first, one last photo from Alice Springs, where this little kangaroo was hanging out in the Botanical Gardens:



The obligatory Sunset-at-The-Rock sequence. Yes, it really does change color.









This is, however, not all that's cool about it. There are loads of interesting folds and caverns and water holes, some of which have ancient rock art:







Next day: Kata Tjuta. These are the stubs of what used to be mighty mountains.







We saw a couple of wild camels from the shuttle bus, but unfortunately I wasn't able to get a picture. There are quite a few camels roaming central Australia -- descendants of ones that were turned loose after the railways came in and they were no longer needed.

Absolutely none of these things tastes like chicken.



Next morning, I got up in time for sunrise at Uluru and a very fast-paced walk around the base before taking the plane back to Sydney. I managed to get a decent photo from the air:

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