Day 11, Sunday, February 14 2010
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In the morning, after eating breakfast, rolling up the swags and putting everything back onto the trailer we drove again to Uluru. This time we did the base walk which is nearly 11km long, but we did the Mala walk the day before, so we skipped that and also skipped a part which was on the road. Although it is really undesired and totally frowned upon by the tour guides, there is also the possibility of climbing Uluru. Our tour guide tried his best, but two still went up while the rest of us did the walk. The climb was inviting, but I would certainly not go against the wished of the aborigines so I enjoyed the lengthy walk around Uluru. Uluru has many beautiful nooks and crannies which made it a nice view and I enjoyed the walk thourougly.
As this was our last day, we then started the lengthy trip back to Alice Springs. We stopped every now and then where the guide knew there were worthwhile look outs and this also shortened our trip a bit. There was a nice look out from which we could get a last view of both Uluru and Kata Tjuta in the distance.
Our last stop before getting back to Alice Springs was at a camael farm. Some went for a camel ride and others enjoyed a cold drink and looked around the farm at the young camels, emus and other animals. I liked reading up on the history of camels in Australia.
Sometime in the afternoon Jason drops us off at our respective hostels and we then check-in for our last night in Alice Springs. The day is ended with the whole group meeting at The Rock Bar where we have dinner together and then have a few beers together before saying good-bye to everyone.