October 8, 2007- Travel to Ayers Rock aka Uluru, Dinky the singing Dingo (Dog), Sunset over Uluru

We loaded the bus that morning bright and early. The total trip from Alice to Yeotara(sp)(nearest town to Uluru) is about 6hrs. We traveled for about an hour and stopped at a place called “Jim’s Place”. He was known for his singing Dingo Dog names Dinky. This was pretty cool. Jim came out and spoke to the group. We went around back to a room with tables, lots of newspaper articles, and old piano. He brought in Dinky and gave us a warning that whenever he played a note on the piano Dinky would come and sing along. SO he played a note…Dinky began to sing. It sounded like a faint moan that just kept growing. Eventually Dinky got up onto the keys of the piano and started walking back and forth on top of them. He was playing the piano, singin his little Dingo heart out and doing his own thing. Jim stopped him after a while and asked if anyone knew how to play the piano. We all sent Michael Brooker to the front. He(Michael) began to play and Dinky came/went up to Michael real close. Like face-to-face. And Dinky began to sing. Michael and Dinky, The Dynamic Duo, yeah that sounds good. Lol. After this Jim thanked us all for coming and we went on our merry little way. We loaded the bus and then trekked on for about another hour. We stopped and ate lunch then. It was starting to get a little warm on the bus. We loaded back up and struggles through the rest of the ride to Yulara. People were getting sick, crying…it was SO HOT on that bus. It was like we were in an oven that had four wheels traveling through the blazing emptiness of the outback. Later on we were told it got to about 114 degrees F that day. Put yourself in a glass box, then place that glass box outside in the sun, then turn the temperature up to 114. Then you would be in the same conditions we were in on that bus. That last part of the ride was almost four hours long. We arrived at the Outback Pioneer Hotel and had a rest. We then went on to Uluru for our tour. The monolith is breathtaking. You can look at it for hours and not say one word. It contains iron in the rock. So naturally, it is a little red. It was very pretty to look at. We walked around part of the base of the rock. We learned about some of the stories and beliefs of the Aboriginals and the Dreamtime—reflecting over how their ancestors made the rock. I did not belief any of that stuff, but I thought the stories were interesting. We then went to the base of the rock and watched the sunset. Here we had light snacks and enjoyed one another’s company. We watched one of God’s beautiful creations fade off into the night. I took picture here almost with everyone from our group. Hooray for HUA FALL 2007! Then we went back to the hotel and crashed for the night. It was a long day.
A) It made me respect God’s creations even more. The Dingo, The amazing monolith called Uluru, everything…
B) I thoroughly appreciate how they respect nature.
C) There is truly no comparison at home like Uluru.
D) I love Australia’s Beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!