Sunday, October 12, 2008

Kata Tjuta

About 30 kilometers away is Kata Tjuta (means "many heads"), it is a group of 36 red rock domes that rise from the ground. The tallest is 546 meters. These rocks are conglomerate of lots of small rocks--like concrete.
We did the Valley of the Winds hike. It was very hilly, and pretty.
That night we had a special dinner--Sounds of Silence. We had dinner on a far away sand dune to see the sunset of Uluru and Kata Tjuta. After the sunset, we learned about the stars and the southern hemisphere night sky. We were able to look through powerful telescopes to see Jupiter and its moons, and an amazing close up of the moon. We met people from all over the world on this holiday. At dinner with us are two couples from England. We met others from Holland, Norway, China, France, and USA.

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