Uluru at sunset, and a glorious evening

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We returned to the bus in the late afternoon and were taken to the place where you have the best view of Uluru at sunset.  Wine, nibbles, and spectacular red colors as the setting sun hit the rock, a sight exceeded only by the glorious sunset skies.

It was interesting to watch the colors of Uluru change as the sun sank lower.  This was taken early in the process.

And this was taken when the sun was almost down.

Wow!

Bus again to the place where a BBQ had been prepared for us.  Wine, steaks, shrimp, kangaroo meat, lamb sausage, and much more.  We felt it was a well earned special meal to top off a long very special day.  Before we boarded the bus for the last time, the lights were all extinguished and we were treated to a talk about the amazingly starry sky.  Truly, I have never seen so many stars.  The Milky Way was thick and swirling with millions of them.  We saw the Southern Cross by which navigators in the southern hemisphere have steered for centuries, and many more constellations that all seemed brighter and closer to earth than anything we see at home.  I wish my camera were up to taking a picture of that sky.  Since it was not, go here to get an idea of what we saw.  You really had to be there, however.  This alone was worth the trip.  What a way to end the day!