Uluru - continued

There are many children's stories related to the shapes, fissures, caves, and other markings of Uluru. While on a couple of 45 minute walks at the base of the rock, we heard some that teach lessons about telling the truth, not stealing, and being nice to peaceful people.

There's an excellent cultural center at Uluru.  Of course it includes a shop.  I decided to buy a painting and looked through lots of them, by many different artists.  When I finally chose one, I asked if there was any information available about the artist.  It turned out that she was one of the two women who were painting at the center.  I asked the store clerk if the artist would be willing to talk to me about the story of the painting.  She told me that she was very shy, but she would go with me to talk to her.  So, I got the story of the painting - about women gathering food - directly from the artist.

We ended the day with a pre-sunset barbecue.  We did not see the incredible color change of Uluru  that sometimes happens at sunset, because of low clouds on the horizon.  

Saw no animals other than a little lizard during the day.  Too hot for them to be out! After dark on the ride back there were many kangaroos along the road.

Remember:
First photos of the day are Mt Connor (Fooluru) and salt flats
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