NORTHERN TERRITORY
A HOLIDAY WITH HEART
Image: Tourism Australia
Indigenous author THOMAS MAYOR reveals why all Australian families should visit Uluru
MAIN: Uluru in Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park RIGHT FROM TOP: Thomas Mayor and his children, An Indigenous art workshop at Ayers Rock Resort, The Uluru base walk 84
I first went to Uluru as a child in 1988. I was 11-years-old, and the decades since never dulled what I felt, watching that great rock changing from deep red through a thousand shades of purple; the stars, billions of them, concluding the show like fireworks frozen in the night sky. The nights are cool in the desert, but with my family around me, and with that beautiful setting before me, I was warm. We drove there from our home in Darwin. We visited Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge, Alice Springs, Kings Canyon and Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) along the way. You may imagine such a long drive through the desert would be boring, but without looking too carefully, you will marvel at the kaleidoscope of varying sand colours and types of vegetation. The journey is as wonderful