22/10/16 Field of Light

 Today we spent the morning washing & cleaning , before riding into Town Square . Yulara is a resort town , consisting mainly of accomodation - apartments , apartments , campground , hotel apartments and some parking  & a fuel station . There is Town Square , with a bank , supermarket , cafe's and gift shops . This is a view of town square .

After a couple of rides in & around town , we had an our main meal for lunch and showered early ready for the evening .
 We wandered down to the bus stop at 6pm - it was a good 4min walk away - to be picked up at 6:20pm . The bus arrived at 6:10 and we headed round to pick up everyone else .
 The inspiration behind the Field Of Light is the wildflowers that bloom after rain here in the desert .
Here is a photo from the other day just to give you the idea .

 Arriving at the private location , we walked up to the top of the sand dune with a view to Uluru , the sun hadn't quite set yet and you could see the light installation below us - it was enormous - it covers 49,000 square metres - nearly 7 football fields !!!!

 We indulged in canapés and a few beers as the sun disappeared , prior to going down to the field . As the sun went down , the lights started to come on .

 We had our jeans and jackets on , as the temperature wasn't really hot , but we weren't worried about that , the view was impressive .

 The field was starting to look like it was full of wildflowers , then we got to go for our stroll downhill & through the field .

 There's 380klm of fibre optic cables here and 50,000 hand made light stems !!

 They're computer controlled , and the colours change regularly . Tracks lead you through the field in loops , you find yourself all over the place and it's all worth it - the display is amazing !!!

  After wandering around for quite a while , we wandered back to the bus pickup point , jumped on and went home - an excellent night !!