Todays little chore was to go for a fly over Uluru , Kata Tjuta and little known Lake Amadeus . Good news for us , we were the only people flying , so we had the Cessna to ourselves . After a safety briefing , we taxied down to the runway and took off . First views were toward Uluru , but scanning the skyline , we could see Kata Tjuta and Mt Conner in the distance . Flying to the east of Yulara gave us views of the resort that is Yulara . Kata Tjuta is in the background .
Next our pilot , Chrissy , pointed out Longitude 31 , a luxury resort that costs about $2000 a day !!!!
Someones twin engine private jet was parked at the airport - no doubt they were in residence down there !!
Next we flew beside Uuru , very impressive from the air , the surface definitely not smooth !!
We then headed towards Kata Tjuta , the sandy desert below us showed off the dunes and sparse vegetation .
Kata Tjuta was dead ahead and is just as , or more impressive as Uluru . It is higher than Uluru as well , and we got to see more of it today than we imagined the other day when we walked to the lookout and gorge .
This is Wolpa Gorge from above . Interesting - Kata Tjuta , Uluru and Mt Conner all line up !! Mt Conner is on the horizon behind Uluru and is a bit hard to see .
From here , it was across to Lake Amadeus - a huge salt lake that stretches for 183 klms !! It hasn't been full of water since 1990 , and is too far out to be used for a commercial salt mine .
And that was it , back to the airport for a perfect touchdown in a bit of crosswind .
And with that we were delivered back to the campground .
Tomorrow sees us driving up the road again to Kings Canyon . We may or may not have any reception and therefore no internet , so we will be back in a few days time - stay tuned for more !!
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