April 24th: Yulara was only 80 km from Curtin Springs on the bitumen continuation of Lasseter Highway. Yulara has totally changed since 1986 when we stayed at the only resort quite near Ayers Rock as it was known then. Now all development - and there has been a huge amount- had taken place outside the park a long way away from the rock. We arrived around lunchtime and settled in, washing our clothes including sheets and towels and I washed the dusty windows of the van. We visited the IGA supermarket with a reasonable range of foodstuffs to stock up with, including previously unobtainable eggs and fresh vegetables .We strolled up to the lookout for a late afternoon vantage point of Uluru, followed by our ritual G & T!  I cooked pasta and Vegie sauce for dinner, with some extra for a couple more meals. We set up Starlink thru our open skylight in the van and this worked very well. We remade our bed, put away washed clothes, & generally put the van in order. Tomorrow we will visit Uluru and the Olga’s and we have a light show and dinner booked for the evening.

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