Sunrise is a temporary thing…

To see a sunrise means being in the right place at the right time. That golden glow is a temporary thing as the sun moves steadily upward and the day begins.

So to catch that special moment as the sun lights up Uluru/Ayers Rock we roll out of our warm and cosy camp beds at 4am. Jake has coffee and toast ready for us. It is cold. I think it is about 4C and I layer up with plenty of clothes including jacket, gloves, scarf and of course the beanie…

Jake takes us to a private spot he knows. We have the moment to ourselves, no other tourists. It seems to take so long for the sun to make an appearance. I walk around and stamp my feet trying to keep warm, anxiously watching the horizon.

Then the sky slowly lightens and the imposing bulk of Uluru rises out of the plain.

The light from the sun gradually turns the sky to gold and the face of Uluru glows. It was a moment I have dreamed about seeing for a long time. A bird starts to sing and a slight breeze rustles through the foliage. For me it was a temporary moment that will live in my memory for ever.

Over to the west the full moon is slowly sinking behind the bulk of the strange shapes of Kata Tjuta (the Olgas). Jack catches a photo of me in my beanie as I capture the moment.Kata Tjuta is 35 kilometres away from Uluru and that is our next destination…