To Uluru At Night

They say that you shouldn’t drive at nighttime around here, for you are likely to hit a kangaroo or a camel (yes, you read right: a camel!). Camels were introduced to Australia over one hundred years ago, and they have flourished. We are told that there are over 1 million camels in this part of Australia. Unfortunately, camels are occasionally hit at night, so when we had no choice but to drive at night, we slowed to 70 kph (relax, and realize that’s only about 38 mph). Okay, so when Susan wasn’t looking we might have inched up to 80 kph, but that’s still only about 45 mph. In short, we got caught in the middle of nowhere and had our choice: continue driving 120 kilometers to Uluru or sleep in a free campground with some questionable looking campers. Any sane individual would have made the exact same decision that I made . . . except for those guys who camped there that night. After driving for about two hours under the bright moon lit night, we arrived at Uluru Resort. Believe it or not, the campground is located within a resort. Pools, internet connections (how did you think I sent this one?), green grass, everything is at our disposal, for the price of camping! Not a bad deal.