What time is it there?!

No, not a Simon & Garfunkel tribute band, but the top 'Dining Experience' at the Ayers Rock Resort. You get dropped off at the edge of the resort and, after watching the sun set over Uluru, you have dinner 'under the stars'. If you've seen enough local wildlife and you now fancy eating some of it, this is the place to come, the food is very good but based on what we had I think vegetarians might find the choice a little limited. Crocodile Ceasar Salad was very good but we weren't so keen on medium rare Kangaroo steak.

After dinner (and the didgeridoo player) all the lights and candles were put out so we could see the stars properly. It is of course extremely dark in the desert at night, with no light polluting cities for hundreds of miles, so we definitely saw more stars than we have ever seen before. The local astronomer was on hand to give a brief explanation of what we could see, and there were also some telescopes set up which was quite good fun (although you do have to be careful not to fall over as you wander around in the dark).