So we packed up in the morning and left the Yulara campsite. We drove back in to Uluru to see if the climb was open. It was even windier today so it wasn’t open – a disappointed Sam again, but he did very well to cope with his disappointment. We did another short walk near the base and then said goodbye to Uluru and headed back east along the Lasseter Hwy. We retraced our path for about 150km and then turned north onto the Luritja Road. From the turnoff it was about another 150km to Kings Creek Station (KCS) where we were going to stay. KCS was about 30km south of Watarrka NP (the national park which encompasses the western end of the George Gill Range in which Kings Canyon is located).
We arrived at KCS mid afternoon and set up. It was very much a bush campground with very basic facilities, but the good thing was there weren’t many people there and also we could have a campfire right next to the caravan. So it was similar to our free camping experience. It was good to have a bit of the afternoon to relax before starting dinner and night-time routine. After dinner we roasted marshmallows on the campfire again.