A quick trip to Uluru: Hill Tribe Woman and an amazing day.....

I'm making up for it now with two blog posts in one day.....We did the Hill Tribe Tour well we had a lady taxi driver that took us up there and waited patiently for us for 2 long hours....it was amazing so many different tribes with the woman all having something different about them....there were what is commonly termed "Long Necks" the ladies with the gold rings around their necks and there were other tribes that had gold rings around their knees....the ladies with the huge holes in their ears......very trendy now.....
The taxi was so cheap we were gone for 5.5 hours and the taxi cost $500baht which is around $17 Aud we did tip her at the end as well but it really isn't much money.....
We went to the Tiger Island they don't charge to go in but they charge to have your photo taken (one photo was $850 baht for the big tiger) with them but there was a hour wait to do it so we didn't bother...
We also went to the Monkey School they were so cute and very well trained although I would have rather seen them hanging about and swinging than doing all the tricks they did......
Anyway this post is pretty photo heavy so I won't ramble on.....

Ethan with the little dog that was just so cute, except it growled at me and tried to bite me....

Power lines

Making scarves

Stairs up to the living area of the home...

This lady was beautiful, he ear rings are huge...

And when she took out the ear rings...big holes

Mum can I have a cross bow? umm, no

Some of the huts that they live in...

Not sure what this was for....

The husband sewing all the bags together...and putting zippers on...

I loved these chairs....

This young woman is 18 years old, this is what she will do until she marries and then does it all for her family

See the rings on her knees, these girls don't go to school they make these scarves all day it takes 2 days to make one scarf and they cost $17 Aud for 3 of them....yes there are some coming home how could you not bring some home.

We brought a smaller table runner very similar to this one,it is embroidered by hand and the one in the pic took 6 months to make ...we also brought a queen size bedspread that took over a year to make.....

Mmmm, which one is the monkey...

Dan and friend

Ethan and his mate..

Nice hat mate....

Buffalo in the paddock.

They had a pond with a huge amount of fish in it....and they were big...

One of the long neck ladies with Dan and I....

This little girl was adorable I did ask her did she want to come with me, she doesn't go to school just weaves and sells the stuff they make on their stall...necklace is also coming home.....