Still in Alice - most of our repair issues have been resolved, except for one. The new Primus fridge we bought in Melbourne to have in the back of our car is not working. Last Tuesday Primus told us they had sent the spare part and it would take 2-3 days. Thursday, they told us it would take 3-4 days. Now they are saying - oh, it should be here by Monday. We have been in Alice Springs more than a week. It is a great place to visit, but we really need to move on...

After Ayers Rock we drove 3½ hours out to Kings Canyon. The resort was not nearly as nice as at Ayers Rock, even though it was run by the same cooperation. However, we only planned to stay for 2 nights. There were a lot of dingos around - but they mostly come out after sunset and they don't bother you at all. Mainly, they just wonder around, looking for food scraps!! Before I forget - we have entered the dry area of Australia - and at Ayers Rock you pay $40...

And so we climbed Ayers Rock / Uluru - it was my second time and most definitely my last. There is a lot of talk about closing the climb. Uluru belongs to the Aboriginal people and, in fact they ask you not to climb - one reason being, it is very difficult and people have died, mainly heart attack and chasing their hat. I've been told that there is at least one rescue per week. Either a helicopter has to land on the top or rangers have to carry the person down on...

Hurray back in civilisation with internet, mobile and power. Today is Thursday and we have been out of reach since we left Coober Pedy Monday morning - it feels a lot longer though, because we have been out in the middle of nowhere and back again. I left off saying we had power, but no water in Coober Pedy. Coober Pedy has very limited water, and therefore you cannot connect water to your caravan at any of the caravan parks in town and you pay 20c for a 3 min....