Ok up early for a 5:15 am pickup to travel to Uluru to see a magical sunrise. Couldn't sleep last night for the thunder and lightening. Phoned reception at 4:30am to see if the trip was still on and they said yes, it was going ahead! In true plucky English spirit, we dressed in our waterproofs and sturdy shoes and set off. I couldn't help but think that Shireen would have been very proud of me! So rain, rain and more rain, no sunrise to speak of, but we were t...

Well it certainly is beautiful. This is the one place I thought we were guaranteed sun. Not the case. We arrived in the afternoon after 2 x 3 hour flights. Auckland to Sydney, then Sydney to Uluru. It was sunny when we arrived and so hot, 37 degrees. The sounds of Silence Dinner was supposed to be a relaxing evening with lovely views of the Rock and an outback dinner. Complete with Croc, Barramundi and Roo. The canapé and Champers was lovely. But hang on, I n...