With only 2 days in Adelaide we didn't really have many options on what to do which was a shame - as approximately 20mins after hitting the city I was in love with the place. Really interesting buildings. Lots of parks. But oh yes 42 degs!!! On the day we arrived we went straight to the Haigh chocolate factory for a free tour! There wasn't much in the way of a major tour put on - but what was there was quite interesting. Plus free samples!!! After scoffin...

After a nice meal with our new Contiki family to say goodbye we hopped up to the airport and picked up a lovely shiny Toyota Corolla that would be our faithful stead through the outback on our journey to Adelaide. Yes we went through the desert on a horse (but this one had a name - it was Stevie)! For me the joy of this part of the journey was just to be out there on a s*** long road with just desert views everywhere! Our first leg was from Alice to a roa...

After a nice lunch in Yalara we made our first visit into the national park. The first port of call were the large boulder formations known as Kata Tjuta (Many heads) We were explained that both Uluru and Kata Tjuta were formed from debris from the same eroded mountain range - Kata Tjuta being closer than Uluru to the original range and therefore being made up of larger boulder pieces. It is a pretty awe inspiring sight and we walked right into the Olga canyon ...

Well ok - Up early this morning for what would be two long 'Road' days. The first day was the long drive down to Katherine Gorge. We stopped along the way at Edith Falls - another waterhole suitable to swim in as long as you don't mind sharing the water with the freshwater crocs! Also at the Devils Marbles (incredible rock formations of rounded granite boulders perched precariously atop one another). I loved the Marbles - it felt such a powerful place and reall...

Well today we arrived at the beautiful Kakadu national park which is due East of Darwin a few hours. I had be told many times before by previous visitors that Kakadu is just unreal - but even with this in mind I was still blown away. It is one of 3 world heritage listed sites in Australia - the other two being The Great Barrier reef and Uluru; and is unique for being the only world heritage site in the world that has a complete river system in it (The South ...