What an amazing day! We awoke early and got going right away to pack in as much as we could as it was our only full day at Ayers Rock (Uluru). After a quick breakfast of grilled cheese (Layla!) and yogurt and granola (Leanne and I) we packed up the tent and headed toward Uluru. It was very surreal to be driving down the highway with the destination being one of the 7 wonders of the world. I told Leanne that if someone had told me when I was 16 that when I was 32 ...

We woke up to a very soggy Alice Springs and decided to hit the road to get to Uluru before it was too late to set up camp and enjoy a little bit of sunshine. It was a nice, quiet drive out of Alice and toward the South Australia border. We got gas and paid $2.10/litre before we turned off to Australia's most famous tourist trap. We arrived at the Ayers Rock Resort and set up camp, threw the sheets in the dryer to dry and set out exploring the resort. We are all ...

Sunday, July 13: The wind woke us up early and made packing up that much more difficult. There was definitely a storm brewing so we got on the road and fought the wind all the way to Alice Springs. The rain started about 200 km North of Alice Springs and didn't stop all night! It was 6 degrees when we pulled into the G'Day Mate Caravan Park and set up the tent in the rain. After a quick shower it was off to the Heavitree Tavern for dinner and the reptile show ...

Saturday, July 12: It was an early morning and a warm start to our day. By the time Layla played one last game of cops and robbers and we had camp all packed up it was already 25 degrees. We hit the road headed for the Stuart Highway toward Alice Springs. It got very warm on the road, especially since the air conditioning on our 'new' car didn't work. The windows were down and we were enjoying the 30 degree warmth on our last day up north. We made a quick stop...

Friday, July 11: We awoke to the sound of screaming babies in the campsite next to us so were off to a bit of a rough start. We packed up and said good bye to Berry Springs and hit the road toward Litchfield National Park to see some waterfalls and amazing termite mounds. We took the short cut which was supposed to be very 2wd friendly. It was a bit of a nightmare. I was reminded of a road we took in New Brunswick a few years back. Our little red car did well ...