Fri Oct 8th 2010--- The Last Full Day in the Outback Today was a pretty lazy day.We all slept in and began packing up preparing ourselves for our flight the next morning.In the afternoon we went for a wander through the town.In the evening we took advantage of the free shuttle from our hotel to the Memorial club for dinner.Australia loves "clubs" --- footy clubs, rugby clubs, surf clubs, RSL (Returned & Services League) clubs, etc.I guess I have ...

Thursday, Oct 7th 2010 --- Kings Canyon Today we didn't have to get on the bus until 9am because we had to await for the tour bus from Alice Springs to arrive in Erlunda.Brekky was served at the roadhouse and then we were off on our second part of the emu runs tour.The majority of tourists just do the one-day large coach tour to the rock and back which we did yesterday, however a couple of others stayed on to explore Kings canyon today.Today we rode in a small...

Wednesday, Oct 6th 2010--- Green, Cold, Wet & No Flies… are you sure this is the Outback? Today was a bright an early start… waking up at 5am to be all packed up and ready to hop on our tour bus into the red center with Emu Run tours at 6am!Because we were returning to Desert Palms Resort after our 2-day tour to Ayer's Rock, we were able to store our luggage in their complimentary hold and carry only what we needed for the next couple of days.What a bl...