So, not the best night's sleep, camping in the Outback! Went to sleep very quickly, but then woke up at 2am and spent about 20 minutes debating whether I really did need a wee, or whether I could hang on until we got up at 4.30...... In the end, I decided I couldn't wait, so fumbled about in the dark finding the torch, then fumbled about getting dressed and making sure there were no scorpions or snakes in my boots before I put them on, and set off on an expeditio...

On Saturday morning, we got up at 5am to ensure we could eat breakfast, (as it was included in the price!) and were picked up at 6am from our motel in a 4-wheel drive bus / truck by our very friendly Tour guide / driver, Bernard,(Bernie). You could tell straight away that he was definitely a "morning person" - but he did give us our own 'squishy pillows' which we were to use for the beds at the campsites, but said we could use them in the bus as well i...