Today was a rest day - we stocked up on supplies for the next few days (heading to Kings Canyon and maybe Palm Valley). Rested and relaxed, lots of colouring in, puzzles and reading. Went to the pub for a drink!

Today we walked the 7.4km track in Kata Tjuta (The Olgas). It was amazing. The path was extremely rocky and we went up and down through the rocks. We saw waterfalls and creeks (with big fat tadpoles) - the kids loved filling up their hats with the creek water and tipping it over their heads. There were beautiful lush green trees and bushes and many amzing views, it felt like we could see forever. We marvelled at how high the rock formations were, they made u...

Today was very tiring and interesting - we walked the base of Uluru. We woke up at 8am and left at about 11am. When we got there, we started by looking at all the caves and the painting on the rock. We saw Kanju Gorge which is full of sacred water to aboriginals. To walk the base of Uluru it is 10.6km. Do you know how many laps of the school running track this is?? Uluru is 348m above ground, and 863m above sea level. From a distance Uluru looks like sand, ...

Today we packed up from curtin Springs and drove to Yulara (near Uluru). We went into town and I bought a dot-to-dot book and a pen. We can see Uluru and the Olga's from the caravan park. By Paddy