Today was a great day....definitely a highlight of the trip. I think more so as I wasn't planning on doing it so had no expectations in mind unlike most other places on this trip. Matt and I and Dad and Jodie took turns in climbing to the top of Uluru and it was amazing! Allyn climbed up most of the way yesterday and he did a great job at 70 as it was such hard work climbing the incline. Uluru is 348m high which is big for a "rock" but not the biggest. This title...

I set my alarm for the first time on this trip to get up at 7. The sun doesn't rise until 7:30 so by time we get up and pack away it is normally 9-930 before we leave anywhere. We were doing the 5.5km Kings Canyon Rim Walk before heading to Ayers Rock Resort Campground so wanted to get an early start. The start of the walk begins with a 500 step climb which is exhausting but easy enough if you have reasonable fitness. After this it is a fairly flat walk with just...