From 24 passengers to 5! And 2 guides! The tour up from Alice Springs to Darwin was much much quieter and a more relaxed affair (I actually got to wake up after the sun had risen). Had fun climbing round the Devil's Marbles - unlike some of the other aboriginal rock formations the locals don't seem to mind people wandering anywhere and everywhere. We also embarked upon the longest pub crawl ever - only a few hundred kilometres between each pub! Including a sto...

What a busy few days. Got off to a slow start though: Alice Springs is quite a sleepy little town really. Totally out in the middle of nowhere. Looking out the window on my flight into Alice was quite a sight - miles and miles of totally flat arid land and desert as far as you can see in every direction. Nice view from the top of Anzac hill though and a decent cultural centre in which to pass the time on Friday. The local Aboriginal people believe that the local...