Well they say travelling is a voyage of discovery and I discovered last night that hostel accomadation is not for me (thanks Richard!) A nice chap from lincolnshire and a women from Denmark aside, the third roomie was a stereotypical Ozzie who worked locally and had come to the Outback Pioneer resort with the sole intention to drink! Though his threat to bring a women back didn't happen, I barely got any sleep in the top bunk with a prison style mattress, and woke for my 4am tour with a banging headache. A three hour drive to the Kings Canyon gave way to a fairly punishing 6km walk in desert like conditions but thankfully I was well stocked with water. Met Charlie the lovely cockatoo on my way back and my headache has gave way to a cough so that's a marginal improvement I think lol. At least I should sleep better having upgraded to a single room, ready for my 5:30am trek to see Ayres Rock tomorrow morning at sunrise! Will meet some people later for a beer before bedtime. The lovely thing is not once have I felt lonely. A surprising amount of single travellers and people just seem to chat to me you know? ;-)