Ok, so last night turned into a comedy of errors, feeling smug from getting an upgrade to a single room all of my own, that feeling quickly faded when I discovered that I was actually in fact still sharing - this time with a desert rodent. Another room change and a door that wouldn't lock, a third room change and the same problem presented itself so I put my suitcase up against the door, you know how they do in the movies. Having slept better the sunrise at Ayres Rock was great, if slightly marred by my hacking cough. Learning about local native culture was really interesting and I grabbed a pretty vase too made by aboriniginies. Now my flight to cairns has been cancelled so the nice Quantas lady has put me on an earlier flight via Alice Springs that will arrive at the same time apparently. Oh the drama of travelling........