Not much to say for today; only that we left Alice Springs and headed off for Sydney. Had a bit of a hair raising experience in a minibus from the airport, and a Turkish driver with 'no speaka da Englisha!' Never again, my dears, never again. Just say no! Feeling slightly worse for wear, arrived at the Haven Inn, Glebe, which left much to be desired, but with the promise of a nice room tomorrow. Finally went out for dinner - Thai restaurant opposite the hotel,...

After a night of throwing up, getting out of bed at 5.30am for the trip to Uluru was unthinkable! So I sent my accomplice to take pictures. Its ok, she was only on her own for 18 hours! Mum had a great day. Stopped at 'Jim's Place' first for breakfast and watched his famous dingo play the piano and sing! Then travelled on along the Stuart highway far into the outback (approx. 450km). Arrived at Uluru National Park at lunchtime, saw the Aboriginal museum and took ...

Today we flew to Alice Springs in the Northern Territory - a lot hotter and a world away from the cosmopolitan feel of Adelaide! As soon as we arrived it was clear this was outback Australia and we were looking forward to our trip to Uluru (Ayres rock) tomorrow! After checking into our hotel, we looked around Alice Springs town; where there was lots of Aboriginal museums and traditional art to see (and buy!!) After this, we wandered for an ice cream (Wendy's work...