We had to get our skates on as we wanted to be at Uluru (Ayers Rock) by sunset, the guide (Mark) put his foot down and we made it in plenty of time. During the journey we all thought we had our first glimpses of the rock but it turned out to be Mount Connor - still very impressive. As I said we arrived in plenty of time and had the sunset site to ourselves for an hour. Uluru was everything we imagined and looked just like the photos. As the sun went down the site...

Our tour group was truely an international affair with people from 3 continents and 8 different countries (England, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, France, Japan, Korea and the US). First stop was the Camel Farm where you could ride around the paddock on a camel if you wanted, Jo and I decided to give this one a miss. Apparently Australia has the largest population of wild camels in the world (700000 to be precise). We then spent the next ...

We had struggled to find somewhere to stay before leaving Perth because of Alice Springs hosting the 'Masters Games' - I'd never heard of it either ! This is where middle aged men and women come to play 35 different sports, it's hardly the Olympics. Our pad was above the local pub which was a bonus. We spent the morning sorting out our 3 and half day trip to Kings Canyon, Uluru and Kata Tjuta. In afternoon we went to the Reptile Center where ...