We left Kings Canyon early, about 60 klms down the road we saw a group of about 6 camels. Unfortunately it wasn't safe to pull over and to get a shot. We arrived in Alice Springs early afternoon and used the rest of the day to start restocking food, fuel and water, also carrying out laundry duties. The other 3 couples had decided to travel via the Merinee Loop and arrived about 3.30pm. Whilst in Alice Springs we had to get the car serviced so we were stuck at t...

We set off at a reasonable time in the morning as todays trip was about 400klms into Kings Canyon. We set up and then spent the afternoon relaxing. The next day we drove about 10klms to the Canyon, and set off for a hike. The first section of this 8klm hike involved an 800m climb up steps. What a way to get the heart rate up. Due to my extreme fear of heights I set a blistering pace and arrived at the top about 5 minutes before anyone else. The rest of the hike ...

The 4 couples have now rejoined and we headed off for a day on the road to Erldunda, where we stopped for the night enjoying an open fire. Not much too see along the way. Next day was about 260 klms into Uluru. This was my 3rd trip to the rock in the last 10 years, but the girls and Dave hadn't been before. Late afternoon we packed up the BBQ and headed for the sunset viewing area for a BBQ and some photos of the rock as the change in colour occurred. It's a very...