Hey people I've finally done the rock tour and it was ace. I joined a tour for 3.5 days to see Kings Canyon and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) and, of course the big one. It was more camping but this time luxury as we had proper campsites to go to (no shovels and plenty of hot showers). I went with the Wayward Bus and we had 21 people + Nat our guide and driver (and I must say a great girl too) and most of the crowd seemed pretty friendly and pretty row...

Hey just got to Alice Springs and three things strike me immediately. 1. Where have all the flies gone? 2. Why is it so bloody cold here - it's the desert? 3. It's 1.45pm so why aren't the bottle shops open? I came here on The Ghan which travels all the way down the centre and is one of Australia's great train journeys. The train is 1.2kms long (yep I read the brochure) and travels an average speed of 85 ks per hour (slower than a car) so it t...

Must say I like Darwin. It's not at all what I expected - I thought it would be like Cairns (thankfully it's not). The city (it's more like a big country town though) does not actually feel like it's in Oz - it reminds me of a Spanish resort. You've got the sea, hotels along the seafront, then behind that is Mitchell Street which is full of bars and cafes/restaurants and here it gets pretty wild at night and then there's a small shopping centre behind Mitchell...

Hi all, finally got to Darwin. Just got here last night so not much to say about the place really (this is more to update my location on the site). However very glad to have left Kununurra - was a bit bored there but did read a good book and I did acquire about 10 more mozzie bites. To give you an idea, Kununurra is the main town in the East Kimberley region (which is one of the most remote areas of Oz) and it's a bit rough and ready - real outback stuff...