After just over one month in Cairns I was getting itchy feet again and it was time to move on. After getting advice from various folk at the hostel we decided our best option was to get a relocation deal on a camper van. Basically involves getting a camper van and returning it to its depot for a lot cheaper than it is to hire one. So we had a l...

After sleepily crawling out of the tent at 04:00 into the dark and cold night, we packed up and caught an 08:00 flight from Brisbane to Alice Springs. We rented another car and on the advice of a woman at the tourist information centre, we decided to head to Namatjira Drive, which has various things to see in the West MacDonnell ranges region. F...

So 6am we were up ready for the tour. We left Alice Springs and our first stop was for a cup of tea and we went on a camel ride. It was the most painful experience ever. Our bums were hurting like mad when the camel started running and we just being thrown up and down. It was so much fun though. After the we had another long drive to a place ca...

Woken again at 6am by Scott and we pack up straight away before driving back to the sunset point to have breakfast. There is also a sunrise spot but Scott assures us we will only get the same views as last night but in reverse. In the car park we unload the breakfast things and I have some jam sandwiches thanks to a little pot of jam I bought at...

Got to Alice Springs at about 6pm and the weather was lovely, and guess what? No flies! Had a hot dog at the hostels $1 BBQ and did my washing then it was early to bed - mainly becasue the hostel was a dive (avoid Melankas in Alice its minging!) and apparently Alice is not safe to go out in at night coz all the aboriginals are drunk! Got up the ...

We had a late start today, not setting off until 11am but that was still not a long enough lie in for Sascha, and I was beginning to get irritated, it was not like he had to do anything strenuous in the day, he could quite easily (and did) sleep in the back of the van while I drove, so why the moans when getting up late? I tire of being the bad ...

Following our Olgas trek, we were carted off on coach for a long haul ride through the middle of nowhere to Alice Spings! We stopped once en route in a highway garage / cattle station / shop / cafe! Indigenous artwork was on sale, but at $500 a piece, we opted for an ice cream instead! Alice itself had a totally feel - Indigenous folk sitting in...

Having to be up at 5am does at least have the advantage of seeing an amazing sunrise with nothing restricting your view all the way to the horizon. That big sun was soon baking the arid landscape maybe explaining why the more kangaroos we saw were either hopping about being too hot to stand still on the scorching red sand or lying flat out in th...

We settled into our hostel, just a few minutes walk from the main street of Alice Springs town and headed out in search of a three day, two night tour of the red centre. Alice Springs , in its 125 year history has gone from a simple station on the overland telegraph line to a modern centre and the main gateway to the famous 'Rock'. We were all b...

I have never seen such a vast expanse on nothing until I looked out of the window on the way to Alice Springs.... for miles and miles, as far as the eye can see there is just red dusty land. It does have a savage beauty about it though, which I have yet to fully explore, which seems unique. Everything is very expensive (captive audience..) and t...