Before I started researching our Oz trip I used to think that Ayers Rock, or Uluru as it is now called, was right at Alice Springs but it's not. In fact its another 600 kilometres from Alice Springs. And I also didn't realise that there were other things to see beside the rock. So it was great to find out that you can also visit Kings Canyon whi...

Ayers rock and the Olgas (Kata Tjuta) for a couple of days. Saw the milky way and saturn complete with rings Had a swim and got covered in red dust

The flight from Cairns to Ayers Rockwas about 2 1/2 hours and for most of that we were over desert so you really got an idea of how vast and barren this country is once you leave the east coast. As we came in to land we had a great arial view of Uluru and the Olgas. We picked up our hire car- a nice Toyota Corolla with air-con and headed to our ...

BELINDA'S BLOG Sorry not to have updated for a few days, but the Internet here in Ayers Rock is somewhat erratic! I manged to upload the Reef photos and then crashed the whole system twice!!! I didn't have the guts to ask reception to reset the system for me again and again!! Anyway, we've had a really busy few days here - with incredibly early ...

As we wanted to back sure we would get to the rock when the climb was opened, and as long as the wind wasn't blowing too hard again, we decided to leave later today (10.00am). Dianne had climbed Ayres Rock in 1982 and claimed it was and still is one of the many highlights in her life. She was determined to make the climb with Craig and the boys ...

We left the campsite a couple of minutes before 9am and headed to Uluru to try to climb to the top. Unfortunately the rock was closed due to strong winds at the summit so we'll attempt it again tomorrow. Instead we continued onto a scenic lookout of the huge rock formation. Uluru looked miles away. A little further up the road was the walk throu...

Craig had done his research and knew that Mt Conner wasn't far from Uluru and was quite often mistakenly identified as the latter. So when we caught our first sight of Mt Conner we didn't get too excited. About 10km's from Curtin Springs, a massive cattle station and grotty looking roadhouse, Craig slammed on the brakes (as hard as you can when ...

I must start out by saying this, you cannot begin to understand the immensity of this place through story or photography.  To be in its presence is to be humbled. That said, I will try to convey our story.  We arrived at Yulara after many hours of driving on our second day.  We set up the tent, and headed to the park.  Your first glimpses from f...

Flying to Yulara I was really excited, especially after all the hassle I'd had regarding trying to find a tour. But all was booked and settled and I just had to enjoy the view! I had arrived just after it had rained - a lot - and it was quite strange landing in the middle of the desert where it had rained, it was the last thing I expected. I had...

Cheers! Durch den stroemenden Regen am Ostermontag sind wir von Coober Pedy bis zum Yulara Resort gefahren, wobei wir an der Grenze von South Australia zum Northern Territory (Zeitverschiebung!) "geluncht" haben. Leider ist uns auf der Fahrt das Radio bzw. die Musik ausgefallen, so mussten wir notgedrungen improvisieren und haben Karaoke gesunge...