Uluru

For those who have never been to Ayers Rock or Uluru as the indigenous call it, it is definitely worth a visit. It is expensive though so we decided to do an organised tour from Ayers Rock to Alice Springs which took in Uluru, the Olgas and Kings Canyon.

Rather than write too much about the trip I will let the photos speak for themselves. What I will say is that the trip ended up being the highlight of our time in Australia, where we felt most inspired. Of course we got to meet some great people too including Hannah and Ellie from the Uk who deserve a mention not solely because they shared their beer and and cider with us.

We may not have enjoyed a glass of champagne as the sunset behind the rock like my Mum and Dad did but thanks to Hannah and Ellie we did get to have a 'tinnie'.

The beauty and grandeur of the area is underestimated - as are the flies that hound your every move. At night we took in a true Aussie experience of sleeping under the stars, by the campfire in a SWAG (Gaz we thought of you - you would have loved it!)