Visited Trephina from Alice - it was so lovely that e went back for a couple of nights. See Avon Downs blog.

Back in Alice - see Avon Downs blog. E+M xxx

We stopped off at Curtin Springs on the way to Kings Canyon and were treated to free camping and an unrurly emu that terrorised the campers! Seriously it did try to get into our, and everyone else's, vans but it was quite harmless. Curtin Springs is an old cattle station that is trying to diversify into tourism and is coping well. E understandably had a quick visit to the bar (no free drinks there though) and spoke to the old (Steptoe lookalike!) owner. He had a...

Here for the night

Now at Uluru (Ayers Rock). Uluru is all that it's cracked up to be. We've already taken a quick run around the area and the views of Uluru and Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) in the distance are wonderful.  The short walk up to the water hole at Kuniya gives a really good understanding of the rock - you can understand how it is spiritual to the Aborigines. Despite gentle requests not to climb it is allowed but the first day it was closed due to high...