Spent my last hours with Alice before I had to say: "Goodbye" to her ;) In the afternoon I packed my bags to travel with Ghan for the next 20 hours. The Ghan (formerly known as The Afghan Express) is actually a transcontinental passenger train, named in honor of the Afghan Camel Drivers of the 19th century who helped to find a way through the country's unexplored interior. Verbrachte meine letzten Stunden mit Alice bevor es Zeit war: "Auf Wiedersehen" zu ih...

It was late at night when I came back from the bathroom and had a surprise encounter with one of the wild camels which roam the pitch black campground in search for food. Another early morning call: 4:40AM! Today we got to see Kings Canyon. The 6km long Rim Trail was probably the most interesting hike of all three days. And so everyone was happy when we finally made our long way back to Alice Springs. In the evening, all cleaned up, we met again for a last beer a...

Got up at 5 to see the sunrise behind Uluru. Freezing cold. But beautiful! Then we drove to Kata Tjuta (meaning 'many heads') also called The Olgas. Named after Olga of Wuerttemberg, a member of the Russian imperial family. From there we hiked on the "Valley of the Winds" trail (7km) through this spectacular landscape. Along the way our guide "Dingo" explained to us the various fascinating uses of plants and rocks by the Aborigines. After lunch we drove t...

4:30AM wake up. I was the first to get picked up by our guide and spent the next hour collecting the rest of the group. From Alice Springs to 'The Rock' aka 'The Red Centre' aka 'Ayers Rock' aka 'Uluru' it is about 468km to drive. Along the way we collected firewood from a barbed wired property. But when I jumped back over, a rip in my pants reminded me of the movie that "White Men Can't Jump"... At least no vital parts were ha...

Left the 'Top End' today to fly to Alice Springs, the only major town of the Outback, halfway between Darwin (1535km) and Adelaide (1648km). I arrived with the last plane of the day and promptly missed my shuttle to Alice. Due to a misunderstanding with the Hostel which promised a free shuttle pick up to Alice. But unlike everywhere else in OZ all Hostels here share one single shuttle bus which I mistakenly took for a regular payable city shuttle. After s...