After arriving at my hostel in the middle of the night, I head up to my dorm. It's pitch black and I can't see which bed is vacant but I've managed to wake someone up so I may as well ask. Ah it's the top bunk with the desk in front of the ladder. Oh good. I woke up to discover that I've been put in an all boy dorm. Oh dear. I spent the day wandering around Perth, visiting the WA museum (which I loved!) and the art gallery (which I didn't love.) I then buy myself some Aussie strawberries and have a lonely mini-picnic by the Swan River as the Sun went down. I returned to the hostel and went out with the guys in my dorm to do a lot of people watching ... read more

It was another long, long drive from Coober Pedy until we reached civilisation at Port Augusta. It had rained so much that the city had flooded and caused what looked like a brown swimming pool to form across the road. Australia...you can't handle the rain. The journey continued on to Port Germein. The home of the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere... and not much else. As we pulled into the camp, there was an old rusty bicycle chained to a tree reading 'emergency vehicle only'. In any other town, I would have taken this as a joke but here, I wasn't so sure. Because of the rain, we couldn't sleep in our swags so were given a chalet type thing with two rooms. One with three bunks all piled on top of each other ... read more

After waking up and picking the last bugs out of my hair I walked into what can only be described as a graveyard for moths and cockroaches... or the camp showers. They weren't like this yesterday so what happened? I have never seen such a collection of dead/pulsating bugs congregated in one place! Bugs really don't normally bother me but this made me want to vomit. It was a very short experience and I was out of there like a shot! I packed up and went to do the 10km base walk around Uluru finding paint on the rock, patterns in the rock, water pools and other hidden treasures. It was early so the temperature was perfect for the walk and it was a clear day so we were able to see the rock in all ... read more

Up with the Sunrise to make our way to Watarrka probably better know as Kings Canyon. The first challenge of the day was 'heart attack hill' nicknamed so for a reason! But for the first time on my travels, I was actually able to keep up with the guides. Either I'm getting fitter (unlikely) or the guides are getting slower (also unlikely so what's going on?) We made it to the top and the view was truly something else! I have seen so many breathtaking views this year and yet I'm still finding scenery that amazes me and looks unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm a firm believer that it's a small world but there sure is a great deal to see in it! Through the gorge we went and on the waterhole. The water ... read more

I had booked on to an 'Uncle Brians' tour and was collected by Cousin Paul to make our way to the Atherton Tablelands. As we set off, the Sun was shining and it looked to be a beautiful day. It was deceiving, about ten minutes into the journey, the rain showed its face again and was back with a vengeance. We headed out onto the Bruce Highway through Babinda, the wettest town in Australia and on to the Devil's Pools. Aboriginal legend has it that a beautiful girl, who was lusted after by all the men in the area but made to marry an elder took her life here after running away with her one true love and get caught and torn apart. She was so distressed that she threw herself into the pools but her ... read more