Outback- Hard Sun

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Just returned from our 3 day tour of the outback Red sand ,green bush and 3 dimensional clouds were just the beginning
we set off with a group of 17 plus 2 guides Lumpy and Mickha after we hiked the Olga’s we watched the sunset at Ayers Rock ( Uluru) and camped out for the night. Our sites consisted of wood frames covered in canvas with bedrolls and sleeping bags. Our guides cooked us campfire lunches & dinners with cast-iron camping ovens we tried Kangaroo tail cooked in the coals then rose at 4am ( 4 am!) to watch the sunrise.
The highlight of the trip was Kings Canyon , unlike the Grand canyon it is caused by a crack in the earth rather than a river because it had rained we were able to see the waterfalls and drank fresh rain water This is the only country I have been to that I can drink the water- clean, fresh and pure

we met new friends and enjoyed our last night in Alice Springs with the group at Melankas - a bar that is described in Lonely Planet as a place that really goes off like a frog in a sock. They had music and contests such as a scavenger hunt and music trivia I was eliminated in the 2nd to last round but one guy from our group was the grand prize winner with prizes like free drinks and hats & key chains, It was a fun end to a great 4 days here in the outback

Today we fly to Cairns and tour the Great Barrier Reef, Cape Tribulation and Port Douglas all the sights on the backpacker trail

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