The Red Centre

People, anyone who has any interest in going to Australia must visit the centre of this vast and wonderful country. The east coast is going to be amazing too but a bus tour to Uluru and Kings Canyon and the Olgas will certainly be a major highlight for me. I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to travel with. We all got on really well together and i think our bus driver/guide, Gaz (Wombat) will never forget our memorable singing at the back of the bus. We visited some really cool places along the way including a salt lake and a town with a population of about 5. Gaz was a legend. It took a while to warm to him but once he started opening up a bit he was great craic. The heat was unreal. A couple of nights we slept out under the stars in swags (sleeping mattresses). THat was really beautiful seeing shooting stars and the Milky Way. We stayed one night in an underground town, Coober Pedy, which was cool. The bar was about 10 or 15 metres underground which was an experience. And what can I say about Uluru. Everyone has seen it in pictures but nothing compares to the real thing. At senset we were given champagne and crackers and cheese and just sat around watching the sun set on the massive lump of a rock. I can't speak highly enough about the trip. I would recommend it to everyone and anyone. If you go to Oz go to Uluru. I will definitely keep in contact with the people from the trip and will hopefully meet up with some of them before I go further. Thats all for now. Later people!!