Kings Canyon & Uluru, Ayers Rock

Scooter, our guide warned us that part of the rim walk around Kings Canyon was pretty hard going, especially at the beginning, climbing a load of rocky steps to get up there. They've fondly nicknamed this part of the climb as 'heart attack hill' and after a few 100m's I could se why. We also had the pleasure of doing this walk at midday just to contens with the baking heat too.

The views from around are amazing though, and Scooter tried to explain some of the Aboriginal facts but no one is actually allowed to know much as everyting is very sacred to them.

We had been to an Aboriginal evening the night before (and took part in the Emu dance, fun fun!!) and were told how you can end up with a spear in your thigh as a severe punishment, and how they use boomerangs to knock animals legs from under them and wait for them to die, not as an alternative to a frisbee after all!!!

He also pointed out a few plants that were used for medication and hallucinagenics!!!!

We got to an area where he started to tell us to look out for pygmy koala's. We all thought these would be so cute so we were looking around and Scooter managed to spot 2 in a tree. We all looked up and a few people spotted them and started to take pictures. I couldn't see them for a while but when I did finally spot one lower down I noticed it had a wooly jumper on. They'd only gone and stuck toys in the trees to amuse themselves and to laugh at dumb tourists!!!

In the evening we headed out to watch the sun set over Uluru and the Olga moutains.

We camped out in swags under the stars, paranoid about dingo's coming to get us, and got up at 4:30am to go to Uluru and do a base walk as the sun was rising. I was knackered!!! I walked round looking at all the sacred sights and watching the rock change colour and become an amazing burnt red. It was stunning.

Quick fact : Uluru isn't actually a red rock, its white but the red comes from rust.

I got some wicked pictures of a point that looks like a whales mouth too.

The story goes that 2 brothers built the rock from sand. One brother scratched one side as he climbed own and it is rough with lines down it. The other brother slid down on his bum so that side is smooth.

I didn't climb the rock as the Aboriginals consider it sacred and ask you not too (plus it was 6am, pitch black and steep as anything!)
I also got a picture from above the rock as we flew over to Perth and it's a completely different shape to what you'd imagine.