Continued...

Picking up where I left off... the last few days on my outback trip was full of things to do. Uluru was amazing... but being such a sacred Aboriginal site, it's disrespectful to climb to the top of it. So, our group did a climb through the Olgas, another huge rock formation not far from Uluru. It was beautiful at sunset, and the next day, we went hiking.

We also did a 4 hour hike through King's Canyon, which was our last stop before arriving in Alice Springs. This hike was the most difficult of them all... steep, rocky steps, but it was so worth it. We walked the rim of the canyon. A few times, kangaroos could be seen hopping around. All these trips were so full of amazing views the time went so quickly. Our guide was great, filling us in on stories and history of the places we were.

This is a few of the people on the trip with me... Brandon from the US, Nick from London, Maxime from France, Renata from Holland, Sabine from Holland, and Iveta from Czech Republic

Our guide ran into a friend of his who does animal tours,... he had a bunch of reptiles with him and let us play with a snake. I didn't play so much as squealed and tried to smile for the picture... but I actually held a snake and didn't die. Quite an accomplishment, I think.

I have hundreds more photos I could post... maybe I will at another time. But I'm already looking forward to my next trips so time to switch gears and get into beach mode. I am now in Cairns in the tropical north of the country, where the Great Barrier Reef it. Water and a beds are much welcomed after a week in the desert.