Day 12 - Good Good.
I was so comfortable and so tired I didn't move all night. I opened the curtains to a view out over the MacDonnell Ranges and took my time getting organised, repacking - again. One day, maybe (probably not) I might leave enough space in my bag so packing properly doesn’t matter so much. It was time for breakfast so I headed downstairs - eventually. I took a wrong turn - the hotel is a little like a rabbit warren and I ended up about as far from the lifts as you could get on l
Day 11 - Boomerang
Apparently it rained overnight. I was so tired I didn’t hear a thing - time for breakfast! There was plenty to choose from and we couldn't decide what to have - toasted muesli, yoghurt, porridge, scrambled eggs, usual toast or fruit toast. Most of us had a little of everything. As we were enjoying our breakfast entree we were joined by a rather large insect that began doing laps around the tables at high speed and low altitude. It was big for an insect, maybe it had been havi
Day 10 - Cabbages
I think I might have sleep walked my way through the morning, I’m not sure whether I woke to my alarm, someone snoring, camels bellowing or the smell of bacon and eggs. I vaguely recall having breakfast, possibly twice as I couldn’t decide between bacon and eggs and toasted muesli. It gets cold in the desert overnight so I was layered up, topped off with a Merino jacket and beanie. We had all piled onto the bus in the dark by 5.15pm and before we had the chance to doze off ag
Day 9 - Kata What?
We’d bought muesli for breakfast and had this with milk in coffee mugs with teaspoons. Who needs rooms with kitchen facilities anyway! My alarm had gone off at 4.30am again and on this day I could have easily slept another three hours but it was time for the tour to continue! We waited out the front for our tour bus and it wasn’t long before our guide, Wayne, drove up to the curb and loaded our bags. I noticed there were already five people on board as we shuffled our way to
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