Australia Highlights

Overall, I enjoyed Australia a lot. Unlike in NZ, I decided not to worry about money and did a lot more. I ended up on 2 good tours, and 2 bad tours. But even the bad was not so bad. While I saw a lot of highlights, I ended up skipping all the little towns in between. I think it is better for me that way. Travelling so much causes you to be jaded a bit. By the time I was in Australia, I only wanted to see & do things that were unique. The other thing I realized was that I didn't particularly like travelling alone for so long. I got tired of not really getting the chance to know people I meet too well. That's another reason why I went with tours. You at least get a few days to get to know people instead of just a few hours in most cases.

Darwin to Alice Springs & Ayers Rock

I went on a six day tour from Darwin to Alice Springs where 3 of the days were spent around Uluru, Olgas, and Kings Canyon. I can't even be bothered to go into detail, but that tour was such a rip off. There was hardly anything involved for the first half of the trip, and on the second half, the guide was a complete ass. Anyhow, I've been on many tours, and I've never felt more ripped off than with this tour. So, if you ever consider taking a tour, don't use Adventure Tours unless you don't have other options.

The highlights of these 6 days was hiking in Katherine Gorge, the Devil's Marbles, Ayers Rock, Olgas, and Kings Canyon. They were all pretty spectacular in itself, but it marked the end of my journey in Australia. I've now seen all I wanted to see, for now, here in the Outback.