We sold up, packed up and decided to embark on the adventure of our lives. Follow us as we travel around Australia in a caravan.

It was a clear blue sky as we set out to visit The Olgas. Ray had been talking for much of the morning as he does to anyone and everyone who will listen, so we set off a little later than we had planned. We know he gathered a lot of information in the hour he was chatting to our camping neighbor who had just returned from the way we are heading.

The Olgas are approximately 50kms further in from Ayers Rock/ Uluru. They are a collection of huge rock formations, spectacular to look at and there are a bevy of gorges to explore and walks to do. We decided to do two of the shorter walks, one to the lookout which involved some rock climbing and the other into the gorge. The kids were happy enough as we kept pointing out that it was nowhere near the 10.6km around Ayers Rock that we did the other day. (We were told it was 9.4km and them discovered it was actually 10.6km).

The walks at The Olgas when we arrived were rocky but relatively easy. Four year old Harry was amazing. He walked all the way on both trips and when we considered that he took 2.5 steps to our 1 step, we were even more impressed.

As soon as we got to the lookout and got sight of  the view there was only one word that we all kept saying, “unbelievable”. It was so picturesque, postcard gorgeous. We all agreed that while Ayers Rock is awe inspiring, The Olgas are truly breathtaking and if we had to choose one over the other, The Olgas would win.

After lunch Chris excitedly announced that the rock was finally open for climbing. The sun had a particularly strong bite in it today so I volunteered to stay at the camping ground with Harry, Caleb and Aaron. We weren’t interested in climbing and had done our fair share of leg work for the day. Chris, Vicki and Hannah headed out to the rock for the climb. Ray went along to stay below in case Hannah changed her mind. Even though the winds were slight, further up the rock the wind picked up and made climbing very difficult. Chris commented that there was about 2 meters between the climber and the sheer drop on either side of the path. Very dangerous. Especially the trip down the rock which had to be completed on your backside, it was so steep.

Back at camp, Harry and I made a banana cake and we took Caleb for a swim in the pool. It was a good chance to begin the pack up in readiness for our 8:00am departure tomorrow. Harry is a good little helper and Caleb likes to supervise so we had it all covered.

We are heading for Alice Springs for caravan repairs tomorrow (getting a bit sick of not being able to open the window in our caravan and Chris also still needs to get his hot water sorted). Both cars will get a service and Vicki and I have some serious washing to do. We have been told that there is green grass in most of the caravan parks. This will definitely be a highlight after all the dusty, gritty caravan parks we’ve had so far.