Kununurra to Yulara

It has been a while since I last sat down to bring this blog up to date. We have been on the move quite a bit and those who are 'friends' on Facebook know exactly where we have been.
For those people who are not on FB, I'm not sure where to begin.  We left Kununurra and headed back to Katherine for an overnighter. From there we wended our way down to Tennant Creek, again for another overnighter and a big catch up with Eric and Ann Porter.
From Tennant Creek we then spent a few days in Alice Springs.  The usually beautiful sunny days did really not eventuate, the days were quite chilly and the nights went down to freezing or a bit below. We did manage to get out to Standley Chasm yet again and this time chose to follow part of the Larapinta Trail straight up from the valley floor to a lookout way above the chasm.  Thats was one hell of a walk and we were quite proud of ourselves for having done it.
Once again we visited Simpsons Gap, no mega effort to see that place, just out of the car and walk straight in. Instead of visiting Trephina Gorge again we took a very rugged track into the wilds to a place called John Hayes Rockholes, a really beautiful little billabong out in the middle of nowhere - we considered it to be a great find and not a place regularly visited by the hoardes and masses.
After Alice Springs we went bush for a couple of days to Chambers Pillar.  It is located south east of Alice along about 150 km of severely rugged, corrugated road.  But well worth the shaking.  We spent two beautiful days bush camping - no power, no water. Surprisingly it was quite warm, far nicer than Alice Springs. Very few, but the brave, go to Chambers Pillar so each night there were usually only four or five other vehicles at the camp site.
Of course we were faced with a further 150 km rugged, corrugated road getting back to the Stuart Highway to continue our travels.  We are now based at Yulara and from here we visited Uluru the day before yesterday and did the base walk around the rock.  In total that walk was about 12 km but the day was not too hot and we took our time and really enjoyed the walk.  Mike has now done it 4 times and yours truly 3 times now. I don't think I will ever get sick of doing it, Uluru is an amazing place.
Yesterday we headed out to Kata-Tjulka (The Olgas) and did the circuit walk of the Valley of the Winds.  Last time we were here the track was closed but yesterday it was open.  It took about 4.5 hours to walk about 10 km as there is a fair bit of walking up very steep rock walls. This is one of the most beautiful walks I have ever done in the NT and thoroughly recommend it to anyone coming up here.
Tonight we are off to see the Field of Light which is a huge art installation that will be here until April 2017. At night something like 50,000 led coloured lights come on and light one of the valley floors.  We are really looking forward to seeing it.Until today, the weather here has been great with temps in the high 20's and the nights about 8 degrees.  But today is cold and the sky is grey so we will be rugged up for the light show.
Tomorrow we are off again, firstly to Kings Canyon for 3 nights, then we head down towards Coober Pedy, over then to Lake Eyre, Broken Hill, Narromine and home.
For info on Chambers Pillar and the Field of Light Google have heaps of info.
All the photos have been updated, so if you click on the first small image it will take you through to the library.
Till next time.