Queen of the Desert

Our favourite tree, the ghost gum. It can decide to drop leaves or even certain branches if the going gets tough



This morning only four of us from the tour group want to go for the King's Canyon Rim Walk, presumably because of a segment called Heart Attack Hill. When the guide, Matt, comes, I realise he was the one behind the bar last night at dinner. We strike up an instant friendship and go on the jolly way.


I'm naked in the waterhole


She's a cool French lady who even did the Marrakech marathon last year

Matt is, very surprisingly, a qualified airline pilot