From the 12th of March till 1st of April, Hans' Mum and Dad visited us again. Besides catching up and doing some local sightseeing, we also took a few trips to enjoy other parts of Australia.
 First dinner at Kingsleys |  Harbour view from Balmain |
Berry and Kangaroo Valley
The first weekend we took a daytrip to the south, along the Princess Highway to Historic Berry, then inland to the picturesque Kangaroo Valley. On the way back we passed Fitzroy Falls where we took a short stroll in the bush.
 Lookout near Wollongong | |
 Historic Berry |  |
 Fudge in Kangaroo Valley |  The Hampden Bridge over the Kangaroo River, built in 1895. |
 Fitzroy Falls |  |
 |  More fudge, Self Service this time. |
The Red Centre
The next weekend we flew to Alice Springs where we had a look at the town and visited the reptile park. At sunset it was time to feed the Wallabies again.
Alice Springs
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 Dad and a Bearded Dragon |  Thorny Devil |
 Hans and a snake |  Flynets are a must in the summer in the desert. |
 Rock Wallaby and a little Joey. |  |
Roadtrip
The roadtrip took us from Alice Springs, via Standley Chasm, to Yulara (Ayers Rock Resort) where we checked into the Lost Camel Hotel. Day temperatures were averaging around 38°C, at nighttime it didn’t get much colder than 25°C. We did serveral sunrise and sunset views of Uluru and Kata Tjuta and some walks at the base of Uluru.
 |  Standley Chasm |
 Uluru 441km to go |  Road Train |
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Uluru
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Kata Tjuta (the Olgas)
 Sunrise over Kata Tjuta |  Wild Dingo |
 Walpa Gorge |  |
Ayers Rock Resort
 Relaxing by the pool |  Aussie BBQ |
The Hunter Valley, Newcastle and Stockton
The third and last weekend took us to the Hunter Valley, where we did some wine tasting (and buying). We stayed overnight in Newcastle and headed onto the Stockton beach for some beach driving and relaxing. After that it was time to drive back to Sydney.
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 at Robyn Drayton winery |  |
 Stockton beach |  |
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