Meanwhile, back at the bogged campervan the unnamed culprit has been making enquiries at the Ranger Centre - with no success. 

But, never fear, your intrepid tour guide has been making enquiries of her own, and the news is all good!

Amazingly, a grader is working nearby - just for today!  The men have us pulled out and back on the road back to the Ranger Centre in no time flat.

I am not one to hold a grudge, so all is forgiven - especially in the excitement of looking toward Uluru with a view to climbing its massive bulk any tick of the clock...