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Today we had a long drive, because of the delays in Alice Springs we have to go all the way down to Uluru in one day. The roads out of palm valley are pretty bumpy – and somewhere along it we lost our UHF antenna tip. Once we got back to the main road […] Today we finally packed up our camp and headed out of Alice Springs. First we visited Simpson’s Gap on the way to the aboriginal community of Hermannsburg , This is the site of the first mission set up in Central Australia (1877) and home town of the famous aboriginal painter, Albert Namajira. We took a […] Wednesday morning during my regular check under the bonnet and under the car I found the rear end covered in diesel. After some investigation it appeared that the high pressure fuel line from the tank to the filter was leaking. Reason no. 2 for staying in Alice a little longer. I took the car […] After some discussion we decided to change our plans a little and rather than camping out at Redbank Gorge – we decided to stay here and day trip to that area. Just as well we did as the trailer would not have fitted in the marked campsites at Redbank! We headed west along the well […] We spend today visiting several of the attractions in Alice Springs itself, firstly we went to the School of the Air – without a doubt if you are in Alice spring you have to come here – we all really enjoyed it – and where very impressed by the whole operation. We then went and […] We started the day with lots of pancakes put on by the park we are staying in – a fantastic place to stay – especially if you have kids. We then headed south firstly to explore the Owen springs area and then look for more “gorges”!! The Owen Springs track was a 4wd […] We drove out into the East MacDonnell Ranges – which was a bit of a “Gap” and “Gorge” tour!! We stopped at Emily and Jessie Gaps we saw some Aboriginal rock painting before continuing to Corroboree Rock and then Trephina Gorge which was by far our favourite. On the way into Trephina we took a […] Today we went to the Desert Park. This was really fascinating; we saw lots of desert flora and fauna laid out in different parts of the park based on the different types of environments found in central Australia. We also went back here for a guided Nocturnal tour which was great. We saw several endangered […] Haven’t posted for a while now because we’ve been busy playing tourist in and around Alice! Yes we are still here!! But that is another story – More on that in a few posts! Thursday the girls arrived in Alice – in the rain!! After we had finished setting up the campsite. The day […] Day 8, we left Boulia at 7:30 am heading west along the Donohue Highway. Today was going to be one of our longest drives. Alice Springs is 806km away and there is not very much in between. The first exciting thing we came to was the border of the Northern Territory and Queensland after 3 […] |
Alice Springs, Australia
August 22, 2018, 5:00 am
Clear 10°C humidity: 13%
wind speed: 3 m/s NW
sunrise: 6:24 am
sunset: 5:50 pm
Forecast August 23, 2018
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 Sunny 21°C night
Clear 3°C |
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