Between Yulara and Alice Springs we stopped in Erldunda to refuel. There’s supposed to be a Big Thing there, a Big Echidna. When I asked about it at the petrol station they had no clue what I was talking about at first. Finally they realised what I was asking about and they told me it had been ruined by mice and the like. It used to be where their emu farm is now. We were happy to see the emus. … Read More
Our last stop during our visit to the MacDonnell Ranges was a quick one. Close to Alice Springs is John Flynn’s grave. He’s the man who started the Royal Flying Doctor’s Service. We’d just visited the RFDS tourist facility, so the name was fresh in our minds. When John Flynn was 70 he climbed Mt Gillen (see it in the background?) and declared he wanted to be buried here. This spot is about 15km west of Alice Springs. (Look at … Read More
After our walk at Standley Chasm we made our way to Simpson’s Gap. The MacDonnell Ranges are a nice backdrop as you drive along. So many lovely gorges hiding in there! Every so often we see these roadsigns that have been added to in a lovely fashion. :) They nearly look like they were designed this way! During the dry season you can walk down the riverbed. It’s full of sand, on a warm day that sand is very hot … Read More
There’s much to see in the MacDonnell Ranges near Alice Springs, we spent a day visiting only some of the closer attractions. Some of us were still recovering from our round of gastro and we didn’t want a huge day in the car. I snapped a few pictures from the car as the scenery changed. Our first stop was Standley Chasm. It’s on private land owned by the Iwupataka Land Trust, so there is an entrance fee which we paid … Read More
Our first night in Alice Springs had us up in the middle of the night washing sheets and cleaning the ensuite when gastro hit another of the kids. We had a much needed rest the first couple of days in Alice, waiting to see if any of the rest of us would be sick. Finally toward the end of our stay we made it out to see some sights, starting with the Royal Flying Doctor Service Tourist Facility. The facility … Read More
When you visit Uluru there are all sorts of tours you can do, one of them is by camel. It was way too expensive for us to be able to do as a family, but we dropped into the camel farm to have a look at the camels the morning we left for Alice Springs. I’ve heard there are feral camels in some places of Australia, we may have seen some on our way to Longreach as there was a … Read More