Alice Springs

Yes We are finally in Alice!!!

We managed to get all the shopping done in Alice Springs we needed including the new brake kit  and  found a camp site under the West Mac Donnell Ranges.It had power for our AC and a lovely swimming pool so I could see us here for a couple of days. The temp in Alice was 38degs with clear blue skies so the idea was to get everything done early in the morning.This included the brakes which were done and we had a look around town. There are many art galleries of Aboriginal art but the main attraction we wanted to visit was the Desert park which we did on Saturday morning. 

I loved these Thorny  Lizards, they had such cute faces (you need to look carefully)

The park is owned by Northern Territory Parks Dept and they have done an amazing job. It is set in an area which has over 2kms of walking tracks with lots of shade and water available and the animals and birds are in large areas. We attended the bird display and thought it was better than the one we went to in Vancouver,

We loved getting up close with the red kangaroo and its Joey.

The ranger talks were very informative and there was a large nocturnal area which included many desert snakes, lizards and small creatures. It was a fantastic morning but by the time we left at 12.30 the heat was oppressive . Time to return for a swim and relax!

Barn Owl