Alice Springs

We have just left Alice Springs, having spent an enjoyable week here. Alice Springs has got a bit of a bad reputation over the past couple of years due to antisocial behaviour but we did not experience that (except for the young fellow who walked through the shopping precinct yelling obscenities at the top of his voice - but that could happen anywhere). Mind you, we didn't go out at night and felt totally safe and secure in our caravan park, which was just a little out of town.

It is a very interesting town to look at - almost surrounded by rocky red sandstone cliffs with the River Todd (a dry river bed) running through it. It has some great bike paths and we rode out to the Telegraph Station one day and on another from Simpson's Gap to Flynn's grave (John Flynn - Royal Flying Doctor Service), a distance of 35km return. Brad's ebike battery decided to die - fortunately only a couple of km from the car.

We visited the Alice Springs Desert Park and spent almost 5 hours there. So interesting listening to talks about emus, dingos, the nocturnal house with one of my favourites - the bilby - very cute. There was also a raptor flying show with eagles, falcons and kites etc. which was fantastic. I believe Sir David Attenborough gave this park a tick of approval as one of the best of its kind.

We also explored the West Macdonnell Ranges but that deserves a footprint of its own.Read more