Darwin to Alice Springs

On another sunny and hot day, I checked out of MOM, leaving my holdall in the luggage store room. Unfortunately, it got wet which meant drying out papers for a few days in the Diplomat Motel in Alice Springs.
I walked down to the Waterfront and sat reading on a bench. Amanda from the Intrepid tour the previous week walked past.
After having lunch at a cafe on the Waterfront, I retrieved my holdall and went by cab to the fairly modern departure lounge at Darwin Airport. The driver was originally from Neasden.
The Qantas Embraer 190 with about 100 passengers left at 17.00 and arrived at Alice Springs at 19.00. I was the only passenger on the shuttle bus, driven by a lady from Chessington, which took me to the Diplomat Motel in the centre of Alice Springs. My room was on the first floor of one of the blocks.
There was a quiz night in the restaurant at the Motel where I had dinner. There were lots of other travelers. It felt good to be part of the travelling community
Alice Springs was cooler than Darwin so the AC was not required.Read more