Alice Springs

After showering off the red sand and laundering it from our clothing and shaking it out of our backpacks and shoes, we were more presentable for ‘the city.’ Alice Springs is a two-story town with a small central district.

In the morning we rented bikes and rode out to the Alice Springs Desert Park, not because we needed to see more desert, but because they have a nocturnal house. We were guided Around the house by an aboriginal ranger, and saw bilby and mala—both small burrowing marsupials. There were large stick insects (8-10 inches long), ghost bats, and thorny devil. Outside, we saw colorful birds and a few sleepy Red Kangaroos.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has a museum and dispatch center here to serve remote populations all over the country. We visited and learned about its origins and current mission.

We stopped in a fabric shop and picked out some projects for when we get back home.

Later, we met up with some of our Outback travelers who were still in town for dinner.Read more