Day 28

Our pre retirement trial trip- day 28
365km Alice Springs. NT to Agnes Creek SA

The aim today was to say goodbye to Alice and hello to Agnes. Job done ✔️

Our time exploring Central Australia and the NT has ended and we are sad to leave. We have loved our time here ❤️.

We have even been looking at job opportunities to return to the area for a longer period….. watch this space 😜

Our base whilst we have been in Alice, the discovery park, was in a great location with security fencing and felt safe. We didn’t drive out at night but was able to walk over to the Brewery in the evening.

So today we retrace our steps and head south on the Stuart Highway, time travelling forwards as we cross the border back into SA

Quick stop at the Cannonball Run monument which commemorates the lives of the 4 people killed during the 1994 Northern Territory event.

We popped into Kulgera Roadhouse for a drink at the Mulga Bar, the last pub in the NT and the most central pub in Australia with more than 100 bras hanging from the ceiling (we lost count)

We did the right thing (again) and ensured we had eaten all the produce that cannot cross the border, but surprised there are no SA/NT checks like there are SA/VIC 🤷🏼‍♀️

We pulled into Agnes’s Creek Rest Area and found ourselves a spot that hopefully would provide a little shade and respite from the 40 degree heat ☀️🥵☀️
It’s a big area that enables camping away from the highway and provides a sense of isolation . We were alone, except for the flies 🪰and we were able to collect a little firewood 🪵with a plan for a small fire 🔥 in the evening to help keep the bugs away.
And we hoped for a beautifully clear starry sky and to see the full moon 🌌
Unfortunately we found ourselves on the edge of yet another storm ⚡️⛈️⚡️. Checking BOM there were warning of damaging winds and large hailstones. We could hear the thunder and see the lightening in the distance and thought it might miss us, but as the winds started we bunkered down and waited to see what would happen 🙏🏻. Not long after we were being buffeted by strong winds and pelted with heavy rain, and the thunder and lightning felt like it was on top of us.
A hot, sticky and scary night 😳

Home for the night - Agnes Creek Rest Area
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