Alice Springs

The drive down the Stuart Highway has until now been pretty mundane. But as we got closer to Alice Springs the scenery changed to rolling hills and then some more dramatic hills as we moved in to the Macdonnell Ranges. We managed to cross the Tropic of Capricorn on the way. As we travelled south we noticed a fair amount of traffic that was either driving or towing classic cars, hotrods and various souped up vehicles. It turned out that the coming weekend is the Red Centre Nats in Alice Springs. This was pretty huge in The Alice. Never seen so many revheads in one place. We stayed at G'Day Mates Caravan Park to catch up on washing and cleaning. As luck would have it Friday was the first rainy day The Alice has had in ages. We managed to get the washing dry but it put a halt to any sightseeing plans we had. I'm sure the locals are glad for it.Read more