14th & 15th February 2010 After our 5 days in the outback we spent the whole of Sunday just chilling, catching up on some sleep, getting clean and getting our clothes clean, venturing out just for food. Monday was our last day in Alice Springs and the morning was spent checking emails and booking accommodation, travel and tours for the next stage of our trip. We were leaving for Darwin that evening and would need a hotel for Tuesday night. ...
13th February 2010 Bright sunshine greeted us this morning which was our most relaxing yet. After last night’s late night we slept in until we were woken by the sun, then Paul cooked bacon and eggs, plus the flies who had clearly missed us last night during the rainstorm and were all over us like a rash this morning. While we were eating breakfast, Robbie, the Aboriginal guy whose land we camped on last night came down and had a coffee with us around the fire. Usually his son takes us on a walk and explains about the culture and history, but he has had to go to Tennant Creek where his daughter was in a bus accident last night. Also, the walk we normally take is impossible to do today as the roads have been washed out by the floods. ...