April 16, 2008
Well, yesterday was a day of shopping. Planned to go to Todd Mall to get a few things, and spent most of the day. Didn’t get started until 10 or after, but that’s okay. Finally got out of town and went to another ANZAC War Memorial on the hill above town. Pretty nice view of town and the country side--met nice people from all over the world. Then we went to Telegraph Hill—that is the reason that Alice Springs is here—it grew up around the telegraph station. There is a park and preserved buildings and it was nice. We were there at sunset and it was beautiful. Dried up spring area, trees, old building, and kangaroos! Things look so much like home sometimes, and then a roo runs across the road, or a magpie sings—yes the magpies here have a beautiful song! We watched the roos with their “joeys” in their pouches. Pretty neat to see these things! Found these 3 young girls (early 20’s) that were going to hike back to town in the dark, but we convinced them that a ride with us was safer—wild dingos and the drunken aborigines. Kathy and I went to a casino after dinner—she won and I lost.
Today we got up and out pretty quick and headed to Standley Chasm west of Alice Springs about 40 miles. Nice hike and beautiful views of the chasm and country. The women got sleepy so they took and nap while Tim and I fixed lunch—we went to Kentucky Fried Chicken. We’ll see what the rest of the day brings.
Well, yesterday was a day of shopping. Planned to go to Todd Mall to get a few things, and spent most of the day. Didn’t get started until 10 or after, but that’s okay. Finally got out of town and went to another ANZAC War Memorial on the hill above town. Pretty nice view of town and the country side--met nice people from all over the world. Then we went to Telegraph Hill—that is the reason that Alice Springs is here—it grew up around the telegraph station. There is a park and preserved buildings and it was nice. We were there at sunset and it was beautiful. Dried up spring area, trees, old building, and kangaroos! Things look so much like home sometimes, and then a roo runs across the road, or a magpie sings—yes the magpies here have a beautiful song! We watched the roos with their “joeys” in their pouches. Pretty neat to see these things! Found these 3 young girls (early 20’s) that were going to hike back to town in the dark, but we convinced them that a ride with us was safer—wild dingos and the drunken aborigines. Kathy and I went to a casino after dinner—she won and I lost.
Today we got up and out pretty quick and headed to Standley Chasm west of Alice Springs about 40 miles. Nice hike and beautiful views of the chasm and country. The women got sleepy so they took and nap while Tim and I fixed lunch—we went to Kentucky Fried Chicken. We’ll see what the rest of the day brings.
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