Central Oz - Day 3
A solid days driving yesterday got us from Port Pirie to just south of the SA/NT border. It was a cold night - around 2 degrees - and a slower start but with only 350ks to get to Alice Springs so we weren't worried. We arrived in AS at lunchtime, settled into a nice caravan park just south of town, and then rested and had a bit of a look around AS. We plan to catch up with a friend (Lisa) tomorrow night. She has lived up here for some time and the last time we saw her was 11 years ago when we were here last time.

Tomorrow it's off to the Desert Park just west of town and to check out a few of the closer sites in the Western MacDonnell ranges. We are now feeling much more realxed and are happy that the long drives are behind us (until we have to head home).

Here's a video of us just missing a Wedge-Tailed Eagle on the road south of Alice Springs.

Exploring Central Australia

Day one of our 3 week tour of Central Australia has begun. Not a very exciting day however. Driving from home to Port Pirie (north of Adelaide and nearly 1000k's). It has been a long days driving but very smooth. The new rear suspension on the car performed well. Our plan for tomorrow it to drive, then to drive a little more until we get to Coober Pedy where we plan to stop and have a quick look around. The next day will see us aim for Alice Springs. Stay tuned for more exciting adventures.