Pack up day went a bit slower this morning. For some reason it didn't flow and we kept forgetting things and having to back track. Very frustrating and you'd think after all this time we would have it down pat! Maybe it was the bloody feral donkeys going off their nut last night that made us a bit tired? Anyway, we finally got on the road after saying a quick goodbye to Jim and Jill and headed off to Katherine to get some last minute supplies. As we drove in, th...

The last two days have been exactly what we've needed. To be camped in one spot for two nights has made all the difference. I think we all needed to slow down and relax a little instead of going full pelt all the time. After having a better nights sleep at Daly Waters, the electric blankets lasting most of the night before the inverter alarmed that the battery was going a bit flat. Having been warm for most the night meant we woke a little better and with a bit ...

Oh my freakin god!!! That was the worst, most coldest night sleep I've had in ages!! Marty and l started off by sleeping with our heads under the doona, then we snuggled to keep warm but l was still shivering. Then sometime in the early morning Meg climbed into bed with us as she was whimpering she was cold, then about an hour after that Boo got in with us. The while four of us were in bed all together and l think by that time, all the body warmth started to get...

We awoke excited this morning, as today was the day we were heading off on more adventures. We were all packed and headed off by 9am. The girls were eager to see the Devils Marbles, which was to be our destination for the day. Up the highway north of Alice we arrived at 'The Tropic of Capricorn'. Another huge monument to signify a photo for passing traveller. Tried to explain to Boo about the imaginary line across Australia and the two types of weather patterns ...

Well today is our last day in Alice Springs until we come back down again in a few months. Tomorrow we start our journey to Darwin. Our last three months in Alice have been awesome. I've fallen in love with the people and countryside. The town itself isn't what we remember when we passed thru ten years ago. It was so crowded with tourists that you would be shoulder to shoulder with people in the Todd Mall, today it's so empty. It's real sad really as Alice has s...