We decided to do a day trip from Alice Springs today so that tomorrow isn't such a big day. First was Simpsons Gap was a only a short walk to a nice waterhole. I was underwhelmed by the next stop at Stanley Chasm. Mostly due to it being overly busy which truly changed the ambience and took any sense of serenity away. I really noticed the difference after being in Carnarvon Gorge by ourselves compared to being surrounded by a bus load of people here. I also t...

We have arrived a few days earlier then planned into Alice Springs so we are just enjoying a few lazy days. The first few days have been really cold which I wasn't prepared for. I was expected warm during the day and cold at night. During the day, the sun is definitely warm but the wind chill is freezing and the nights are between -1 and 4 degrees celsius. On Saturday we went to the Transport Museum which was quite good. We are camping at the back of the G...

There wasn't anything to see along the way so we did a big drive. We stopped at "The Pebbles" just south of Tennant Creek with the intention of camping there but once we arrived Matt & I weren't too keen on staying. So we had a lunch break there and drove about another 100km south to the Devil's Marbles which had much more appeal. We arrived about 1:30 and got a good spot and after that the campers just kept coming. It was a very popular spot being the nicest...