Our last night in the Northern Territory We were greeted at Erldunda with quite a warm wind and flies. Had dinner indoors at the tavern The group is now minus the Clout Juniors as they are heading out on the Oodnadatta track. Heard from Jim and Chris, they are travelling along well. We are heading south to the cold and rain. Hopefully it might rain in Wagga, but we are hoping we miss it on our trip. These old cars don't have very good wipers if they are luc...

We lined up with the trucks for the street parade to the Transport Hall of Fame. There were people lining the road for the entire drive - maybe around 10km. The kids loved it when the horns were tooting, especially on the old cars. We wandered around the displays and saw some really old, unrestored trucks and brand new ones. We left as we had enough and had dinner in the barbeque area. We farewelled the Hattons as they leave us early in the morning for Tennant ...

The Overlander Badge recipients were really pleased with themselves last night. Unfortunately I haven't got a good photo of the group but all had a good time. The day was relaxing with visits to the gorges and Desert Park, shopping, car washing and relaxing. We all got together for a barbeque dinner at the park and had a nice time. A big day tomorrow in the National Road Transport Hall of Fame parade.

The West MacDonnell Ranges were on the agenda today. There were many options. Ormiston Gorge, Serpentine Gorge, Standley Chasm, Simpons Gap and more. No matter what stops people did it was spectacular. Most of us caught up at midday at Standley Chasm where the sun was shining straight down at midday. We are heading off tonight to meet up with the Alice Springs Car Club who will be presenting the oldies with their Overlander Badges. The Chrysler and the Holden...

Most of the "old car" boys went to a mates workshop to organise a grease and oil change and general check over. The girls , plus Craig and Pete, met up at Adelaide House in the centre of the Todd Mall. It is the original hospital for Alice Spings and built by John Flynn - on the $20 note. We had an afternoon to do what we liked. Most ended up at the Thursday markets. Lots of food stalls! Very yummy food. The cover photo is from Anzac Hill looking back over A...