The bus arrived at eight in the evening, so me and a couple of Aussie guys who I had met on the bus spent the rest of the evening down the pub.

I spent most of the time in Alice Springs relaxing, although I used it as a base for some other trips to some of the main attractions in the area. These are covered in the next few pages. It was also a chance to write some post cards and letters, and to do some shopping. There is lots of Aborigine artefacts here, although I am under no illusion that they are mass-produced tourist trinkets rather than hand crafted by tribal elders.

The Aviation Museum was well worth a visit. Also, whilst here, I took a couple of trips to the Western MacDonnell Ranges and King's Canyon as described in later pages.