West from Mt Isa heading to the Northern Territory Border.
Still large trucks and the army on the move.
Flat!
Camooweal the last town in Queensland
Across the border. Taggers in OZ as well!
Flat and flat
Free camp at Soudan Bore Rest Area
Whoo we can speed up!
Towing the caravan we go for an economical 85 kph and if flat set the cruise control
Next night at Bonney Well rest area.
Most of these windmills (constructed 1930's) don't work now and the wells date back to the formation of the road for the telegraph line Adelaide to Darwin - 1880's
An area called the Pebbles.
This petrol station had a novel way to attract customers.
There are some rocky areas between the flat.
Conners Well another free camp night.
These very large and magic sculptures were in an aboriginal area.
We will stop on the way back and see them again.
We think this is an ant house!
as opposed to a termite mound.
Still flat and spot the railway.
We crossed the Tropic of Capricorn again.
This is the highest point on the road but we don't know what height.
Some bugger flogged the marker!!
Into Alice Springs population about 20 - 25,000
Views of town from Anzac Hill
The gap that heads south to other suburbs and the airport
Our campsite at Stuart Camp
We drove on a day trip into the West MacDonnell Nat. Park.
Ochre Pits. These soils used as mud for the face and body paints.
Orminston Gorge. We need to be here when it is wet!
Serpentine Gorge smaller but still impressive.
A morning at the 'Alice in the Desert' Centre.
Birds, Aboriginal history talks and walks.
Wet and cold (7 degrees) while we were there.
Barn owl
Falcon and kites
Frog Mouth
Rosella of some sort
Kingfisher one of about 12 types over here.
When the film is finished the screen lowers to give you this scene outside.
Very impressive.
Tomorrow we head to Yulara and Uluru (Ayres Rock)
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