Where the feck is Alice?

We spent the afternoon in Alice Springs. Our bus driver was a hard case local who was obviously proud of his town, pointing out the K Mart and Coles as important landmarks. He said that there were some good places to eat, as we were passing KFC and Hungry Jack's.

 

Our first stop was close to the Flying Doctors, Reptile House and Pioneering Women's museum. But our first port of call was the pharmacy so that Graham and Murray could get some help with their reflux! The Losec is in the checked in luggage.

 

The Flying Doctors display was interesting. This map shows the locations, including some of the big mines as well as remote towns like Alice.

Murray went to see the snakes while Graham and I went to the pioneer women's museum, which was in the old gaol. Interesting stories of indigenous women as well as early  European settlers.

 

 The highlight of our Alice trip was a visit to the site of the original telegraph office, and hearing the stories of how the line was established, including the hundreds of wooden poles that had to be replaced as they were demolished by termites.

Oh and the other thing Alice is apparently famous for is regattas. We found this a little puzzling until we were told that they took place in the dry river bed with bottomless boats!