Of course I was looking for anyone or thing from WA! It would have been great if there was a database that you could search for all W.A. During the two hours of 'trucks, trucks and more trucks' I did put some bits together. I enjoy the 'feely bits' and I did find some 'feely bits' amongst all those trucks! Reading the stories attached to the inductees to the Hall of Fame was something that really interested me. National Road Transport Hall of Fame: We spent a couple of hours looking at trucks on Tuesday 24th. It was great that our friends shared their tourist experiences for us to consider.
Well we did our own 'Emu Run', but we did see the companies little bus at the Ormiston Gorge. Delma also suggested we do the 'Emu Run' tour to the West MacDonnell Ranges. The story behind her aboriginal design was included.
I also purchased a supper cloth, designed by an aboriginal woman from the Tanami Desert. Not as good as being there to photograph the real thing though, Donelle! I am envious of you being there to capture your photo. We did go, but they are only on every fortnight, so it was the Sunday before we got to 'The Alice' and of course won't be on again, until we have left! There were two aboriginal women with a few of their paintings laid out on the pavement and I was tempted to buy one of them, but then went cold on the idea! I did purchase a $2 print of water cascading off Uluru from one of the retail outlets. Not sure if it was that when Ronda and Robert visited 'The Alice'.Delma suggested the Todd Mall markets on Sunday mornings. Sure enough, it was all closed up and still has a 'For Sale' sign on it! It appears to have been an eccentric type Saloon Bar. Peter wasn't keen, so I would have had to go on my own and it was much nicer snuggled up in bed, with the airconditioner on!Ronda said 'Bo Jangles' was somewhere not to be missed, but when I googled it, I found it was going to close its doors in December 2013 if no one had purchased the business. In 2014 Alice Springs has a population of 28,000.We had absolutely freezing mornings, like 2 degrees, and that was far too cold for me to get up to go for a hot air balloon ride as Val suggested. All happy memories of their time visiting the major town in the 'Red Centre of Australia'. A number of our friends suggested some tourist attractions that we could see or do. We have ended up spending 8 nights in 'Alice' due to the repairing of our fridge.
Well that is of our era! On our first tourist day in 'The Alice' we visited the National Transport Hall of Fame and I think they must have had every publication of the novel on display there. Our first visit to Alice Springs and why wouldn't I entitle this chapter of our journey by that name? Surely there isn't anyone who didn't enjoy the movie with Byron Brown and most have read Nevile Shute's novel.
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