Gorges & water holes

Today was a touring day and we enjoyed some more of the many more delightful scenic sights of this inland centre. It's actually hard to believe we are in the red centre as everything we've seen looks very lush and healthy. Our first stop was Glen Helen which is 130odd km from Alice so quite a trip. The road  out was undulating and scenic: (with a few wrecked cars along the way!) 

    

    

 We actually were a little underwhelmed here as the place was a bit untidy and we never saw any bird life and couldn't get a good view of the gorge.

     

You may notice some swimmers here but that wasn't us!!

We then travelled to Ormiston Gorge and this was fantastic! The camping area looked good too and we spoke to some happy campers who were delighted to have flush toilets and free gas BBQs available. Had it been a little warmer we may have been tempted to swim here ( but it was chilly for us!!) We were happy to watch the children enjoying themselves.

     

     

We spent quite a bit of time here then had our picnic lunch in the picnic area. It's quite amazing to see these oasis out here - what a wonderful respite from the heat these spots must be.

Our next stop was at the Ellery creek big hole - this was also a beautiful spot and a bus load of young American girls were braving the water (judging by the squeals it was cold!!)'

      

We arrived back in town, grabbed a few groceries and now the boys are pumping up their tyres for bitumen travel - and spoiling the tranquility!! 

Tomorrow we head north up the Stuart Highway to Tennant Creek. We feel refreshed, clean and ready for the next part of our adventure. 

Today was James's 3rd birthday and we believe he got a new bike!! He sounded very happy 😀😀. We also hope Lachlan has a lovely birthday tomorrow 😘😘.

I think we start to hit warmer weather tomorrow - it's been lovely weather here. 

Love to you all xxxxxxxx