Was surprised by Alice Springs, all we hear is the bad reports in the media. It is a very pretty town and we didn’t see any of the issues. It is all very green with lots of wild flowers as they had a lot of rain a few months ago. This is an excellent area for cycling, lots of cycle paths everywhere even out to the Macdonnell Ranges. Simon was very excited as there were two Ghan trains in town. One was heading north and the other south so he was off taking a lot of photos. We had to drive a few streets away to get to the front of one of the trains, they are very long trains 774m. We did see the security car arriving as we were leaving, maybe someone was on the tracks taking photos (Not Mr H!!).

The Macdonnell ranges are not for from Alice. We went to see Simpsons Gap and to the Standley Chasm. Very spectacular. We decided to climb up to the highest point to see the view and it did not disappoint. This is part of the Larapinta Trail and it was very impressive. It made you realise how difficult the walk would be with the heat and carrying a large backpack.