Day 13-Day 17 Alice Springs

Day 13 - Steady morning where the boys went to the Road Transport Hall of Fame museum for the morning, but the girls decided that this wasn't their thing so they went shopping with many coffee breaks for the day, we (the boys) - [written by Col today-] joined the girls for lunch.
Day 14 - Had a fantastic day at the Alice Springs Desert Park,

you really must go to understand how good it is! Graeme booked some bikes (You know - those things that you have to pedal) for tomorrow's ride.
Day 15- Jan, Graeme and Lyn rode those pedal things from Flynn's Grave to Simpson's Gap (17km)

and Graeme and Yvonne rode the return journey, I (Col) was the support vehicle organiser where I copped heaps about driving a Toyoya. So exhausted that we decided that going out for dinner was in order so we ate out at the Overlander Steakhouse,

 another good night, but still cold when the sun sets.
Day 16- We drove out (In cars this time) to Simpsons gap for a decent look and photos,

 then further west to Stanley Chasm for the traditional midday photos in the chasm,

lunch then further west to the Owen Springs Nature Reserve as a short cut to Rainbow Valley, in the reserve, which is a true 4WD trail, we visited the old homestead, haunted tree bore, Hugh River and Lawrence Gorge, then on the Stuart Highway to Rainbow Valley

. Lots and lots of mice here also, after the sunset photos

we drove back to the highway, re-inflated the tyres, then took up the sport of mouse spotting (read squashing) all the way back to Alice Springs, late dinner (9:30pm) and bed at last, What a great day!
Day 17- Reserved for shopping for supplies today as we are heading to Yulara tomorrow.Our first big restock since we started.
(Yvonne writing now) I went to see Mollie Kennedy today. she was known as Bernadette and worked in  Maternity quite a few years ago.She has worked in many aboriginal communities around Alice Springs and now orientates all new staff comingto the area to work in Aboriginal communities. She Orientated David Fisher (fromC7)who has just come to work at Hermansberg for a couple of months.
The other exciting thing to happen today we ran into Nettie Silver in Woollies supermarket!! Nettie works in an Aboriginal community called Utopia. Nettie also worked at LBH.
Sorted out our washing and supplies ready for moving on tomorrow. Have enjoyed our time in Alice Springs although quite cool.
Catch you at Uluru!