Sat. 8/9.

Try to get into Ormiston Gorge again. Unfortunately can’t get any info over the phone & on arrival the road is still closed because of a bush fire. Decide to go to Redbank Gorge which is further west. Luckily the fires had been put out here but you could still see some burning trees. Another good walk down to the gorge & another blocked by water. The gorge is very narrow & the water action has made it very smooth. Along the way back see a few rock wallabies on the ledges of the gorge. Go on further west & onto gravel. Stop at a lookout overlooking Gosse Bluff the site of a meteorite hit millions of years ago. An amazing sight with the crater sitting high on the flat plain. We are able to take a 4 wheel drive road into the centre of the formation. Very interesting place. Head back to Alice along the Kings Canyon road through Hermannsberg – quite a bit of gravel. The mission at Hermannsberg is where Namatjira lived. Able to see a bit of the old mission buildings from the outside as it’s too late to go inside. Home for tea & watch Dockers beat Geelong!!!!

                                                              Redbank Gorge.

                                                   Rock Wallabies in Redbank Gorge.

                                                                      Gosse Bluff.

Sun. 9/9

Quiet day today of organising before moving on to Kings Canyon tomorrow. Went to the pancake breakfast organised by the caravan park which was quite good. Did go back to the cultural centre in town & had a look at the Aboriginal Art Exhibition – very interesting. Some were very good especially the dot paintings. The colours used were beautiful & a lot of work went into them. Also went to the aircraft exhibition which had a couple of interesting exhibitions. Bit of a shop after lunch & then watched the Eagles beat North Melbourne.

                                                                Bearded Dragon.