Grumpy Old Fart and a Nice Old Tart

G'day,
Wev'e had a lovely time here at Alice Springs. It's a very modern town nestled between the West Macdonnell Ranges & the East Macdonnell Ranges. It started off as a major telegraph repeater station, and was called "Stuart", until 1933 when it was renamed Alice Springs. Whilst here, we spent a day in the West Macdonnell Ranges & walked through some beautiful gorges & saw beautiful scenery. We spent a day in the "Desert Park", & that was a very imformative & enjoyable day. One day we spent a day in the East Macdonnell Ranges, & drove to an old ghost town called "Arltunga". The road started out as a good dirt road, & gradually deteriated to a lousy 4 wheel drive track. Although the road was poor, the scenery was magnificent. This place is diverse & a surprise in the middle of desert. We have also visited the old telegraph office, which was actually a village, & the flying doctor centre, & dined out with friends a couple of times. Tomorrow, we will be driving to "Gemtree", which is about 145K north east of here. We will stay for a couple of days & do a bit of fossicking for Garnets & Zircons.
Love to you all , Avril & Doug.