Once again we were up early
and on the road for a day of walking. First stop was Glen Helen Gorge. A short walk to see the Gorge – due to the
water level of the Gorge we were unable to proceed to the other sights. Princess Fiona and Mrs Reda were rather
pleased about the walk being cut to 0.7km.
It was then onto Ormiston
Gorge where we enjoyed the Ghost Gum Walk and the 150 odd steps to the
lookout! Russell, Reda, Flora and Jack
enjoyed returned via a more challenging route along the bottom of the gorge.
At the Ochre Pits we looked at
the various colours in the rock walls and learnt how the colour was removed
from the rock and then used for painting the body and healing body by
aboriginals.
Standley Chasm was our lunch
stop and after paying a hefty price of $25 entry per family we walked the 1.2km
to observe straight rock walls with a Ghost Gum at the entrance. While this was
an interesting site, we all agreed it was not very good value.
Our last stop was Simpsons
Gap. It was a short walk into the Gap where a body of water still remained. We were more impressed with Simpsons Gap than
Standley Chasm.
It was then onto Alice Springs,
where we found out that the 1st July is Territory Day. This is the only day of the year one can
purchase and set off fireworks. The evening was spent watching fireworks. Not a
bad way to end a day.
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