DAY 14 – Saturday 14 June 2012 Ormiston Gorge/Alice Springs

Trip Meter Reading Start – 2996           
 Trip Meter Reading Finish – 3199
Total Km Travelled – 203 km

Fuel Costs & Consumption

Filled up Alice Spings
Gas $1.10 / l (66.06 litres / $73.26)
Comments -  Luke Baker

I did the White Ghost Gum walk at Ormiston Gorge.
There were dingo’s everywhere.
There was heaps of dead barramundi in the water holes.
We also went to the ochre pits where the aboriginal tribes had ceremonies.
We went to Standley Chasm.  At the Big 4 park we watched a famous didgeridoo player.
Comments -  Mum and Dad
I must say after trekking Kings Canyon and travelling 600 k’s yesterday, a long walk today was not overly inviting, however, we were here and lets face it we are only semi grey nomads after all (under 50 and fairly fit).  After driving in at 10.30 last night it was exciting to see where we actually were.  We pulled up at the Neil Hargrave Lookout overlooking the West McDonnell Ranges.....bewdiful.  Had a bird bath this morning and relaxed in the sun reading the women’s day.  

The White Ghost Gum walk at Ormiston was an easy hours walk and beautiful.  There were a couple of dingoes stalking us; they looked much healthier than the one we saw at Kings. From the Gorge we drove to the Ochre Pits where the traditional land owners would paint themselves (men only unless the men took the ochre to the women); headed then to Standley Chasm which is privately owned; cost is $10 per adult and $5 per child.  We wangled him down to $20 as it was the afternoon and the best time to view the chasm is between 11 and 12 am.  It was nice but if your going to visit make sure you see it when the light is coming in directly overhead.
Booked in to the Big 4 in Alice for 3 nights with the Tarplees....At $45 per night a big exy, but the kids including us big ones need a well earned rest....free didgeridoo session tonight and pancakes for the kids in the morning.....ahhhh.....