Alice Springs - Mataranka

Wycliffe Wells  Caravan Park was our next stop/overnight...nice to see green grass again after all the Red Dust. Forgot to mention a place we stopped at on our way here, it was Barrow Creek Hotel and Caravan Park according to the 'book' we found what remained of the once upon a time caravan park!!!! Now the Hotel was what you would call different'! the walls were covered in photos and people had written on every square inch of space that could be written on

Devill Marbles  is our next stop  there were lots of caravans parked here obviously overnight...we were told the sunrise over the Marbles was incredable, still we had a walk around these rock formations, it is hard to describe so I will let one of  the photos tell the story. Jim will attach to see for youself.

Jim & Ina at the Devils Marbles

Devils Marbles

Another view of these magnificent rock formations

 










 

David up close and personel with a wild dingo

Some of the great colours in the rocks

Our free camp site in the middle of the bush

Elliott  was to be our next over/nighter but when we arrived No caravan park only the Petrol Station so it was icecreams all round and on the road again.   (icecreams $6.60 each)   90klms further on we found and off road campsite, a couple of vans were already there so we felt it ok to stay here for the night. No amenities at all, except in the caravan, had a BBQ for tea and watched the sunset and the stars appear plus a BIG full moon, what more could you ask for! and it was free. In bed by 8pm.






Dunmarra  is a fuel stop for the truckies...3 Road Trains pulled in while we were there having a break.

Look closely the road train length compared to the 2 caravans

Bras and Pants hanging in the Daly Waters Pub

Daly Waters  is a 'must see'  David was here with his sons many years ago, I think he said about 25ish!We had a meal at the Hotel and entertainment   We all agreed it was the best Fish/Beef we had had in a long time. This caravan park averages 250-300  caravans per night, On our way out the next morning we stopped in at the Daly Waters Air Field...it is still in use but it is a museum now to the WW11 usage it had, especially the evacuation of Singapore.

Outside Daly Waters Pub

After our Barra & Steak feed

Mataranka Hot Springs

Mataranka  is our next stop where we enjoyed spending some time in the Hot Springs which we enjoyed. As dusk fell the Wallabies appeared out of the bush one had its joey in its pouch. One guy comes to this park every year to use the hot springs and every night he feeds the wallabies, he had about a dozen of them around him feeding.  Also visited Bitter Springs where James Wendy & family stayed could picture the kids having lots of fun there.

Two Water Babies still in Hot Water

Ina & Brenda in the Hot Springs

At Caravan Park

For the Loimer 6 Bitter Springs where you stayed

  

View of Bitter Sprinks at Manaranka

  

Look for the Joey in the pouch