Between Barkley's Homestead and Alice Springs, July 13-21

On our way to Tennant Creek we stayed at Barkley homestead roadhouse.


At the caravan park in Tennant Creek, there was a bushtucker man who entertained a little crowd around a fire: he told stories, poems and showed a few bushtuckers (lemongrass and others). We warmed up with some lemongrass tea and had some yummy damper he had cooked in a camp oven. The next day I was very proud as I managed to find some lemongrass in the bush and made some tea with it.

After a nice picnic at Devils Marbles we drove as far as the Ti Tree roadhouse. The girls were quickly surrounded by peacocks: they loved it.

 

We spent the next few days at Alice Springs. We liked our visit at the Desert park where we learnt about the flora and fauna of the outback.
It's worth a stroll at the Todd Mall (pedestrian zone) as there are many aboriginal paintings to look at in the galleries and shops.We had a look at the west Mac Donnell ranges (Simpsons gap, Standley chasm, Ormiston gorge, Ochre pits, Ellery creek big hole).
Those ranges are great. A must See if you visit Alice!