Sunday 28th July – Alice Springs

Karen and Mark were keen to go bird watching at the sewerage treatment works (or the “poo ponds” as they are usually called) so we tagged along only to find that the gates were locked because they were doing a reduction burn in the area.  Did manage to see a black swan and quite a few other water birds but not the ones we were looking for.

Instead we headed off to town to do some shopping while Mark and Karen went off to the airport to get Denise who had been in Melbourne.  Went to Bunning’s (only just opened in Alice Springs) to buy a few bits and pieces and also found a small market where Jill supported the local economy.  Back to Denise’s for lunch.  Mark and I put up some shelves for Denise while the ‘girls’ went off shopping for dinner.  A pasta dinner with John (Denise’s house mate) and a friend Maia.

Port Lincoln Parrot in Denise's backyard