Reptile Park - Alice Springs.

More photos from the reptile park in Alice.

A black hooded Python.

 
 

A King Brown Snake, which are all very different around Australia.

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A spikey Lizard, no two are ever the same. Dee wants one.

Reptile Park - Alice Springs.

Our last day in Alice Springs, before heading North. Today we went to Alice Reptile Park to have a look at some of the things we may bump into on our travels!!!!!! So below are just a few pictures.

Steve & a frilly necked Lizard.

Dee stroking a Goanna.(Graham I found you)!!!!

Steve & a blue tongue lizard.

Ok we have done the photo, now will someone come and take this snake off me!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!

Glen Helen Gorge - West MacDonnell Ranges.

From the helicopter we saw Glen Helen Gorge, The Finke River, The Organ Pipes, Mt Sonder & Mt Zell the highest point in the NT. Goose Bluff the largest meteorite strike & Ormiston Gorge. Fantastic and highly recommended.
We drove to Ormiston Gorge and did a walk, we had to scramble down boulders and it  took us through a waterhole and I got wet!!! Ormiston Gorge was stunning!!!

                                         Me at Ormiston Gorge at the top viewing platform.

Me at the bottom getting wet, nice & cool after a hot walk!!!  

 

Here we are the two of us at the bottom of Ormiston Gorge, both a bit wet!!!!!!

The Ochre pitt. After this we headed to Serpentine Gorge, again a very pretty walk to another stunning Gorge.
We then headed into Alice Springs to top up our supplies!!!!

Glen Helen Gorge - West MacDonnell Ranges.

Arrived at Glen Helen and because of the water in the Finke River, we couldn't see very much, so decided to take a Helicopter flight. It was sensational and really puts the vastness into perspective.

Our chopper, would have been nice if it had doors!

The 3 large ridge lines were created by the same 3 caterpillars we meant in the East MacDonnell Ranges.

Glen Helen Gorge & The Finke River.

Ellery Creek - West MacDonnell Ranges.

After restocking in Alice for beer, food and more beer, we moved on to the West MacDonnell ranges, we headed to camp at Ellery Creek Waterhole (By recommendation from Rick). The water is absolutely freezing here, 9 metres deep in places and below 10 degrees. Saw a  rock wallaby and lots of bird life again. Oh my god at 8.30pm -Yes I know what time it was, did the Dingo's start howling - Steve loved it and I was scared stiff!!! There was one right by our camper and he was calling to the one's in the creek!!!!
So scary!!!!!!
The following day we went to the water hole to relax and spend the day here as it was spectacular!!!! We were advised by a local to swim out through the gorge and look up, although he found it to cold, so we decided to put on our wetsuits and go for it. This we did and stunning is not even enough to describe the view, it was so cold, however through the other side were palms and beaches, the rock formation was incredible!!!!
Certainly worth the cold trip!!!! Later on that day Steve managed to get a free go on a
hobbie canoe and take alot of lovely pictures, the man who lent him the canoe thought he wasn't going to get it back as Steve was gone that long!!!!
Also later on very quick dips without wetsuits!!!!

Steve took this picture headed out through the Gap from the Canoe.

Heading back through the gap.

East MacDonnell Ranges.

On our return from the East MacDonnell Ranges, we called in at the Coro boree Rock,
Jessie's gap & Emily gap. There are so many gaps around Alice!!

The above picture depicts the aboriginal art story of the 3 caterpillars, they believed carved out the MacDonnell ranges during the dream time. (We saw no evidence of illicit drugs re the large caterpillars) They must have been tripping!!!!

Me with my chocolate damper that does look like a large cow pat, however it was very tasty! I was thinking of entering it in the local WI cake bake!!!!!!

  

East MacDonnell Ranges.

Left Alice Springs on Sunday 6.5.12 and headed out to the Eastern MacDonnell ranges, which are very pretty. We camped at Trephina Gorge for 2 nights. We saw a ghost gum which is over 300years old. We did a stunning walk around Trephina Gorge and paddled back through the running water. Flocks of budgies are everywhere and we love to see them. The camp site was excellent.
Monday we did the 4wd track to Haynes rock hole (Permanent waterhole), another great drive for scenery. We saw a lot of bird life out here. Collected our fire wood and made chocolate damper in the camp oven, extremely nice!!!!

Ghost Gum over 300 years old.

Our camp ground at Trephina Gorge. 

Lizard Lisa at Trephina Gorge, catching some rays!!!

Steve at Hayne's Rockhole.