Day 9 - Exploring Alice Springs

This post actually starts Yesterday when we were given the choice of being dropped in the Middle of Alice Springs or taken back to the Hotel.

The Hotel didn't have Ice-cream or Coffee 

(The only place we could get a drink was the Bar and they didn't have a Coffee Machine...)

And Stowaway Frog wanted Out of my Bag - So Town it was!

Whenever we go Anywhere our first stop is always the Information Centre.

Here we pick up Maps to let us know where to Go and How to Get There

My Souvenir Patches -IF they are available

And Local Knowledge of ...

Where to get the Best Coffee :)

We did some Shopping, buying an Original Artwork 

and some Fabric (My First Fabric purchase in I don't know how long) at the Aboriginal Fabric Gallery

(This is to finish my 2019 Temperature Quilt)

We visited The Women's Museum.

A Fascinating Insight into The Women who shaped not only the Outback but the Skies Above.

The Women who ascended into the Highest Courts in the Land and all the  way to Australia's Parliament.

From here we called in 'Next Door' to the Royal Flying Doctor Information Centre.

We very much appreciated the time spent out of the Heat while we watched a Short Film on the Life of John Flynn and the History of the Flying Doctors.

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And that brings us to Today.

With just the Morning to ourselves we decided to walk the 1.3 km to the Olive Pink Botanical Gardens.

We certainly didn't have enough time to explore all the 16 Hectare Australian Arid Garden but it filled in the morning.

And WE have a Train to Catch.

And Little Frog has a Very Big Apology to make for the fuss he caused a week ago.

That is  IF he will stop mucking around...