Alice Springs Day 2

We managed to get a bit organised this morning and out of the Karavan before it became too hot.

I managed to leave it around 0700 for a bike ride. The sun does not rise very early here. My ride took me into the CBD of Alice Springs. This was so we could find a parking spot later in the morning that would allow us to stay for a while. There were quite a number of cyclists out and about. Not as many as we see around Ballina but nonetheless a good number. I only did about an hour. My knee is causing me some concern unfortunately. It probably needs a good massage from Cath to help. On return to the Karavan, Prue had almost ready a cappuccino. It was just like after nay ride at home!

We moved from the Caravan Park into the CBD as this morning, being the day of the Henley on Todd regatta, the participants from all States in the Variety Club Bash drove most of the 700 cars through the Mall. There was noise of all types from simple car horns to sirens and even a gas gun going off. Numerous cars had passengers that had water pistols to spray at bystanders. It was interesting to see the types of older cars and how they had been set up to do this trip from their various start points.

While all this was occurring, we enjoyed coffees with Russell and Julie. It was a nice way to spend an hour or so on a Saturday morning in Alice Springs.

Then we wandered down through the Mall towards where the Henley on odd Regatta is being held. There was a very large crowd. The announcer asked for the local residents to respond with voice and then the visitors. I believe the visitors were n much more numbers. Anyway, the fund raising venture by the Alice Springs Rotary Clubs raise a lot of money along with having a lot of fun. We had some nice roast beef rolls for lunch.

We eventually walked back to our now frequented coffee shop where we all had fruit smoothies as it was now a bit hot for a coffee. After sitting there for a while we decided to wander on looking at some shops. Finally, we were at our vehicles and decided it would be a great idea to go for a swim on our return to the Caravan Park. However, we decided to restock the travelling wine cellar, Mazda Bravo! As alcohol is restricted in the Northern Territory, we did manage to get a dozen bottles today.

We returned to the Caravan Park and then did get into the pool where the water was more than refreshing. It is amazing how cool the water is although the air temperature is quite high. The decision we all made after the swim was to go for a ‘nanna’ nap.