29th June – Monday
Our departure from Alice Springs was delayed as the refrigerator needed to be fixed and we had to wait until 9.00am for the refrigeration mechanic to arrive back at the workshop. He quickly decided we needed a new 240 volt element, he had one in stock and could install it immediately. Woohoo!!! $95 fee to open his toolbox, plus part, however, we will certainly be contacting Jayco as the unit has only had 5 month’s use.
Another beautiful day, very warm early which quickly became rather hot – 32 degrees after lunch. Today we crossed the Tropic of Capricorn and the landscape changed slightly once again – termite mounts have now appeared. The road from Alice Springs to Wycliffe Well passes through cattle country and we did come across some stockmen mustering, as well as some stock wandering. Unfortunately, there were also a few who were no longer wandering, including a large, very puffy steer laying flat on his back with a large blue balloon protruding from his bottom. Wouldn’t like to be in bull’s roar when a crow punctured this “balloon!”
Himself was much more relaxed in the passenger seat today and actually played with the sound system and checked out the roadmap.
We decided not to stop at Ti Tree for lunch as it was fairly crowded with local inhabitants and continued to a rest stop about 20 kms north. There are plenty of rest stops (occasionally they even have a toilet) and the road was extremely good today, very flat and long straights. The longest straight measured 43 kms!
The roadhouse/caravan park at Wycliffe Well is rather interesting and has lots of murals, an indoor swimming pool and a train ride for the adults around the lake. Kids are welcome, too, if there are any about. Wycliffe Well is evidently the UFO capital of Australia, which probably accounts for the lack of mobile phone coverage.
Our departure from Alice Springs was delayed as the refrigerator needed to be fixed and we had to wait until 9.00am for the refrigeration mechanic to arrive back at the workshop. He quickly decided we needed a new 240 volt element, he had one in stock and could install it immediately. Woohoo!!! $95 fee to open his toolbox, plus part, however, we will certainly be contacting Jayco as the unit has only had 5 month’s use.
Another beautiful day, very warm early which quickly became rather hot – 32 degrees after lunch. Today we crossed the Tropic of Capricorn and the landscape changed slightly once again – termite mounts have now appeared. The road from Alice Springs to Wycliffe Well passes through cattle country and we did come across some stockmen mustering, as well as some stock wandering. Unfortunately, there were also a few who were no longer wandering, including a large, very puffy steer laying flat on his back with a large blue balloon protruding from his bottom. Wouldn’t like to be in bull’s roar when a crow punctured this “balloon!”
Himself was much more relaxed in the passenger seat today and actually played with the sound system and checked out the roadmap.
We decided not to stop at Ti Tree for lunch as it was fairly crowded with local inhabitants and continued to a rest stop about 20 kms north. There are plenty of rest stops (occasionally they even have a toilet) and the road was extremely good today, very flat and long straights. The longest straight measured 43 kms!
The roadhouse/caravan park at Wycliffe Well is rather interesting and has lots of murals, an indoor swimming pool and a train ride for the adults around the lake. Kids are welcome, too, if there are any about. Wycliffe Well is evidently the UFO capital of Australia, which probably accounts for the lack of mobile phone coverage.
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