In this episode we continue exploring the wonders of the East MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia. We were waiting for some parts to arrive in for the Van in Alice Springs to this was the perfect opportunity to explore the area.
We start of in the old gold rush abandoned town of Arltunga dating back to 1887 which turned out to be some perfect home schooling for the boys. There is a great unmanned information centre that talks about the gold mining past then several self-guided walks taking you back 150 year. From there we head out to N’Dhala Gorge which is home to over 6,000 individual petroglyphs, or rock carvings, found in 438 engraved sites along the main gorge and 240 engraved sites in the side gorge. It is like one giant indigenous art gallery, it was a bit tricky to get into though given the road had been washed away! Still well worth it! Finally we head to the spectacular Trephina Gorge. Another amazing East MacDonnell Ranges gorge walk where the water was flowing.
The parts for the van arrived and I fixed the breaks so we were back on the road again! Fantastic little unexpected stop in Alice, which are usually the best. Enjoy.
Oh, and the quality of this one is a bit iffy because I accidently left one of the cameras in 256 FPS 2k, so it’s a bit jumpy!
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