July 5, 2012 - a day in Alice Springs

We live dangerously!  Bob found a white-tailed spider in the van last night &, to add to our precarious existence, we discovered that we had slept with the door open (only the fly wire was was closed)!  Still, when you've reached our great age, you can be excused for harbouring a poisonous spider & committing a serious breach of security!

We had a fabulous day!  Went to the School of the Air, which was fascinating (I could have stayed all day).  It is the world's largest classroom, more than 1.3 million square kilometres (502,000 square miles) & serves children from the very remotest parts of this vast continent.

  Visited the Royal Flying Doctor Headquarters, which was equally impressive - they do a fantastic job.  Moved on to the National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame, where we discovered the wonderful contributions that women have made in helping to establish this country.  We thoroughly enjoyed it all & have nothing but admiration for the early Australians, who were so courageous in overcoming the tremendous obstacles that faced them.

  We ended the day with a meal at the Alice Springs Golf Club - a good old-fashioned roast!