Sunday morning the caravan park provided a pancake breakfast, quite an event. Being novices we thought we would wait until the queue shortened, then someone told us you can keep returning for 'seconds' and they keep producing pancakes until there is no-one left to serve. So we stood in line and were rewarded with an enormous delicious pancake. They even keep records the biggest breakfast serving was 900 pancakes. Most consumed at one meal - Male 14, Female 9. David & I were certainly not in the running.
We were entertained early one evening by Marshall Whyler who has been playing the didgeridoo for decades. He explained how the different tones were accomplished before playing to a captivated audience. A very informative and amusing artist.
The Cameleers garden in Alice Springs
Sculpture in the Cameleers garden
An Australian Ringneck Parrot
After leaving Alice Springs we pulled into Barrow Creek Roadhouse to refuel.
Next to the roadhouse is the beautifully restored Barrow Creek Telegraph Repeater Station and outbuildings.
The telegraph station is one of 15 that formed the network from Port Augusta to Port Darwin and has considerable historical value. The stone buildings were originally constructed in 1872.
We stayed overnight at the Outback caravan park in Tennant Creek. After dinner we gathered around a campfire to enjoy Jimmy Hooker’s humorous bush poetry and local bush tucker tasting. He showed us Acacia leaves used as soap, Aussie native lemon grass that makes a wonderful lemon tea. The bulb at the base of the lemon grass is eaten and tastes like ginger. Faye had a tasting of kangaroo tail cooked in the coals, and thought it tough and greasy.
