Alice Springs

From Kings canyon we did a very long (500Km) drive to Alice springs which is the "capital" of the desert area. In Alice springs we went to the school of air and learned how young people learn using "satelite teachers" when they live in remote areas in the outback desert - it was very interesting for all of us. They used to use CB radio communication between the teachers in alice to the pupils in the various stations then they moved on to internet and now they are on dedicated satellite channels with computers all goverment subsidised (the students themselves only pay around 300$ a year)

Some pics:

Termite mounds just north of alice springs - we saw many of these along the way north and east later on too for thousands of kilometers.


school of the air - behind is the studio they transmit from.

Alice springs from the Anzac hill - we were here on the australin Anzac day and learned a lot about Anzacs from other touring australias and new zealanders.

There was a special herritage festival on the days we were there in the old telegraph station that used to connect the north and the south of australia during the old telegraph days.

They set up the whole place as it was in the old days, they has a black smith demonstraling his blacksmithy and showing people how he puts on horse shoes and there was traditional food and they operated the morse telegraph station and the kids played around pushing each other in the old wheel carts that kids in those days played with.

there was good ol' country music and talking around the bon fire and the sky had great sunset colours that day:

more termite mounds

The caravan park in Alice was very nice and it had a great big jumping pillow facility which meytar played with alot.

The symbol of south australias national parks agency and famous pea flower:

Nitai sitting up by himself on the grass by the caravan

at the school of air