Gismo Queen and her King

Day 44 - Alice Springs to Kings Canyon

Up early to pack up and hit the road for a big day of driving to King's Canyon. It was another very cold morning in Alice Springs and we weren't looking forward to a night without power (translated = night without heaters) in King's Canyon but the two campgrounds out that way were fully booked. We were on the road by 8:45am driving, driving, driving.

We made good time and had turned off the Lasseter Highway by lunchtime so we pulled over at the next rest stop for lunch. A good stretch and yummy bread rolls fortified us for the next 100 kilometres. We stopped at King's Creek Station to see if by chance, any powered sites had become available. Greg and Paul made the comment that with the camels saddled up out the front, two helicopters parked at the driveway, and quad bikes available for hire - "obviously nobody walks around here"!!! No luck so we kept going to King's Canyon Resort. Just after we pulled up, there was a queue of 10 caravans behind us!

We paid for the most expensive piece of red dirt ever and set up in time for afternoon tea in the sun. It was glorious weather. The resort had a sunset viewing platform just up the hill (complete with bar!) so we packed some drinks and nibblies and walked up to it to watch the sun set over the hills that make up the canyon. It was quite beautiful.
Back to the vans for a yummy lamb souvlaki cooked by Lisa. It doesn't seem as cold here as Alice Springs so we sat outside for dinner and made plans for the King's Canyon walk in the morning. Greg and I then wandered over to the bistro to listen to the entertainment, which was alright.

posted by Tracey @ 9:15 pm