Sharon arrived on September 1 to a wet Alice Springs. I picked her up from the airport and we made our way to our accommodation via a quick tour of town.
Robyn arrived late afternoon. She took us to Alice’s Vietnamese Restaurant that evening. A querky family owned business who grow most of their own produce. Afterwards we went to the Earth Centre for a lecture and viewing of the night sky with a look through the telescope which was amazing. We fortunately had a clear night and could identify many features in the night sky. Only problem was the cold.
The next day we travelled to Uluru.
We enjoyed our overnight stay at Robyn’s. She invited some people over for tea. We went to the art centre on arrival to find a note on the gate stating that the centre was closed due to staff off with COVID. Robyn had been away for week. The three of us did some voluntary work to help catch up. The next day the supply truck arrived to be unloaded so we came in handy again. The truck comes monthly and not only delivers art supplies but dog food so that most of the community dogs don’t go hungry. The vet from Darwin had been recently to check the dogs out and desex them. Many are put up for adoption.
I had been warned about community unrest with the Coroners Investigation of the death of 19 yo Kumanjayi Walker taking place in Alice Springs ATM. Robyn initially had planned to show us around the town but crowds were gathering and the police car was there so we opted to go sightseeing instead.
We returned to Alice Springs for more sightseeing and then it was time for me to start my return trip. It was a special 10 days that we enjoyed together.
Joans jottings 