Thierings on Tour

Last night and this morning was freezing! It’s definitely the coldest we have been on the trip so far and all the layers came out.
It also made everyone cranky and grumpy, which is not a great way to start the day or week for that matter…

We hit the road at a good time and were in Alice Springs by lunchtime to run all our errands. All the girls needed new runners as everyone’s feet seem to have grown since we left and we have some big walking weeks ahead.

The food shop was an even trickier affair as we need enough to last us but not too much before we cross into the WA border where fresh fruit & veg as well as honey are to be discarded. Plus where we could park the van was nowhere near the Click & collect area and the trolley wheels locked up trying to push it out to the van. Luckily some friendly centre staff told us a spot for Chris to bring the van to block the loading dock while we quickly tried to transfer everything. 

It definitely earned lunch points and what better way to treat the kids to lunch than – sushi. The sushi train in Alice Springs was delicious!!

We also found out the hard way that no bottle shops are open Mondays or Tuesdays in Alice Springs, which was going to be problematic as we were planning on this being our top-up point before heading to Kings Canyon and Uluru. The same kind centre staff member suggested that the brewery still operates and sells take away beers.

We made a quick stop to enjoy the samples out of it, but didn’t stay too long as the kids had a big fight and meltdown and we still had to drive to our final destination for the night in the West Macdonnell Ranges.

By the time we arrived at Standley Chasm everyone had well and truly lost the plot and we attracted all the unwanted attention with our loud arrival. Let’s hope tomorrow is a new day!!

Kms travelled – 190