Day 15 - Left Alice Springs and stopped in at the Araluen Cultural Precinct. Saw some work by Albert Namatjira and looked around the Museum of Central Australia (very small and quick to get around much to Charlie’s happiness). Consisted of lots of stuffed wildlife (creepy), skeletons, rocks (including pieces of the Henbury Meteorite) and not too much more. Just the right amount of info for kids (and us!) to absorb though.
Included in precinct were the remains of the “Kookaburra” aircraft which went down in the Tanami Desert in 1929 (approx). Charles Kingsford Smith’s plane went down and the “Kookaburra” went out on an ill-fated mission to rescue them, the two men in the rescue party perished, but Charles Kingsford Smith and friend were found 24hrs later. Dick Smith ended up finding the remains in 1975. The Aviation Museum is nearby with Connellan Airways planes (Eddie Connellan, NT Aviation Pioneer) and one of the first RFDS aircrafts.
Continued on to Glen Helen Gorge, massive rockface with the Finke River at its base. A short walk down the dry river bed, great to see some water! Our camp has the rockface as a backdrop and we enjoyed butter chicken in the campoven, sweet potatoes in their jackets and damper fresh from the coals...
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