We flew to Alice Springs this morning and arrived at 11:30.  The time zone here is off by 1/2 hour from the other zones in Australia.  So the time Alice Springs is .5 hours earlier than the time in Brisbane.

We are staying at the Chiefly Alice Springs Resort (resort because they hold conferences here and they have a pool).

Rose and I decided to walk 2.6 km to the Arleen Cultural Center which showcases the beginning and continuing developments of the contemporary Aboriginal art movement, particularly of Central Australia and the Western Dessert.  We crossed over the Todd River Bridge on the way but, of course, there is no water in the river.

We really enjoyed viewing the paintings and sculptures.  I took photos of a few of my favorite pieces.

There is a light shining on the above piece that makes the clay figures set in front of the painting reflect onto the piece.

When we were leaving the Center, we saw these birds.

 

They are Galah and are members of the Cockatoo family.

We walked back into town to check out the visitor information center to check out a tour for tomorrow.   We were just in time to get on the Palm Valley 4WD tour that had been recommended to me by the man sitting next to me on the plane.

We found the Epilogue, a great pub that was recommended by the waitress at the Chiefly Restaurant.  Rose and I are doing a great job of sharing meals.  The quesadilla and 1/2 Halloumi salad was delicious.  It was so nice of the cook to prepare a 1/2 salad for us and it was just enough food.  We enjoyed the light rock music they were playing and both of us were feeling like dancing.

Yes, I learned a new word.  Halloumi is a semi-hard, unripened brined cheese made from a mixture of  goat’s and sheep’s milk, and sometimes also cow’s milk. It has a high melting point and so can easily be fried or grilled.

I loved the light fixture in the Epilogue.

Can you see that it is made out of beer  and liquor bottles?

On the way back to the Chiefly I took a photo of the land below the Todd River Bridge.

The  sun was setting about the time we arrived back at the Chiefly.

Another great day in Australia.