Road to Alice Springs 21/4 - 22/4

We left Katherine heading down the Stuart Highway towards Alice Springs. This was a 1200km (750 mile) journey over 2 days.



After 660km we arrived at Tennant Creek where we set up camp failing to notice the largest spider we've seen so far above our heads. Can you spot it ?



Here it is up close, the size of a human hand. Thankfully it was still there in the morning and not joining us for the rest of our trip.



On the second day we broke up our journey with a stop at the Devil's Marbles. They are boulders of granite which were formed over 1,640 million years ago. Aboriginal legend believes that they are the eggs of the main Dreamtime character, the Rainbow Serpent.

Here David attempts to rearrange them.



Jayne attempting to push a boulder onto the annoying tour group that arrived at the same time.



And celebrating her success.



We spotted a local resident.



And a precariously balanced marble.



Here's another local resident, standing proud on the top of a cliff in Aileron at 13 metres tall.



After travelling 550km on our second day we arrived at Alice Springs very tired.