Alice Springs here we Come!

After a busy week for everyone finalising everything, we were picked up this morning to head to the Airport. Our flight was on time and we left at 9.30 am and 3 1/2 hours later arrived in Alice.   Everyone’s bags also arrived which was a great relief !

The flight attendants asked us about Jennys Place and couldn’t believe what we were going to be doing.  They were intrigued and about the Trek.  When we were getting off the plane they gave us 10 bottles of red wine (small) to take with us and a big bag of snacks- it was really sweet of them. 

We caught a cab into town to our Motel.  Our rooms were not ready so we made our way to Uncles Tavern for a yummy lunch and a few drinks to celebrate our arrival.

Eventually we left the Tavern and as we walked out we ran into Elvira, one of our Jennys Place board members.  She was holidaying in Alice and recognised our Jennys Place T-shirts we were all wearing.  Such a small world.

We made our way back to our Motel after a slight detour to get Kim a hat as she left hers on the kitchen table and a pair of thongs for Troy.

We spent the rest of the arvo just laying around, chatting, reading snd sleeping.

At 6 pm we walked back into town and had a really beautiful dinner at an Italian Restaurant- it was so good.

By 7.30 pm we were all back in our rooms and in bed watching a bit of TV - the early morning really has us all very weary now.  Looks like it will be an early night for everyone.

Tomorrow we have the day to ourselves until we have to go to the Gap View Hotel in the afternoon to meet up with Camel Paddy for our briefing,

Everyone is glad to be here but also a little anxious about what is to come.   I know everyone will be fine though - they have all trained hard and are a really well bonded team. 

Until tomorrow 

Donna xx