Ellery Creek Big Hole to Alice Springs

Walking through Redbank Gorge

At the end of Redbank Gorge

After a walk through Redbank Gorge in the morning, we then had an enjoyable drive through the rest of the West McDonald Ranges stopping at Ellery Creek Big Hole for a dip before we headed into Alice Springs. We had planned to stay at Ellery Creek Big Hole so that we could enjoy a relaxing day by the beautiful waterhole there and then get a fresh start in Alice Springs the next morning. But our plans went out the window when we drove into the camping area at Ellery Creek to find two girls in their early 20’s from Alice Springs who were planning on camping there for the weekend and although they were very friendly the tranquillity of the place was destroyed with the language they used and the techno music they were blaring out of their car stereo. There is a time and a place for techno music at full volume and Ellery Creek Big Hole in the middle of nowhere was not the place for it!

Cody and Aidan taking a dip in Ellery Creek Big Hole

Our luck wasn’t much better in choosing a caravan park in Alice either, we went for one of the cheapest but after a couple of hours we discovered it was more like “Hicksville”, as result we got out of there as quickly as possible the next morning!

Alice Springs is not a town most people would want to spend much time in, for us it is going to be a chance to catch up on supplies before we head off again.