This morning Pedro took Kev to the airport to fly back to Brisbane for a Boat Show function so Max and I took off to visit the Alice Springs Overland Telegraph Station. If you only want to see one this is the best as it is the most intact. I wondered why it was situated on the outskirts of Alice Springs as it is today when we were on our way there but of course sites were chosen for their proximity to permanent water....it is surrounded by small rocky outcrops and is a popular picnic spot today. The story of the overland telegraph line is very interesting and a truly magnificent effort on behalf of all the people involved in its construction and manning of these then remote posts. After lunch we visited the Desert Park which educates the visitor on the different aspects of what is considered an arid landscape but is actually quite the opposite.
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