AWAKENING THAT URGE TO . . .

When living in Australia, travelling usually plays for many people a great part

one place, Alice Springs, kilometres from anywhere, in desert, recognised as it's heart

if you want to see the real Australia Outback, this, no doubt is the place to go

historical sites,attractions if you want to feel how it used to be, hundred of years ago

To arrive in "The Alice", as it is generally known, surprisingly little hardships to deal with

Alice Springs heart and soul of the Australian Outback, there's no denying this choice of National parks, although some distance away, bewildering to explore

there's Ayers Rock, Kakadu, Kings Canyon, not satisfied with these, there are more

Don't feel like driving, the Desert Park, Royal Flying Doctor, in town, a must see

Reptile Centre, Olive Pink Garden, Pioneer Women Hall of Fame, for a small fee

Historic Telegraph Site, museums, displays, history, stories about how it began

Simpsons Gap, with all these attractions it sure helps to have some sort of plan

In space of a few days, you can discover many of the real secrets of the Outback

don't have to sit in 2- or 4-wd half a day in heat, flies and a dusty bush track

here in one place, The Desert Park, you can learn, experience in daylight or dark

showcasing hundreds of plants, animals, occurring in desert or National Park

Explorers wondered how many animals survived in a country that water did lack

the Outback is big place, variety immense, especially when going off beaten track

in some museums you can read how people survived and what they had to endure

in most cases it was always a two persons effort, when sickness struck finding a cure

Then there is the Todd River, used for boat races nearly every year, when it is dry

almost intersecting town when in flood, to cross it notices tell you don't even try

Alice Springs, full of surprises, maybe isolated to some people, off beaten track

like many places in Australia, sure never fails with it mysteries the urge to go back