Camping overnight at Ellery Big Hole

Stayed the night at Ellery Creek Big Hole. Met a couple from Victoria. The French guy's Australian wife told me how her two daughters married a French pair of brothers. The brothers parents moved out to Australia also long ago, as both boys decided to stay after holidaying here in their early twenties. Family get togethers must have a lot of French speaking between the in laws and her husband, plus the brothers. I can't help but think this is good for the kids to sit around the communal camp fire with several adults talking adultish things and getting their wisdom.

Lou usually pulls out his "What If" book to talk about that. Sadly we lost it here, as he's always taking it everywhere, must have left it in some gorge. Hope someone is using it. It runs in the family, as I've lost my dad's gold ring in Alice a day later, much to my disappointment. It must have slipped off my finger as Lou was playing with it, then I got it back, put it on, went out, then realised a couple of hours later it wasn't there any more. We'd moisturised our hands after days of hammering in the dirt etc. Usually when they fall off, they make a loud ding sound, so must have landed on carpet. I know exactly where between the hotel room and the pub for a meal. The girl at the pub says nothing was handed in.

Met 4 girls at Ellery Big Hole who were driving one of their dad's car back to Melbourne. They grit their teeth and dived into the freezing water, but didn't stay for long! I called out advice to paddle hard. Marie told me to show them and go in. No chance. We picked up a Laparinta walker: Noel, who wanted to get home early to plan a trip with his grandchildren, and get up to date with his wife's biopsy results. Seems he was high up in the accounting investigations units for the government.

Ellery Big Hole:

It was nice to have Noel in the car. He shouted us some beers when we go there.

 Along the way we checked out Angkerle Atwatye (Standley Chasm) - very beautiful.

The Larapinta Trail walk must be quite a scenic way.

Angkerle Atwatye (Standley Chasm)

Angkerle Atwatye (Standley Chasm) 

Angkerle Atwatye (Standley Chasm)

Currently we're spending two nights in Alice. Sleeping in a motel is no good, as it's a bit warm. We all had a restless night somehow. After losing the ring, I dreamt about Mum. We're doing some school work, a lot of washing, a bit of reading, some blogging. Stayed inside most of the day.