Australia! Alice Springs episode 11 part 1

It was unanimous! We all opted for the optional tour - Desert Park Aboriginal Cultural Tour. Luck would have it to have our own private Aboriginal guide. He was quite interesting. We learn lots about the connection between the Aboriginal culture and the desert. Successfully snapped a few shots of birds of prey and others. A fan tail eagle, barred owl and, yup, that prolific magpie.
After which we went shopping so have a few bits of this fascinating outback to take home with us. Then off to learn about the School of the Air. Absolutely brilliant idea to successfully teach the children in remote outback locations. It started by using the radio to hold class in 1951. It has come a long way. Beginning in 2001, the internet and computers have taking teaching to a whole new level. Quite fascinating for a teacher to hold classes to a hand full of students logged in at predetermined times.
We had a couple of hours untethered so what did Brenda and I do...rented bikes and rode into town. As you know, we are not in the USA ...the whole time while riding, coaching ourselves to stay left, stay left, stay left... made to town and back with out a mishap.
Dinner tonight was engineered by our most capable guide, Matt. Not only chook on the barbee, kangaroo, lamb, sea bass, and beef. Fabulous. Can now say we have eaten kangaroo. Does not taste like chicken...
Tomorrow! On the road to Uluru. Stay tuned!