Heading to a town like Alice

More driving, more wide brown land, more landscapes and a border to cross. I can't say that the drive is boring as we've never been here before but it is long, straight and flat.
Some years ago I heard two things - first that roadkill is a sign of a healthy ecosystem and second that there many large eagles end as roadkill because they cannot take off fast enough to avoid being hit by cars. That is while they are feeding on earlier roadkill. This trip we have not seen as much roadkill as anticipated, though we have seen plenty of warning signs about roos and wandering livestock from unfenced stations. Our only close encounter was an eagle taking off which flapped its wings in apparent slow motion as it flew across the bonnet. We all made it. Phew. I was drving so did not reach for the camera, Rob sensibly slept through it.

The rest of the day was uneventful, but we enjoyed crossing the border. NT has in recent times finally put a speed limit in force statewide. It is 110 kph unless otherwise signed. Just after we passed the first limit we approached a second sign stating a limit of 130kph. So liberating, such speed. I crept up to it checking how the car was going delighted that nothing seemed amiss. It cuts the driving time down a bit which was welcome after three days of driving all day.

On arrival in Alice we check out the local info centre, book into a walking tour the next day and head to the motel for a beer.  Dinner by the pool, not swimming, and an early night. Despite dire warnings about how cold it will turn as soon as the sun goes down it remains mild and comfortably warm. Sound sleep all round.