Palm Valley

I spent my last vacation day on a trip to Palm Valley, about 2 hours outside of Alice Springs. On our way, we stopped at Hermannsburg, which was a German missionary for Aboriginal people. It was dusty and small and pretty old.

We then drove some more and went on a short walk to a lookout. I love the desert scenery.



Then it was time for lunch and onto palm valley. These palms are called red cabbage palms and are found nowhere else in the world other than in this valley. They are also Australia's only native palm. The hike through the valley and up onto the rim was incredible, although the only wildlife we saw was a few lizards. This is probably because there hasn't been any rain in a long time, so the animals are spending more of their day sleeping and have been moving elsewhere in search of water.



So yes, great way to spend my last day in Alice Springs. Now I'm going to check out of my hostel and later this afternoon I am catching a train that will take me back to Adelaide, where it is FINALLY warming up!

P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EMILY!!!!!!