I only had the morning left in Alice to do some last minute sightseeing and then head off to Auckland.

Ed and I headed to the telegraph station to check out the first settlements of Alice Springs. Alice was originally set up as a telegraph station to pas messages through from Darwin to Adelaide. It was pretty cool so see what it may have been like in the late 19th century and how much life has changed in the past 100 years through the invention of cars, Internet and most importantly, air conditioning.

We then quickly drove to the Tropic of Capricorn to get a cheeky photo before rushing home, cramming everything into my bag and heading out to the airport. I said my goodbyes and fly off to Adelaide.

Flying into Adelaide I saw the forest fire which burnt down hundreds of homes. Although disastrous it was an awesome sight. After arriving in Adelaide I ran to my next flight, boarded and waited. About an hour after we were meant to depart we were all made to disembark due to a fuel leak on the plane. So I waited for 5 hours until my next flight to Melbourne.

Arriving in Melbourne later gave me an hour and a half to collect my bag and re check. Only my bag didn’t come and I spent the next 45 minutes organising for it to be sent to Auckland. They handed me a washbag and sent me on my way giving me 45 minutes to check in and get I my flight but I managed it and I was on my way to Auckland.