We are making this side trip to visit our friends Archie & Di who are working at an Aboriginal Community called Nyirripi 160Kl West of Yuendumu in the Tanami Desert.
This is the Shire Office where Di is the Manager for the Community.
And Archie is in charge of Vehicle Maintenance and Roads. This is his workshop.
Gypsy is a domesticated camel who lines up for a drink from the water hose and loves vegetable scraps. She also gets in the yards and eats all the plants!!
There are about 300 Aboriginal people in the Community which along with the Shire Office and workshop has a clinic, general store, police station, school and recreational hall.
The mail arrives by plane each Wednesday. Nyirripi boasts a bitumen-sealed airstrip which is also used for emergency evacuations.
This is Col and Archie relaxing while waiting for the plane to arrive.
We visited an outstation which is being made ready for the Traditional Owners to occupy.
Even though the area is desert, there are natural wells where water can be found.
And the scenery is unbelievable – the country has not been grazed – it’s like it would have been 200 years ago.
But still the best view was as we were leaving and heading back to Alice Springs.
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