{"id":57483,"date":"2026-10-26T21:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/?p=57483"},"modified":"2026-10-26T21:57:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:57:50","slug":"monday-26th-october-a-day-off-in-alice-springs-nt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/archives\/57483","title":{"rendered":"Monday 26th October, A Day Off in Alice Springs NT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>10\u670826\u65e5\uff08\u6708\uff09\u4f11\u65e5 Alice Springs NT<br \/>\nMonday 26th October, A Day Off in Alice Springs NT<br \/>\n\u671d\u3001\u76ee\u304c\u899a\u3081\u3066\u304b\u3089\u5348\u5f8c2\u6642\u524d\u307e\u3067\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u3092\u66f8\u3044\u305f\u308a\u3001\u30d0\u30f3\u30c9\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3092\u3057\u305f\u308a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u304a\u663c\u3054\u308d\u306b\u90e8\u5c4b\u3067\u30ab\u30c3\u30d7\u3069\u3093\u5175\u885b\u3068\u30de\u30af\u30d3\u30c6\u30a3\u30d3\u30b9\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u3092\uff13\u679a\u98df\u3079\u3066\u663c\u98df\u3068\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\uff12\u6642\u306b\u30dd\u30fc\u30eb\u3068\u30e1\u30f3\u30d0\u30fc\uff13\u4eba\u3067Simpsons Gap\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u304b\u3089\u8eca\u306723\u5206\u307b\u3069\u3002<br \/>\nFrom the time I woke up this morning until just before 2:00 PM, I spent my time writing for my blog and working on band-related tasks. Around noon, I had a cup of Donbei (instant udon) and three McVitie\u2019s biscuits for lunch. At 2:00 PM, We headed to Simpsons Gap with Paul and three of us. It took about 23minutes drive from the hotel.<\/p>\n<p>\u7d76\u666f\u3067\u3059\u3002What a great view!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4967-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4967-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4967-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4967-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4967-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4967-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4967-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u3059\u3054\u3044\u3002Wow!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4963-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4963-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4963-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4963-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4963-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4963-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4963-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4974-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4974-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4974-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4974-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4974-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4974-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4974-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u3073\u3063\u304f\u308a\u3002Amazing!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4975-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4975-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4975-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4975-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4975-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4975-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4975-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4977-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4977-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4977-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4977-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4977-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4977-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4977-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4979-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4979-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4979-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4979-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4979-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4979-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4979-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4997-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4997-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4997-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4997-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4997-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4997-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4997-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u3053\u304b\u3089\u66f4\u306b\u8eca\u3067\uff12\uff10\u5206\u307b\u3069\u8d70\u3063\u305f\u5225\u306eGap\u3078\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3053\u3053\u306b\u306f\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u517c\u304a\u571f\u7523\u7269\u5e97\u304c\u3042\u308a\u3001\u30cf\u30a4\u30ad\u30f3\u30b0\u30b3\u30fc\u30b9\u306e\u5165\u5834\u6599\u3068\u3057\u306615\u30c9\u30eb\u6255\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br \/>\nFrom there, we drove another 20 minutes or so to a different Gap. This location featured a caf\u00e9 and a souvenir shop, and we paid a $15 entrance fee for the hiking trail.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4994-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4994-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4994-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4994-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4994-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4994-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4994-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4983-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4983-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4983-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4983-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4983-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4983-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4983-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u51c4\u3044\u3001\u81ea\u7136\u3002What a nature!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5007-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5007-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5007-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5007-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5007-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5007-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5007-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u30c8\u30ab\u30b2\u3082\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3068\u3082\u304b\u304f\u7a00\u6709\u306a\u7d4c\u9a13\u3002<br \/>\nThere were lizards. Rare experience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5005-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5005-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5005-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5005-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5005-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5005-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5005-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u8eca\u3067\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u306b\u623b\u3063\u3066\u307e\u305f\u3059\u3050\u5915\u98df\u3092\u98df\u3079\u306b\u30a4\u30f3\u30c9\u30cd\u30b7\u30a2\u6599\u7406\u5e97\u3078\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br \/>\n\u30eb\u30f3\u30c0\u30f3\u3068\u3044\u3046\u716e\u8fbc\u307f\u725b\u8089\u306e\u5b9a\u98df\u3092\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30b1\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u30ab\u30ec\u30fc\u3082\u30bb\u30c3\u30c8\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5927\u5909\u304a\u3044\u3057\u3044\u3002<br \/>\nWe returned to the hotel by car, then soon headed out again to an Indonesian restaurant for dinner.<br \/>\nI had a set meal featuring rendang-a type of beef stew-which also came with a side of kale curry. It was very delicious.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5009-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5009-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5009-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5009-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5009-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5009-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5009-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u98df\u4e8b\u4e2d\u3001\u30cf\u30a8\u304c\u4f55\u5339\u3082\u4f55\u5339\u3082\u305f\u304b\u3063\u3066\u304d\u3066\u3001\u8ffd\u3044\u6255\u3046\u306e\u306b\u5fd9\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3053\u3093\u306a\u7d4c\u9a13\u521d\u3081\u3066\u3002\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u306b\u5e30\u308a\u5c31\u5bdd\u3002<br \/>\nWhile I was eating, swarms of flies kept descending, and I was kept busy shooing them away. It was an experience like no other. I returned to the hotel and went to bed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10\u670826\u65e5\uff08\u6708\uff09\u4f11\u65e5 Alice Springs NT Monday 26th October, A Day Off in Alice Springs NT \u671d\u3001\u76ee\u304c\u899a\u3081\u3066\u304b\u3089\u5348\u5f8c2\u6642\u524d\u307e\u3067 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/archives\/57483\" class=\"more-link\">\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080 <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Monday 26th October, A Day Off in Alice Springs NT<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-naoko"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57483"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57499,"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57483\/revisions\/57499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}