Saying goodbye to our new friends by Tom and James

We went to three schools in the desert, Warburton (5 days), Jameson (1 morning) and Blackstone  (2 days). We made quite a few new friends. Stephanie and Amber from Blackstone wanted to take us to the oval after school but it was getting late and Mum was a bit worried about all the dogs. We had dinner at Miss Catherine's house which was a stew cooked on the fire in a camp oven. They do a Montessori program at Blackstone with kinder to grade 2 in one class. We made a chocolate cake with blue icing for afternoon tea. Kids also get breakfast and lunch at school to stop them going home. You also get a pass for the pool and shop if you stay all day. There is lots of football, just like at Warburton. No one worries when the ball gets kicked on the roof - the kids just climb up and get it! It was a very long drive back to Alice Springs so we stopped at Yulara for a night and had pizza. We're looking forward to seeing our teachers and friends at Sacred Heart again but we hope to go back to the desert again soon.