Day 46 - Tennant Creek

We arrived in Tennant Creek with very depleted food stocks, to find that everything was closed as it was Show Day.  The showground was right behind the camping area, so decided we should walk around and take a look.  We were among only a few white people there and I think the aboriginal kids had been waiting all year for the show to come to town.  There weren't any horses or cattle there, just dogs, clothing stalls and many many rides.  We are having two nights here and today have been to the Cultural Centre to see their display of aboriginal art and to do our shopping.  We have been amazed at the number of new buildings that are in some of these remote areas - schools, council offices, hospitals , police stations, houses etc and the aboriginies are all sitting in the street doing nothing.