Getting Centered

Hi. I'm no longer in the Red CeNTer (Northern Territory) but thought I'd post these stories and pictures. Pictures take a  while to upload, so will have to add those little by little. More to come soon of the Great Barrier Reef and Cape Tribulation Rainforest. I was going to catch the Greyhound down the East Coast Saturday, October 23 but may stay in Cairns now a little longer. My mate from Alice is flying up Sunday and there is the possibility that we drive down the coast with her mate, making the trip more enjoyable and more affordable. We will see what I end up doing in the days to come. Much love to you all. - Mesha

I haven’t written since flying to Alice Springs.  Usually one does not find time to write because they are either a. too tired, b. too busy, c. without internet service (or I mean without FREE internet) or d. all of the above. In my case it was d.

That being said I still don’t have FREE or even reasonably priced Internet usage here, so I will try to post what I can before my time runs out. I hope to talk to many of you soon. Shoot me an email and let me know when you are free so I can better know when to buy Internet time, and be online if possible, (noon here is 7pm, PST). 

Ok so where were we…oh yes, on our way to Alice Springs…

Kellie was kind enough to wake up before dawn with me to take me to the airport. Quite nice of her, as she was STILL battling a terrible cough and hadn’t been able to sleep in weeks. She pulled up to the terminal and we said our goodbyes, which was reminiscent of my departure from the states.

At the airport I met a girl named Krystal who was from Alaska. We chatted a bit, and then after exchanging numbers went our separate ways. She was going to be back in Alice Springs Monday when I was there, so there was a good possibility that we would hang out then.

The flight was a short jump north. Upon landing in Alice I got my bag and went to the shuttle desk where I was to wait for my ride to my hostel. The Toddy’s shuttle came about 15 minutes later and took me to my hostel where I relaxed in the sun, waiting for my room to be ready.  I knew that once I was able to move into my room that’d I’d need to change into my shorts and flip flops, for it FINALLY was warm enough to do so. Jake, a friendly young Aussie was working the reception desk and chatted to me a bit while I waited. Once I got my keys I put my stuff in my room, changed and then I went to confirm my tour to Uluru, Ayers Rock. Little did I know at the time, that choosing the Rock Tour Company was the best decision I could of made.

The "river" that runs through Alice Springs (quite dry I'd say)

For the remainder of the day I wandered around. Alice is quite a small city, making it easy to get around by foot. I walked all over exploring the various aboriginal art galleries and shops before heading to the Olive Pink Botanic Gardens. I enjoyed walking around in the peace and quiet of the gardens and also did a short hike from them to a view of the MacDonald Range.

The next day I went back to the gardens to watch the birds. It amazed me to see the colorful green lorikeets flying about in the wild.  While I was sitting at the gardens Krystal text me, asking if I wanted to meet up. I told her about a workshop I wanted to take, to which she agreed to go with me to.  So I made my way back to Todd Street, the main street in Alice Springs, to the Starlight Theater for a to meet her for a free Didgeridoo workshop. We spent the entire workshop laughing at how funny we sounded. I was not good at all at playing, but nevertheless enjoyed the class.

Its all about NOT blowing your cheeks up with air & breathing

Back at the hostel I packed my bag for the tour the next morning and called it a night in order to be able to wake up early.