I've officially moved!
But not to Sydneytown as originally planned, but to Alice Springs in the very heart Central Australia.
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| Formally living on the East Coast below Brisbane, now living in the 'Red Centre', Alice Springs |
Just 30,000 people call Alice Springs home, which is most certainly a culture-shock for a city lover like myself. No longer do I have access to cocktail bars or twenty-four hour coffee shops.. 'The Alice' boasts a much slower pace & a relaxing lifestyle which, from the surface, might seem a touch boring.
I however, will be seeking out fun nights, well mixed drinks & of course Antiques whilst I'm here. After all, a town founded in 1872 must have a few dust-covered relics for me to find!
Unfortunately for me, it's not all sunshine and daisy's! Over the past week, I have been bitten by a nasty redback spider, had a much larger spider run across my hand whilst washing dishes, found an infestation of mice in our house and caught a severe virus... Not to mention the other bugs. I'm considering it a form of hazing that the outback likes to inflict on us 'city types' & it's not going to discourage me just yet.
I've also seen some beautiful birds in our yard! Kingfishers, magpie-larks (peewee's), desert finch, green finch, doves, princess parrots and more... They're very cute indeed and work well to rid the garden of bugs & moths.
During my obligatory pre-move research on the town I came across these few pictures. Whilst the town itself is much larger than during the 50's and 60's, there is still a close-knit vibe & of course the scenery remains the same too.
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| Old Halls Creek Hotel - Cliff Sherry (policeman) - Walter Darcey, Ruby Plains - Ken Cameron, Flora Valley - Gordon Buchanan, grandson of Nat (Bluey) Buchanan - Drover, overlander, explorer - couple of local ringers 1948 |
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| Waterloo station.... open camp drafting bullocks for overland droving trip to Queensland 1950 |
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| Aerial photo - Traeger Park in centre - Todd River at bottom. 1962 |
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| Alice Springs Trucking Yards Cattle Sale - Rail Wagons in foreground and Road Train Transports in background. 1964 |
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| RAAF - Canberra Bomber - Alice Springs Airport 1964 |
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| Alice Springs trucking yards - Burning carcases during drought Late 1960's |
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| Old ghan croosing finke river. approximately 3 miles south of Finke township. December 1965 |
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| Alice Springs Memorial Club concert, Patrick Thomas conducting. 1967 |
x Sianne
How exciting! Good luck, my love. I know you'll be running the place in no time. I might even have to come visit when I return to see how the other half live ;)
ReplyDelete"You'll never ever Know, unless you never ever GO" was the tourist enticing catch cry. Now you've gone! Enjoy the adventures awaiting in the Red Centre, except for more critters!
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