After record breaking rain washed away the beaches and towns along the east coast I decided to find drier scenery. Cue a quick jaunt to the Red Center, the Bush, the Outback, the err Middle. The flight into Alice was civilised enough, though it should have been for the price of the ticket, and the YHA was very liveable. Alice Springs is the largest town in these parts, with nothing but cattle stations for company, it boasts a couple of shopping malls, a Woolies, a Coles and a fun bar called Bojangles (more on that later). The town doesn't feel relaxed, the shops are the usual mix of clothing, gifts and tat, but the aboriginal art shops are staffed by white people, in fact the clothes shops are staffed by whites, as are the music, book,
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