Experiencing the Rare side of Alice Springs

We of the group find it funny that when we flew into Alice Springs, that it was raining one of the few times it ever rains a year. The last time it rained before we arrived was all the way back in January during one of there summer storms. After the first day we were kind of getting tired of rain from our  time spent in Cairns. So you would think the next day would be bright and sunny right? Wrong! We experienced a few more days of cloudy weather with spots of rain here and there. Why are we soo special to received this rain here in Alice Springs? We do not know.

Out on our four day long camping trip we traveled on Rock Bus tours with tour guides Fitzy (we are not sure if thats his real name), Princess (the stuffed kangaroo with her joey) and finally a camping expert Mark. We had a great time learning about the geography of the land and learning about the Aboriginal culture. Also we spent most of our time hiking and traveling the road in our Bus cause you have to drive at least an hour or so to get anywhere in Alice Springs. Throughout the trip Fitzy shared his "wisdom" and warned us of many terrifying things that can happen to us if we did not listen to what he had to say... Unfortunately for the majority of the girls did not catch his sarcasm and over emphisis on certain subjects. Some of the girls were soo scared at what might happen to them that they were more prone to die from worrying than from actually getting hurt.

Fitzy was a very well knowledged person and a great comedian. We all had fun camping out with him and Mark. Now, I would also like to share this important tip... Do not go out camping with just a swag! You are most likely going to get cold and damp from morning dew. Even though the swag is suposed to be waterproof. Just in case you dont know, swags are modified sleeping bags that are waterproof and come with a thin mattress and flap to cover your head. But it is highly recommended to bring an extra sleeping bag to put inside the swag.

Despite the troubles we had sleeping in swags, I believe that a few of us on this trip can say that camping out near Alice Springs was our favorite part of the trip. Unfortunately for one Christina she still hates it here...