Mayor evenement here in Alice Springs. It`s been raining a bit for the last days, so it`s cooler too. We almost hit the 40 degrees last week when it started to cool down again and raining. Yep, its one of those 5 days that it rains here. The rain is also in a mayor part of the northern territory, so it causes the Todd river to flow.
So it is rush hour here in Alice, the only time there are traffic problems , that you drive bumper against bumper to get to the river. Except when the Ghan (train with about 132 wagons)is passing in town and you find yourself at the wrong way of the railway, so you have to wait for about 1 hour and 24 min before you can cross the railway. But it`s amazing, the river flowing, it`s almost another town, it is another town, not a town somewhere in the red dessert. Dust storms, everything dry ,driving 243 ks to find a waterhole full with tourist, 42 degrees, sand everywhere. Even the map mention the river, Todd river (usually dry), no joke, its written on the map like this.
When the river is flowing for 6 hours , 35 min and 51 sec every 2 year, you can imagine, that everybody wants to see the usually dry river. And i mean everyone, people, dogs, birds, insects, etc. Mostly it is one dark red flow, but who care`s, the river is moving. So people swim, dogs swim, photographs, even the main newspaper is somewhere at the river. The river divide the town in two parts, it runs straight in the middle of Alice with just one bridge, another traffic problem. but who care`s. In the 2 years i`m living in Alice i have seen the river flow 5 times, and it is good, especially the days after. everything is greener and cleaner.
Besides that mayor evenement, life continues, back on full day`s. My eyes are fully recovered. Only i noticed that my mind sometimes still function in holidaymodus. Played some golf, hitting the gras less and less. Finishing another painting. . Maybe one day i have enough to really have an exhibition, who knows.
So it is rush hour here in Alice, the only time there are traffic problems , that you drive bumper against bumper to get to the river. Except when the Ghan (train with about 132 wagons)is passing in town and you find yourself at the wrong way of the railway, so you have to wait for about 1 hour and 24 min before you can cross the railway. But it`s amazing, the river flowing, it`s almost another town, it is another town, not a town somewhere in the red dessert. Dust storms, everything dry ,driving 243 ks to find a waterhole full with tourist, 42 degrees, sand everywhere. Even the map mention the river, Todd river (usually dry), no joke, its written on the map like this.
When the river is flowing for 6 hours , 35 min and 51 sec every 2 year, you can imagine, that everybody wants to see the usually dry river. And i mean everyone, people, dogs, birds, insects, etc. Mostly it is one dark red flow, but who care`s, the river is moving. So people swim, dogs swim, photographs, even the main newspaper is somewhere at the river. The river divide the town in two parts, it runs straight in the middle of Alice with just one bridge, another traffic problem. but who care`s. In the 2 years i`m living in Alice i have seen the river flow 5 times, and it is good, especially the days after. everything is greener and cleaner.
Besides that mayor evenement, life continues, back on full day`s. My eyes are fully recovered. Only i noticed that my mind sometimes still function in holidaymodus. Played some golf, hitting the gras less and less. Finishing another painting. . Maybe one day i have enough to really have an exhibition, who knows.