September 2006

For the third time i arrived save and well in Alice, first time in 2oo5 with our honeymoon, second a month ago on my own with cellie, and now as a family. We arrived here with a car and roofrack stocked with 20 boxes.

We spend a few days organizing stuff, meeting some Aussie (which name i prefer not to tell) who i met on the camping ground the month before, and who became a friend. Going out , have tea (dinner) at Bojangles, a few barbie`s at the campground. We had fun, but it was time to find a job , no money means no future. One of the biggest mistakes civilization invented.

Off we go, finding a job, second company i walked in , is agree to take me on casual base. No worries, an engineering company, specialized in welding and bushjobs. A little bit information about bushjobs, it`s a job where you load the truck full with gear and material, disappear for a few days or even weeks in a 4 star resort as yulara(the rock) or in a place who knows where in the middle of the outback, mostly aboriginal communities , where you sleep in open air or dongas with no stars. The goal is to build up a construction with 12 hour work days with a team, mostly 3 guys, goes from sheds, houses, and architectural pearls. Quite interesting and unique those jobs, and good money ,but those stories are for later.

So that was the good news, the bad news was that i had to go on one of those bushjobs in the week that was coming. But we needed the money, and we had a friend here. I had to go for 2 weeks to Tennant Creek, 600 k`s from Alice . I asked our friend to take care of my wife, second important lesson i learned, never ask a friend to take care of your wife. Packed my gear together in the early morning, gave a goodbye kiss to Sara, and closed the door. Jumped in the truck, and left Alice driving to a unknown job and unknown future.