To Fly in the Face of Karma

There are a lot of flies in Alice Springs at the moment.  While walking home this afternoon I was constantly surrounded by them.  Buzzing around my head, landing on my glasses, nose, ears and anywhere else that they could get to.  This fly was unlucky.  I swallowed him.  He was happily flying along right in front of my mouth and 'shuuuupp', in he went.  After a bit of coughing and spluttering I swallowed him down and kept walking.  The fly obviously had other plans and, from what it felt like, tried to crawl back out.  I was pretty surprised to feel him doing this and gave him a helping hand coughing him up.  After that I'm sure the fly was pretty shocked by his unexpected detour.  However, after being violated like that he was not to walk, or fly, away.  I took my revenge.

Sunset in Tennant Creek

Taken while I was going for a wander under a clear blue sky.

My Harry Potter moment at the Hanging Temple

Lewis, Naomi and Edie Visit Alice Springs

Feeding the Black-footed Rock Wallabies at Heavitree Gap.

Enjoying the view at Ormiston Gorge in the Western MacDonnell Ranges.

Chillin' with the Black-footed Rock Wallabies

At Heavitree Gap, Alice Springs.

An historic moment

200,000 km down and still going strong.

It's confirmed...

I have a brain.

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Photos from Mum, Dad, Laura, Paul and Max's Visit to Alice Springs

Max hiding behind the television

Max and me standing outside the nocturnal house at the Alice Springs Desert Park 

Laura and Max watching the bird show at the Desert Park

Me at Simpsons Gap

Family at Simpsons Gap

Max running on a train at the Old Ghan Museum

Max playing on a tractor at the Old Ghan Museum

Climbing Mt Gillen

This afternoon I went up Mt Gillen. Didn't get to the top but got most of the way. Up the rock face and to the tip. We didn't walk along to the cairn as it was getting dark. Even so the 4.3km was a nice round trip. I haven't ever come down in the dark before. The moon was a little late in rising so it didn't help much on the way down. I'm glad I had my head torch.

The view from the first look out.

The view going up the hill.

View of the first valley as the sun goes down.

Posing for a photo as the sun goes down.