G'day Nightstalker,
No, the dust isn't an all year occurrence, probably just a couple of weeks a year. Alice is a fairly windy place, due I think, to the Macdonnel Ranges (which are a series of parallel ranges) and the geothermal eddies generated by them. There's an awful lot of bare ground about, although it's not a desert in the same sense as the Gobi or Sahara. Technically it's an arid zone. Fortunately, the same winds that kick up the dust will more often than not blow it away. What can I say? It's a contrary sort of place!
G'day Garyp,
I've managed to persuade a few people to visit The Centre (locals call it Centralia) so I guess I'm a sort of unofficial tourism ambassador. It's a sort of public service that I provide for free
. I ain't being paid for it, that's for sure.
I've never been to Un Zud, but I'm guessing that the 2 places couldn't be more different. That's what struck me about the place; it's a total contrast to SE Queensland, where I grew up. Pack yer bags, my Anzac friend, the Land of the Long Red Sand beckons!
G'day Erick,
You must be due for a holiday soon? Why don't you pack up some of those lovely nokkies of yours and come for a visit?
I've got a scope so you can leave your 12 incher at home.
(But maybe bring some of those flash ep's of yours?)
Cheers to all!