[Flieger]

That's good to hear, Glen.

Jeff, today I looked up Alice Springs on Wikipedia. I never knew a town in the middle of the outback could have that much history what with being the wartime capitol and having the satellite tracking station nearby, etc.

They mentioned the desert race which sounded almost normal (as in, they do it around here too) compared to camel racing (hmm, that sounds kinky) and the "regatta". For being an arid region you have some nice hills/rocks to go hike in and there look to be more than just tumbleweeds which is about all you'll see in our dry lakes.