day one was off to a ripper start... sydey to alice via adelaide should have taken 4.5hrs, ended up taking 8.5... an hour sitting on the plane in sydney before take off was manageable, 3hrs in adelaide airport was painful though. after learning from the best, i had a whinge, they gave me food vouchers which were happily spent in the Coopers lounge - there is NOTHING else to do in adelaide airport.
Got into alice finally, checked into hotel for the night and went and climbed Anzac Hill. Amazing view and a sunset like something out of star wars. no real memories from when i was there 21yrs ago surprisingly but i could tell i'd been there before.
Jane Easton, Tapatjatjaka art centre manager picked me up early today, i had to buy food for the week which was mildly traumatic, knowing whatever you forget has to be done without for at least a week. Jane is fantastic and easy to get along with so should make the next few months easier.
The road to titjikala is longer than anticipated, took about 2hrs even with beautiful weather and reasonable road conditions. landscape is stunning. the colour of the sand kept changing from the darkest red to pure white and back again. titjikala is not what i expected, although i have no idea what i did expect. dogs everywhere! the vet was in for the day desexing and putting down any sick ones. the art centre is located in the middle of the community and the artists and other residents live in houses around that side, then there is another area off to the other side where the school building is, and where there is accomodation for the outsiders. met brett the youth worker who lives opposite me, he apparently worked as a life model at the art school sometime last year, small world. going to do an off-road 4WDing training course with him next week!
my house isnt all bad. took a bit of getting used to, and a 4hr cleaning spree with jane but is now clean and comfortable.
start work tomorrow.
over and out.
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