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May 21, 2006
Now this is Australia
On Saturday I flew into Alice Springs. It was sunny and pleasantly warm out, somewhere in the mid 20's. A ton of improvement over Melbourne already. As I may have mentioned before, Alice Springs is known as the 'Red Centre', which is quite appropriate. From the window of the plane, all that I could see while landing was miles and miles (you just can't say kilometers and kilometers of..) of red earth and short trees. This is the stereotypical Australian landscape, and I'm fine with that.
Checked in at Annie's Place, nice little hostel that used to be a motel. There's a pool and a pub/restaurant that has the best $5 dinner specials. Later that night I enjoyed a great kangaroo goulash pie with side salad and chips. You really can't beat that for five buckaroos...except maybe that it's only $16 for a dorm bed.
Had an afternoon to kill so I decided to check out my future pub of employment. Bojangles Saloon, otherwise known as Bo's is so authentically Australian, you'd take it as a tourist trap if it was located anywhere else in Australia.
My immediate boss wasn't there but I was introduced to Chris, the owner. He's sitting around havin a few with a bunch of the locals to whom I was immediately introduced. It was at this point that I realized I had finally found that true sense of Australia. I literally felt like I was in that pub from Crocodile Dundee. I met Dennis a.k.a. 'Dingo', Ozzy, Daz and Dazzler, just to name a few. During the next couple of pints, I took the piss (Aussie for a friendly ribbing, to be made fun of) for my accent, for my hat and for my facial hair. Can't wait to start work already!
If you've checked out the Bo's website, you'll notice that it has live webcam coverage all the time, as well as email music requests. SMS music requests are supposed to be coming online next month. Not exactly the norm for a saloon with guns in the bar, Ned Kelly at the door, triumph motorcycles, boots hanging from the ceiling, pelts, buffalo horns and the skin of a 17ft croc. And that's only a brief summary of the decor. I'll be sure to get some pics up so you can see the extent to which this bar oooozes Oz at every level.
I reckon I'm gonna be in Alice for a few months, so if you're travellin round down undah, stop by Bo's for a few, it'll be my shout!
Posted by Dr.Unk at May 21, 2006 11:58 PM
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