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Alice springs

The day I arrived in Alice springs, the main river in the area named Todd river which usually dry was flooding. I saw many kids enjoy swimming in the morning, but few hours later, it became flood-swollen river, cars were pushing through the water and finally the road was closed.

I heard that the river get water only few times a year.. everyone stopped and looked down this curious sight from a bridge.
I was worried that the out-back tour I will join in 2days how it will be....

However, I enjoyed staying this town of course ! 
I stayed here couple days to wait my friend Karin from Japan arrives. We have many difference such as age and nationality but also many things in common such as we both have loud voice, do not care such a small things, love drinking, traveling.... She is like my American sister. She is also world traveler, she traveled many places around Asia. And we go to Ayers Rock together this time !! I was so sure this is going to be very special trip.


In a backpackers, I met a girl from Germany, her name is Laura. She is very sweet, soft-centered personality.
She smiled and told me the one girl who left this morning wore and left with her one side of flip-flop.... and showed me red&brown pair of the flip-flop (pic), and asked me to go for shopping to get a comfy flip-flop together. So we went out together. 
 

When we came back, A Japanese girl came into the room, Her name is Yasuko, she is from Shimane Japan. She has been traveling around the world for a year, and Australia is the end of it. I felt she is kind of person who does things at her own pace but at the same time I saw earth in her. 


I went out with her, going to see the sun-set from the hill near our backpackers named Anzac hilll.  We ran up the hill, that was just on time, Sun was just about to set down...
We stunned when we saw the view from there... it was very beautiful...
There are double rainbows after the rain.
We see the whole town, Macdonnell ranges over the town,
the hills continue to the horizon on the other side of town.
I am going to deep in the nature in two days !! My adventure spirits were burning !!