The Revd Chris Carolane initiated and managed the Central Australian trip for five years. TCFS is indebted to him. His recollections of the journey, as well as those of students and support staff, are presented here.
During a brief interlude at Lake Hart, an enormous salt lake near Woomera, Chris Carolane talked briefly about the importance of the trip to his life and those of the students.
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Robert was one of our great contributors on the trip. Famous (or notorious) for his compulsive photography, Robert hit the big time at the Unbenanntluru-Kata Tjuta Information Centre when his poem about Uluru was lauded by staff and placed on its Facebook page (click here). Here Robert describes his attraction to indigenous culture.
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Also at Lake Hart, Nina (China), Peggy (Malaysia) and Jessie (China) discussed what made the trip so special for them. Freedom and new experiences rated highly. If you watch carefully, you'll see the ever-present flies buzzing over the camera lens.
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Coober Pedy is an isolated and very hot town in rural South Australia which is famous both for its opals and colourful local residents. In this short talk, Ru Qi (Malaysia), Minuri (Sri Lanka) and Yi Zhen (Singapore) share their recollections of a wonderful trip.
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On the long drive home, coach driver Chris Molloy kindly agreed to say a few words about his experience of driving students around Australia. Chris was exactly the right person to have on the trip: he was extremely knowledgeable about Australian history and worked like a champion even though he had one arthritic hip and an ingrown toenail. Country tough!
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Snakes alive! One of the highlights of the trip was a reptile show at the Alice Springs campground. A total maniac with a basket full of lizards, King Brown snakes and a huge python turned up and caused a major freak out for one of our poor students (name withheld!) The rest gamely stood their ground and shrieked for about 10 minutes as the largest snake crawled around their shoulders. Witness their suffering here.
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