I just spent the better part of a week touring through the alien landscapes of the central Australian deserts.  There are really no words to describe just how beautiful or surreal the experience was.

    

    

After a quick flight from Alice Springs to Rockhampton (thank you, Qantas Boomerang Pass!) I'm back on the east coast of Australia.  I'll be spending some time on the beach and joining a scuba trip out to the Great Barrier Reef, and then heading south to Brisbane.  More later.