Alice Springs Camel Races

On July 12, 2008 Travis and I went to the Alice Springs Camel Races. We had a great time there and we were able to get pretty close up to the action to get some pretty good pictures. Travis really wants to be one of the riders in the race next year. We'll see how that goes!












Here is a picture of the main area. We were trying to get all of the flags blowing at the same time.


Here is a cute picture of Travis and I in are outback hats! I really like this picture!

Here is Travis looking handsome as ever!



They also had some races were people pulled other people in these little wheeled vehicles.

We also had a great time watching the belly dancers there. They performed several different routines and one of them was really funny!


We can't wait until next year...it was a lot of fun!

Fireworks at the Base

On Saturday the 28th of June, the base put on a Independence Day celebration that ended in some great fireworks. Travis and I just went at the end for the fireworks, but it looked like a lot of fun and we might go sooner next year.




Check out the red, white, and blue fireworks! We thought these were really neat!


Here are our friends Mark and Paulene at the Independence Day Celebration. They came to Alice Springs right before we did. We actually met them before we came here. Mark is originally from Michigan, so we bonded over the Red Wings right away!


Travis and I pose for the camera...I have no idea what I was looking at!

Alice Springs Show

The Alice Springs Show was the weekend of July 5, 2008. It was a wonderful fair with rides that we took some neat pictures from. It also has the show component. People compete in many different categories. One that was particularly interesting to me is the scrapbooking section. They have contests for best page, best 2 page spread, and best album. I am really looking forward to entering in the contest next year.

Travis Playing Volleyball

This is a bit late coming, but these pictures are from April 18, 2008. Travis went to play volleyball with his co-workers. The courts were actually sand beach volleyball courts, but they were indoor. Also, there were nets all around the court, and the rules here allowed the volleyball to be played off of any of the nets. I had a great time watching Travis play.