Well, it’s less than 48 hours since I got a call from the MediaGiants office about a possible trip to Alice Springs, and now I’m here in the plane.

No idea why I’m going (obviously West Coast are playing) but it would have been much easier to send someone from Adelaide, I’d have thought. I guess I’m just a star
My brother-in-law and his wife live in Alice, so after not having seen Tim for a couple of years, I’m about to see him again after seeing him at Christmas. Weird.

Apparently the hotel I’ve picked is a good one, Tim says, and I’m staying with him and Sil on Saturday night,when I’m also eating at his restaurant, which is sports-themed, so fits in nicely with the purpose of the trip.

We’re in a Boeing 717, which is pretty small, I can tell you. Two to the left of the aisle, three to the right. I was wedged in with a couple of old Poms, who seemed quite fascinated by the fact that a fair number of the West Coast boys had a chat as they shuffled past me on their way to their seats, but a kind cabin attendant moved me a couple of rows forward where there was just one bloke in a row of three.

Lunch was quite nice, surprisingly. Cold silverside and roast veges, and a bread roll.

Ah, the Nano. Such a good thing, and if only I’d had it when we went to Taiwan last year. (Ignore that they weren’t out then.) With the Westone IEMs, you can feel the engines more than hear them. SO sweet! (Sitting here listening to my ‘Christian’ smart play list. The new one for Casting Crowns has gone missing, but I’m listening to some old stuff, and the bass in “Send it on Down” (Youth Alive Sydney) is just stellar, and really makes me appreciate these headphones. (And David Holmes has got outstanding guitar all over the album, and it’s always a pleasure to listen to him.)

The boys are heading to the oval after we arrive, so I’d better find out when and get there to get a story, I guess. Adelaide fly in tomorrow morning, so I’ll be back out to the airport to see them and get a quick story for their site.

Because I’ll be carting around, I’m getting a car while I’m there, which will be nice.