VOL. 52 ISSUE 37 SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 P83
I
t doesn't rain out here. And when it
does, you're never here to see it. Every-
thing is scorched and roasted red, the
sky a gigantic grill turned up to max and
left on for a millennia. The sand is deep,
treacherous, energy sapping and never-
ending. It's easy to see how men far braver
than I have come to meet their maker in
this desolate, lonely expanse.
You really get an idea of how insig-
nificant you are in a place like Australia's
Simpson Desert. Nestled in the middle of
the world's biggest island, it's a mystical,
magical place, enormous beyond explana-
tion. Water is so scarce. Incredibly, life is
sustained here, from spiders to snakes and
dingoes.
But tonight, water is not scarce. Tonight
is the final night for the return leg of the
Daryl Beattie Adventures Simpson Desert
tour, and we've scored front row seats
to a lightshow to rival New Years Eve on
The desert sky put on a
show for us on the final
night of camping.
AUSTRALIA…
