Flies in Australia
A daily 'routine', so many flies on your back (and if you give them a chance in your nose, ears and eyes).
Tanami Road, September 2nd, 2000
Hi There!
Lars and I are slowly going completely nuts. The sound of Bzzz makes us shock spastically. Here in the red centre of Australia there are quite a few flies. As soon as we stop over 100 flies fight to get the first row seat in our ears, noses and eyes. As soon as we put on our very usefull flymasks they have to do with only our legs and arms. Something they do with all pleasure in the world. It feels like we're wearing long jeans. My legs are already covered in flies.
Sunset is a blessing in this country, but not because it is too hot in the desert. It is because then the flies go to bed. Then we finally have some rest. Mosquitos don't exist here. When I get up with the sun in this area I can't finish my breakfast without a flymask. There are in ten minutes two dead flies in my tea and a hundred on my tent. It sounds like there are another million flies flying outside. We would feel perfectly comfortable on a Dutch rubbish dumb if it wasn't for the smell.
Lars and I are slowly going completely nuts. The sound of Bzzz makes us shock spastically. Here in the red centre of Australia there are quite a few flies. As soon as we stop over 100 flies fight to get the first row seat in our ears, noses and eyes. As soon as we put on our very usefull flymasks they have to do with only our legs and arms. Something they do with all pleasure in the world. It feels like we're wearing long jeans. My legs are already covered in flies.
Sunset is a blessing in this country, but not because it is too hot in the desert. It is because then the flies go to bed. Then we finally have some rest. Mosquitos don't exist here. When I get up with the sun in this area I can't finish my breakfast without a flymask. There are in ten minutes two dead flies in my tea and a hundred on my tent. It sounds like there are another million flies flying outside. We would feel perfectly comfortable on a Dutch rubbish dumb if it wasn't for the smell.
A little further south once again proof of the abundance of flies!
