The rare occasion during which one not only has a day off, but also a means to make a trip to town, is deceiving in the way that it causes extreme excitement and false expectations of relaxation. Respite from the daily grind simply cannot be found during the daylight hours of a single day in Alice Springs. I have only been to town two times during my five-week stay at Glen Helen, and both times were a race to cross items and tasks off my list before it was too dark to drive home safely. I expected to come home refreshed, but instead came home feeling I needed an additional day to relax after several tedious hours of errand running.
Such is the mirage of the day off in town.
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