Yes, touring Ozzie by air seems like your best bet. So it IS a true regatta, just no water! And on the rare occasion that there is water, the regatta has to be cancelled, because of the water! the Alice Springs Sailing Club, in the centre of this 'driest continent on Earth', which has an annual regatta in the Todd River, which is just sand! They make boat shaped things and guys and gals get in them, with their feet on the dry creek bed, and then race each other. a redhead is called 'Bluey', we have a few weird (for fun) institutions e.g. The Ozzie sense of humour (notice British spelling, not humor) is a derivative of the British, and is understood by Kiwis (New Zealanders) and Canucks (Canadians) but unfortunately not as well by Yanks (USA folk). Just looked at the link you included, to his 'The Last Continent'. Re Ozzie (aka Australia), no I don't know the Terry Pratchett books. Hi Windy, have been away from this site for awhile, busy buying a new house.
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