Day 8 "In spite of appearances, how can the journey actually continue?

Day 8 "In spite of appearances, how can the journey actually continue? Didn't feel like much brekky today. had a good sleep, finished packing and then we went to get some last minute purchases. we then headed for the airport, to return the vehicles and fly home. We checked in, my luggage over the 23 kg weight limit, so I had to pay $20 excess luggage. We then had a group debrief and reflection in the cafe area. sitting on the Qantas flight I had an interesting talk with a man who was a high school teacher/ tutor, middle school years.  he'd been in Alice for sometime now. when questioned about the intervention, Aboriginal affairs, changes over the years, etc he said that he kept out of all of that and didn't want to discuss it, he just did what he did and that was that. He drove a bus which collected students from their homes in the camps and got between 2 to a dozen students. He felt there were plenty of employment opportunities but then again his son works in the bakery at Coles, so maybe we are talking about different types of opportunities when looking at the town? Main employment industries, tourism, running the town and Aboriginal affairs, also the American research base. didn't find out much about this when we were there but there are 300 homes for the American workers...not sure where there children are schooled and feels that they get their food sourced from outside not as part of the general community. interesting? No new housing being built or developed as Alice is land locked due to Aboriginal claims on the land. As a result prices are based on demand and extremely high. his two bedroom box, as he described it is worth between 400 k and  500 k. He said main violence is between the clans, not Aboriginals against the whites. Interesting. said our goodbyes at the airport. such a great group of people will miss them....sounds funny I know. Mark and kids there to pick me up. Rory couldn't believe I was wearing jeans, but it was 10 degrees cooler than the 38degrees we'd been used to. Words won't be able to describe the experience to others, as wont the photos. Profound and unique!Many personal reflections and introspection as this part of the journey finishes but it really is the beginning of a new awareness, motivation, acceptance and learning.