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HAASTS BLUFF 1 Hi everyone It has been some time since our last post. During this time we have moved from Papunya to Haasts Bluff to manage the store here. You may recall that we had assisted here for four days in July while the community's sports weekend was happening. The community of Haasts Bluff (and store) is about 1/3 of the size of Papunya or around 150 people. Between Papunya and Haasts Bluff lies a range. The photo below is taken from this range looking south. If you double click on the photo and look carefully in the middle of the gap you will see the small community of Haasts Bluff - a speck in the vast spaces of Central Australia. On the eastern end of this range is the bluff from which the community gained it's 'white fellow' name - Haasts Bluff. The Luritja name for the community is Ikuntji (pronounced, Eek-kun-tji).  Below are some photos of Haasts Bluff (the geological feature).  Above - Haasts Bluff viewed from the Papunya road looking w