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    Disaster strikes

    12 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    After having a very nice little chat at 1am with some of the family. I began my attempt at sleeping. After spending an atrocious couple hours attempting to sleep in the freezing Melbourne airport it finally hit 4am, and the checkin opened up. And at this point, I checked my phone. My flight was cancelled.

    The anger I felt was unexpectedly strong. After a call to mum who calmed me down, I got my flight rescheduled. Qantas is a much nicer airline than jetstar. Not only was I able to check my luggage in at 5am for my 9am flight. They gave us food on the flight and free drinks and a chocolate. It's a small thing but honestly so nice. I will definitely reconsider before booking with jetstar again. I know it's only something small but I would rather pay a little more for food and the bag drop next time.

    Managed to make a friend on the flight and we shared an uber into the city. There was no way I had the mental capacity to figure out the bus/train to my hostel after all that happened.

    As a result I arrived super early to my hostel for check in so just relaxed in the common area for a couple areas and tried desperately not to fall asleep.

    When I could finally check in I lasted another couple hours before falling asleep.    Leggi altro

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    Perth

    13 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    I did not do much today.

    I woke up after sleeping for probably 14hrs. Much needed. Seriously.

    I decided to take the bus into the city to the supermarket. Perth has 5 bus routes that are all free which is genius and I love it. One of those routes goes straight outside my hostel into the main shopping area. So I bought food which I did not want to eat but knew I really needed to after how little I had eaten.

    I did intend to explore the city but after walking for about 20mins, i began to feel very dizzy and exhausted again. So i hoped back on the same bus i took in and finished the loop. It took me throughout the West and East sides of Perth so I got to see something at least.

    Back at my hostel I had a rest and once I felt better went for a little walk. I headed down to the river. Walking along it is surprisingly quite and fresh there. The wind blows straight in from the coast making it a very nice walk. I explored onwards a little and found a nice park. It was warm out but I was feeling very cold which made me think I needed to go back inside.

    Back in the hostel I went for another lie down and it became more of a sleep than a nap.    Leggi altro

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    City vibes

    14 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Woke up at a very respectable 8,30am. Another 12+hrs of sleep and I felt far more human.

    Turns out the hostel I am in has free breakfast. This is the 3rd time i have booked somewhere with breakky and forgot. So wonderful surprise, love me some free food.

    I then decided to hit the city. Perth icity tourist kiosk runs free tours daily. Every day is a different kind of tour which I kind of like. This morning was the 'Big Boom', so a tour on the gold rush.

    We wandered around the city learning how to gold rush effected the city, its architecture and how it worked. I found it fascinating how in an attempt to stop the gold getting stolen they didnt give any indication of which cart the gold was travelling in. As a result noone knew where the gold was when it was travelling. But also noone knew which cart it was in when it arrived. I have this mental image guards running around panicked that they cant find this cart of gold and the owner just standing there getting more and more agitated. Super funny to me for some reason.

    Our tour took nearly 2hrs which was a lot but we saw so much and learnt loads. And it was free, so cant go wrong.

    P.S. Ignore the blurry photos. My camera could not.    Leggi altro

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    Perth mint

    14 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Our walking tour dropped us off at the royal mint, so I thought it would be rude not to go in.

    The jewelry they had on display was honestly stunning. They had everyhting shiny, I was loving it. The most expensive item was a $749,000 which is about £450,000. Insanely expensive for a ring. It had a massive pink jem on it and and the band was covered in multiple diamonds. Like loads. I went full magpie and just looked at the shiny things for far longer than necessary.

    Thankfully I was interrupted from my fixation by the tour I booked on starting.

    The tour focused on the history of gold nuggets that were found. Our guide showed us 3 replicas. One was of the first massive one found, then the largest ever found and also the only remaining intact nugget. They are far larger than I was expecting and really helped me understand the craze that came from prospecting.

    They then took us inside to the vaults. There was loads of information up about the different types of gold that can be found and more on the history of gold in Western Australia.

    We then moved into a demonstration area and one of the workers walked us through the process of melting and pouring a gold block. It was amazing to see and you were close enough to feel the heat. The guy doing the presentation was very good aswell. He knew what he was doing and how it all worked. Well worth the visit.

    Outside was a scale that you could measure yourself on. It told you how much money you would be worth if you were made of gold. So from here on out I am worth over 6million and will taken nothing less than that!

    On the way out it was, of course, exit via the gift shop and I once again became transfixed by the shiny. I was close to buying some things but in reality it was all very expensive and I am very broke and will probably brake it in my big bag.    Leggi altro

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    Convicts and colonials

    15 marzo 2023, Australia

    Did another free tour. This one on the convicts and colonials who shaped Perths founding. Again very interesting, slightly more what I am interested in than yesterday so that was nice.

    It is fascinating how much Perth is covered in history. It feels like almost every road has a date or a plaque on it and has some historical building nestled between skyscrapers. Art is almost everywhere here aswell. Everything from stylised graffiti to sculptures. According to our guide. With every new building in perth, 1% of the total cost has to be put into some art project for the city. From a view point you can see 3 or 4 skyscrapers currently being built so the overall amount given to art must be high. And it shows. The streets are beautiful.

    I am not a massive fan of modern architecture but the way it had enveloped and shaped around the historical buildings is something I can definitely get behind.    Leggi altro

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    Art Gallery

    16 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    These are some of my favourite pieces. Dont ask me why, I'm not sure.

    From the tour of the colonials I decided to go to the art gallery. I am 50% sure I joined a free tour but I may have accidentally joined a paid one for free. But it was really good and when noone said anything, I wasnt going to leave.

    The tour was across the aboriginal art being displayed in the museum. There was a lot of the tradition style of art and different mediums. But also art done in a more realism style which I really liked. My favourite art to see is landscape realism so to see some done by aboriginal artists was really unique. At least that's that I thought.

    The gallery itself was very large hosting multiple rooms of different styles and time period in each. There were other rooms that I only briefly looked through. I'd sort of had information overload and couldn't handle any more. But these rooms were simply modern art and I don't get usually anyway so not sure I missed much.

    The gallery is free so I think I shall return if i have a free few hours to spare another day.    Leggi altro

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    Bell tower

    16 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Honestly the best fun. The bell tower is a beautiful modern building a similar shape to the Shard but only a couple stories tall. It is 18 bells, a ring of 16 with two semi tones. A very nice ring with a good chime.

    The tower is slightly unnerving because it is also a tourist attraction. The bells have a second story with a viewing platform for the public to see us. It wasnt obvious when we were ringing but sometimes you could see movement off to the side which was very weird.

    I did have a great time though as I got to ring stuff I haven't in a while. I was also very proud of myself as I rang the tenor which is the heaviest bell. It is 29 which is insanely heavy and far harder than bells I usually ring. I know it's kind of weird but I was happy.

    The view from the tower is beautiful aswell despite the weather I saw it at. You can see directly down the road into the main CBD and on the other side the view of the river is insane.

    Hands down one of my favourite rings thanks to the location, bells and views.    Leggi altro

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    Botanical Gardens

    16 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Despite the rain I made the interesting choice to go to the botanical gardens. It made for literally no tourists so I liked that and the rain was just a funny situation.

    The views were very obscured when I first arrived due to the weather. But I decided to stop under a pergola thing and by the time I had eaten my lunch the weather had cleared.

    As it was autumn there were not many flowers out but the landscape sculpting was still nice.

    The war memorial is also by the gardens so I visited that afterwards. It is a memorial to all the soldiers lost in multiple wars. Sadly the building all the names are listed in is massive and also full.    Leggi altro

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    Going for a wander

    17 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    After visiting the gardens I decided to walk around for a bit.

    I visited the house of parliament, a very nice building. A little memorial near the gardens that had quotes written into the stone. I thought that was cute. Another pergola, a lot of them are dotted about and I love the style of their designs. I feels very oriental and I like them.

    I took another of the free bus journeys. This one is new and goes right out of the city. It led to the university which runs alongside Matilda Bay which is a nice little port with a tiny beach. I ended up spending a couple hours there just relaxing in the sun and watching the animals. It is a hotspot of dog walkers and birds so there was a lot going on.

    Once back in the city I decided to visit the old court house museum. It is the oldest building in WA still standing and had a large amount of stories from when it was built. Lots of stories of aboriginals who were unfairly punished by laws they didnt believe in. But there were also stories of people advocating for correct treatment and aboriginal rights which is good to read about. Not all the british settlers were bad.    Leggi altro

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    Travel day

    18 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 22 °C

    Nothing like a 6am start. Plus loving the anxiety that made me leave with 1.5hrs before the bus left to do a 20min journey. Love my life!

    The bus was easy and surprisingly nice. They have a complimentary streaming service which had a really impressive range of media. The audio books intrigued me. But there were also movies, books, meditation and yoga guides. I was impressed. An easy 6hr journey.

    I arrived into Geraldton with an hour before check in so I found a spot in the shade and relaxed. Watched some tv and journaled while I waited.

    The hostel is really cute. Clean and boutiquey with simple facilities and practically on the beach. There are a load of plants and it's just a nice hostel. Not something I have said very often.    Leggi altro

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    Geraldton

    19 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 25 °C

    Relaxing at its finest. Wandering around Geraldton is a very easy task as it is rather small and there is not much to see. I bought some food for the next few days and realxed in the shaded area outside the hostel.

    In the evening there was a little concert by the beach. There were little food trucks and a massive stage. The band playing was surprisingly good for a tiny town.

    The sun set as they were playing which was very asthetic. I went down with the two girls from my room, we had crepes from one of the stalls and enjoyed the sun. It was a really nice evening and not at all what I was expecting.    Leggi altro

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    Museums

    20 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Ok so Geraldton does not have much to do. But I managed to find a few things of interest.

    I began my day with a dip in the sea, cause why not. Bit of a swim and reminding myself this is somehow my reality and I'm not dreaming.

    Then headed out to the museum. I may have accidentally walked into a thrift store and left with two books. But I had a very good reason, the books needed saving from this boring little town. One is on serial killer couples which is awesome. and the other is a LGBTQ+ book and there is no way anyone in this little racist town was ever going to by it. So I performed a powerful daring rescue and left with new reading material in tow.

    Also on the way was the arts and crafts centre. It is situated in the old goal making it both a point of interest historically and arty. However for some reason the front door was looked for 'security reasons' and told me to go to the other door. The other door had a sign that read 'locked on mondays'. So I'm not sure how I was supposed to get in. Very strange but it didnt look great from the window so no big.

    Finally arrived at the museum. For a place so small it has a rather large museum. There was the standard section for the aboriginal heritage of the coral coast. Lots about the old lore and how the british 'discovered' amazing things thanks to the aboriginal guides showing them. There was another section on a tv show, I think it was at least. It is set in a modern setting but the characters are all superheroes and it's based on aboriginal stories. At least that's what I thought it was. I'm honestly not sure as there was little to no text on the walls explaining it and most was in the aboriginal language. So I got throughly confused.

    The final two sections were the ones I went to the museum for. The VOC, a trading company based in the Netherlands in the 15-17th century used to use the west coast of Australia to get up to Batavia (now Jakarta in Indonesia) where they did trading with Asia for Europe. However the west coast had notoriously large amounts of tiny island, reefs and random shallow waters. As a result a large number of boats run aground here during their voyages. The museum is responsible for the protection of these ship wrecks and the artifacts within them.

    Most simply crashed due to not knowing where they were thanks to dreadful maps they had. However a few of note had sections in the museum. One run a ground after its captain decided they would chart a new route and hit land instead. Another managed to survive the reefs and outlying islands and hit instead straight into the mainland cliff. This one is interesting as accessing the wreckage is still extremely difficult today, and evidence was found at the top of the cliff, of survivors. If this is true, then neither the British nor the Holland sailors who first arrived here are actually the first settlers. However there is little evidence beyond the cliff so that is impossible to confirm.

    And finally another ship called the Batavia, name after the companies headquarters in Asia ran a ground. The survivors not only split into factions on the islands they were now stranded on. One faction beginning a brutal annihilation of any who opposed included the women and children sailing for pleasure aboard. The captain and other higher ranking officers had taken the remaining lifeboat and managed to sail all the way up to Batavia and somehow survived. The final group created an alliance with those running from the first group and managed to build themselves a boat out of the wreckage. They luckily did not have to test its ability as the captain returned soon after.

    What is also interesting is the boat held a large number of stone slabs. These slabs were intended for Batavia and when placed together created a massive arch way that would have signalled the opening to the city. Needless to say, this boat being lost had a lot of significance to both the people aboard and the company that owned it.

    Once thoroughly impressed and freaked out by this museum I left for lunch. Did a bit of stuff on my ipad and finished my world packers profile. Fingers crossed something comes of that but we shall see.    Leggi altro

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    Churches

    20 marzo 2023, Australia

    After lunch I headed to the cathedral. Despite its beautiful exterior I was not a massive fan of its interior. The person who designed it was also the priest at the time
    Hawes was a trained architect and designed the entire building. I did a tour and was a little disappointed that the focus was on the religious history rather than the architectural history.

    That being said the tour was also a little hard to follow. Our guide kept talking as thoigh the building was ancient but it was not. Construction began in 19,13. Built in 3 parts before finally being completed the interior has also been changed twice since then. First with vatican 2 then with a massive restoration that happened recently. As a result very little of the interior is original or in its original position. This made for a rather strange narrative that confused me greatly.

    After I head back to the beach to meet the girls from my room and after a little sunbathing we headed to a bar. We all bought this toblerone cocktail which was frankly disappointing. The girls had raved about it and said how nice it was. Personally I found it far too sweet and there was a strange taste I couldn't quite identify. Overall I didnt like it. But they made for cute photo and I enjoyed spending time with the girls.    Leggi altro

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    Relaxing

    21 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    Well I titled this relaxing but I'm not sure that's exactly right. We decided to make the interesting and frankly rather pointless decision to wake up at 5,30am to try and see the sunrise.

    Despite our best efforts the sun was blocked by clouds and we did not get to our destination until long after the sunrise. That being said, the walk was ok and the lighthouse was ok. I was expecting more particularly after out 45minute walk to get there.

    I found it hilarious watching one of the girls. She posts a lot and I love her attitude towards it all. We did however end up sitting on one of the ugliest beaches ever. As a result our only option was to take a very limited photo that could be edited to improve the colour. The beach itself was grey and covered in dead bracken and seaweed. Geraldton is not a very picturesque place at times.

    On our way back we stopped for coffee as we had been awake for 3hrs and none of us had eaten or really slept. Once back I did laundry. Headed to the laundrette to put all of our stuff on to wash. I began my new book from the day before while I waited. If you ignore the loud and rude aboriginals behind me, it was quite asthetic.

    I then watched some tv and relaxed in the shade outside my hostel. I spent quite I while here a si was beginning to feel very tired thanks to the heat and lack of sleep.

    In the evening we hit happy hour. $10 cocktails, I got a lychee and basil, very nice. But one was enough. I finished packing and cooked dinner before heading to bed.    Leggi altro

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    Bus trip

    22 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌙 24 °C

    Made my way back down to Perth today.

    I decided to wake up around 6,30am so I could collect my stuff and make sure I was properly awake before getting on the bus.

    The bus was as easy as it was on the way up. I downloaded more podcasts, they played sherlock on the tv and I had a nap. I wasnt thrilled to be on the bus again but was pleased to be leaving Geraldton.

    I had fun with the girls i met in my room and the beach is stunning but I would have been so bored if I stayed much longer.

    Check in was easy and the room is fine. I have heard some very had reviews about Hive and to be fair, it was fine. Were the bathrooms a bit grim yeah. But the room was really pretty. Though the bed unnerved me. I was on the top bunch with no railings on either side and the bed was just in the middle of the room. Like not the absolute middle but no part of the bed was attached to a wall. It was so unnerving.    Leggi altro

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    Nothing

    23 marzo 2023, Australia

    I literally did nothing today. My hostel check out was 10am. My new hostel check in was 2pm. I just sat in the common area and read.

    My new hostel was only two doors down and not great overall. The bathroom definitely leaves something to be desired. The wifi does not work in our room so that isnt great either.

    I went to woolies to buy some food and that was it. I had no desire to do anything else today so I did not.    Leggi altro

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    Street art

    24 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    Decided to do another of Perths free tours today. This one was on the street art around Perths CBD.

    The tour was cool to learn about all the artists in the city and the origins of the art. The city has some very nice artwork.

    Once the tour was over I joined two girls from the tour for lunch. I did have lunch already and I do that so I dont buy food for lunch. But I wanted to hang out with some people as my hostel isnt very social. We went for vietnamese food and it was so good. I had a pork bun and a duck wrap, not my usual choices but there was no veggie food.

    I then headed back to the art gallery. The galleries hadn't changed and were exactly as I remembered. I found the pieces I liked before still good and the ones I didnt get, I still did not get.

    I then headed to the library. There was no old section like Adelaide library which was sad. But I took a seat at one of the study sections. The wifi there was a lot better than at my hostel so I enjoyed that. I also grabbed my notebook out and did a bit of random writing. Some story ideas and random musings. I haven't done much of that lately so it was nice.

    I then just went back to my hostel and didnt do much. I had no intention to do much so I liked that. Im enjoying not doing anything.    Leggi altro

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    6 months

    25 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌙 25 °C

    Today marks the day that I left home. Tomorrow marks the day I left England.

    I'm gonna be honest it's been one hell of a ride. Part of me is like how has it only been 6months and the other part thinks it's insane that I've still got 8 more to go. I cannot quite comprehend it really.

    I did not do much again today. I just went to my favourite spot I found and read and wrote in the sun. It was a very lazy day and I proabbly should have done more for my final day in Perth but I am happy enough.

    It's nice to not be forcing myself to do something absolutely every day. I love travelling but constantly meeting new people, experiencing new places and being on the go is exhausting. I think I am going to try and adopt more slow travel into my plans. Less moving every couple days and choose instead to spend longer. That way I can do nothing for a few days but still get to do all I want too.

    I move on to Albany tomorrow when I have 6 days to explore and relax. It is going to be a little colder there than Geraldton was but that's ok.

    I'm still a bit in shock it's been 6 months.    Leggi altro

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    The trek to Albany

    26 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    Ok so, having the surname Wilkinson is a blessing and a curse. For years I have been at the end of the register, last picked and all that. But today I realised an excellent use of this position.

    When we get on the bus, they tick our names off. There is no proff of ticket or whatever, just need the surname. As I am always at the end, one quick glance is all it takes for me to roughly estimate how many people are going to be on the bus. With this number I can figure out how likely it is I will have a seat to myself. Today there was around 10 names, with the bus seating up to 40 at full capacity, anything less than 20 and we should have free seats.

    Now I know this isnt all that useful or amazing, but when you are facing a 3hr bus journey, you want to have a seat free beside you. The difference is immense.

    Finally managed to get on bus two. I had to switch at Bunbury to get me to Albany. But my ticket was split in two. I had the journey to Denmark, then from Denmark to Albany. The bus driver, bless his heart could not understand what I was explaining. He wouldn't let me on so made me run to the ticket office and get a print out. It was really strange but finally he let me on.

    Met a nice woman at one of our rest stops. She was getting the bus down to visit here daughter and we had a nice chat. Mixed up the monotony of sitting on a bus.

    This journey down is very different to the journey I took to Geraldton. Going north of Perth it was all red desert and tiny bushes. Down here it is all massive trees and lush grassland. The weather as well is different. Geraldton was all bright skies and searing heat. Down here it is autumn. Around 20°, over cast with a strong breeze. More the weather I would expect from England in October which is about right for this area and time of year. And as I wrote this, it is beginning to drizzle on me!

    After so many hours on a bus, I finally arrived in Albany. The hostel is cute and it is warmer than I had expected it too be.    Leggi altro

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    Albany

    27 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    I literally had the weirdest sleep last night. I was continually and consistently waking up every hour. Every hour. And it wasnt because the hostel is loud or uncomfortable, I just wasnt tired. So new feeling for me, I am properly rested. Wild.

    So I woke up around 7,30 for the billionth time and just decided to get up. Did a bit of journaling and then headed to the kitchen for the free breakfast. I love a hostel with free breakfast. And it gets better, it was pancakes. I havent had pancakes in so long and they were amazing.

    Afterward I headed to the tourist centre. I dont know if other travelers do this but I've found it's best to go to one and then the locals can tell you what's worth it and where to go. Unfortunately I thought they opened at 9,30 but it was actually 10am. So I wandered around a bit, looked at the town hall and aboriginal monument.

    When they finally opened one of the women in my room had the same plan as me so we decided to spend the morning together. We convinced another roommate to come with us and the three of us wandered around Albany's Historical District. It had everything from old buildings to museums and boats, the oldest cottage in WA and pictures of buildings a 100 years ago. We managed to find a photo of our hostel when it was a Hotel and bar. All of this was in a little 1k loop making for a very nice self guided tour of the city.

    Once done we headed back to the hostel. I needed some food so I went to Woolies and one of the others is doing the Billibum trail so had to record herself on that. On the way we saw a motorcycle that I loved.

    Then spent the afternoon on my ipad, watched some TV and hid from the rain. It is definitely autumn down here. Warm enough but overcast and the leaves are turning. A different kind of beauty.    Leggi altro

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    Sunrise

    28 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Once again I found myself being unable to sleep last night so at 6,30 am I decided I had enough. I got up, changed and put on my 'hot girl' playlist. Dont judge the name it was created by someone else.

    It is designed for a thredmil but obviously I dont have access to one of those. So instead, I put my headphones in, ignored the world and walked to the beat. It is a full of songs I like and played in order each song the tempo goes up. You start at a fast walk and end running. It was a surprisingly large amount of fun.

    And of course, it was just after sunrise, so that was my view of the harbour as I went. The sky was an insanely pretty pink and light grey. Half way though it began to rain and the sky became a mix of bright orange and dark blue.

    The rain was annoying but quite refreshing as little mist, so I didn't mind too much. Came back and journaled while I waited for breakfast to open. No point paying for food when it's free!    Leggi altro

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    Mountain climbing

    28 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

    I honestly love Australia they have such messed up proportions for things. Today, me and Bec, a girl from my room, climbed the mountain on the edge of albany. The mountain was a 500m to the top. From sea level. If anything it was a little disappointing I was expecting more. But as everything is so low the view was insane.

    We had lunch up on the 'mountain' before making our way back down and relaxing for the evening. Mina and I had been switching all the mattresses because they were super uncomfortable and made a bit of a mess so had to fix that.

    We had planned to go out for pizza for dinner. I cant really afford it but the place looked great and I'll happily spend money on food if others are with me. But then we realised on of the other places did a 2for1 on takeaway pizza, so we changed our plan. Had a nice evening chatting and eating the pizza. Bec is from Melbourne and we've made a plan to meet again next week when I'm there.    Leggi altro

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    Beach Day

    29 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    Mina and I decided to hit the beach today. It was supposed to get nice and warm and not too windy. Unfortunately the beach was a 1.5hr walk around the headland. Thankfully the second half of the walk was very pretty as the first half was all industrial port. Not so nice.

    The water was incredibly clear and they had a net up to stop sharks entering that area so it was safe. There was a pontoon a little ways out and somehow Mina managed to convince me to swim to it. I definitely did more of a doggy paddle over and it probably took me a good 10mins to make it. I am not a strong swimmer and the waves were a lot stronger than I would have liked. But Mina is a qualified diver and life guard so that made me feel better. The pontoon was a relief to finally reach and a lot of fun to jump from.

    I then took a nap on the beach and read a bit more of my book. The sun was rather strong though and I was beginning to feel its effects. I had also forgotten to bring food with me cause I am not smart. As a result to decided to cut my beach time short and headed back. The walk took far less time alone, I had my headphones in so was vibing the whole way.

    Once back I dealt with my sunburn by taking a cold shower and ate the rest of last nights pizza. By this point it was around 4pm and I just wanted to relax but a new person arrived in the room and I decided to be social. Something I was very glad for.    Leggi altro

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  • Amelia WilkinsonThis side of thingsViaggiatore
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    Actual mountian climbing

    30 marzo 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    The girl I got to speaking with in the room last night is travling around the south west with a car. And after realising we are very similar and getting on well all evening, we decided to take a little road trip today.

    We had our pancakes and headed around 30mins north of Albany to Castle Rock. Castle rock is an actual large hill, not quite as high as the south downs but the landscape is drastically different.

    Out hike took us straight up for around 3k before an extra stretch up the side of the rock on pegs and a ladder. It whole was up I was struggling. After going straight up Mt Melville a few days ago, and the 10k round trip than was the beach yesterday, I was struggling. But I powered through because I am an idiot but I am not a quitter. And the view was well worth it.

    We were above the tree line and could see straight to the mountains in land and the sea in the other direction. I could also see Melville and the difference in height was laughable.

    The whole trip took a few hours and Mia and I both realised we are very similar in life story and reasons for travling. She will be on the east coast around the time I am not so hopefully we meet again.

    Back at the hostel, I was done. Beyond done, I nearly fell asleep seated. So I had a cuppa tea, ate pasta twice because i couldn't be bothered to cook but was starving and watched suicide squad.

    I also figured out my expenses and realised I had not updated my budget since getting paid for my Hobart job. The one annoying part of my trval spend app is it doesn't add my income to my overall budget. So I did that manually and realised I now have an extra couple thousand to play with so that's always nice.

    We then all had an early night. Mina had to catch her bus to perth in the morning and Mia is setting off on her next stretch to Esperance. I'm not quite sure what I was do tomorrow once I am all alone again.    Leggi altro

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