Seriously, I just spent like an hour writing about the next couple of days and then I try to post it and then the next page I see is, we're sorry for the inconvenience....this is prettty gay, but since i've been putting off doing another one because of this "inconvenience", i guess ill just skip onto my Adelaide trip I got back from this past Tuesday!
So everything was prepared, we were ready to go and everyone was packed up, but of course we were running late because I decided to make everyone breakfast...go ahead, typical! So we're on our way to the mall to catch a taxi and Josef had an "oh shit moment", and we're all like, "Josef doesn't have these moments" so we all said, "oh, shit"and yes, we all each other a Pepsi! Anyways, what happened was in the midst of all the craziness on the computer trying to find the cheapest plane tickets, the dates accidently got switched, this was an honest mistake and I reassured him i've done much dumber things in life and proceeded to give examples, i'm sure you guys could think of a couple yourselves! But, Tiger airways being the crap airline they are, didn;t cut us a break and give us any type of reimbursement or new plane to get on, so it was no Tasmania for us...Worse things could have happened so i was okay and Josef was kind enough to pay for the mistake. So we pondered on what to do and decided to do something instead of eat away at ourselves on what we could be doing, so to the camper van place it was! After being sent on a wild goose chase to find some form of transport (a walk around the airport and 2 taxi's later), we finally found "The Camper" and decided to go to Adelaide! After signing all the paper work, it was Aldi time and the adventure had begun (actually it started when we walked out the door, but lets be sentimental).
After stocking up on necessities and beer (oh wait, thats a necessity also) we went to the student village (my home) to grab some odds and ends, eat a good meal and head on our way. Josef began driving and we were all feeling good and excited about the days to come. Heading west while the sunset hit the windmills, hills and sparse trees was a great start (and a sign we were going the right way haha) After a a little while we stopped and got some gas and switched drivers, and we talked the front desk lady into giving us coffees...Score!
I'm eating Planters' trail mix right now and omgosh...so good!
Anyways, it was late and Harry and I were in the front jamming while Penn and Josef chilled in the back! first, it was like an hour of hardcore dub and dance, then I found my way to a station that was playing "everybody wants to rule the world" by Tears for fears haha how symbolic and not to mention total CRANK! so after blowing the speakers in the van, we made it (t about 3 a.m) to Victor Harbor! It was time to drink the rest of the day away and forget about what we did to get there...and we did!
After a couple hours of sleep, we realized there was an island about 100 m away via a bridge. We ate some breakfast and I thought it would be a good idea to start the day off with a little hike...! So we make it to Granite Island and start to walk around, random large rocks everywhere, large grass and great scenery...it was okay at first, but the we make it to the other side with crashing waves and massive rocks collected along the ridge so we hop a couple ropes and start to jump along the rocks which was pretty freakin' sweet i might say! After some good photos and 30 mins of jumping from rock to rock Josef and Penn decided to head back due to running out of time at the parking meter and I wanted to try and run along the coast to finish the perimeter of the island. as i o around, of course I see some great things and have to stop to try and soak it in, but i begin to run late so of course i look for a short cut. Okay first, it was a fairly small island and I knew which direction to go, (for those of you who think im directionally impaired) i just thought I could hop some fences to save time! WELL, i had the right idea but 1.) i ended up at a cliff, but the bridge was in my eyesight and @.) I swear I hit 100 spider webs on the way! and we all know that Australia is notorious for its poisonous spiders! haha so you can imagine me, by myself, freaking out like im schizophrenic every 5 seconds cause I feel like im gonna be bitten by some huge spider! But, I make it down in about the same amount of time if I were to fallow the trail (i swear okay haha) and meet up with everybody to start back to Adelaide.
So its gotten prettty lengthy and the next couple of days are priceless memories i'd like to share without you wanting to tare your eyes out from looking at a screen forever, so stay tuned and I hope all is well with any and all of my readers!! Have a good day
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Yeup, the first one!
WOW! This took wayyy too long to start! I've tried to start it a couple times, but so much has happened I get lost and just give up, but ill just start from the beginning i guess...
I left at 10:30 on Friday and arrived Sunday at 11. The 4 plane rides weren't too bad (except for the one to California in the Twilight Zone) and the flight from Sydney to Melbourne was worth the wait, I swear it is nothing you can see anywhere else. I arrived and was super hot because the clothes I had to take out of the suitcase either went in my book bag or on me and plus I could barely carry everything I brought. After I found who was supposed to be taking me to my temporary new home, I made the mistake of calling him sir...now one might think this was a kind gesture, but not to an Australian! After getting a new butt-hole I found out that they thought I was arriving on the Germany flight a few hours earlier...so yes, there wasn't any space for me in the van! I solemnly looked for something to do, maybe get a drink cause I was about to die of thirst, but I noticed that a 16 oz coke was 4 FING dollars! I decided to thirst to death before I spent that much on a coke so I sought out a plug for my computer. I finally found one in the corner of a magazine shop that wasn't occupied, so it was me and the floor for the next hour and a half.
Finally, my ride arrives and he tosses my stuff in the trailor attached to the van. He looks at me and says its a little bumpy so secure it good (there wasnt anything to secure it with so I tried to tightly pack it). The first freakin' 5 seconds of the ride, I thought I was going to have a heart attack cause I turn around and the trailor is flying through the air and everywhere...luckily I decided to put my book bag in the seat with me! Other than that, it was nice to be in a car and on the ground.
I get to the Village and I just know that there gonna be closed because the way things have gone the past 2 days and I would be stuck on the street, but finally I get a break and someone is there to take me to a room. I drop my stuff off and try to get some internet and try to contact someone...but as soon as I thought things were looking up, I don't get any internet. So I walk out, trying to figure out what the F is going on and someone asks me if I wanted to go to the store...so I did cause I was going to starve to death. I get box wine, bread and juice with the little money I exchanged because it was so freakin' expensive to exchange at the airport. So we get back and its about 5 by now and everyone starts to drink...not good if it feels like 1 in the morning! So of course I get to drinkin' a few cups of this wine they call "goon", (cause its 10 dollars for 4 liters and its 10 percent alcohol...it tastes like goon) and then I realize that I haven't eaten anything but a couple pieces of bread, so before I know it...yea you know where I'm going with this! Needless to say, volleyball was really hard to play while stumbling everywhere, but man I had a good first night kickin' butt in volleyball at the Village! By late night, i've been up for a couple of days and I decide to rearrange my room and get some sheets on the bed before I pass out on the gross floor!
After waking up like 4 times, I realize I have to be at an orientation soon! So i try to look up how to get to campus and I only get confusion...lost...and finally to campus after having to ask everyone on the bus for change cause I didn't have enough money.... HA! what a good way to make friends!
Because this is getting quite long, I will continue the recollection of my adventure another day.
I left at 10:30 on Friday and arrived Sunday at 11. The 4 plane rides weren't too bad (except for the one to California in the Twilight Zone) and the flight from Sydney to Melbourne was worth the wait, I swear it is nothing you can see anywhere else. I arrived and was super hot because the clothes I had to take out of the suitcase either went in my book bag or on me and plus I could barely carry everything I brought. After I found who was supposed to be taking me to my temporary new home, I made the mistake of calling him sir...now one might think this was a kind gesture, but not to an Australian! After getting a new butt-hole I found out that they thought I was arriving on the Germany flight a few hours earlier...so yes, there wasn't any space for me in the van! I solemnly looked for something to do, maybe get a drink cause I was about to die of thirst, but I noticed that a 16 oz coke was 4 FING dollars! I decided to thirst to death before I spent that much on a coke so I sought out a plug for my computer. I finally found one in the corner of a magazine shop that wasn't occupied, so it was me and the floor for the next hour and a half.
Finally, my ride arrives and he tosses my stuff in the trailor attached to the van. He looks at me and says its a little bumpy so secure it good (there wasnt anything to secure it with so I tried to tightly pack it). The first freakin' 5 seconds of the ride, I thought I was going to have a heart attack cause I turn around and the trailor is flying through the air and everywhere...luckily I decided to put my book bag in the seat with me! Other than that, it was nice to be in a car and on the ground.
I get to the Village and I just know that there gonna be closed because the way things have gone the past 2 days and I would be stuck on the street, but finally I get a break and someone is there to take me to a room. I drop my stuff off and try to get some internet and try to contact someone...but as soon as I thought things were looking up, I don't get any internet. So I walk out, trying to figure out what the F is going on and someone asks me if I wanted to go to the store...so I did cause I was going to starve to death. I get box wine, bread and juice with the little money I exchanged because it was so freakin' expensive to exchange at the airport. So we get back and its about 5 by now and everyone starts to drink...not good if it feels like 1 in the morning! So of course I get to drinkin' a few cups of this wine they call "goon", (cause its 10 dollars for 4 liters and its 10 percent alcohol...it tastes like goon) and then I realize that I haven't eaten anything but a couple pieces of bread, so before I know it...yea you know where I'm going with this! Needless to say, volleyball was really hard to play while stumbling everywhere, but man I had a good first night kickin' butt in volleyball at the Village! By late night, i've been up for a couple of days and I decide to rearrange my room and get some sheets on the bed before I pass out on the gross floor!
After waking up like 4 times, I realize I have to be at an orientation soon! So i try to look up how to get to campus and I only get confusion...lost...and finally to campus after having to ask everyone on the bus for change cause I didn't have enough money.... HA! what a good way to make friends!
Because this is getting quite long, I will continue the recollection of my adventure another day.
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