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Yeah yeah I know I said I would write a journal when I got to Bobby and Ross’ place but I just haven’t got round to it. So what have I been up to, ok starting from Friday and getting on the bus at Bateman’s Bay to come back to Melbourne…..what a journey that was, although it knackered me out as I didn’t sleep much I really enjoyed it. The bus was only half full so I had two seats to myself and could lie out across them which helped. The journey took 11 hours all together, but it doesn’t normally take that long if you were driving yourself, it was because we kept stopping to drop people off and pick people up along the way….and we had a few toilet brakes. That was weird stopping of at a BP garage at 3am and the guy who was serving us food and drinks was so alive and happy you would have thought it was the middle of the day!!!!
I met a guy on the bus as well……..now don’t get excited he was an older guy but was really interesting to talk to, he is married and has been sailing for three months round the coast and was making his way home…it was really nice to have someone to talk to whenever we had a brake. And from some of my experiences out here it was nice to meet a genuinely nice guy.
So Ross picked me up from the bus station….when I arrived at the bus station I thought I hope he finds it ok as I didn’t have a clue where I was and the bus was early coming in so I had to wait for him. But he found me and we made our way to the car…I just couldn’t wait to have a shower I felt so grubby (how am I ever going to cope going back packing ha ha). After I had freshened up I still felt like a zombie, but we went to this shopping centre in Chadstone, it is huge I was in heaven!!! The only thing I missed was buying all the wonderful presents that I saw for people……..I really miss my x-mas shopping!!! We went and had some lunch and I thought I would be really healthy so I had a jacket potato, then we walked past this coffee place and decided to have a coffee………you should have seen it their was chocolate everywhere, all around the café and I just couldn’t resist while Bobby and Ross had a coffee I decided to have an ice cream….wow did it taste good and I had just ruined my being healthy for the day!!! (Nothing Changes!!).
We then went out for dinner that evening to a place called The Wheelers Hill Hotel, it was lovely and me Bobby and Ross had a good old chin wag and played on the poky machines of course. It was nice to see some young people around the place because in Bateman’s Bay it is a bit of a retirement home so there was no chance of me ever meeting a nice young man up there!! It’s nice to be back in Melbourne I really like it down here….but then again I haven’t seen Sydney and I may really love it there. So when we got back from having dinner we watched a film called Brothers Gimme really weird film, but for you film lovers out there its worth watching. I woke up Sunday morning and felt so much better, so we all got ready and went out for a drive, we went everywhere it was such a lovely day and we drove all along the coast line by the beach it was so beautiful and we stopped and walked along the pier…..I had such a great day!!! When we got back to Bobby and Ross’ it was time to go over to Sue and Lach’s house, and I drove, my first time behind the wheel of a car in 2 months and it was an automatic…..well what an experience but I thought I did really well even if I do say so myself ha ha!!!
The reason I drove over to Sue and Lach’s house in Ross’ car is because over x-mas I will be having it and need the practice. So my plans over x-mas are that I am going over to Bobby and Ross’ place the Thursday before x-mas just so they can go through a few things with me like how to look after the swimming pool and lock the house etc. they then go away on the Sat for a week I think and I will be driving them to the airport at 5am….scary!!! It’s about a 30 minute drive to the city airport, I just hope I can find my home ok!!! But I can’t wait, it will be so nice to have a place on my own just to chill and swim in the pool and relax over x-mas in the 40 degree heat!!! I am driving over to Sue and Lach’s house on x-mas day to spend the day with them and the kids so I am really looking forward to that.
I have been doing a lot of planning in regards to my travels, at the moment I am thinking of going on a tour with Connections Adventures they are an 18-35 year old holiday company and take you around oz on an adventure packed holiday….again it is expensive but with this one all of your food and accommodation is included. Because it is a lot more money than any of the others I have been looking at (because the others don’t include food or accommodation) I am thinking of doing a smaller connections adventure tour around Tasmania for 7 days before I spend all that money on the big tour around Australia which lasts 26 days. I am thinking of doing Tasmania in February and I haven’t quite decided when I am going to do the 26 day tour around Australia. So because I have got quite a lot of spare time I am going to look for some work, something part time would be good ha ha!!!
Well this week at Sue and Lach’s I haven’t been doing a lot, just laying out in the sun as it has been around 32 degrees since I came back down from Bateman’s Bay LUSH!!! Hope your all enjoying the cold weather back in England. I went shopping yesterday and had to buy a Santa hat as Rachel my cousin out here Lach’s sister is taking me out a week on Friday to a x-mas bash and we all have to dress like Santa!!! Can’t wait but things may not go to plan if she can’t find a baby sitter as she has four kids to look after!!
I will posting all my x-mas cards off this weeks or early next week so expect them…..all the family’s x-mas cards have been sent in a big bag to mum so she will be giving them out. If you don’t think I have your address and you want to receive a x-mas card from me then e-mail me your address and I will make sure I will post one to you…but I think I made sure I had everyone’s before I left.
NAN & JOHN - thanks for the card it arrived yesterday big kisses to you and John.
RACHEL, DARREN & SHANE - thanks for the card I got it yesterday aswell...got your new address now thanks. Hope Shane isn't growing up to fast while I am away. Hope everything is going ok with the new house and moving in. Missing you loads xx
I am really having a great time out here, but now x-mas is coming up I am missing home a lot….I need a good night out with all my friends who I miss so much!!! And my family I miss more than I could ever imagine and will miss so much over x-mas. But I will have a great time out here and it will be one to remember for the rest of my life. It is weird being in a country that is hot over x-mas, in some ways it doesn’t really feel like x-mas apart from walking in the shopping centre and seeing Santa Clause all dressed up and looking really hot in this heat!!!
Anyway I really should go and sit outside with a nice glass of wine in this lovely sunshine, think of me while your all at work slogging away in the freezing cold. Keep posting those messages.
Love you all : ) : )
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