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Hey everyone, how you all doing? im good having a good time here in Austraila, the weather is very hot between 35 and 40 degrees!!! so i hope your all having a good time in the cold and wet at home!!!! its been a while since my last blog so this ones probably going to be very long!!! not that my others aren't!!!
Well like i said in my last entry i didn't get up to much in Bangkok for the last three days, i spent most of my time reading my book or watch movies on the telly!!!! i did make it to see the grand palace and the lying budder which were great, well worth seeing! my flight to singapore and then on to Darwin was on the 13/10/07 i arrived at the airport at 7.30am for my flight at 11.45am, but the flight was delayed till 1.30pm and by the time we got on the plane it was about 2pm!!!! i was so bored waiting for the flight in the airport i read my book and listened to my ipod. the only good thing about the flight was the fact that when i went through to the gate i met two aussie guys going to perth and so we arranged to meet once we got off the flight, during the flight i sat next to an english couple and we had abit of a chat. i had just finished my book so i swoped books with the lady as she had just finished her book as well. once off the flight i met up with the aussie guys and we spent the next 4 hours in the bar!!! i was a bit drunk getting on the flight, but i was well behaved so i had no problems!!! i left the guys in the airport waiting for a flight to perth as there tickets weren't booked right so they had to go on stand by, i have no idea when they got home!!!
I arrived in Darwin at 4.30am on the 14/10/07 i was so tired and when i got off the plane i was met by a sniffer dog!! i had to put my hand luggage on the floor for the dog to sniff!! everything was ok apart from when the dog sniffed my big rucksack!!! i think the piece of rope i have attached to the bag so i could spot it easyer smelt if meg, dads dog!!! as the sniffer dog didn't want to leave it alone!!! my heart was going like the clappers!!! i new there was nothing in there but it was quite scary!! by the time id got through customs it was about 6am and i got the shuttle bus from the airport arriving at 6.30am at the hostel. my double room wasn't avalible till 11.00am so they gave me some sheets and i went and crashed in a dorm room for a few hours untill my room was ready. later i had a walk around Darwin, which consists of 3 streets!!! and had some lunch, read my book and then went back to the hostel. i didn't really meet anyone that day and i was so tired i was in bed by 7.30pm!!!
The next day (15/10/07) i moved rooms to a dorm room which was fine there were only 2 others in there so i got the bottom bunk!! i also met some people Alex, Dan and Anthony. Alex and Dan are english and Anthony is australian, i chated to them for a bit and then walked into town with them, so they could get luch and i went to get a new sim for my phone. once i had my new number i txt a few people to let them know my number, so i txt Joe as i new he was in Darwin but thought he was on a tour, but the tour had been cancelled so he came round to the hostel and met me. it was really good to see someone i knew. i spent the rest of the day walking round town with Joe and i check out his hostel. we then met up with a girl joe had made friends with and we all went to the vic for a free meal as Joe had vouchers! the meal wasn't great but it was free!!! we then stayed for the pub quiz, the only questions i could answer was the netball questions!!! its lucky Joe and his friend were good cause other wise we would have come last!!! we didn't get placed but i think we did ok!! there were bonus rounds at the end of each round and we did one each, Joe friend did the first which turned out to be limbo!!! thank god i didn't get that one i would have been on the floor first go!!! we didn't get into the top 5 (there were about 16 teams) the second was picking a box of the floor using only your mouth and only being able to touch the floor with your feet and forehead!! we didn't get into the top 5!! the last bonus round it was my turn!! i had to dance on stage and when the music stopped i had to jump off the stage and go and find items that were requested by the DJ!!! i ended up wearing Joes friends bra and Joe boxes over my clother and running about trying to find things like a straw, a camera, a fag, a condom!!! we were doing really well untill we had to find a watch!! i was the only one of us wearing one and it couldn't be mine!! i didn't get back to the stage quick enough and we got nocked out!!! we were in sixth place, so just outside the points doh!! it was a really good laugh tho and we went home about 12.30am
The next day (16/10/07) i woke up with a bad head so i took some painkillers and went back to sleep!!! i got up about 11.00am and chilled out round the hostel, then went into town to sort out my aussie bank account and tax number, but relised half way into town that i hadn't taken my visa with me!! doh!! so i walked round the shops for a bit and then went back to the hostel to do some washing. i went back into town later to do it then book everything was shut!!! so i went on the internet for a bit and bumped into Joe, Tony my god father was coming into town for two days and i was going out to dinner with him and his friends, so i arranged to have drinks with Joe after as he was off to bali the next day and i wouldn't get chance to see him again before i moved on! so i met up with tony and his friends and we went out to dinner. it was a really nice meal althought id asked for no noodles because i was sick of rice and noodles from thailand, but we ended up going to a noodle house!!!! it was still a very nice meal and as id only had cereal that day i was very hungre!! after the meal i showed tony round my hostel and we arraged to meet the next morning to go to lichfield national park. then i went and met up with Joe for a few drinks, it was a good night i said bye to Joe and went to bed after 12.00am.
the next day (17/10/07) i met up with Tony at 9.30am and we went to breakfast then headed off to lichfield national park, we started by stopping off at the magnetic termite mounds, they were so big and they were everywhere. our next stop was florence falls it was a bit of a climb but well worth it!! the pool was so beautiful and the water so clear. Tony and i both went for a swim and it was so nice but i kept getting attacked by the little fish trying to eat me!!! they kept nipping my toes, feet and legs, i think they were after the dead skin, but cause my legs were peeling they wouldn't leave me alone!!! after i while i got fed up and got out. we then went to Wangi falls it was really nice there too but we didnt swim there as it was getting late and both tony and i were getting tired. i took some photos and then we set off back to darwin, i fell asleep in the car so when we got back to the hostel, we arrange to meet later for dinner and i went to sleep for about an hour!! we met up for dinner at 8.00pm and had a great meal, it was really nice, well the second one was as i had chicken curry and the first one i didn't think it was cooked through!! but apart from that it was a great meal and me and tony had a good english lesson!!!! tony kept throwing big words at me that i didn't know what they meant!!! i think i managed to get one big word in but that was about it!!! it was really good to see someone from home and i had a very good day.
Then next day (18/10/07) i went into town and opened my bank account and applied for a tax number and in the end i didn't need to show my visa once!!! so i could have done it two days before!! i then went back to the hostel and chilled for abit talking to who was about like Alex and dan and a new english girl had arrived at the hostel then night before and was on my top bunk, so we arranged to go to mindil beach night market with together. then kareline, andrew and ian came with us aswell. Ian gave us a lift down and we watched the sunset and walked round the market and listened to this guy playing 4 digiridoos it was so good. we got something to eat then walked back, when i got back i had to pack for my 3 day tour of Kakadu national park, it took me a while, i set my watch to wake me at 5.30am as i had to be ready at 6.30am and i went to bed.
The next morning (19/10/07) my alarm didn't go off as it was set for pm not am!! doh!!! i woke up at 6am!!! you should have seen me jump out of bed!! and sam you would have been proud i had the fastest shower ever!!!! i was just about ready for 6.30, thank god id packed my bags the night before!! we set off and we were on the road for a good few hours before we got to our first stop, which was a crocodile and wildlife crusie at corrobaree billabong, it was full of crocodiles but we only saw a few, we saw loads of birds and it was very interesting. we then saw some termite mounds and had a swim in this large pool it was a bit scary after seeing crocodiles to then go swimming in a pool that look like crocs could easerly be hiding!!! it was nice to cool down tho, it was so hot. we had lunch and then headed off to see the sunset a yellow waters before setting up camp. the sunset was beautiful and we also got to see another croc swimming around in the water. we then headed off and set up camp are dinner was rice fish and veg stirfry it was ok but as you'll know im not that keen on fish!! oh well.
The next day (20/10/07) we were woken at 6.00am and we headed off after breakfast to see some rock art at nourlangie rock it was really good and very interesting and the views from the top of the rock were fab. we then headed off to twin falls and jim jim falls. we took a boat ride at twin falls as the waters might contain crocs so we couldnt swim there. after the boat ride we also had to climb over a few rocks to get to this beautiful beach where the sand was so white, it would have been so great to swim, but with the fact that crocs could be in the water we all decided it was a bad idea!!! we then went to jim jim falls here we could swim but it was a major trek to get there we had to climb over massive bolders and stones but it was worth it. unforturnately none of the waterfalls were flowing as they had already dryed up but the pool was so great and we were all so hot by the time we got there we just all jumped in. we then headed back to camp for a steak and sausage dinner with veg it was so nice. we also got to have showers as there were some at the camp site which was great, the down side was that washing off all the dirt and lotion and insect repelent ment that i got eaten by mosquitoes!! id done so well up untill then, id only had about 5 now i have loads and two on my leg are infected!! great!! it also rained in the night and the tents didn't have rain covers on so the rain came in!! we all got woken about 2am by rain falling on us!! i got my umbrella out inside the tent!! and tryed to keep dry till the rain covers arrived!! the rain only laster about 20 mins so we went back to sleep.
The next and final day (21/10/07) we got up at 6.00am again had breakfast and then went to warradjanand bowali visitors centre which was good and interesting. we then went to barramundi gorge, it was so beautiful and we could swim there bonus!!! it was a bit of a walk again but worth it, the waterfall was flowing and it was so nice to have a swim, it started to get busy so we left and went to another pool that had been man made by miners so they could have a swim after they finished work. the only thing was that as we got there there was a sign saying that there could be crocs!!! amy our tour guide said that there were definately no crocs and that they were just covering there backs!! we walked abit further down and there was a sign saying that there were rock in the water and to be care while swiming and no jumping off the rocks, so we decided it was ok to go in, but we let austin go in first had have a good swim about before the rest of us got in!!! this was our last stop and then we were heading home it was a long ride home but we just made it for sunset a mindil beach which was really nice. we then headed back to the hostel to get ready for a night out at the vic, there was a live band on which was good and it was Anky's birthday today so we stayed out after 12.00am to celebrate, it was a good nite but i was so tried after all the early starts and busy days, so Jo and i left about 12.30am and left the others partying on!!
Today (22/10/07) i spent all day on the computer uploading photos and writing this massive blog!!!! im going to do some washing when i get back to the hostel and on wednesday i going to get the greyhound bus down to katherine gorge which should be nice and then after a few days there i'll be heading off to Alice Springs. ill keep you updated on what am up to and dont forget to keep your messages coming as i haven't had any for a while!!! and i'd like to know whats going on at home. i hope everyones well, im not! ive got a cold!!! only i could get a cold in 35 degree heat!!!! im just hoping the the cough holds off otherwise ill be keeping the whole dorm up!!! well thats it from me for now i hope you enjoy the read, and if your at work while reading this then it will have taken a while and i really think you should get back to the grind stone!!!!
Take care
Ke xx
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