Since I am living literally right next to the Great Barrier Reef, I figured it was high time I got another full-on reef experience. The tourist season is starting to wind down. I have noticed this because Rattle is emptier than normal, and also because it is dreadully hot and humid with occasional flashes of bucketing rain. I couldn't think of a good term to describe it, but bucketing at least sounds a little more comforting than 'flash-flooding'. There is also r...

October 11th, 2009 I had the most amazing day at the reef! Cam and I were planning on buying ferry tickets to Green Island to go snorkelling ($75 per person). As luck would have it, the assistant principal at Cam's school has a boat and offered to take us to Russell Island, a place that only locals can get to. Cam and I, our housemates Isaac and Teresa, and Rowan (the AP) spent the day out on the reef snorkelling, fishing, and exploring the island. We saw some p...

September 17th, 2009 I haven't really written much in quite some time. I suppose that would mean that I've either been really busy doing lots of fun and crazy and exciting things, or that I've really been up to nothing. I'd like to say the former was true, so I'm going to. I have met a lot of great people at work - mostly Pommies but they're not so bad once you get to know them. Haha, just kidding of course. But honestly, for speaking the same language they are...

Good news, I've finally found myself a job! Instead of having job interviews here, they'll have you come in and do a trial where you basically just work for a couple of hours so they can see how well you do. I had two trials last week, one at a place called the Pier Bar and another at Rattle & Hum Bar and Grill. I showed up to the Pier Bar trial and found out that the job wasn't actually serving as I previously thought, but bartending - I've never done it my ...

Darwin Trip: Part II Wednesday July 1st In the morning we did a walk through the Yellow River Wetlands and then drove from Cooinda along the Kakadu Highway towards Katherine. On the way we stopped at an old gold mining town called Pine Creek which was supposed to be quite neat. It was not, at all. We didn't stay there long. We got to Katherine around 1pm, found a campsite and then took off to see Edith Falls in Nitmiluk National Park. It's a gorgeous swimming a...