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This is a blog to sum up the 3 weeks whilst i was on the road trip selling strawberries. There was about 16 of us in total on the road trip, so we had about 4 fans and a car. we decided who we were going to be selling and travelling with before we set off, my choice was pretty easy because i knew katie, ryan and matt the best. Each day in a morning we would pick up the strawberries from either one of the local farms or brett who had a refriderated van. Then we all decide which towns and cities we sell in on our way to our next destination. we all planned to stay in the same towns/cities at the end of the day. who ever got there 1st would try find some where for us all to sleep. generally we stayed in motels because they were pretty convient!
So when we arrived in the towns we'd arranged to sell in, we'd go around all the shops, offices. resturants and see who wanted fresh strawberries. at 1st i felt so stupid walking around and asking people but people but they went nuts for them. i never realised how much people loved strawberries! it was like taking brand new toys to a nursey. all the women we're like 'ooooow! the strawberry mans here' almost clapping there hands like christmas had come early. they'd rush off and get there purses. most of the time guys didnt buy them unless another bloke bought one. dont think they think its manly buying fresh strawbs!
about a week into the road trip after sydney it was time to go to the blue mountains and go snowboarding! i was dead excited, i hadnt been in about 4 years, i'd been snowboarding a couple of times with my cousin ashley in the U.S. The day we went snowboarding we were all up on the bright, it was really exciting, it was like being on holiday.. on holiday! we got to perisher the mountain we'd decided to go for, apparently it was good for our group because we had a mixed ability snowboarders. Katie and Matt went to snow-school because they hadnt done it before the rest of us got all our stuff together and headed out. Going snowboarding again reminded me i'd love to be a snowboard instuctor or atleast spend a season on the slopes, so i'll have to make sure i do that at some point!
The scenery was amazing on the top of mt perisher, i took my camera up with me so i've got a few pictures and videos from our day out. When going back up the mountain on the T lifts. which is prety much just a T shaped bar that drags you up, me and Bill always tried to go up together but failed to get more than 6 foot up the slopes before falling over and holding the que up abit. we thought it was funny so we tired and tired all day. at the end of the day we all met at the pub had a couple of drink and headed to melbourne.
Melbourne was great, great night life. We stayed there for about 6 days. I also got to meet up with Mark. Who me and Adam had met in mexico about 7-8 months early. We got speaking to him on the bus to san crisabol, and ended up seeing him again in Isla Mujeres and had man day(s) partying in Cancun at spring break. In Melbourne mark gave me abit of a tour of the city. We went to some museums then to an AFL game, we both agreed this particlur game was abit slow so we got pretty drunk and had some pies. which is what you should do at AFL games apparently. It was pretty cold up at game probaly because i was only wearing a t shirt.i actually found a t shirt that'd been throw away, so i put it on. i later got some discount on a coffee outside the stadium, because the t shirt was promoting some charity. After the game me and Mark got a tram to the other side of the city where most of the good bars are. It was a good night, saw some bands, spoke to a 60 year old ex jocky who wouldnt shut up about his sex life and had lots beer. so cheers Mark!
After melbourne we headed along great ocean road, selling strawberries along the way. It was absolutely beautiful, we stopped a few times and walked along the beach took some. On the way up to Adeliade I rang adam because it was his birthday that day! we had a good chat, and we're both really looking forward to meeting up at the end of september to do the last part of our trip through south east Asia.
On my last night in austrlia we all went out, all the guys on the road trip. it was really good, i had an ace night. I just over did it a little bit on thee old beer! and ended up past out in the toilets with my shirt off and pants around my ankles lol sorry if thats too much information for some people. i woke up to some bouncer popping his head over the next cubical saying i'd been in there for an hour. all i can rememeber saying to him was 'go away u can see my penis' lol he wouldnt go away. eventally i got my shirt back on and stumbled home somehow, couldnt find my way out the club for about 15minutes and everone that i was out with had already gone.
The next day I got dropped off at the airport by Katie and Ryan, i was still abit of out of it. On the way to Singapore i watched a film and fell asleep. I'm really excited about the last part of my trip also now I get to see Mum, Martin and Vanessa for my birthday. Its going to be great!
Rick xxxx
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