Jun 2006

Airlie beach is not the biggest place on earth, and not the most interesting unfortunately..

If you're not full of cash, have a car or a lot of friends, it's really not much to do here...

So I don't really have a lot to tell..

My job is ok, though. I'd never thought I'd like to be a cleaner, but it isn't that bad actually. I work with different people every day and in different rooms, so the days pass fairly quick. We usually finish at about three, so we still have time to go to the lagoon if it's not raining. Which is what I've done today!

And every now and then some nice people move in to our room, and we make some new friends.

At the moment Tiril is visiting, and that is SOOOO nice! It's good to have someone "from home" to talk to. We didn't know eachother for a long time before we left, but it's still nice. She's going back to Norway soon, and I kinda envy her, but on the other hand I'm not nearly ready to go home just yet. I like Australia.. hehe..

And I really love travelling. I'd just love to go on a four month world tour or something to Asia, South America, Cuba and so on... Not alone though.. But that would be great fun!

Well.. My mind just went blank.. I haven't done much lately, cause I still haven't got my first paycheck, it's due tomorrow..
So we'll see if I'm up to some fun later on, hahaha!

Hope you're all having a great summer, I'm having the best winter ever! It's warmer here at the moment than in Oslo...

So, I have been in Airlie for nearly two weeks. Em and I have walked the streets up and down a houndred times.. That's what it feels like anyway.. Looking for work, asked around everywhere, even McDonalds! Noone can say that I didn't try!
Finally we got a job at the resort where we stay. We're supposed to clean rooms for food and accomodation, pluss a few dollars a week. Not great, but not bad either. We start tomorrow.
It's 8 hours a day, 5 days a week and we start at 9. I can live with that..

At least money will not only go out of my account, but finally in as well! I need to save up a bit before we continue north. There's still Magnetic island, Cape Tribulation (Great Barrier Reef meets the Rainforest), diving and much more to explore! Hehe..

Have to mention that I'm officially addicted to Nando's chicken. And Dad, you'd be proud of me, I love corn on a cob!!! I'd eat corn every day if I could.. With butter, salt and pepper.. Mmmmm...

And I should also thank Em for looking after me.. She's banned me from touching animals.. And other stuff that live in the wild.. A few days ago we were out clubbing.. I have to admit that I had consumed a few jugs of cider at this point.. I went to the bus stop to say goodbyu to a friend who was leaving. To get there you have to cross through a small park. And so I did, and I saw this cuddly little animal crawl up a tree.. I thought it looked like the racoon from Pocahontas,Miko, and thought I'd go over and pet him.. (I might have been spending too much time socialising with wild animals in parks...) Well, anyway, he sat at the bottom of the tree and kinda waited for me to come over, so I bent down and pettet him. Not a good idea.. He grabbed my arm and bit me!!!! How rude! Later I found out that it wasn't the racoon from Pocahontas, but an Australian possum... Therefore, I am not allowed to touch.. And lucky she did say that, cause the other day while I was brushing my teeth, I saw a lizzard or a gekko or something on the wall and nearly tried to pet that too, but remembered Em's words.. Luckily.. I don't think it could harm me, but evidently I could've harmed it... Ops..

There is a huge lizzard (guana, I think it's called) right where we live. It's 1 1/2 meter long and very ugly. I came out of my room the other day, and there it was, just two metres away from me. They're not even scared! So I feel that I live in the bush..

Well. Enough talk of animals. Just a little more.. I have sent a picture of me and Lizzie (my horse from coyboy school) to Kaare and Dorothy with a postcard telling them what I've been doing lately. I have also sent pictures to my grandparents. So they can see for themselves that I'm still alive and doing fine, hehe..

That's it for now. I'll be back when I have more stories to tell...

Hugs!!!

I can't believe how much there is to see in this country, and how much fun you can have seeing it!
I came back from my sailing trip two days ago and again I wished I could have stayed longer. The Whitsundays are beautiful.. We were on a boat called Boomerang, alltogether 27 backpackers and four crew. Very different from the Fraser trip, but just as good. The first day we went snorkelling. There were so many fish there, unbelieveble! And they were too accustomed to people, they were nibbeling my hands and feet, they were surrounding me! That was actually a bit freaky...
But the next morning we went snorkelling again somewhere else, and that was amazing! I saw some huge fish...
Later that day we went to Whitehaven beach.. So pretty.. It reminded me a bit of Gramvousa on Crete, but bigger.. At night Ben and Snowey played guitar and sang Irish drinking songs and a lot more. It was such a nice trip.

Whitehaven..

Carina the Skipper.. hehe

Back in Airlie we all went out to Beaches in the night. Had such a good time.. We were a good team on that boat, hehe.

Airlie beach is a nice little town full of backpackers. I'll look for work here, would like to stay for longer. And besides, I need cash now...

I'm sitting in a travel agancy at the moment and thery're closing, so I'll write the rest later...