So after a fairly hectic new years, I spent the next week a bit
skint, and with a new mission. Alex Gosbee, my mate from England has
come over, and he rang me saying that hes just got to Australia, and can
I 'just' meet him in Sydney. Well, its 6000k's away, but im never one
to shirk from a challenge...well, alright. Im the first one to shirk
from a challenge, but this time I wasnt going to let it beat me! :)
So yes, I brought a cheap bus ticket (Greyhound - $310 for 10 days travel wherever I want). So yes, I got the 20 hour bus journey from Broome - Katherine. Katherine was alright. Bit small...ALOT of work going though. Also, there was this awesome hostel. Cant think what its name is now, but although it looked a bit rough around the edges, the lady in charge was really really nice. In fact, on my first night I got given a free (well, I played a few songs on the guitar) meal of lamb, and mash, and vegetables, then she invited a load of us upstairs into her own flat for a film night. Saw the Blues brothers. Id forgotton how good that film is. Really good.
Then the next day I took a walk around Katherine hot springs (which ironically were cooler than the 'Cold' swimming pool at the hostel), then just hung around and waited for the next bus. That was at 10pm that evening, and went to Tennant Creek. I think they filmed Crocodile Dundee there, but it was a pretty poor place. Middle of bloody nowhere. Nothing to do...there were a few more victims waiting around for the next bus out of there. A Cool French guy, and this older lady who was going to visit her son...
So yes, got through the longest day of my life there, and at 10pm again got on a 30 hour bus journey to Brisbane. Got there at 1030am a day and a bit later, and then (after walking around for a bit) had another impuslive moment, and got the bus down to Byron (which is on the way to Sydney).
Byron Bay is an awesome little town...lots of stuff going on! It was a bit of a nightmare when I was coming in and there was no room anywhere. Like, ANYWHERE. I got in at 930pm, and walked around EVERY Hostel, Motel, Hotel, Campsite, and there wasnt ANY room. Luckily, at 1130, I found this place down a back street, and the manager bloke obviously felt sorry for me (I looked a right state because Id been travelling for the past 4 days pretty much) and gave me one of these apartments for $200 for 2 days (its normally $200 per night, but theres 4 beds. well, a double bed, and a double sofa bed). I took it in the end, even though thats a week and a halfs worth of rent, because the only alternative was sleeping on the beach, and it was looking like it might rain. Also, id wake up with all my stuff stolen, and probably raped by a local.. :P
But yes, thats all good now. Ive now got a few bits sorted this morning, and on this afternoons plan? Busk, get drunk, busk some more, and get ready for Sydney. Oh, on top of that im having trouble wrangling $600 out of the people who brought my car. Aparantly it wont start now, although christ knows what theyve done to it. Sounds like theyve managed to knacker the immobiliser or something. They did leave it outside in a Cat2 Cyclone, so its probably got water in its electrics or something. Still, Its a bloody ford. If it falls off stick it back on with Gaffa tape. If it doesnt work, apply a moderate to large amount Technical Percussion to the affected area. solves everything..
I dont know. Im confident it'll work again, and ill get the money, but it does mean that im going to have to start hastling people. Woo-fecking-hoo. :)
So yes, until they work out if they can get it going again, they arent paying me the rest o
So yes, I brought a cheap bus ticket (Greyhound - $310 for 10 days travel wherever I want). So yes, I got the 20 hour bus journey from Broome - Katherine. Katherine was alright. Bit small...ALOT of work going though. Also, there was this awesome hostel. Cant think what its name is now, but although it looked a bit rough around the edges, the lady in charge was really really nice. In fact, on my first night I got given a free (well, I played a few songs on the guitar) meal of lamb, and mash, and vegetables, then she invited a load of us upstairs into her own flat for a film night. Saw the Blues brothers. Id forgotton how good that film is. Really good.
Then the next day I took a walk around Katherine hot springs (which ironically were cooler than the 'Cold' swimming pool at the hostel), then just hung around and waited for the next bus. That was at 10pm that evening, and went to Tennant Creek. I think they filmed Crocodile Dundee there, but it was a pretty poor place. Middle of bloody nowhere. Nothing to do...there were a few more victims waiting around for the next bus out of there. A Cool French guy, and this older lady who was going to visit her son...
So yes, got through the longest day of my life there, and at 10pm again got on a 30 hour bus journey to Brisbane. Got there at 1030am a day and a bit later, and then (after walking around for a bit) had another impuslive moment, and got the bus down to Byron (which is on the way to Sydney).
Byron Bay is an awesome little town...lots of stuff going on! It was a bit of a nightmare when I was coming in and there was no room anywhere. Like, ANYWHERE. I got in at 930pm, and walked around EVERY Hostel, Motel, Hotel, Campsite, and there wasnt ANY room. Luckily, at 1130, I found this place down a back street, and the manager bloke obviously felt sorry for me (I looked a right state because Id been travelling for the past 4 days pretty much) and gave me one of these apartments for $200 for 2 days (its normally $200 per night, but theres 4 beds. well, a double bed, and a double sofa bed). I took it in the end, even though thats a week and a halfs worth of rent, because the only alternative was sleeping on the beach, and it was looking like it might rain. Also, id wake up with all my stuff stolen, and probably raped by a local.. :P
But yes, thats all good now. Ive now got a few bits sorted this morning, and on this afternoons plan? Busk, get drunk, busk some more, and get ready for Sydney. Oh, on top of that im having trouble wrangling $600 out of the people who brought my car. Aparantly it wont start now, although christ knows what theyve done to it. Sounds like theyve managed to knacker the immobiliser or something. They did leave it outside in a Cat2 Cyclone, so its probably got water in its electrics or something. Still, Its a bloody ford. If it falls off stick it back on with Gaffa tape. If it doesnt work, apply a moderate to large amount Technical Percussion to the affected area. solves everything..
I dont know. Im confident it'll work again, and ill get the money, but it does mean that im going to have to start hastling people. Woo-fecking-hoo. :)
So yes, until they work out if they can get it going again, they arent paying me the rest o
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