The Last of Fremantle (for now! :P)

After that I got back, there was nowhere to stay, so I ended up staying round my friend Lauras house for nearly a week. It was pretty cool of her actually. Then I went back to the hostel, and ended up having to sleep on the sofa for a bit, because my bed was double booked, then back to Lauras. Got a bit of cash, and buggered off!

Highlights were a carnaval which came though the high street, and was really good to watch. Had the fortune of seeing the whole thing with a nice cold Carlton Draught in my hand, pretty damn good! Then after that, Passenger played at Mojos, which was awesome!

Mike is a really good singer songwriter from sunny england, but keeps coming over here, and busking and playing a few gigs. Does it whilst its cold in winter in England, then goes back to sunny UK over summer. Perhaps I could take a leaf out his book. Never dipping below 20c sounds like a pretty good plan to me! :) Anyways, saw his gig. I didnt have a ticket, because theyd all sold out, and I didnt have a card to buy one online (because id lost it in Margaret river), so I turned up early before the venue properly opened, and was going to buy one, but actually ran into him, and had a little chat. He put me on the guest list in the end, which was good. Amazing gig. though. The support was pretty good too.. There was this lady called Georgina something, and she was outstanding. Cant think of her name though which is a shame!

Then thats it. Rusen came over to Freo, and It was really good to see her again, then I had an impulsive moment, coupled by the fact they had a massive thunderstorm and it was 19c, and jumped in my car and drove off!

Road Trip 1 - Exmouth

Exmouth is a pretty cool place, I mean, the busking there was pretty good overall. I also met a really cool group of people, Mikeal, Lizzie, and Gina, who were travelling down. (saw them again just before they left oz too which was pretty cool! )

So yes, I had a couple of beers with them back at the campsite, played a bit of guitar, woke everyone up, then went to sleep. It sounds pretty same old, but I had a really good night! The next day I made about $80 for 3 hours busking, which payed for my rent. Then that night Me, Diego, and the girls had a BBQ, which was awesome. I love barbies! There was so much food though. I wasnt hungry for about a day afterwards! :)

Then after a bit more busking, we all went off into the National Park. It was pretty cool there. EVeryone else just lazed around on Turquoise bay all day, but I cant sit still for too long, so I ended up driving down the coast, and having a bit of a look in the rest of the beaches / walks etc. There were some really nice spots, although I did manage to get my Automatic stuck in the sand, which was almost a bit hair raising. Stupid bloody thing decided there wasnt any traction, so it was just going to run the clutch, and not turn the wheels. Intellingent Electronic Torque Control my left buttock. Got it out in the end, by slamming it in reverse, then straight into forwards, and digging a hole around the wheels, I got a tiny bit of traction, and managed to get myself out. Phew!

I mean, I wasnt that bothered. It was a pretty cool place to be stuck, but I dont think Sarah, Diego, and Tina would have been very happy! :) Saw a few Emus, then the next day drove back (10 hours) to Fremantle!

ROADTRIP 1 - CORAL BAY

So, after my last post, Id just got up to Coral bay with Ze Germans, and Diego. It was dark though, so I didnt really get a good look at it. I didnt check into the hostel, because I thought 'sod it! Ill sleep in my car, save a bit of cash'.

Turns out there was nowhere for me to sleep without paying though, and by the time I realised this, everywhere was shut. Oh well, Ill just sleep in the carpark by the beach anyways. If the Ranger comes around, he can sod off. Ill tell him exactly where to stick it, he doesnt scare me! (etc etc)

...so yes, 630am, theres a knock on the window, wakes me up. Outside, there is only what I can possibly describe as a Human Mountain. This bloke is fecking huuuuge. Hes 7 ft tall, and about 5ft wide, and pretty angry. Yeah. I kinda folded. ('please sir, yessir, ill move sir, pleasesir please anything. sorrysorrysorry'). And moved on.

It did make me massively grumpy though (The furthur before 10am I wake up, the more massively annoyed at everything I am), so im going to skip past the page long rant about absolutely everything (from the sun being too bright, to a strap getting stuck in the boot of my car, to the colour red. These are just some of EVERYTHING that was annoying me for the 1st 3 hours of my day! :P)

I did concede in my four hour ranting marathon though, that this place did have a  Stunning bay, with pristene, clear, turquoise waters, perfect for swimming and snorkelling. I even saw a few sting rays in the sand, a turtle, and loads of snapper fish. It was pretty awesome. Theres some pictures up on facebook. In fact ive seen loads of turtles recently. Its thier breeding season, so theres turtle porn everywhere!

Busking wise it was pretty average, because theres only 200 people in town. still, I was pulling home $35-40 a day, which was enough for rent and a bit of food. Also, worth mentioning, not that anyone back home, who hasnt experienced it first hand, will understand, but the flies are ridiculous. They fly in your mouth, your eyes, your ears, they swarm around. Definately the worst thing about outback WA! :)

I also went to this shark sanctuary and saw my 1st shark, although I didnt have a camera to take a picture! I also played in the hostel on the 2nd night I was there, and the lady who runs the place was so impressed she gave me a free nights rent, which was good. Came in handy! I met some really cool people there actually. Defiantely one of my favorite places in Australia!

ROAD TRIP MARGARET RIVER - PERTH - EXMOUTH

Its been a while, but im going to throw up a quick blog of my journey over the last few months. This is from 9 / 11 / 11

Basically, my plan here was I was going to go around Margaret River for a few weeks, then drive up north to Broome, then Darwin. You know, busk, chill out, see the area, etc. This is what actually happened..

MARGARET RIVER - Fri 10/11/11

Me, Diego, Flo, and Ze Germans, Sarah, Otto, Tina, Mario, Otto, and Stephan all rocked up to this hostel around 8pm. Well, they were staying in the hostel. We wanted to (a) save money, and (b) save a bit of cash, so we slept in the car. Which did mean that technically we wernt allowed to be in the hostel past 8pm. Erm. Well, that sort of happened. Not!

The first night we played drinking games. It was a bloody good night, but I did manage to lose my wallet though. I also managed to pass out on the sofa, which matey wasnt very happy about when he rocked up to his hostel at 8am. Oops! Oh well!

Then we went out, drove into town, and had a look around, then went to this awesome cave which was45m deep, and 2ks big. Well, the whole system went for 18k's. Pretty damn amazing. It had some really cool Stalagtites, mites, straws, etc.  There was also some pretty spectacular forests (Which burnt down about 2 days after we visisted. Nothing to do with me, I promise! :P Well, I hope! :)), then we ended up in Augusta, rocked out on the beach there for a bit, then we all had a barbie on the beach, and went back and went to sleep (well, via the rest of the beer we'd brought the day before! :P)

SUNDAY

Today we went to a chocolate factory, which wasnt actually factorying. It was also massively over priced, but they did do a Chocolate Liquor, which was bloody amazing! Then, stopping off at a few beaches on the way, we went back to freo, where I did a bit of last minuite busking, and ended up sleeping on the Sofa at the hostel, because they were fully booked!

MONDAY (FREO - EXMOUTH)

So now im back in Freo. Sarah said though, that If I drive them up to Exmouth, then they would pay for me to eat, and for the petrol. Well, I couldnt say no. Good Company, and a free trip up north? Hell yeah! So yes, It was Italian Diego, Sarah, and Tina who came with me on this trip...

Monday we drove up to Kalbarri. It was an awesome drive. A really nice stretch of coast. We stopped off at the Pinnacles, which are rocks jutting out f the sand in the desert. Much cooler than it sounds written down!  Then we carried on to Kalbarri which had some of the most spectacular coastal scenery I think ive ever seen. Specially at sunset (which we got there just in time for!). Beautiful!

Then at the hostel we ran into my mate Dan from Freo. It was cool, so we had a few beers (which he brought), then ended up going to another party, and drinking and chatting more, then a local guy called Graham (who was the most stereotypical Aussie ive ever met. Youtube the australian monty python sketch and youve got him!) for even more beers. Really nice peopple. had a good time!

It was good, although the next day the others got a tour around the national park, but I couldnt go because I didnt have the right shoes (some bastard stole them!). Never mind. Anyways, Ive only got 3 mins of internet left, so im going to have to sign off and come back to this.

Tune in for part two, where I go up to Coral Bay, then Exmouth, then back!

Got my Wheels!

After my last post, I had another week of Solid Busking, and finally got my car paid off, before realising that the Roadworthy certificate (I needed to get the car put onto WA plates) ran out a week later, so I needed to do even MORE busking, but finally, as of monday, I got the bloody thing on the road.

As a celebration of not actually having to sing every spare hour of the evening (6-9pm weekdays), then I ended up meeting up with Gary, a mate from melbourne, who has moved to the outskirts of perth, with my other mate Christo (who also knew him / me from melbourne originally). Then me and Christo ended up driving to Scarborough beach, because it was 32c (yes!), for a dip in the ocean.

Scarborough beach is really cool, but I did, FINALLY, after all I threw at it, break my phone. In true me fashion, I was holding my Flip Flops in one hand, then thought, hang on, I dont want my phone getting wet, so I took it out of my back pocket, and held it with my flip flops while I was walking down the beach..

..THEN I thought, 'hey! Im going to use this bit of string to tie my keys onto, because I can!'. Tied my keys on, then like a dawning sun, my stupidity was illuminated, as I realised that Id bloody dropped my phone in the ocean about 10 yards back to tie my keys. What a tit! :)

Apart from that ive been getting a few things sorted on my car (as well as shed loads of parking tickets) so I can begin my roadtrip. Im going to go down south, around margaret river, then along to esperance. I also want to have a look at the Timber County, where they loads of huge forests, etc. Its going to be cool. Then after that, ive got a Gig at The Indi bar, Scarborough, on the 17th November, so ill be back for that, probably smash another weekend busking in Freo, then thats it. Haul my Ass up the West Coast to Broome, then darwin. Its gonna be good! (But bloody hot!)

Anyways, thats my plan!

Woohoo! Finally got some money paid off on my car! :p

I had a pretty eventful weekend this week.! It was pretty cool...

Well, apart from the usual in the week, Friday I ended up going busking in Subiaco again. It was a really really quiet night, but I ended up making $250 in the end, which was pretty cool...

Then Saturday I caught up with my mate Laura...I was aiming to catch up on a beach, but because (great a woman as she is) she's terrible at sticking to a plan, I ended up in the city centre, watching an air show on the lake in the centre, before coming back to the hostel with her, having a few more beers, and then busking again. I was in a really bad spot, the wrong time, and my battery didnt last, so I only made $150, but went back, and my mate Christo was busking, so just chilled with him for a few hours before getting an early night at 4am! :P

Then sunday, a bunch of us in the hostel had a barbeque, which was pretty good. I ate shed loads of food, then ended up passing out and falling asleep on the couch for most of the afternoon, before going busking again. It was a really good session. Everyone really enjoyed my music, some bloke said he'd call me to book me in for a private party or something, and I ended up making $260.

So yes, thats my weekend. Ive still got this bloody cold. Well, actually, the cold is nearly better, but Ive got one hell of a sore throat at the moment, which hopefully will p*** off soon. Anyways. Ive paid $250 off my car, leaving a mere $360 left. So soon Ill have my wheels! :) ..Hopefully!

MY BIRTHDAY!!

I cant believe its been a bloody month since I last posted on this...not a massive amount has happened really.

Ive had a series of unlucky busking incidents, so im still in Freo. That mike lasted 2 outings before some p***head broke the mic cable, then my battery died, then someone stole my other spare battery. Finally got it all sorted though, just on track to get some decent money, and now it feels like im coming down with a bloody cold. Grrrreat! Still, we'll see..

Apart from that ive been going down the beach alot as per usual, watching sunsets, having a few beers with mates, before suddenly being thrust into full blown parties. My mate Christo has come over from Melbourne, and ive been hanging around with him and his mates (Katy, Mai, and Aiden) a fair bit, Jamming on the guitars etc...

Then sunday (My birthday. Greatest day in the world!) I basically got up after trying Subiaco out for busking on the saturday night around 12pm, hit the beers, went and watched NZ hammer Argentina for the rugby, then a load of us went down the beach with a couple of bottles of champagne. Well, Cava, a crate of beer, and numerous bottles of wine.

It was really cool...After going for a bit of a swim etc, then realising that it was probably a bad idea as now i was freezing my tits off, and possibly even getting close to starting to sober up. we went down the bottle shop, and did another stock up on wine before heading to this cannon on top of a cliff by the roundhouse..

Then I remember I came back to the hostel and was doing wine shots. Just.

Then Apparantly I fell over loads. I still dont remmeber this.

Then I wake up at 5am still drunk on the sofa in front of the hostel, with most of my stuff intact, EXCEPT somewhere Ive lost one of my flip flops, so I now have 2 left ones. One which is a size 10, one which is a girls flip flop, at about 1/3 of the size...ggggrrreat! Ive spoken to everyone out that night, and noones got two right ones....god knows how I manage it! :P

Anyways, thats about it. Weathers really starting to warm up here now, its going to be 30c here on saturday. at last! Woohoo...