I think that halfway is a good time to reflect a little. Sometimes I feel like I’m just narrating the parts of the day without writing much of myself and my thoughts into the picture. This won’t really correct that entirely, because the audience here is pretty wide, wider than is appropriate for […]
Hard to believe, but this is my second Tuesday here in Port Douglas. Today I went on a safari (although it was, as the Irish say, a bit of an OAP ride). We left from the hostel at 7:30am (ouch, especially since two drunk British chicks came into the room late last night […]
Yesterday I pretty much stayed inside until it got dark. The result is that this morning, my sunburn looks and feels much much better.
Last night in the hostel I met some cool Aussies from Cairns (Oryan, Jemma, a couple others but you know how bad I am with names). I’m waiting here in […]
I went diving yesterday. First, let me say that I had an awesome time. The HABA trip was nice because there were only 30 of us. Some of the bigger operations take 80-90 or more divers out at once. The American expat who runs the thing, Greg, is a terrific guy […]
Ahhhhh.
Now this is more like it. 80+ degrees, coconut trees (watch out!), and a super chilled-out little town north of Cairns. The man at Olembia was right on– everyone here has told me that my decision to come straight to Port Douglas from the Cairns airport was exactly right. I’m pretty psyched. […]
I’m sick. Rapid-fire travel, the fluctuations in temperature, having a few beers most nights, and not necessarily eating the most healthy foods possible. It catches up to you. So I really haven’t seen much of Melbourne. It’s a beautiful city with a LOT of construction projects going on. The Great […]
Quick synopsis of what’s happened in the last few days, since I’ve been a little lazy w/ the blog:
Wednesday was another lazy day. It was the 3rd day of bad weather, so I went around Nelson and did some shopping, read my book, and planned the next segment. Frank, Tim, and I met Jon, a […]
Wow. A lot has happened since my last post.
I am now in Nelson, on the northern coast of the south island in New Zealand. Today was very windy and a bit rainy and cold, so I pretty much just stayed at the hostel all day, slept a bit, read a bit, and talked to other […]
What an awesome 30 hours. The weather for the flight from Queenstown was supposed to be really bad, but it was bright blue skies all the way. The cost of the trip would have pretty much been worth it even if I had ended up in the same place, just for the scenery. […]
I think last night was the first night I really felt normal since flying over to this side of the planet. It was a great time. I met a couple of Swedish guys (Jens and Bjorn) at the “free dinner” place in town (Frasers). Then an American guy I had met while walking around on […]