Wow I can't believe I let my obsession of blogging go this long -- 22 days! Unreal!
Well I guess its time for the big update!
I celebrated my first Halloween in Australia. The Australians really don't go all out for Halloween like I am used to. I went to a friend’s house for a party and I was dressed as Gold Coast Trash. Living in Surfers Paradise there is a huge tourist population so it’s inevitable that we have all these tacky souvenir shops and of course they are tacky. So I saw it somewhat fitting to go as Gold Coast Trash as a last minute costume.
I have been bike riding; I did a big ride to Coolangatta that is about 30k. Although I had to leave Kait and let her ride solo home because I was about to die and I had to go to work. I took my bike and locked it up and went to the bus stop to take the bus home, we can’t take bikes on the bus. So I was standing at the bus stop and there were 3 other people there and we were waiting and waiting for the bus to come, busses here are always late. So the question came up as to where we were all going and the final destination for all of us was Surfers Paradise. We decided to all split on a cab, and I was so excited that I could take by bike in the cab. As we were waiting for the cab to show up we gained another passenger, the more the merrier and the cheaper! It was quite an interesting ride to say the least.
Just a few days ago I went on an awesome back country 4 wheeling adventure. We went 4 wheeling in hills of the Australian Countryside -- through rivers and up hills and of course through the mud. By the end of the 2-hour tour I was covered head to toe in mud, I felt so accomplished!
I have met some new friends, Tierney and Steph, and they are from Colarado. We have had a lot of fun together lately. We went to Sea World one day and we were sitting having a beer or course and decided that we were going to take off to Byron Bay for the night and party at the famous Cheeky Monkeys. This was so much fun! It was the first time I had stayed in a hostel and what a fun experience. We had an awesome night there!
Me, Steph, Drake & Tierney @ our hostel in Byron
Other then that I have just been working at Tooleys in Main Beach to save money to start my actual travelling adventure in March. Hopefully from March to August I can travel for 6 months and see all of Australia, well as much as possible in that time period. I may have to stop and work along the way but that is the life of a backpacker!
The Christmas decorations and the carols are all out in full force; this is such a weird feeling. This is the first Christmas that I have been away from my family and only the 2nd one that hasn't been white. It's such a weird feeling that everywhere is all decorated and I am walking around in 30+ degree heat and trying to wrap my head around the fact that Christmas is just around the corner. It makes me miss home, my friends and family a bit, but its just another day to me!
Today marks the day that I have been here 3 months, I feel like I just got here, time really flies. Only 9 more months until I'm home Mom! Ahh that time will fly and I'm just not ready for it yet. I still have such an exciting adventure ahead of me that I can't wait for!
Peace Love and Happiness!
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