Cottesloe II
It's pretty early in the day for me to post, but since I'm doing my laundry, I thought I might as well. Maybe I'll post twice today. That would show you all how much of a life I have here!
I have been making an effort. Last night I watched the sunset, as I mentioned when I signed off. Then I actually drank a little with the German girls and some other people. We played a game called "shithead", which wasn't a drinking game actually, in spite of its name. It was a fine evening, considering that drinking with strangers is not exactly my favorite activity.
As I went to bed I discovered that I had a nice stripe of sunburn on my back where I couldn't reach to put the sun screen. There's one reason not to travel alone. It reminded me of my friend Daniel (who some of you know)- he used to come visit us at the beach and always fought with his parents about putting on sun screen. I remember once him telling Barry (his dad) that he could reach his whole back himself, and then watching Barry point to places on Daniel's back to make Daniel prove that he could touch his whole back. Weird memory, but those of you who know them will know how funny it is to remember that.
So today- I got up and went to the beach before it got windy. The water is so calm and clear. There are basically no waves. It's warm and shallow. And yet I'm constantly hearing teenage girls shrieking when "cold" "waves" hit them. Silly. I'm also doing errands today, like the laundry, and making my plans for the end of the week. I booked my tour south- you can look at the itinerary here: http://www.easyridertours.com.au/. I'm doing the Sensational South, and I'm jumping off at Dunsborough (basically the first stop) to spend two nights. I might also stop in Walpole and Esperance, depending on how I feel.
So that's my day so far. Maybe there will be more later. Not that it matters to all of you, since you're all asleep!
Love,
Emma
I have been making an effort. Last night I watched the sunset, as I mentioned when I signed off. Then I actually drank a little with the German girls and some other people. We played a game called "shithead", which wasn't a drinking game actually, in spite of its name. It was a fine evening, considering that drinking with strangers is not exactly my favorite activity.
As I went to bed I discovered that I had a nice stripe of sunburn on my back where I couldn't reach to put the sun screen. There's one reason not to travel alone. It reminded me of my friend Daniel (who some of you know)- he used to come visit us at the beach and always fought with his parents about putting on sun screen. I remember once him telling Barry (his dad) that he could reach his whole back himself, and then watching Barry point to places on Daniel's back to make Daniel prove that he could touch his whole back. Weird memory, but those of you who know them will know how funny it is to remember that.
So today- I got up and went to the beach before it got windy. The water is so calm and clear. There are basically no waves. It's warm and shallow. And yet I'm constantly hearing teenage girls shrieking when "cold" "waves" hit them. Silly. I'm also doing errands today, like the laundry, and making my plans for the end of the week. I booked my tour south- you can look at the itinerary here: http://www.easyridertours.com.au/. I'm doing the Sensational South, and I'm jumping off at Dunsborough (basically the first stop) to spend two nights. I might also stop in Walpole and Esperance, depending on how I feel.
So that's my day so far. Maybe there will be more later. Not that it matters to all of you, since you're all asleep!
Love,
Emma
3 Comments:
Well, no, some of us are habitual night owls. Glad to hear you're better. To fight boredom, I strongly suggest you either head to Melbourne, Uluru or head far south to Tasmania, which is absolutely outstanding. When Michael and the girls and I visited Australia and Tasmania several years ago, we stuck to the World Heritage sites and did lots of day hikes, occasional cities, other non-demanding sports and historical-related outings, and were never ever bored. (Hint: we never bothered with Western Australia. Also, be sure to eat the "bay bugs," their name for large prawn-like shellfish. Have you seen a kangaroo yet?
It finally snowed here the last few days--not alot, but enough to convince us that winter had finally arrived.
Well, no, some of us are habitual night owls. Glad to hear you're better. To fight boredom, I strongly suggest you either head to Melbourne, Uluru or head far south to Tasmania, which is absolutely outstanding. When Michael and the girls and I visited Australia and Tasmania several years ago, we stuck to the World Heritage sites and did lots of day hikes, occasional cities, other non-demanding sports and historical-related outings, and were never ever bored. (Hint: we never bothered with Western Australia. Also, be sure to eat the "bay bugs," their name for large prawn-like shellfish. Have you seen a kangaroo yet?
It finally snowed here the last few days--not alot, but enough to convince us that winter had finally arrived.
I'm telling you, it can be done. Mistakes have been made, yes, but I'll be damned if I'm not going to get the whole back.
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