So moving on once more.... I feel like the littlest hobo!
Left the fireworks and operatic delights of Sydney a few days ago, along with eating out and frivoulous city spending and the security of my old pals and their airy apartment. I've spent the last couple of nights in the amazing blue mountains ( so called due to the haze of eucalyptus oil creating a bluish colour -apparantly!?) I've been tramping along fern filled paths hugging rock faces, towered by the elegance and abundance of eucalyptus trees, the smell of which warms your throat in the afternoon heat. (34 degrees today!) Truly incredible vistas of thick forested bush expand as far as the eye can see reassuring me the tree population is still safe in many parts of the world. My bush tucker is in the form of student food in the desparate attempt to refund myself, this also meaning i'm off the beer again (therefore smokes too which i easily reverted back to whilst beering in Sydney!) Probably a good thing whilst my belly continues to sort itself out...I think I've smuggled a few parasites into the country from India!
Went on an amazing walk yesterday. It was a secret place told to me by the barman! Not a soul in sight as i wandered the undulating bush path. Sun scorching, bush fire chopper in the distance, eucalyptus looking handsome, ferns lush. Came around the corner to find a gentle waterfall tumbling over my head like rain in the blue blue sky. I sat underneath it and fell into a trance as the droplets turned into diamond needles in the sunbeams. magical. Ate bush tucker then continued... spotted a spiderline across the path...Check spider (there be dodgy ones out here)... the red backed markings of the unwanted red backed spider were clearly there...his eyes watching mine...even though he was the size of a tiny finger nail i took precautions in the form of a stick. Continued on my way, waving said stick in front of me, happy to be alone so noone saw the intermitent twitching and pixie jumps every time i brushed a leaf or fern on my bare arms or sandled feet!
Tomorrow i'm off to Wollongong, heading south on the coast road to Melbourne. I'm hunting beach life. Will be staying in dorms with youthful backpackers, least i'm eating right. I do hope they don't stay up too late!
Facinating wombat fact number one:
If a wombat is threatened it runs into a hole and blocks it with it's bum which has a solid square bone, an effective shield against any attacker!
Facinating wombat fact number two: (excuse the pun!)
Their poo is cube shaped.. Amazing eh though any shape would be nice!
Missing everyone a lot now
I'm sure you're all deeply and happily back to the grind of the new year. Any resolutions broken yet? I'm attempting half an hour of yoga every day. Not sure how that's going to work in a dorm! They'll think i'm a freak!!
Hugs and kisses XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Jo
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