Well, we had a bit of a change of plans (a heart attack more like) this week!
Having planned to go over to Tazzy for the weeks leading up to Christmas before the festivities with the lovely Bailey Family, we had a bit of a shock when we learned it was $450 each way on the ferry! Damn summer prices! We had a bit of a think about what we should do, but having been told there was work on the Mornington Peninsula we headed on down here, armed with our CVs looking for a bit of summer work!
The area is really gorgeous, we have bought a whopping 6-man tent and now have heaps of room to move! The car has become a rather extravagant larder! Decided to set-up camp in Sorrento, a seaside resort for Melbourne's elite holiday makers! The houses here are insane $9million beach houses all about! We're camped about 10m from the seafront, and paying no more than $10 a night for the priviliage! Hot showers/free laundry and plug points! Its heaven...apart from a few hairy stormy nights this week we're loving our new home!
Great news, we have managed to get jobs! We now are cafe-waitresses/bottle shop attendees in a posh little store with seaviews! Its very plush, a box of mince pies costs $25!!!! Everyone we work with are really friendly and lovely and we had a great first shift on Saturday! :) Plus minimum wage here is over $15 which means we're getting paid about 10 pounds an hour before tax! So we can start to save for our future adventures!
Thats all folks! Tried to upload pics but no joy....defs next time!
Ciao!
B and C
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Monday, 22 November 2010
Wilson's Promontory and the Mornington Peninsula
Hey all!
Hope all is well!
We've had a lovely few days! Spent the weekend at Wilson's Promontory which is the most southerly point on mainland Australia! Saw Emus, another snake, wombat and so many gorgeous birds! Cheeky rosellas (red and blue and green parrots) that sat on the arms of our chairs waiting for crumbs!! We climbed Mount Oberon which had amazing views of the whole peninsula from the top. Took photos but alas again we can't upload them in the time we have on the PC! We promise we will put some up soon!!
We had planned to pop over to Tazmania before christmas for a few weeks but the ferry is super expensive $450 until mid-Jan so our plans are on hold until then. We have travelled to the Mornington Peninsula and are sat in Mornington Library debating about looking for jobs/carrying on travelling for a bit longer! We'll keep you updated on this!
Carla is froffing at the bit about the upcoming ashes! Looks like we'll give the aussies a good thrashing! :P (Sorry Arthur and Jessy!!!)
Bye for now!
Love,
B and C
xxxxxxx
Hope all is well!
We've had a lovely few days! Spent the weekend at Wilson's Promontory which is the most southerly point on mainland Australia! Saw Emus, another snake, wombat and so many gorgeous birds! Cheeky rosellas (red and blue and green parrots) that sat on the arms of our chairs waiting for crumbs!! We climbed Mount Oberon which had amazing views of the whole peninsula from the top. Took photos but alas again we can't upload them in the time we have on the PC! We promise we will put some up soon!!
We had planned to pop over to Tazmania before christmas for a few weeks but the ferry is super expensive $450 until mid-Jan so our plans are on hold until then. We have travelled to the Mornington Peninsula and are sat in Mornington Library debating about looking for jobs/carrying on travelling for a bit longer! We'll keep you updated on this!
Carla is froffing at the bit about the upcoming ashes! Looks like we'll give the aussies a good thrashing! :P (Sorry Arthur and Jessy!!!)
Bye for now!
Love,
B and C
xxxxxxx
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
and then there were two....
Hey all!
You may have noticed on facebook that Andrew is currently on a plane on his way back home. Well, what can we say! We're really sad that he decided to leave us! Don't overly understand the reasoning but we had a great send off for him in Canberra and hope he gets home safely! So...ignore the blog title for now on its just bexANDcarla...!
Don't worry about the two of us, we're having a really great time! Will upload pics soon so you all can see the car that we call home (and Brucie!)
Bye for now!
Carla and Bex
You may have noticed on facebook that Andrew is currently on a plane on his way back home. Well, what can we say! We're really sad that he decided to leave us! Don't overly understand the reasoning but we had a great send off for him in Canberra and hope he gets home safely! So...ignore the blog title for now on its just bexANDcarla...!
Don't worry about the two of us, we're having a really great time! Will upload pics soon so you all can see the car that we call home (and Brucie!)
Bye for now!
Carla and Bex
Sunday, 14 November 2010
Sydney and beyond...
Where do we start....its been so hectic lately! Sorry for the delay in this post coming out to you! We've been truely out in the middle of no-where....I guess you could call it the OUTBACK?!
Ok...So...Sydney catch up:
Sunday: The Red bull flugtag! This was amazing, such cool designs and some truely spectacular plummets! Bex and Carla got mega burnt which after a chilly few days wasn't a suprise!!
Monday: Took our little car to get registered in Bondi...a few mishaps but got there in the end! Had a lovely hour on the beach which was beautiful before the storm clouds rolled on in!
Tuesday: Caught the Manly Ferry over to the North Beaches and visted Manly beach! So much nicer than Bondi, much more chilled, WARM and we got our Macca's (Mc Donalds) 50cents ice cream! Yummm!
Wednesday: We escaped the hustle and bustle of Sydney! Went to Ikea and kitted out Brucie (the car) and headed off to the Southern East Beaches! Stayed in Coledale Beach, which was sooo pretty! Literally set up camp on the beach and had lush forested cliffs behind us! (Note if visiting, don't make our mistake and try to go to the (only) pub at 8.30pm....as it shuts much earlier!!!)
Thursday-Sunday: Kangaroo Valley! A place that really does live up to its name! This was a truely wild experience for us all! Were greeted by kangaroos, wombats and huntsman spiders(yuck) on arrival! Carla nearly christened a venomous red-bellied black snake with a bath of tuna juice on Friday morning!)
Spent our time hiking in 38C heat (silly but good excercise) saw a huge metre long lizard in the bush, and saw some breathtaking views especially of Fitzroy Falls and the general viewpoints around Morton National Park! Spent some time basking in the sun (que peeling) and in the seriously muddy dammed river!
Today we're in Nowra, trying to sort out our car warranty (yawn) and thenwe'll be headed to Canberra! Hopefully the rain will stop soon! (Can't complain its the first day for over a week!)
Pictures to follow!
Love to all!
A B C
xxxxxx
Ok...So...Sydney catch up:
Sunday: The Red bull flugtag! This was amazing, such cool designs and some truely spectacular plummets! Bex and Carla got mega burnt which after a chilly few days wasn't a suprise!!
Monday: Took our little car to get registered in Bondi...a few mishaps but got there in the end! Had a lovely hour on the beach which was beautiful before the storm clouds rolled on in!
Tuesday: Caught the Manly Ferry over to the North Beaches and visted Manly beach! So much nicer than Bondi, much more chilled, WARM and we got our Macca's (Mc Donalds) 50cents ice cream! Yummm!
Wednesday: We escaped the hustle and bustle of Sydney! Went to Ikea and kitted out Brucie (the car) and headed off to the Southern East Beaches! Stayed in Coledale Beach, which was sooo pretty! Literally set up camp on the beach and had lush forested cliffs behind us! (Note if visiting, don't make our mistake and try to go to the (only) pub at 8.30pm....as it shuts much earlier!!!)
Thursday-Sunday: Kangaroo Valley! A place that really does live up to its name! This was a truely wild experience for us all! Were greeted by kangaroos, wombats and huntsman spiders(yuck) on arrival! Carla nearly christened a venomous red-bellied black snake with a bath of tuna juice on Friday morning!)
Spent our time hiking in 38C heat (silly but good excercise) saw a huge metre long lizard in the bush, and saw some breathtaking views especially of Fitzroy Falls and the general viewpoints around Morton National Park! Spent some time basking in the sun (que peeling) and in the seriously muddy dammed river!
Today we're in Nowra, trying to sort out our car warranty (yawn) and thenwe'll be headed to Canberra! Hopefully the rain will stop soon! (Can't complain its the first day for over a week!)
Pictures to follow!
Love to all!
A B C
xxxxxx
Saturday, 6 November 2010
A Quick Post from Sydney!
After days of rain and cold weather we have finally got some sun, which Andrew thinks is down to his determination to wear sunglasses this week. Despite the weather we have been to see all the tourist sites and had a great night out on Friday. Hostel is nice - room is fine, plenty of toast for breakfast and lots of people to get to know! We've been scouring the area for a campervan, but after being told we would be better off with a station wagon we are now the proud owners of a metallic aqua marine-ish Ford Falcon :) sorting out the registration transfer is next on the list which we're going to combine with a visit to Bondi Beach on Monday. Today we're off to see the Red Bull Flugtag (photos to follow) near the Botanic Gardens.
Thats all for now...name suggestions for our car would be appreciated :)
ABC
xxx
Thats all for now...name suggestions for our car would be appreciated :)
ABC
xxx
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Hong Kong Fuey....
After a brief delay in Heathrow we have finally landed in Hong Kong. So here's whats happened so far...
Got to Heathrow with plenty of time to spare. Check in was the fastest ever!! So with time to kill we headed to TGI's - cocktails and food to kick off our adventure. Spent an hour or two looking round the numerous shops, most of which we couldnt afford a single thing in. Flight was delayed (not sure why - malfunction with something or other) but once finally on flight was fine. Vegetarians beware, the food is not that great on Cathays Pacific, and we were all very disappointed at not receiving a toothbrush onboard or a sleeping mask for that matter. However we all managed to sleep for several hours and are now on the free internet at Hong Kong Airport... Heathrow should take note. Trying very hard to not fall asleep, very odd to have not seen any sign of daylight. Off to explore the airport - Andrew is eager to find the gaming floor.
Please dont be put off by this very boring post. Im sure Australian Mis-Adventures will prove to be a much more interesting read!
Tara for now!
A B C xxxx
Got to Heathrow with plenty of time to spare. Check in was the fastest ever!! So with time to kill we headed to TGI's - cocktails and food to kick off our adventure. Spent an hour or two looking round the numerous shops, most of which we couldnt afford a single thing in. Flight was delayed (not sure why - malfunction with something or other) but once finally on flight was fine. Vegetarians beware, the food is not that great on Cathays Pacific, and we were all very disappointed at not receiving a toothbrush onboard or a sleeping mask for that matter. However we all managed to sleep for several hours and are now on the free internet at Hong Kong Airport... Heathrow should take note. Trying very hard to not fall asleep, very odd to have not seen any sign of daylight. Off to explore the airport - Andrew is eager to find the gaming floor.
Please dont be put off by this very boring post. Im sure Australian Mis-Adventures will prove to be a much more interesting read!
Tara for now!
A B C xxxx
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