I check out at 10am and headed over to the train station as my train wasn't until 11:55am I had to wait a bit. Turns out Jo was also there as her bus left from the same station and she is on her way to another country pub. So we got to have a hug and say goodbye again. No matter how many goodbyes I go through they never get any easier. I hopped on the train and was asked to switch seats with a guy as he wanted to sit next to his gf so that was ok. I had a seat to myself until we got to Kalgoorlie. The train zoomed past Southern Cross one last time for me. I made sure to wave. I'm in the red service cars and while they aren't ... read more

This morning we went to check out the Margaret river surfing beach. The waves weren’t so good and no one was out surfing. So, we headed to the Aboriginal culture centre. Our guide took us around the bush and showed us all the different uses of the different trees. It was amazing to find out all the medicinal uses of these trees. What I really liked is that instead of killing the trees they just took what they needed from the trees. After the bush walk we got to learn about all the tools aboriginals used. He explained about boomerangs and how they used all kinds of stuff from nature to make knives. It was really cool. He showed us how easily he could make a fire without any matches. That was really cool. He then ... read more

This morning we got up and drove over to the Flinder’s range. Here we drove up to the car park and did a hike. It was a tough one. Me and one of the other girls took it really slow and only made it about 3/4 of the way up. It was just sooo hot and very steep. Beautiful views from up there though. We then had lunch and headed down and drove through the ranged before getting to our camp on a farm that had facilities. We were all so happy to have a shower. We had an awesome dinner and some more good chats. ... read more

We cruised down to the seaside town of Esperance this morning. We got there just before lunch. It was nice and sunny but very windy there. We all explored the town and me and an english girl on the tour stopped for a drink by the ocean. Sooo nice! After we explored we all hopped back onto the bus and we drove out to Cape Le Grande National Park. Our camp was next to the most stunning beach I’ve ever seen. The whitest sand you will ever see and the water is the most amazing blue water. The sand is mostly silica so it’s soft and white and it squeaks when you walk on it. As we were setting up camp a small kangeroo came to check us out and look for food. While we aren’t ... read more

Happy new year to you all! I've started 2011 with quite a bang. I spent the last few days at Sarah's house mainly at the swimming pool. We met up Sarah's friend and her kids and we all had a good time in the water. Isobel (Sarah's youngest) loved jumping into our arms from the ledge. She didn't want to get in the water at first but then she loved jumping in. Lucinda is a good swimmer as well. New Years Eve was a bit quieter. Sarah and I mad a bunch of nibbly food like Sushi, nachos and pizza. Sarah was so tired she couldn't hang on until midnight but I stayed up and talked to people on the phone. On my last day with Sarah we got to go out to the Kalgoorlie golf ... read more