Advertisement
Published: January 18th 2005
Edit Blog Post
G'day guys,
Tue 18th Jan
Up at 8am to go riding and when we get to the station we find we have missed the train as they have changed the times due to track work (i can't be trusted to do anything important!). The next train doesn't get to Otford till 12.20 and our ride leavs at 11.30 oh dear, i phone up and manage to change our ride time so we just hang around the station for ages till the train comes. We arrive at Otford and get picked up and taken to the yard. Me and Marco are the only people on the two hour trek, we set off with a group and then our guide Jeoff takes us off onto a different trail. We see cuckaburras along the way and even a deer run through the bushes and a small goanna. Me and Jeoff decide to try and make Marco trot but he was a bit too scared and he was on a very grumpy horse. We finally reach the waterfall and the view is stunning, you can see for miles all over the forests. We stayed at this point for ages just sitting there talking
and absorbing the breath taking view. I need a wee after all that trotting so a nice trip to the bushes for a tinkle and i am so petrified that a spider will bite me on my backside or even worse that i will weee on a snake fortunatily speed and a good aim avoid both of these embarrasing disasters. After a while we set back on our way and manage to convince Marco to have a trot and me and Jeoff also go off for a canter which was great in the middle of the forest. Me and Jeoff are soon chatting away and forget that we have Marco in tow and have to stop and check that we still have him every 5 mins. We finally return and we have been gone for 2hrs and 30mins instead of 2hrs so well worth the money. Me and Marco don't arrive back to Wollongong till 4pm so i quickly run off to the beach to soak up the lats of the days rays. I return back to the hostel and me and Marco are too tired to cook so we go for the $5 steak again and take this Kiwi
Me and Marco
Me and Marco at the lookout point for the waterfall
Olivia with us too. Marco has me and Olivia in stitches all night because he has been taking pics of himself on his camera and is insisting we see, which we don't want to, me and Olivia are too busy checking out this cute guy at the bar. When i get back to the hostel i help the girls finish off the cask of wine then pack for my trip back to Sydney in the morning.
Wed 19th Jan
Up early this morning to get to the staion for the coach. I wake up the girls and say goodbye before checking out and treking to the staion with loads of luggage in tow (really need to lose some). The coach is little late and when i get on i read my book all the way to Sydney. When i arrive in Sydney i manage to get the bus to the flat without getting lost or falling over so thats a bonus! I say hi to the guys dump my stuff then we all head off into the city. Chris goes swimming and Jo and Jude want to go up the harbour bridge tower but i forgot my camera so i decide to check out the Contemporary art gallery instead whilst they did that. The gallery was fab but not as fab as the glorious icecream i had when i got out of there. I met back up with the girls and we went back to the flat only to find that the estate agent had locked the door and the only person who had the key was Kat (who is staying with them for a couple of days) and she was at work for a few morew hours so we went and wasted some time on the internet and in a cafe where i had a nice strawberry, aple and ginger fuitjuice. We went back to the flat and waited 30mins for Kat to return then pizza for dinner then an early night.
Thur 20th Jan
Up early this morning as Chris, Kat and Jude all have to go to work. Me and Jo have a late start and don't leave the flat till 11am and then we went into the city to Paddys market (i love that place). I did very well and only came away with some sunglasses and a skirt that i just had to buy, it was the only one left and in my size, fitted me perfect and was gorgeous and it kept calling out my name saying - Shelly buy me, Shelly buy me and who am i to argue with forces like that! Jo went to meet Jude from work and i decided to go to IEP to sort my life out and to get a WWoof membership (willing wokers on organic farms - incase you were wandering). I decide to take a trip around the shops thenm give up and head back as i am just torturing myself with all the pretty shoes. I decide to do some shopping for the guys, baked beans, bread, peanut butter (thats what us backpackers live on) and go back and cook up a storm (beans on toast) by then the guys are starting to come back and we all just chill before going to bed.
Well thats all folks
Good night boys and girls
xx Shelly xx
Advertisement
Tot: 0.103s; Tpl: 0.015s; cc: 8; qc: 61; dbt: 0.0564s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1;
; mem: 1.3mb