Blogs from Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 10

Today we woke up at 9:00 and got ready to go on a whale watching boat cruise which was at 1 o’clock. We left the house at 10 because we knew it would be a long drive. When we got to where the boat was supposed to be, we had a shock to see that it wasn’t there! So we phoned the boat people and asked them why it wasn’t there and they said the boat wasn’t there because the boat didn’t go until 1:00 and at the time it was 12:00, and the boat was out whale watching at that moment. So we went and got a drink for an hour then we went and boarded the boat. We were on the boat until...4:30ish. We saw some dolphins some whales and some of the dolphins ... read more

Onnistuttiin saamaan hostelli Bundabergista, ollaan nyt oltu jo yli nelja viikkoa. Homma toimii siten, etta hostelli hoitaa tyot automaattisesti paikallisilta farmeilta ja kuljetukset paikan paalle. Hostelilla on 100 ihmista, ehka puolet aasiasta ja loput kaikkialta euroopasta ja muutama kanukki. Tyopaivat on yleensa pitkia, joten arki kuluu lahinna samalla rutiinilla, toita, ruokaa ja lepoa. Vapaapaivan tullessa mennaan pubiin ja vedetaan kannit :) Tyolista tulee hostellin seinalle joka ilta 19.30, josta selviaa missa ja koska toita seuraavana paivana. Mun vakkarityo on sitrusfarmin (Abbotsleigh) pakkaamolla. Pakkaan mandariineja ja sitruunoita liukuhihnalta laatikoihin. Palkkaa maksetaan 15,5 dollaria tunnilla, mika ihan jees, koska jotkut tyot on urakkapalkalla. Sitruunat pakataan tietyssa jarjestyksessa ja pain laatikkoon (katso kuva). Hedelmat tulee valilla niin nopeasti hihnalt... read more

It's about 5 o'clock in the morning, and the alarm bell is ringing. I seem to have no trouble at all getting up at this very hour, or even earlier when the job calls for it. It is still dark, and the temperature is getting cooler and cooler at this hour, as each day passes. The winter season is setting in at Bundaberg, although the days are still hotter than a British summer. After breakfast I stumble onto one of the several mini buses, and get shoffered to work, door step to farm gate. We are staying in a working hostel, we pay rent and they find, and take us to work. Each night the job list is posted on the noticeboard, indicating which farm we will be working on the following day. The whole concept ... read more

Well after a seven and a half hour journey I finally arrive in Bundaberg (the makers of Bundy Rum!) I am staying at the Cellblock Backpackers and it really was like being in prison! It was an old police station and still had some of the old cells that they had converted into rooms, not the homliest of places with its clinical white walls and bed linen. Glad I am only here for the night!! Had a look around the next day, it reminds me a little of Port Macquarie and beings it was a Sunday nothing was open so went to the IGA supermarket to stock up on some food for the day. Not the most exciting of places so its back on the road again.................................... ... read more

Pistetaanpas vahan ylos, millaista tama arki taalla Bundabergissa onkaan. Juttua neljan paivan ajalta... MAANANTAI Aamulla ylos klo 4:15. Jostain syysta tykkaan herata todella aikaisin ennen toihin lahtoa, etta saan itseni kunnolla hereille. Osa porukasta heraa, pukee paalle, tekee evaat ja syo aamiasen vartissa. Minulla siihen menee melkein tunti! Heti aamusta alkaen kaikki lahtee menemaan pain helvettia. Yritan keittaa vetta, jotta saan pikapuurot aamiaiseksi. Jostain syysta vedenkeitin ei toimi. Tradenomin koulutus riittaa kuitenkin ratkaisemaan taman ongelman ja vaihdan pistokkeen paikkaa. Ongelmanratkaisusta ylpistynyt tradenomi ei sen sijaan muistanut, etta paahtoleivat ovat ollet paahtimessa jo liian kauan. Puurosta tulee siedettavaa, mutta mustilla paahtoleivilla ei saa kovin kummoista makunautintoa. Toissa vituttaa. Tylsaa hommaa, mutta tuleepahan rahaa. Loppupaivas... read more