On My Way [#1]
Well after six years of thinking, planning and studying the process, one year of applications, expense and preparation for disposing of the flat I finally got on the plane and said good bye to home for - who knows how long?It was quite emotional at the airport saying bye to mum, dad, Lou (my sis) and Steve (her boyfriend). A friend from my hedgelaying group also dropped by to kindly wish me all the best and give me yet another present. I should emigrate more often - the stuff you get! After an emotional and frantic month of finishing job commitments, hooning up and down the country, packing and asking favours I got on the plane still dabbing my eyes, turned on my new ipod (thanks Neil and Sarah!) and ordered a gin and tonic.
I had my pack which weighed an unfeasably massive 21kg - well massive for me - someone who thinks that boxer shorts should be cut down because they're made of far too much fabric. (My brother cuts his toothbrush in half for lightweight travel!) I also had my portfolios which also weighed more than you'd think as I'd stuffed as much artwork in as possible in the hope that someone somewhere would see something vaguely agreeable. Already I was nervous about finding a job.
Anyway - arrived in Perth, met up with Phil and Sonja who were soon to be married and went down to Dunsborough, a small town 4 hours south of Perth. It's in the Margaret River wine region. I stayed with Rob and Sue in a rented timber house across the road from the sea and we soon settled into a hugely enjoyable lifestyle of cruising around, eating pies, tasting classy New World wines, some great meals and all this constantly to the soundtrack of us talking rubbish and giggling. Buying a tennis ball was also a significant feature of the week as Rob and I took every opportunity to play catch and develop an incredibly detailed history of our catching experiences at international catching championships most notably the Athens Olympics where those dastardly Spaniards beat us in highly controversial circumstances. Something which is still talked about in tennis catching circles. We demolished them in the World Championships though.
posted by col @ 7:46 pm
1 Comments:
island hopping, how fun!
keep on enjoyin' ....
peace & harmony,
elaine
'freedom must be exercised to stay in shape!'
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