|
|
|
|
WebGoddessCathy |
|
|
|
||||||
|
> site feed |
|
|
<-- my life, by webgoddesscathy --> :: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 :: Went to Kuranda today on the scenic railway. Met a really great couple in the train and chatted to them about their son who teaches ESL in all sorts of interesting countries. Carla and I walked around the touristy town full of markets. Saw some fantastic souvenirs and wished that it was the end of my trip so that I didn't have to worry about carrying all of it around with me. Also, don't have the money to buy everything that I'd LIKE to buy. All of the local artists there really inspired me. Such lovely creative stuff. I really need to do something more creative. Maybe I just need to write more. Tomorrow morning I'm off to Cape Tribulation (which is north of Cairns, if you follow the link). I'll be there for two nights and then, on my way back to Cairns, I'll stay one night in Port Douglas. September 15th I fly out of Cairns, leaving behind Queensland and entering the Northern Territory's capital, Darwin. I think it's also the crocodile and mosquito capital of Australia. Heh. :: Cathy 4:26 AM [+] :: 0 comments :: Monday, September 08, 2003 :: Favourite email of the day: Corven: 6 bucks an hour for internet access is obscene. We're talking about ranking it up there with dirty sex acts, Marilyn Manson concerts, and the explotation of small children in sweatshops. That's how obscene it is. Thank god that internet access is cheaper in Cairns. I don't wanna KNOW how much more obscene it can get! :: Cathy 8:31 PM [+] :: 0 comments Here I am in Cairns. Very sunny and warm and it's still winter. People walking around in bathing suits at the lagoon. I might do as well soon... My tour with Uncle Brian yesterday was outstanding! We went to various waterfalls, swimming and recreating Timotea ads, some rainforest walks, a volcanic crater lake and finally platypus spotting. We saw two platypus MATING! It was absolute magic! Actually, the best part of the trip was just the SPIRIT. As Uncle Brian calls it, "the spirit of Gus the Bus". We sang songs, played games, talked and laughed and waved at the locals. The spirit is so hard to convey. It's really something that you have to experience. I was inspired by Uncle Brian's desire to bring joy to people's lives through random acts of kindness. And by how he obviously enjoys himself. I talked to him about my desire to operate a tour in Canada. It's something I really want to look into. I'm going to start writing ideas down in my ever-open journal and see if I can put it into action when I get home. Tonight, I'm going to Reef Teach to learn about all those amazing things I saw in the water when I was diving. It was recommended by Uncle Brian and some other travellers I've met along the way, so I'm looking forward to it. Until then, I'm hanging out with my friend Jaap from the Netherlands. We hung out on Magnetic Island and did a crazy billion-hour walk across the island to all the bays and then also had a nice beach day together when we talked about Dutch food for about two hours. Tomorrow, I'm off to Kuranda for the day. Thursday, I take off for Cape Tribulation for a couple of days. :: Cathy 8:05 PM [+] :: 0 comments :: Sunday, September 07, 2003 :: My mom has gracefully called GoDaddy to sort out the website thing. Funny that they couldn't do that via email. They tried to get me to send them credit card info via email. Can you imagine? Anyway, I'm finally back from Magnetic Island. I'm now a certified Advanced diver!! The Yongala wreck I dove was the best dive I've ever done! Sea snakes, turtles, giant fish everywhere! I'm just about to board the 7:15pm bus to Cairns. Tomorrow, I'm going on Uncle Brian's tour of the Atherton Tablelands. :: Cathy 1:25 AM [+] :: 0 comments
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
 |
|
||||||||||||
