Tonight I saw a full moon rise up over Ayers Rock. It was spectacular. I was working as a BBQ Assistant (3rd job) which is a BBQ given next to Uluru, and people pay something like $99 to come and eat and drink by the Rock. The night is quite good value and includes a pretty good BBQ, dessert and wine/beer. The main meal consists of a variety of salads, and barbecued meat, including beef steaks, chicken skewers, lamb sausages, marinated kangaroo fillets and garlic prawns. As staff, we also were provided with a meal, and I can tell you – the food was really good, the chicken was perfect, the garlic prawns were excellent (it has been a while since I have had a prawn) and the kangaroo melted in my mouth.
But the total highlight of the night was seeing that big full moon start to peek over the Rock, and slowly rise in the night sky. The moon was so bright that we could hardly see any stars in the sky. And, when we were driving home after the night was over, our driver turned off the car lights to show us that the moon was so bright we really didn’t need car lights (as it was after 11pm at night, I did say that, despite the glorious moon, it may still be a good idea to turn those car lights back on).
When the moon started to show over the Rock, the guests at the BBQ stopped eating their dessert and started snapping photo after photo. I wish that I had my iPhone or camera on me, so I could have taken some photo’s too. But even though I don’t have a photo, I will always have the memory.
Also, tonight, I saw my first wild dingo. After the guests had left and we were packing up all the tables, chairs, glasses, food, etc, the dingo was circling us, and sniffing around for food. He was the colour of a golden Labrador, and he was not shy at all. Nor was he scrawny, so I figure he must be picking up scraps of food every night from the BBQ.
Kristy is still enjoying driving the shuttle, and she sees many an interesting thing, some of which are quite x-rated and I cannot discuss here. Suffice to say she sees a lot, sometimes too much.
I now know 2 Japanese words – Kon-neat-she-wa ... wrong spelling, but that is how it sounds (means hello) and Arigato (which means thank-you). Which reminds me... Kristy was driving the shuttle bus and when the Japanese tourists would get off, they would say “Arigato” (they are so lovely, and so very polite). Kristy, however, does not know the Japanese language, and so she assumed that they were saying ‘goodbye’ to her, so then she started saying it back to them, thinking she was saying “goodbye” in return. So, the upshot was that they were saying thank-you” to her (for driving the shuttle bus), and she was saying “thank-you” back to them! Ahhh, i guess there are worse things she could have said. Oh, I also know another Japanese word, and it sounds like this – “Camp–Pie”. Basically, it means “Cheers” and the Japanese say it when they are giving a toast to something.
At the Spa this week, I have massaged 2 pregnant women! It is so beautiful doing pregnancy massages, because you have to be so light with your touch (no deep tissue or remedial massage at all) and it is just the most relaxing and beautiful experience. The mothers-to-be lay there, on their sides on the massage table, they are so serene, holding their bellies, soft music is playing, oil is being rubbed lightly on their backs, the blinds are down, the room is dim and it almost feels magical.
I gave Kristy her first facial the other day. I think she liked the experience, but she said that she didn’t notice any difference in her skin, but I defiantly noticed her face looking better. It just looked a little more glowing and uplifted. I am one of those people who think everyone and their dog should have at least one facial in their life (alright, maybe not the dog, unless you are Paris of course).
The most exciting news this week, though, is.... (please hear a drum roll in your head), my son, Logan, is coming to live at Yulara with us!!!! Logan feels like a change of scenery, and a bit of an adventure, and so he is going to try living out here for a while. Now is a good time to do it because it is easier to come out here if you know someone. Kristy and I are still planning to leave in a few months, and if Logan likes it here, he can stay longer (because by that time he will be established and set up) or if he doesn’t like it, then no harm done and he can head back to civilisation when we leave. Either way, good on him, at least he is being brave and doing something different. And of course I am VERY excited to be having him here. I have put his resume out there, and I am crossing my fingers that he picks up work quickly. Once he gets work, he will then get his own accommodation, and while it will be lovely to have him staying with us in the short-term, in the long-term we will all want to have our privacy.
I spoke to someone in the newsagency today, as I was buying my usual buddle of puzzle books. She told me that she has won three prizes from That’s Life and/or Take 5 magazines – the prizes being 1: A car!!!! 2: $1,500!!!! 3. Big screen TV!!!!! I felt that this news was a good omen and that I may soon hear about a big win from one (or more) of the competitions that I have entered. Winning something big means that Kristy and I can spend more time travelling and exploring, and less time working - YAAAAYYY!! So, everyone, take a big breathe and manifest me winning much $$$$$$ and big prizes (cars, TV’s, etc). Remember, everything that you wish for someone else, you get back tenfold for yourself.
And to finish off, as Kristy would say... arigato.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Helicopters, pool parties and macaroons.
I went up in a helicopter – OMG OMG OMG!!!! It was amazing! We did a sunset helicopter trip over the Rock and Kata Tjuta. It really was awesome. My first helicopter ride! For those who saw the pictures, you will see from the HUGE grins on our faces how exciting it was! I am sending the guys from Professional Helicopter Services (PHS) a big, big thank you. It has given me a really precious memory that I will always have, and will make me smile whenever I think about it. Kristy, of course, took a zillion photographs because (as you all know) we needed some more sunset pictures --- I am kidding Kristy, your photos are fab :)
The Spa is going well, although the tips have eased off (damnation!). It goes that way sometimes I guess. But, Karen is back in action (her hand/arm is better) and she is waxing and massaging everything in sight – Yay! And Kerrie is back in town (literally) – Yay!, and Erin has started work with us - Yay, so there is a full staff load at the Red Ochre Spa (which means I am back to 3 days a week).
Of course, I couldn’t just work the 3 days a week, and my 2nd job starts this Wednesday – working with the Japanese tours on the sunset champagne drinks. I am very excited and can’t wait to get started.
And my old place of work rang me! The place that was my original 2nd job (and will now be my 3rd job), and have asked if I can help them out a bit, so of course I said yes. So that is 3 part-time jobs now – fun!!!! And no- that wasn’t sarcasm, I really see that this will be fun!
Oh... our garden has expanded. I introduced Kristy to Donald - he has set up the most amazing garden, like it is majorly wow (he even has goldfish!!). And he gave us one of his hanging plants! It looks great out the front of our place, as do the solar powered, coloured, fairy lights that now adorn our veranda area (e-bay purchase from Ms Kristy!). She keeps assuring me that it is not a “permanency” thing.
There is a meteorite-shower party happening here on December 13th. It is going to be spectacular (providing of course that there is no cloud, rain, etc). At about 10.30 pm or so on the night of 13-12-10 a group of us are going up to a hill (probably with some esky’s, which will, of course, only contain soft-drinks) and will stay up on afore mentioned hill to watch the meteorites. This is going to be another amazing memory. I would never have done this in Melbourne!
There was a power outage in Yulara last Thursday. Both Kristy and I weren’t working, so we thought we would head down to one of the pools. It was a pretty hot day and it is no fun being inside without air-conditioning. A lot of people closed up shop for the afternoon here at Yulara (what did we do with the tourists?). Anyway, sooooo many people came to the pool – and it ended up being an impromptu pool party, and it was a hoot! I am not really much of a pool person usually, but this was different – very social, very relaxed, very easy. Although, because the power wasn’t on, that meant that the pool filter wasn’t working, so after a while, the pool became a bit grubby. As soon as that happened (the obvious grubbiness), I left the water, because I have an issue with germs and I didn’t want to be sitting in a huge petri-dish filled with mucky people bacteria and floating skins cells (yes, yes, I appreciate the irony! I know I touch people’s naked bodies all day, but somehow it is different – this time the germs were floating in water!). Anyway, it was still fun sitting beside the pool, reading my book and chatting to people. For those who are wondering, yes, Kristy stayed in the pool the whole time. She doesn't let a germ or 2 (or a 1,000) bother her!
My cooking experimentation continues, and this week I made home-made spring rolls (I don’t think the bacon made them authentic, but it did make them tasty). I also made coconut macaroons, and they were a big hit with Kristy. I found them to be a little too coconutty, but I will try to make them again – I need to perfect the recipe. Yes Mel – I will make them for you when I see you next (even though I know said you wanted a store-brought macaroon).
And... this was very exciting... this week I found out that people I DON’T EVEN KNOW are reading this blog – is that not Oh My God!!!!???? I was speaking to someone who works at the Resort here, and he asked me if I am writing a blog, and I said yes (first I asked him “Why are you asking?” I think I thought I might have been in trouble or something! Well, you know my motto – “When in doubt, panic.”) Anyhoo, I just want to say HI to Grant, and to all the crew at Longie and thank you so much for reading the blog. I feel a bit special about it! And, when are you guys coming in for a massage? I want to meet you all!
Kristy is LOVING being the night shuttle bus driver, and I mean LOVING it! She is able to meet people, chat, listen to music, stay clean, have air conditioning – it is all good! And she looks very cute in her uniform, especially now that she has peroxided her hair again.
Gotta go now, the little unit is a total mess, dishes everywhere, (all plates are dirty), clothes are on the floor, bottles, cans, etc. Sigh. I must clean up before Kristy gets home. Or maybe I shall go to bed and clean up tomorrow before I go to work. Choices, choices. To sleep OR to clean (ah yes, that age old question). Which one will I choose?
The Spa is going well, although the tips have eased off (damnation!). It goes that way sometimes I guess. But, Karen is back in action (her hand/arm is better) and she is waxing and massaging everything in sight – Yay! And Kerrie is back in town (literally) – Yay!, and Erin has started work with us - Yay, so there is a full staff load at the Red Ochre Spa (which means I am back to 3 days a week).
Of course, I couldn’t just work the 3 days a week, and my 2nd job starts this Wednesday – working with the Japanese tours on the sunset champagne drinks. I am very excited and can’t wait to get started.
And my old place of work rang me! The place that was my original 2nd job (and will now be my 3rd job), and have asked if I can help them out a bit, so of course I said yes. So that is 3 part-time jobs now – fun!!!! And no- that wasn’t sarcasm, I really see that this will be fun!
Oh... our garden has expanded. I introduced Kristy to Donald - he has set up the most amazing garden, like it is majorly wow (he even has goldfish!!). And he gave us one of his hanging plants! It looks great out the front of our place, as do the solar powered, coloured, fairy lights that now adorn our veranda area (e-bay purchase from Ms Kristy!). She keeps assuring me that it is not a “permanency” thing.
There is a meteorite-shower party happening here on December 13th. It is going to be spectacular (providing of course that there is no cloud, rain, etc). At about 10.30 pm or so on the night of 13-12-10 a group of us are going up to a hill (probably with some esky’s, which will, of course, only contain soft-drinks) and will stay up on afore mentioned hill to watch the meteorites. This is going to be another amazing memory. I would never have done this in Melbourne!
There was a power outage in Yulara last Thursday. Both Kristy and I weren’t working, so we thought we would head down to one of the pools. It was a pretty hot day and it is no fun being inside without air-conditioning. A lot of people closed up shop for the afternoon here at Yulara (what did we do with the tourists?). Anyway, sooooo many people came to the pool – and it ended up being an impromptu pool party, and it was a hoot! I am not really much of a pool person usually, but this was different – very social, very relaxed, very easy. Although, because the power wasn’t on, that meant that the pool filter wasn’t working, so after a while, the pool became a bit grubby. As soon as that happened (the obvious grubbiness), I left the water, because I have an issue with germs and I didn’t want to be sitting in a huge petri-dish filled with mucky people bacteria and floating skins cells (yes, yes, I appreciate the irony! I know I touch people’s naked bodies all day, but somehow it is different – this time the germs were floating in water!). Anyway, it was still fun sitting beside the pool, reading my book and chatting to people. For those who are wondering, yes, Kristy stayed in the pool the whole time. She doesn't let a germ or 2 (or a 1,000) bother her!
My cooking experimentation continues, and this week I made home-made spring rolls (I don’t think the bacon made them authentic, but it did make them tasty). I also made coconut macaroons, and they were a big hit with Kristy. I found them to be a little too coconutty, but I will try to make them again – I need to perfect the recipe. Yes Mel – I will make them for you when I see you next (even though I know said you wanted a store-brought macaroon).
And... this was very exciting... this week I found out that people I DON’T EVEN KNOW are reading this blog – is that not Oh My God!!!!???? I was speaking to someone who works at the Resort here, and he asked me if I am writing a blog, and I said yes (first I asked him “Why are you asking?” I think I thought I might have been in trouble or something! Well, you know my motto – “When in doubt, panic.”) Anyhoo, I just want to say HI to Grant, and to all the crew at Longie and thank you so much for reading the blog. I feel a bit special about it! And, when are you guys coming in for a massage? I want to meet you all!
Kristy is LOVING being the night shuttle bus driver, and I mean LOVING it! She is able to meet people, chat, listen to music, stay clean, have air conditioning – it is all good! And she looks very cute in her uniform, especially now that she has peroxided her hair again.
Gotta go now, the little unit is a total mess, dishes everywhere, (all plates are dirty), clothes are on the floor, bottles, cans, etc. Sigh. I must clean up before Kristy gets home. Or maybe I shall go to bed and clean up tomorrow before I go to work. Choices, choices. To sleep OR to clean (ah yes, that age old question). Which one will I choose?
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Tired, Tips and Trying new things.
This coming Wednesday we will have been back here at the Rock for 24 days. I will have had only 4 days off in that time (Mandy, I know this is typical of you, but remember, I am a LAZY girl)! And... at work for almost 9 hours per day sometimes! I am getting tired!!!!! My head is kind of spinning. Yet, I am still having trouble sleeping (you think I would just be crashing unconscious every single night.... but noooo!)
The reason I am working so much (remember, this is the job I was suppose to be working only three days a week, because, yes it is true, I AM a lazy girl) is because:
a) the gorgeous Karen (Spa Therapist colleague) has RSI (or something similar) in her wrist, so she cannot do any treatments (however she is doing a super trooper job of reception at the Spa - Go Karen!)
b) the gorgeous Kerrie (another Spa Therapist colleague) is on holidays, attending a family wedding
c) the gorgeous (I am assuming gorgeous, because I haven’t met her yet, but I feel she is going to be gorgeous) Erin, was meant to start last week at the Spa, but she has an ear infection and she cannot fly (fly to Yulara, not fly in general!!!!).
Therefore, I am helping out the Spa, taking on extra hours in the short term, to help them through this rough-ish, low-on-therapist's patch.
Yes, on the negative side, I am very tired, but on the positive side, I am getting even better at massage and facials! Also, the tips are rolling in this week (just over $100 for this week), AND I won the October ‘retail’ competition (although this happened before we went back to Melbourne, so doesn’t really have anything to do with the extra hours I am now working, but it is still EXCITING because I get a majorly good prize for selling the most beauty products).
I have found it ethically hard to compete against my gorgeous colleagues to see who sells the most retail products, as I don’t like winning at the expense of someone else losing. I spoke to my manager about this, and she was really open to including an incentive to the person who comes second in the selling.
Kristy (the girl that loves a good meal, and even better if it is free!)is mega happy that I won the dinner prize, because it means that her and I get to go to a fancy restaurant, and the prize includes dinner, AND all drinks, and there is NO $$$$ limit (although I have been told that it won’t be looked on favourably if I order a 10 bottles of the $500 champagne). Personally, I am looking forward to oysters and cocktails. And whatever else takes my fancy at the time. My mum has advised Kristy to not eat the bread rolls, as they are ‘fillers’ and they take away from the ‘real’ (= expensive) food.
Another exciting event is about to occur - Kristy, God bless her, has secured us an excellent discount (approx 20%) on a helicopter trip over Ayers Rock. So that is what we are doing next Thursday. I have never done a helicopter flight, and to do the first one over the Rock will be mind-blowing!! I am hyperventilating at the thought of it!!!!
Last Thursday, Kristy and I went to the Sounds of Silence dinner. I sent a number of people some photographs from that night, however due to size restrictions, some of you didn’t get the pics, or the email!! Sounds of Silence is a dinner, in the desert, with the Rock in view. It also involves a Star Talker, who points out the night sky constellations. Kristy and I felt so special on that night! We were firstly greeted with champagne, beer, wine and canapés. Then we all walked down to the dining site, where we ate and were topped up with wine and beer all night long. We were at a table with a honeymooning couple from Germany they were very funny AND they kept disappearing into the night (and the toilets!!!!) to do ‘you know what’), and another couple from Holland (she was terrified of bugs, which was interesting to watch her cringing as the desert bugs came out at dusk), and another couple from Malaysia (he set up a BIG camera on a tripod and snapped pics of us all night – of us at the dining table, not the naughty German couple!!). As usual, I ate waaaaay too much (it was there, what else would I do??) but this time I did stop myself before I wanted to vomit. AND... I got to see 4 of Jupiter’s moons through a telescope!
On one of my days off this week, K and I went to the closest pool (there are about 5 pools in very close walking distance) for about an hour. God, it was nice to submerge in water, to drink wine by the pool edge, to listen to music while basking in the sun. I need another day off! By the way, if you are wondering, yes, Kristy is still obsessed with the weather (mind you, that worked out very well for booking Sounds of Silence, because it is not very good to do on a cloudy night - no stars!).
Tonight, after my last client left the Spa, the gorgeous Karen layed me down on a massage table and tinted my eyebrows and my eyelashes. Now it looks like I am wearing mascara even when I don’t have any on! I love these little extra bits of this job! Ta Karen - you're a doll!
Kristy has changed jobs (thank goodness!!!) and she is now driving the Night Shuttle Bus. This is a free bus service for all guests and staff around the resort. Basically, Kristy now picks up very happy (which translates to drunk) people from whichever pub they are at, and drops them at their accommodation (or the next pub they are going to). She tells me that there is sometimes lots of singing on the bus (I am not sure it is worthy of Australian Idol, but I am sure that whatever it lacks in talent, is more than made up for in volume). And, Kristy even got a $10 tip on the Shuttle Bus the other night – which is very rare to get on the bus!
I made chocolate chip cookies last night. They were a disaster. One batch was very over-cooked (let’s be honest, quite, quite burnt) and the next batch had too much flour. They were all meant to be thrown away, but Kristy took them to her work, and all the bus drivers ate them within 2 hours! Greedy Gus’s!
Poor Kristy, she has been doing most of the housework for the last 3 weeks. I am working so much that I am just not home a lot. There are many days when I leave for work before she gets up, and I get home after she has left for work. K does have a 45 minute break on this new job, so she ducks back to see me then. And then we talk 100 to the dozen to get all of our news out to each other before she heads off again to work! Each night, I try to make her something to eat (tonight was pikelets with jam) so she has a snack for when she comes home... although there is an ulterior motive to this – because while she is eating, I get the chance to talk! We just have so little time for catch up, and K has lots to say, so I have to make sure that I get my 2 cents worth in too!
Kristy has made us a garden, outside of our apartment. To me, it reeks of permanency, which is very scary, because (while there is lots of great things about Yulara) I don’t want to live here permanently. However, the garden does look nice, and even the sharp sticks surrounding every plant kind of look cool (K put them there to stop the rabbits eating the succulents). Aside from a truck load of Aloe Vera, we also have Jade, chillies, spearmint, parsley and some other red leaf thing.
Tonight was another big storm in the desert. I sat outside, so I could ‘experience’ the fullness of the storm, in all its glory. The wind was severely whipping up all the red dust, the lightening was flashing at 360 degrees. The rain started coming down and it smelt delicious. By the time I got back inside, I was cold, wet, and covered in red dust. Seriously, I am still picking out the dust from my ears – true!
I like it here, which is lucky, because we are planning to be here until at least the end of Jan 2011, and it will be fun to do NYE at Ayers Rock, however I am REALLY looking forward to the West Coast, Perth, Coral Bay, Exmouth, Broome, Darwin, and all the other places here and there and in between that have sea and beach (and maybe shops every now and then would be good too).
Also there were two big weddings this month in Melbourne. Congratulations to Peter and Katrisse Wilson, we can't wait for your Thailand photos. And also a friend of Kristy's - congratulations to Kate and Paul! We can't wait to see your photos also. May you guys all have many years of happiness and love together.
The reason I am working so much (remember, this is the job I was suppose to be working only three days a week, because, yes it is true, I AM a lazy girl) is because:
a) the gorgeous Karen (Spa Therapist colleague) has RSI (or something similar) in her wrist, so she cannot do any treatments (however she is doing a super trooper job of reception at the Spa - Go Karen!)
b) the gorgeous Kerrie (another Spa Therapist colleague) is on holidays, attending a family wedding
c) the gorgeous (I am assuming gorgeous, because I haven’t met her yet, but I feel she is going to be gorgeous) Erin, was meant to start last week at the Spa, but she has an ear infection and she cannot fly (fly to Yulara, not fly in general!!!!).
Therefore, I am helping out the Spa, taking on extra hours in the short term, to help them through this rough-ish, low-on-therapist's patch.
Yes, on the negative side, I am very tired, but on the positive side, I am getting even better at massage and facials! Also, the tips are rolling in this week (just over $100 for this week), AND I won the October ‘retail’ competition (although this happened before we went back to Melbourne, so doesn’t really have anything to do with the extra hours I am now working, but it is still EXCITING because I get a majorly good prize for selling the most beauty products).
I have found it ethically hard to compete against my gorgeous colleagues to see who sells the most retail products, as I don’t like winning at the expense of someone else losing. I spoke to my manager about this, and she was really open to including an incentive to the person who comes second in the selling.
Kristy (the girl that loves a good meal, and even better if it is free!)is mega happy that I won the dinner prize, because it means that her and I get to go to a fancy restaurant, and the prize includes dinner, AND all drinks, and there is NO $$$$ limit (although I have been told that it won’t be looked on favourably if I order a 10 bottles of the $500 champagne). Personally, I am looking forward to oysters and cocktails. And whatever else takes my fancy at the time. My mum has advised Kristy to not eat the bread rolls, as they are ‘fillers’ and they take away from the ‘real’ (= expensive) food.
Another exciting event is about to occur - Kristy, God bless her, has secured us an excellent discount (approx 20%) on a helicopter trip over Ayers Rock. So that is what we are doing next Thursday. I have never done a helicopter flight, and to do the first one over the Rock will be mind-blowing!! I am hyperventilating at the thought of it!!!!
Last Thursday, Kristy and I went to the Sounds of Silence dinner. I sent a number of people some photographs from that night, however due to size restrictions, some of you didn’t get the pics, or the email!! Sounds of Silence is a dinner, in the desert, with the Rock in view. It also involves a Star Talker, who points out the night sky constellations. Kristy and I felt so special on that night! We were firstly greeted with champagne, beer, wine and canapés. Then we all walked down to the dining site, where we ate and were topped up with wine and beer all night long. We were at a table with a honeymooning couple from Germany they were very funny AND they kept disappearing into the night (and the toilets!!!!) to do ‘you know what’), and another couple from Holland (she was terrified of bugs, which was interesting to watch her cringing as the desert bugs came out at dusk), and another couple from Malaysia (he set up a BIG camera on a tripod and snapped pics of us all night – of us at the dining table, not the naughty German couple!!). As usual, I ate waaaaay too much (it was there, what else would I do??) but this time I did stop myself before I wanted to vomit. AND... I got to see 4 of Jupiter’s moons through a telescope!
On one of my days off this week, K and I went to the closest pool (there are about 5 pools in very close walking distance) for about an hour. God, it was nice to submerge in water, to drink wine by the pool edge, to listen to music while basking in the sun. I need another day off! By the way, if you are wondering, yes, Kristy is still obsessed with the weather (mind you, that worked out very well for booking Sounds of Silence, because it is not very good to do on a cloudy night - no stars!).
Tonight, after my last client left the Spa, the gorgeous Karen layed me down on a massage table and tinted my eyebrows and my eyelashes. Now it looks like I am wearing mascara even when I don’t have any on! I love these little extra bits of this job! Ta Karen - you're a doll!
Kristy has changed jobs (thank goodness!!!) and she is now driving the Night Shuttle Bus. This is a free bus service for all guests and staff around the resort. Basically, Kristy now picks up very happy (which translates to drunk) people from whichever pub they are at, and drops them at their accommodation (or the next pub they are going to). She tells me that there is sometimes lots of singing on the bus (I am not sure it is worthy of Australian Idol, but I am sure that whatever it lacks in talent, is more than made up for in volume). And, Kristy even got a $10 tip on the Shuttle Bus the other night – which is very rare to get on the bus!
I made chocolate chip cookies last night. They were a disaster. One batch was very over-cooked (let’s be honest, quite, quite burnt) and the next batch had too much flour. They were all meant to be thrown away, but Kristy took them to her work, and all the bus drivers ate them within 2 hours! Greedy Gus’s!
Poor Kristy, she has been doing most of the housework for the last 3 weeks. I am working so much that I am just not home a lot. There are many days when I leave for work before she gets up, and I get home after she has left for work. K does have a 45 minute break on this new job, so she ducks back to see me then. And then we talk 100 to the dozen to get all of our news out to each other before she heads off again to work! Each night, I try to make her something to eat (tonight was pikelets with jam) so she has a snack for when she comes home... although there is an ulterior motive to this – because while she is eating, I get the chance to talk! We just have so little time for catch up, and K has lots to say, so I have to make sure that I get my 2 cents worth in too!
Kristy has made us a garden, outside of our apartment. To me, it reeks of permanency, which is very scary, because (while there is lots of great things about Yulara) I don’t want to live here permanently. However, the garden does look nice, and even the sharp sticks surrounding every plant kind of look cool (K put them there to stop the rabbits eating the succulents). Aside from a truck load of Aloe Vera, we also have Jade, chillies, spearmint, parsley and some other red leaf thing.
Tonight was another big storm in the desert. I sat outside, so I could ‘experience’ the fullness of the storm, in all its glory. The wind was severely whipping up all the red dust, the lightening was flashing at 360 degrees. The rain started coming down and it smelt delicious. By the time I got back inside, I was cold, wet, and covered in red dust. Seriously, I am still picking out the dust from my ears – true!
I like it here, which is lucky, because we are planning to be here until at least the end of Jan 2011, and it will be fun to do NYE at Ayers Rock, however I am REALLY looking forward to the West Coast, Perth, Coral Bay, Exmouth, Broome, Darwin, and all the other places here and there and in between that have sea and beach (and maybe shops every now and then would be good too).
Also there were two big weddings this month in Melbourne. Congratulations to Peter and Katrisse Wilson, we can't wait for your Thailand photos. And also a friend of Kristy's - congratulations to Kate and Paul! We can't wait to see your photos also. May you guys all have many years of happiness and love together.
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