Saturday, March 13, 2010

Quickie update...

1. No koalas or kangaroos yet. There are signs all over the roads saying "We live here too" but I haven't seen them yet.

2. Wild turkeys roam the streets and beaches of Noosa. I kid you not. If I don't see a fricking koala or a kangaroo and only see a fricking turkey....??? LOL!!

3. Dead frogs and BIG dead snakes on the roadside stink. Really really stink.

4. Cockroach in my bedding = SCREAM!!!! I went running to the only male in our condo. Apparently this is my default behaviour. Hahahaha!

5. Torrential downpours in Australia still makes awesome riding. :)

6. Finally getting the hang of driving on the wrong side of the road and navigating the billion and one "roundabouts." Think traffic circles except with bike lanes, and driving on the wrong side of the road. Oh. My. God. I've only been honked at once. That, and the fact that it always feels like you are heading in the wrong direction...

7. Australian culture is awesome -- people are up and at 'em at 5:30am -- all over the place: swimming, biking, running, walking, kayaking. So active! So awesome! :)

8. You can get a tan even with SPF 50.

9. Real coffee is way better than my monster jug of Folger's at home....

10. Note to self: Make sure to poop and pee before all runs....the ground beneath all bushes, trees, etc. off the side of the roads is either marsh or ocean.

11. 20kg per piece of luggage to fly from Sydney to Sunshine Coast airport = $190 AUD in overweight charges. :( I'll be leaving a LOT behind...

Good night! Don't let the bed bugs bite! ;P

7 comments:

Kelly B. said...

So neat you are over there right now! And I LOVED Noosa! It was one of my favorite places while travelling there. Have fun Julie!!And don't let the bed bugs bite...

Keith said...

You didn't TAKE a lot of stuff. Maybe you can send it home by post or Fedex or something. Has to be cheaper than the airline rape fees. oops, meant to say rapacious. My mistake, but their motivation is the same.

Glad you're having a good time. SPF 50 eh? I'd need to mount an umbrella on me for portable shade!

Only you could get a cockroach but no 'roos.

FOLGERS!!! Ack, spit, ew!

Big Daddy Diesel said...

No kangeroos or koalas, but alot of dead snakes, not cool.

Cath said...

Hahahaha! The rain storms are amazing hey! Truly electric!

I'm biking OUTSIDE today - wehay! Can't wait! Bought some mega pucture free tyres at the weekend, and will be heading out later - Ill think of you :)

xxxxx

Jenna said...

Hey rockstar!! I will be able to say - I knew her when .... So great for you to be out there running over stinky dead snakes and what not:) What an opportunity - you will come back here and kick a$$ - well not that you wouldn't have anyway :)

Turkeys?

Noosa is where my drunk sister though Chris de Burg was singing in a pub...hahaha. And their wine glasses are huge!

Keith said...

Hmmm, been a while. Maybe one of those big dead snakes wasn't so dead after all.....

KK said...

LOL at Keith's Folgers comment. i drink Folger's too jukes-it's the only thing that fits in the budget!

4. Cockroach in my bedding = SCREAM!!!!

EXCUSE ME? Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Honest to goodness, how have you ever slept in that same bed again?! Funny about running to a male though, so true!

Sounds like a blast there. Except for the wildlife ;)