I hear 30 is the new
18 blog fans...
Here’s the proof....
The journey:
So - Goodbye Sydney...
Again. Me and Cat were contemplating
getting local busses to the airport, instead of paying $12 each for the shuttle
from our hostel. It would have meant us carrying heavy bags to a local bus
stop, switching buses, and a lot longer journey. But Cat found a bus ticket on
the pavement with 4 extra rides left on it. So we decided to take the bus, and
save money. Destiny... J It wasn’t such a bad trek, but it was getting late in the
day, and my chronic sinusitis was kicking in. Meaning i was feeling ill and
weaker than usual. We had sooo much stuff to carry. We accumulated a lot of crap
in Sydney (especially Cat). We had stuff to bring for Natalie, Shona and Rachel
too... I even had to wear my steel cap work boots, and hard hat as i couldn’t pack
them. When i caught my reflection in the airport, i realised what a knob stain
i looked. Looked like I was the only guy coming in fancy dress, as i walked through
customs. But it saves me buying it all again in Darwin I guess... LUCKILY we
got our baggage checked in OK. We were both a bit over-weight (the bags that
is, not us), but she let us through anyway. Cat paid for 20kg, but her bag was
about 22kg... I only paid for 15kg because it saved me ONE DOLLAR when booking
online. Seems a bit silly now, but my bag was only about 15.7 or something
haha... f*ck the system ;) We arrived in Darwin at 1am... As I said in my last
blog, we didn’t book a hostel. So we had to sleep on the airport floor until
morning. There was actually quite a few people doing the same thing. We looked
like a big homeless community. Just with a lot more bags... We managed to get a tiny bit of sleep. After
that, we got a cab to the city centre, and dropped our bags in a hostel for the
day. We sat by the lagoon for most of the day. It was BOILING! So much hotter
than Sydney... We went for our house viewing at 5pm, and it was REALLY NICE...
So tight, and super chill J It was kind of a granny flat, under a family home. It
had a big living room / kitchen, bedroom, big bathroom, big fridge, air-con,
swimming pool outside, and the family were really really nice. The lady Nicole
was really friendly and bubbly. She was like Cat x20... They also had kids
running about, and i think it’ll be a nice place to settle when we return. So
we put down a deposit, and 2 weeks rent... Just before we left, we met up with
our farm friend, Charlotte, had steak, and got a cab back to the airport. Two
flights in two nights, and we were stinking. Couldnt wait to get to Bali,
shower, and sleep J ...That’ll be so tight...
Aug 1st:
BALI!! :D Pretty sure
we were raped by the taxi man from the airport... Was expecting people to try
it on... naturally... but there was so many people in the pre-paid taxi que,
and so many Asian tourists. I couldn’t really ask around for best rates, or a
shared taxi. I told Cat to walk outside to look for a cab, and not to talk to
all the vultures. But she didn’t listen as she said she was too tired and just
wanted to get there. He said “$20 to Kuta. Its an hour or 2 away..” I thought
it didn’t sound too bad... but we were literally in the cab for 20mins!! Sneaky
MoFo! Oh well... We were here, showered, and in a nice comfy bed J ...NICE!
Woke up in the morning
- had rice, noodles, and eggy omelette things for breakfast. Cat must of said
“This is a bit strange for breakfast isn’t it” about 62 times... In the morning
light, the hotel looked really peaceful, small and quiet... Super chill...
NICE! The staff even said “Morning Robert”... I was like “Am i famous or
something??” ..Hadnt even introduced myself yet!... We went back to the room to
rest a bit more. Plugged in my hard-drive to the TV to watch Idiot Abroad :p We
wernt gonna make this a habit though. Was just a busy last couple of days... We
went out to walk around the main strip of Kuta and all the laneways and shops.
Did a bit of haggling. Managed to get myself a shirt, vest, pair of shorts, and
a bucket hat for about $25 J We then randomly bumped in to Emily and Josh (2
friends from our farm). That was a bit strange in the middle of Kuta. A
slightly different setting to Mordor, aka Lakeland... We had a beer with them,
then met 3 others from the farm that they were travelling with... After the
catch up, Cat and I walked back to the hotel, and met up with Rachel and
Shonaaa! A couple cocktails later – Marky B, Dacky and Charlotte arrived! J Super badass... We all went out for
a curry... Natalie was arriving late, so we didn’t bother waiting... Pssst
Natalie.... But we did come back to meet her, and then watched videos and pics
off my hard-drive from our time together in Sydney... Totally LOL’ed ourselves
to sleep. Was so tight... Totally got ourselves in the mood for another crazy
holiday together :D ... Let the Souf holiday be-GIN!!
Aug 2nd:
Got woken up by bells
from the local temple, and a bunch of cocks (cockerels)... Was not so chill... All the girls went off
shopping, whilst me, Mark and Dacky had a little look around, and chilled in
the pool. The whole day was planned around us getting absolutely smashed at
night. And OH MY GOD blog fans, it didn’t disappoint! We had our usual predrink
routine of Ring Of Fire, Fire or Ice, Kaos Cards, F*ck The Dealer, etc etc –
then we headed out to a bar called AlleyCats. Apparently the “cheapest bar in
town”. And for Bali, thats saying something! I went up to get the 1st
round, and got a tray of double vodka redbulls - 150,000IDR... Thats 12 drinks
for $15. Or 12 for about 8quid. Fenton... Safe to say we all had 4 or 5 each by
the end of it. Maybe more... Not to mention the tequilas etc... We then went to
the next bar, and everything got a bit hazy. We were introduced to Shonas
friend Mikey, and I had a couple of beers... Apparently.... Then all i remember
is thinking to myself “oh my god, im going to die”... I was laying on my bed,
and everyone was around me helping me puke off the side of it, into a bin. I
chundered EVERYWAAHH... I was in a bad, bad way...
Aug 3rd
Death... Woke up
feeling terrible - still being sick, and tingling all over. Now, I know what
its like to be absolutely paralytic. Especially with Souf crew. Theyve seen
this shiz before blog fans. BUT, this was NOT me being smashed! According to
Mark, when he came back, he found me slumped in the shower crying.... lol! I
don’t remember being in the bathroom at all, and i probably haven’t cried since
i was.... 12? But apparently i was doing it for a good half hour... That shiz
cray blog fans. So, i genuinely think, something dodgy happened. Like a spiked
drink, or dodgey alcohol or mixers. I didn’t drink anything the other guys
didn’t though. Except perhaps tequila... I think... But, I know me... They know
me... That wernt normal – at all... Everyone sat round in the morning asking
me, and telling me what happened... I also heard Dacky somehow came back, and
walked in to the wrong room lol. Classic Shmose. Somehow he went to the wrong
room, and even more weirdly – his keys actually opened the door. So we walked
into a room, and some big guy was in there, and he got proper mad haha... Anyway.
Aug 3rd was a complete write off for me. We planned to go and see
the temple “Tanah Lot”, but i literally couldn’t do anything. I tried sitting
by the pool at about 3pm, but i needed to be by the bathroom and air-con... In
the evening i thought i might be able to eat, so i headed off to SkyGarden with
everyone. SkyGarden is a super club in the middle of Kuta. It does a “all you
can eat bbq” for $5!! Its a joke!! The food is awesome as shit, too. On top of
that, they do free beer from 5pm to 6pm, and free cocktails from 9 to 10... But
i wernt drinking for SHIIIT that day blog fans. I sipped a girly cocktail and
wanted to DIE! ...I did order a shisha though, and went home sober J ...Tight...
Aug 4th
Jesus Christ Fenton,
blog fans! My last day of my 20s :/ That could only mean one thing... Im
getting wasted tonight!! I also got to see my PARENTS! :D First time in almost
2 years! Was really weird, yet totally normal to see them. Hung out with them
for a bit, super chill, but they needed rest from the big long journey... and i
needed to get ON IT! We went back, rested, ate, and got showered and ready
early... NICE! I was planning on wearing a Balinese shirt for my big night out,
but thats when i got my first of MANY surprises. Cat pulled out 8 plain white
Primark tshirts for us all. I think everyone else was surprised too. She also
had a packet of colour pens, to graff them up with bday messages, quotes, blah
blah blah. At first, I was like.. “Ah, im turning 30 in about 6 hours. Is this
really what 30 year olds do?” But after a few drinks, and some mad colouring
skills, it turned out to be super badass... I was struggling with predrinks. We
played many different games, including a new drinking game present. But I
wasn’t as hardcore as usual. I was still dying a bit inside from the “death
night”. Every drink was a struggle... It was like the opposite to R Kelly – My
mind was telling me yes, but my body was telling me NOOO.... But we got pretty
tipsy... I was probably mid-range drunk compared to everyone else. Got out,
went AlleyCats, and then it came... Trays upon trays of “double doubles” (those
double vodka, and terrible energy drinks again) I was in pain, but i had to do
it. ITS MY BIRTHDAY, AND ILL CRY IF I WANT TO.. (In the shower again maybe?) Lol
:p Then it got to midnight - BIG celebration, EVERYONE sang for me, was awesome
as shit J So tight... Even a bunch of
strangers started hugging me and singing for me... We left AlleyCats and headed
for SkyGarden. Its basically the biggest club in Kuta. Everyone seemed to be
shouting “Follow Robbie G!” “Wheres Marky B and Robbie G!?” I was like... “Who
are these people?” Ha best... Paid $10 for entry into SkyGarden, and that came
with another free drink. I saw the guy pouring the vodka way up past the half
way mark of my drink, and i was like “F-M-L..” lol... But I drank it, and it actually
made me feel better! ;) The club was awesome! We danced to live bands, danced
next to pole dancers, danced on the roof top... Was probs my fave night of the
year so far actually... No one too drunk, no one too sober, no dramas... Just
souf ting fun! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBBIE G! Blup blup! .... Tiiight... J
Aug 5th
My ACTUAL Birthday!...
Woke up with half of Bali standing around my bed. Felt like the virgin Mary
with everyone bearing gifts. All the crew and my parents were there, and i got
SPOILT! I had NO idea how i was gonna pack all these presents away into my
backpack... It was ridiculous! Everyone made so much effort... Even got loads
of cards and gifts from people at home, who shouldn’t even be thinking about
me. I was just sitting there, slightly dazed and confused, and the presents
kept coming and coming, and i didn’t even know what the hell was going on.
Then, Natalie pulled our laptop, and played a PowerPoint presentation... OMG...
She somehow messaged a load of friends from back home, to send photos of them
holding “Happy Birthday Robbie G” signs, and video messages to me. Was emotional...
So tight... But i was still too hungover and in too much in shock to react
much. Like i said on Facebook – my friends ROCK! After all the present opening,
Dacky puked in the toilet (classic dack), then we all headed out to Tanah Lot
temple. Was really cool... Super chill... Our first cultural thing since
arriving, really. We were a bit rushed, but then we drove to Seminyak for a
couple drinks, and a meal on the beach J So tight, and super chill... Good
way to end your birthday, right? The ribs i had almost made me JIZZ, OMG! The
atmosphere was cool, mellow music. So chill. As we sat coloured bean bags, and under
coloured umbrellas... Then the sunset... Sex... So tight... My dad even covered
the meal for us... And I’m well and truly in my 30s... blurrhh
Aug 6th
Believe it or not, i
didn’t get absolutely waste stained on my actual birthday. So i was fresh as a
daisy to have a productive day. We got up, and made our way to some tour
company to book our elephant rides for the 8th J We negotiated a price a couple days
before in USD, and when we got there, he did his own little cash converter of
what he thought it should cost in Rupiah. I found this a bit suspicious, but
everyone just agreed and we booked it. The guy there was purposely testing Cat
and confusing her as a joke. He was like “So we’re booking for 8 people, yes?”
“On 10th August, yes?” Cat was saying yes to everything, and he was
just laughing. She then took my bank card and asked in front of everyone “WHATS
YOUR PIN NUMBER AGAIN, ROB!?”.... There was like 4 locals in the room, a couple
outside, and she was just about to walk down a tiny alleyway with nearly
$200... Shmose...
We booked up, then got
a taxi to Ubud... Just me, Cat, my mum, and my dad. I wanted to take a day trip
there, as it was a more cultural part of Bali... You know how cultured i am
blog fans ;) On the way there we stopped off at some clothes making place, then
a traditional jewellery making place, then to a tea and coffee plantation. We
had about 12 different teas and coffees lined up, including this coffee thats
been shitted out by a mongoose... literally... They have a bunch of mongooses sitting
in cages, just shitting out coffee beans all day for extra flavour :/ What a
life... My dad didn’t enjoy the tastings much. He was scoring them all like “2,
1, 2, 0” out of 10... Even on the really nice ones - me, mum and Cat were like
“9, 8, 10...” then my dad “ermm... 0?...” Psst. He did try some of the local
alcohol though... Arak. I moved past that shit and went straight to the
chocolate. When we left, Cat gave the girl who poured the drinks a massive tip.
I said “We cant keep tipping, we’re still backpackers” She was like “Its nearly
her birthday” ...It was in October blog fans... We finally got to Ubud, but we
were rushing as we were a bit late. We visited the Monkey Forest, which i could
of spent a whole day in, but we only had about an hour there. Mark told me some
of the monkeys carried rabies, and he would never go near them. But they only
seemed interested in jacking you. Not biting you... Luckily for me, I got
photos of monkeys on my arms, and head, without getting robbed at all... We’re
frriennddss ;) We managed to see a bit of the Ubud town centre, shops, and
palace, and then we went home. Definitely liked Ubud a lot though. Some of the
architecture, temples, surrounding rice fields were amazing... Felt i needed a
lot more time than i had...
Aug 7th
Cat decided she was
going to go to Ubud again with Rachel. I was really tempted to, but i felt i
should spend more time with Mark, Dacky, and my parents. So we basically chilled
balls by the pool with them. It was a month since Marks birthday, which i
wasn’t at home for, so we decided to have a month late celebration... It was
just an excuse to get drunk really. We thought we’d have a “boys night” and
“girls night” separate to make it interesting. Originally we thought we were
gonna go into Seminyak to see “midget boxing”. But we got told all the midgets
went on holiday... Thats a bit weird... I had the vision of 26 midgets, sitting
round a hotel, somewhere exotic, sipping cocktails, doing flips into the pool...
Why would ALL the midget boxers take a holiday on the same day? Makes it seem
like some weird lollipop guild, cult thing or something... Anyway, that failed
- and according to my research, all the other clubs and bars in Seminyak were
gay bars... That wasn’t the “boys night” we had in mind. So we stayed in Kuta...
We were playing this game all day where we couldn’t say any quotes from the movie
“Hot Rod”. Every time we did, we tallied up shots for predrinks. By the time we
started drinking: Nats owed 1 shot, Dacky owed 2 shots, me 3, and Mark 4. We
also played ‘Drinking Jenger’, which i got for my birthday. By the end of
predrinks, some of us had done over 10 shots, downed several cups, and we were
all pretty wasted. So much so – girls night failed, and boys night failed...
Dont think any of us were in the mood or state to mingle with others, and we
would of had a better night together... So, nothing much happened that night.
But i did end the night sleeping next to the toilet, on the cold bathroom
floor... Chundering EVERYWAHH... J ...tight...
Aug 8th
ELEPHANT DAY! :D Was
all pretty hanging. Some worse than others, but we all managed to get our arses
into gear to see the Elephant Safari Park. The drive there was SO LONG! We were
all hungover, tired, and hungry. And you cant sleep in taxis on these Bali
roads. Shits cray... When we finally got there, we all kinda powerwalked past
the elephants and straight to the buffet lunch. Yum! After we satisfied our
hunger, we managed to catch a elephant show. Saw all of them doing tricks,
slam-dunking basketballs, scoring penalties, and doing maths... Mad skills!... They
all looked SO HAPPY! :D We then had a really cool 30min ride on them, and got
our photos taken... My favourite bit was at the end though. When they all were
able to play together in a big pond there. Was funny to see them run around and
splash water at each other. Was super badass... My parents really liked it too,
and we bought some photos J ...So tight...
Aug 9th
Spent another day
lazing around the pool, backing up photos, and starting to pack for our last
day L REALLY didn’t wanna say bye to my
friends and parents, and go back to Australia. Starting in a new town, job
hunting, back at stage one... didn’t seem appealing. But this was my last full
day with everyone. I thought it would be special if we got a cab to the south
of Bali to Uluwatu. Its a place where they have a temple on a cliff edge, and
it looks really nice at sunset. They also do a show, and traditional fire dance
called the Kecak... It wasn’t REALLY a dance, but the day there was a nice
ending to the trip anyway. The temple and sunset was really nice... My fave
part was probably when a monkey stole Natalies glasses off her head though... SHMOSEY...
We all went back, and
wanted a last night out with each other. But we started predrinking late... We
were about to head out at 1am, but then it started pissing down with rain. We
were all pretty tired though, and we had a good time chatting and laughing
together in our rooms.
Aug 10th
My leaving day! L Got up early to pack and check out
of Hotel Suris. Had so many presents and new things, but a lot of it i was
sending back home... We said bye to Rachel and Shona, then went with Cat to say
bye to my parents. Bad times... The other 4 went to a hotel in Sanur, as they
were getting picked up from there to go to Gili the next day. Me and Cat were
going to stop there after i saw my parents, to say bye to them before we went
to the airport. Anyway, we went to my parents place, and spent my last couple
hours with them... Thats when there was a bit of a GAME CHANGER blog fans... I
said to my dad “Ive been thinking... We’re going back to Darwin, to an
expensive hostel. We don’t get our new apartment until next week.. Darwin is
bloody expensive! And all we’ll be doing is job hunting. So, why not pay to
change our flights, get a boat, and just stay with our friends and go to Gili
Islands!?” YOLO right?? EVERYONE raves on about how good Gili is, and ill also
get the chance to see Ubud a bit more. Darwin is so expensive, and Bali is so
cheap. I probably wouldn’t spend that much more, to cancel flights, and
continue this trip here. Then, when we do go back to Darwin, we can move
straight into our new apartment, and get on this job hunting ting serious. So
that what we did! :D It was a bit of a headache to sort out. And we were
discussing it as my parents were leaving. But my dad said “You left home to
travel and have fun. So do it”... Excellent choice... I said bye to my parents,
and it was a bit sad... Our time together flew by so quick. We looked forward
to it for months, then it was gone in days. But we did have a really good time
together, and it was good to see them. Was sad to wave goodbye to them as they
turned the corner in their taxi...
I couldn’t dwell on it
though. Cat and I had to buck our ideas up, and book this boat and change our
flight... After a few hours of stress, payments, and phone calls, it was
confirmed! We were coming to Gili with our friends! We messaged Mark and Dacky
to tell them, but it was a surprise to Nats and Char when we turned up in Sanur
J Spontaneous wins!
Aug 11th
Woke up early to get
the shuttle bus to the harbour. It felt like real travelling again. Bumpy
roads, crowded buses, 600 backpacks, and a dodgy stomach.. So much farting blog
fans... So much farting... The harbour was a bit busy and disorganised, but we
got on the boat OK. Had one of the best views you could ever have whilst weeing
there. Was emotional... Super chill... The sea instantly looked more tropical
than it did in the rest of Bali, and the surrounding islands looked beautiful.
Kind of what i imagined parts of Vietnam or Thailand would look like... We
arrived in Gili Trawangan, without accommodation arranged. Which was a risk...
Cat and I walked down the hot dusty roads to Marks, Dackys, Nats, and
Charlottes place... They didn’t have space. But this is where our PLAN B kicked
in! Little did the others know, Shona and Rachel were ALSO in Gili with us! :D
We found out that when they were in the airport in Bali, they just had a total
game changer, didn’t board their plane to Singapore... Just decided, “F*ck it,
lets go Gili too!” So we were ALL here together! J Sooo, whilst we were trying to check
in at others hotel, I messaged Rachel to see where her and Sho were staying. Rachel
told me Nats had just bumped into her on the beach. SURPRISE!! ..Again! ... Cat
and I checked into Rachels and Shonas place, and we were all here together J 4 in one hotel, 4 in another... Best...
That day we mostly chilled by the beach. The ratio between boys and girls was
amazing. So tight... Rachel and Shona got day time drunk, and me, Mark and Dacky
tried swimming in the sea. But it was full of really REALLY sharp rocks, that
just completely raped our feet. So that didn’t last long... We went out for a
few drinks at night. After my first few drinks i was already feeling drunk, which
was cool... But then, every other drink seemed to make me more sober... Which
was not cool... Was still a decent night though... DEFINITELY made the right
decision... J
Aug 12th
Today we splashed our
cash on a 5hr snorkel trip.. It set us back a MASSIVE $8... guess it was worth
it ;) We saw a shipwreck, turtles, lots of fish, and Shona puke. Several times
actually... She wernt in the best shape from the night before, so she spent all
day feeding the fish her vom J Classic Shmose... When we got back, me and Mark had a
nap on the beach, then we all started drinking again. It was an alright night.
Started bar hopping, then we went to an empty beach to rave up. There was no
music, alcohol, or people, but I was drunk enough to get on stage and pretend I
was a DJ to the best beach party of all time... Parties without music and
alcohol aren’t too fun though, so we went to another bar or 2. Ended up getting
a few beers from a shop, then chilled on the beach again... I fell asleep with
beer in hand... Nice... J
Aug 13th
Woke up at a weird
angle as my bed leg was broken. Wish I could tell you this happened in an
interesting way, but I slept alone, and I don’t remember going to bed. So who
knows... Didnt do much in the day. Ordered lunch at about 11:30, and it didn’t
come out til about 12:30. Indonesian service seems so sllooww sometimes. But
luckily i was in a super chill mood. In the evening the whole gang did a walk
to the island view point. Was a moderate walk, but my balls had been chaffing a
lot lately... And with the sweat and rubbing, and itching, it felt they were
gonna bleed to DEATH! But i got through it... The views were decent, but it
didn’t compare to the sunset we got at dinner time. Had really good food,
amazing sunset, fire dancers, and everyone together... it was so tight.....
Aug 14th
Today was the day we
all left GIli to Ubud. And when we actually, officially, said bye to Shona and
Rachel... Again... For real... Me and Cat got a boat over to Bali, then a bus
to a hotel that Dacky, Mark, Nats and Char had booked up. Ubuds traffic is
pretty mad, so we had to walk a fair bit with all our bags and shit. It
wouldn’t of been so bad if the concrete was level, it wasn’t sweltering hot,
and i wasn’t wearing black jean shorts. Was a rookie mistake. The chaffing was
getting worse, and it felt like my balls were gonna drop off with every step i
took... NOT so chill... Got to the hotel, and was not expecting any rooms available,
as we checked it... online... BUT, luckily there was one room available J NICE... It looked like a bloody
palace or temple! We paid a little more than the others, but we had air-con, it
was bigger, and, well... It was a temple... We ate out at a restaurant that
over looked a rice field... NICE! ... We then had a shisha, got monged, and
went to bed J ...Super chill...
Aug 15th
Had breakfast in the
morning, and waited for everyone in the hotel restaurant. Everyone was there,
but Dacky. Mark informed us that he might of had food poisoning, and he had been
up all night shitting... I found this kinda funny, as me and Mark were talking
about the weird lay-out of his and Dackys room the day before. They kinda had
an open planned bathroom. So any noises or smells Dacky made, Mark would of
experienced too :p But apparently it wasn’t too bad, and Dacky was mostly
pooing water at this point J So, Dacky stayed in bed whilst we all went to the
Monkey Forest. Mark was still pretty scared about going. He said the monkeys
would probably bite us and give us rabies... We had a good time, fed the
monkeys, let them climb on us, one stole my toothpicks - Super chill... THEN
Marks nightmare happened... But to someone else... Cat and Charlotte bought
some bananas to feed the monkeys with. I stood there with my camera, ready for some
badass photos... They both got jacked for their bananas within about... 6
seconds... THEN one monkey (a pretty big one) was eyeing up me, Nats and
Charlotte... He then locked eyes with Char, and grabbed her... We just kinda
laughed. But the monkey didn’t let go. Then he opened his mouth and tired to
sink his teeth into Charlottes ankle. His teeth were BIG. I feebly tried
stamping at it, then a woman with a stick fended it off. Then Charlotte was out
off the Monkey Forest in a flash! Within about... 6 seconds?... She now hates
monkeys, Haha. We took it a bit easier after that. Had a nice walk around rice
fields and stuff... Went to a bar called “LOL”. It was a right “laugh” blog
fans ;) We then went to a shisha bar with live reggae. Nats and Char tried
sneaking in a bottle of their gin, and mixed it with tonic water. Charlotte got
caught, and her drink, and gin bottle was taken away... Was totally
GINnconvenient day for her ;) Shmose...
Aug 16th
LAST DAY IN BALI –
Booo L We were all packed and ready to
leave Ubud. Ready to head back to Kuta for our last hours together. Dacky left
his room for the first time since his “incident”. We made a diversion to the Tegallalang
rice fields. They were really picturesque, and super chill... But poor Dacky
was struggling big time. We walked down all the terraced levels, then back up.
Dacky took a break about every... 6 seconds... He looked like he was dying, but
it was pretty funny :p When we got back to Kuta, we checked in to our old
hotel, Suris. Mark and I got a McDonalds, then swam in the pool for a bit. Then
we all went to SkyGarden, for our last $5 all you can eat buffet with free
beer. Even that couldn’t get Dacky to come with us... I ate way too much again,
then came back with Mark to say bye to him and Dack before they got a cab to
the airport... Was not so chill L The goodbyes happened pretty quick,
but ill def miss them two a lot in the next few months.... After that, It was
just me, Cat, Nats and Char left. Nats and Char were staying the night in Suris
as their flights were the next day. Char was going back to Thailand, and Nats
back home to England. Was sad for us to say bye to them too. Seems weird that Nats
is going home, as shes either been with us, or near to us for over a year now.
So to see her going home, reunited with family etc will be a strange feeling.
It feels like shes continuing in surrounding countries like Shona, Rachel and
Charlotte are. We have some loose plans to meet up with others in Asia when we
leave Oz. We’ll just have to see how that pans out... Anyway, as Cat and I got
in the cab, Nats and Char waved us off... Nats then walked off teary eyed and
tripped on the curb. Reminded us what a total sshhmose she is :p Psst
Natalie...
Summary:
...Thats it! All good
things come to an end ay :/ Holidays been sooo tight! Was awesome to see our
friends, and my family... Awesome time, awesome birthday. Awesomely spoilt, by
awesome people.... Awesome as shit! This could be a time where homesickness
could kick in quite a bit. To come backwards, back to Oz, saying bye to my
parents, and some of my closest friends. Then job hunting in a new place, quiet
town, knowing no one, and nothing... It might feel a bit sucky at first... Not
so chill... But you know what they say blog fans... “Whatever sucks knobs... Is
GREAT for writing blogs!” J
So!... Stay tuned to
what happens next!
For better or worse...
Until then, keep your
shorts TIIIIIIGHT!!
(So tight)
Tarima Kashi, Bali J
Peace out to all my
Rabbits....
Love you....
Zoooooooooooooooooooooooooooopyloooooo!!
x
