…totally not my fault…

Written 8/5/13

Long time no write, right?  Again I blame the fact that Wi-Fi here is so ridiculous on my failure to update you all.  The hostel in Townsville tried to charge $6/hr for Wi-Fi so that was a big ol’ FAIL as far as me paying for it.  I did however have a 4 bed hostel room to myself, which included a mini fridge so that was nice. 

At one point, while still in Cairns, I succeeded in losing my phone for a few hours.  My travel mate actually obtained it from some lovely person that called people trying to get it to me.  I informed my family and some friends that I lost the phone doing absolutely nothing…  All the days I’ve been adventurous and actually active and the day I lost it I was sitting at the lagoon in Cairns people watching.  All is well and I have it back so I can continue to make minimal calls to my mom and occasional friend.

I went to Cape Tribulation and Daintree while I was staying in Cairns.  I took a road trip up there with Joe and one of my new roommates.  The new roommate was French and amazing.  He made me laugh without trying mainly because of his accent but also because he was so energetic.  He played some French rap music for me and I couldn’t help but laugh.  I could hear that the artist was angry in his tone but he sounded pretty still because it was in French!?!  Anyway, while in the rainforest the guys wanted to see crocodiles.  I just wanted to take pictures of the scenery and did not venture out with them as they went in search of the wild creatures (which they did not come upon).  We stopped in Port Douglas on the way back down.  We sat outside and ate the type of food a college freshman would eat and some little girl asked us if we were homeless.  In her defense, we were in a random location in the evening with a weird mix of food.  We all laughed and let her know we were not poor despite our appearance.

 I traveled on my own down to Townsville via Greyhound bus.  This was actually a pleasant experience unlike the infamous “cutie gangsta” situation of 2006 (LOL).  I did another murderous hike that was all uphill while at Castle Hill, to get to the lookout.  I again allowed people to pass me and again had to pause several times on my way up.  When I was close to the top some random middle aged Aussie man fed me an encouraging word (yes, I looked that exhausted).  I hovered at the top for a while to get the perfect picture (or to catch my breath and curse myself for going up, whatevs).  The way down was much more manageable and enjoyable.  I visited the Queens Garden (loved it) and walked around a bit that day as well.  For me Townsville was conquered in 2 days because the next day I walked around and down their main drag along the beach.  I also talked with a couple of aboriginal people (I’ve seen a lot but haven’t had a conversation with any).

Okay this is long enough, I’ll update you on the rest later :-)

At the end of this stream/creek is a pool of blue water (water hole).

Here it is!  I was told that it was blue because there is topaz at the bottom... So pretty and such a perfect location, really.  It was one of the most peaceful locations I have been to in my entire life.

So that means we need to turn around because...

...clearly this is not 4WD lol...  And we walk...

...and now I do not want to walk too much more... LOL

Just a short walk through some wooded area...

Welcome to the beach, where you should not get in the water because of the crocodiles OR jellyfish!?! lol

Love,

Me