Day 56: What We’ve Done
by ashleighpenrod
In only a few short days, here’s a smattering of things Ciara and I have done in Australia so far:
- Gone through two full bottles of SPF 70 sunscreen
- Gotten minor sunburns
- Met wonderful, funny, smart and welcoming people who laughed with us and made us feel right at home (especially the lovely folks on Maggie Island)
- Taken part in the first-ever dance party at the Marlin Bay restaurant
- Gotten lost and made our way out of the bush and back into Australian civilization
- Hiked until our hearts were happy and our calves were useless
- Swam in the prettiest water in the world
- Worn stinger suits in order to not get stung by deadly jellyfish in the prettiest water in the world
- Washed what I’m convinced was a tiny animal out of a cut on my toe (apparently it may have been seaweed)
- Awoke at 3 a.m. to the screams of the Curlew birds
- Quietly stalked a very easygoing Echidna outside his home in a large, knotted tree
- Tried to smash coconuts (impossible) while yelling, “WILSON!”
- Tripped (four times each) on that one funky stair at the Airlie Beach YHA hostel
- Eaten lots of pizza
- Consumed at least 60 liters of water between the two of us
- Referenced “rubbish” instead of “trash”
- Sweat (we continue to sweat)
- Planned a sailing trip, which we’ve been on for the last two days (more on that later!)
- Driven over 600 kilometers and seen landscapes from this (note the stinger suits drying in the tree):
To this:
More to come.
