September 2010
9 posts
Adventures All Over!
I wrote briefly about visiting Cairns, Port Douglas and the Daintree.. but I’ve done even more since then.
In the last few weeks I took my first LONG bus ride and in 11 hours made it from Cairns to Airlie Beach. Thank you Greyhound Australia. You and your big red buses are fantastic!
Upon arrival in Airlie Beach, I went straight to my sailing company’s shop to complete my booking...
Cairn Cairn Cairn You do the Cairn Cairn in...
So I have been in Cairns (pronounced Cans) in Northern Australia since Tuesday; and I love it here.
For those of you who have been to Hawaii, think Honolulu but attached to a major continent!
This northern area is known for the Daintree Rain Forest and some of the best reef views of the Great Barrier Reef. It was first explored by Eurpoeans around 1770 lead by James Cook. He first was up in Port...
Bakery/ Cafe Advice from the Middle of Nowhere
Thursday was my day off around the retreat center. I did my yoga in the morning with Ostii and go things together to make a vegan carrot cake. And in the arvo (afternoon) I was craving more than eggless bread, tofu, whole grain and veggies! Now, I like all of these foods but it’s been a week and all I wanted was a coffee with real milk and something with meat in it! (ok, I was craving...
John: Croatian/Australian Cementer, Carpenter and...
This week one of my tasks was to help John (jack of all trades) cement the wall up the hill at Ostii’s house. I don’t think I have ever worked with cement and I really just wanted to work in the garden this day. But I volunteered to help however was necessary. And as an “adult” I needed to follow through.
John is in his 60s (I think) and is a funny looking, quite rotund...
Hoofing It While WWOOFing It
Over my week here at the Continental House/Hepburn Retreat Center I have come to be known as the WWOOFer… Not a volunteer.
WWOOFing is the World Workers of Oganic Farms and they are a group of people that move from farm to farm to help people with their organic goods in return from free accommodation. Well here, there isn’t really a farm but there is a 14 room guest house, two vegan...
Cooking with Gas
Saturday night a group of yoga teachers from the Yoga Instructors Association of Australia checked in here at the Continental House. The came from all over Victoria and were incredibly nice.
While I was washing organic potatoes for dinner, Zalan (one of the managers) was setting out afternoon tea. This means it was about 3pm. Suddenly all of the lights go out and the zen-like music went off. I...
The Edge of Daylight
As we crossed the International Dateline I noticed that our plane was traveling almost perfectly with the sunrise (at least it looked that way on the tv screen I was looking at in seat 52D). From there, I watched the Sunrise over the Pacific Ocean…from the Qantas plane.. but it was a strange feeling. I felt this way last February too. Sept. 1 just didn’t exist for me.
I boarded my...