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October 21, 2005
Off in a new direction
So I made it to Bundaberg.....via a party night in Brisbane (good night life for a Tuesday night) and a 7h long busride. Went out for a few drinks with Warden and when we got back Scott (the Scot) found out he had to be ready for work at 5am....bit of a shocker.
Bundaberg is a pretty nice city...it's more of a small town with a lot of people living in it though. The pubs are alright, although some of the locals are quite...interesting. And not, the crazy guys from the bar in Crocodile Dundee interesting, more like alcoholic fat-lady getting kicked out of a bar interesting. At the same time I can't argue with $4 jugs, even if they are only 1.14L
Picking fruit is a boring and monotonous job...that said, it pays decent money. I've only done one day so I can't really add much more...maybe after a week of picking I'll be able to comment.
It's a small world after all....no, I don't mean that somewhat annoying catchy song that you've just gotten stuck in your head....HAHAHAHAHA!
I mean, there's a new hostel in the Bundaberg called the Cellblock that used to be a jail. We heard it was pretty nice and for happy hour they had $6.50 jugs til 7pm, so we toured up there last night to have a gander. We (Warden, Scott and a lovely Finn named Johanna) walked in and headed towards the bar. I stopped and realized that Carla (friend of Nesbitt, Joncas and long-time Bomber faithful) was sitting at one of the tables. We greeted and hugged and tried to figure out how completely random it was to meet in a hostel bar in Bundaberg....odds are up there. So no matter where you travel, you're probably gonna meet up with someone from Uni or your home town.
Another tip for travellers: Everything in Australia costs more...except for sugar, it's only $1.10 a kg.....great news for all you backpackers hummingbirds!
Posted by Dr.Unk at October 21, 2005 1:31 AM
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Hey clelland, sounds like you are enjoying being down under... hope you have a blast and I was told by a couple friends of mine that were there for a year that working on a banana farm was the best money and the least amount of work they had to do... so if you have the chance i guess hit that up
Posted by: tdarrach at October 22, 2005 10:40 AM
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