December 12
Well good morning everyone, last time you heard from me I was on a ferry crossing the Bass Strait, I would like to report we made it. Now here is the interesting part of the voyage. About halfway, we ran into a little storm, that was creating some, not so small waves. Every once in a while a big wave would hit and send a shock wave through the whole of the ship requiring you to grab hold of your drink before it became one with the floor. I spent most of the evening playing cards with Chris and a nice Austrian girl named Jasmine who just so happened to be sitting beside us. Chris went to go watch a movie around 10:00, but Jasmine and I played cards for about another hour before she went to bed and I went to go watch a movie. It should be noted that walking on a tilting rolling ship is not as easy as walking on dry ground, and gives one the impression that one is actually drunk. As Jas said "It is all the fun of walking drunk, without the enjoyment of the alcohol". Anyway, went to bed after the show and did my best to try and get some sleep, once again not easy in a ship that keeps on shuttering and jerking. Chis later told me that he wishes I hadn't vividly told him the story of how the Danish ferry sunk, as it kept him up well into the night. I just couldn't sleep period, though I am not surprised really. The next morning was hard, after getting about 3 hours sleep we then spent most of the day walking around Melbourne, hitting the market, and killing time. Jasmine came and walked around with us for a while as well, until we split for supper. For supper I had a nice fire baked pizza with shrimp, calamari, and scallops. Around 9 I got a message from Jas and we met at a bar that I swear was right out of the 70's with weird pictures and art on the wall, but very comfortable couches to sit and relax in. We shut down early as we were all tired from the ferry ride.
Quote of the day:
Jasmine "I know my English is not best."
Adam "Don't worry, your English is better than my German."
P.S. Today was the first time I ever used text messaging, wow, I feel so behind the times.
December 13
Met Jas again this morning at Victoria market, bought lunch which was an almond croissant, I think. Also bought food for supper. Walked around a bit and caught the free city center tram for no other reason than it was free, and I really wanted to ride the tram. Favorite part of trip, seeing a sculpture of a cow in a tree. Anyway we played pool, and ping pong until about 10:00 then called it a night as everyone was still feeling the effect of the ferry trip the night before. Chris went to bed, and I walked with Jas over to Fed Square where we spotted a Christmas Tree (you don't know how weird that is, especially since I was wearing a t-shirt and shorts, it is like Christmas in July). Oh, ya, I should also announce that a third team member will now be riding in the littlest Hobo (if you haven't heard, that is now the official name of our car). She flew a long way to be here, everyone I want you to meet
Matilda, our new mascot. I thought that since the voting was so close between Matilda and the Littlest Hobo, we would call our mascot Matilda. Anyway Matilda will be joining us for the trip, and appearing in some special locations.
We start heading off to Adelaide tomorrow, and Perth after that. Well, that is all for now, hope everyone is well.
Well good morning everyone, last time you heard from me I was on a ferry crossing the Bass Strait, I would like to report we made it. Now here is the interesting part of the voyage. About halfway, we ran into a little storm, that was creating some, not so small waves. Every once in a while a big wave would hit and send a shock wave through the whole of the ship requiring you to grab hold of your drink before it became one with the floor. I spent most of the evening playing cards with Chris and a nice Austrian girl named Jasmine who just so happened to be sitting beside us. Chris went to go watch a movie around 10:00, but Jasmine and I played cards for about another hour before she went to bed and I went to go watch a movie. It should be noted that walking on a tilting rolling ship is not as easy as walking on dry ground, and gives one the impression that one is actually drunk. As Jas said "It is all the fun of walking drunk, without the enjoyment of the alcohol". Anyway, went to bed after the show and did my best to try and get some sleep, once again not easy in a ship that keeps on shuttering and jerking. Chis later told me that he wishes I hadn't vividly told him the story of how the Danish ferry sunk, as it kept him up well into the night. I just couldn't sleep period, though I am not surprised really. The next morning was hard, after getting about 3 hours sleep we then spent most of the day walking around Melbourne, hitting the market, and killing time. Jasmine came and walked around with us for a while as well, until we split for supper. For supper I had a nice fire baked pizza with shrimp, calamari, and scallops. Around 9 I got a message from Jas and we met at a bar that I swear was right out of the 70's with weird pictures and art on the wall, but very comfortable couches to sit and relax in. We shut down early as we were all tired from the ferry ride.
Quote of the day:
Jasmine "I know my English is not best."
Adam "Don't worry, your English is better than my German."
P.S. Today was the first time I ever used text messaging, wow, I feel so behind the times.
December 13
Met Jas again this morning at Victoria market, bought lunch which was an almond croissant, I think. Also bought food for supper. Walked around a bit and caught the free city center tram for no other reason than it was free, and I really wanted to ride the tram. Favorite part of trip, seeing a sculpture of a cow in a tree. Anyway we played pool, and ping pong until about 10:00 then called it a night as everyone was still feeling the effect of the ferry trip the night before. Chris went to bed, and I walked with Jas over to Fed Square where we spotted a Christmas Tree (you don't know how weird that is, especially since I was wearing a t-shirt and shorts, it is like Christmas in July). Oh, ya, I should also announce that a third team member will now be riding in the littlest Hobo (if you haven't heard, that is now the official name of our car). She flew a long way to be here, everyone I want you to meet
Matilda, our new mascot. I thought that since the voting was so close between Matilda and the Littlest Hobo, we would call our mascot Matilda. Anyway Matilda will be joining us for the trip, and appearing in some special locations. We start heading off to Adelaide tomorrow, and Perth after that. Well, that is all for now, hope everyone is well.
Hi Boys and Matilda,
ReplyDeleteDad is loooking forward to meeting Matilda in person considering he thought Jas was your extra passenger. I clued him in before he started making room for her in our lives. Today we pick up Sarina...yahoo. The weather is warming up and that;s a blessing the -20'sto-36 C got a little old and really cold too.
Love you lots,
Mom and dad