Isn't This an Adventure

Just thought I'd drop a big group email again - yes, I know, a mere week and a half after the last one - because I'm going on a trip on Friday that will basically take roughly a month. Three weeks up Australia's gloriously unspoilt, uninhabited, impenetrable, department-store-bereft Western coastline, then a train journey from the very top (Darwin) down to the south east (Sydney) that will take over a week (including stopovers).

My time in Perth has continued in the same direction it was going when I last shoved an email out: pleasantness and alcohol in equal proportions. Tomorrow I'm going to go with a few guys from the hostel I'm staying at for a tour around a few wineries. Otherwise - it's been all about the suburban fun so far.

Two days ago I went and did 5 hours shaking a tin outside a supermarket for charity, $70 cash in hand. Just felt like it would be an unusual way to pass the time. But - jesus - never ever ever do that kind of work. Spent half an hour watching a pigeon wobbling along the pavement pecking at scraps, and eventually started making up accompanying music in my head... like the loony tunes tiptoeing music, you know? "dumdumdum...dum...dum...dumdumdedededum" (ad nauseum). Then there was a big shiny roach crawling about next to me for 20 minutes. That was also very interesting. Gah.... never, ever again.

Anyway - so now it's just about waiting for Friday, which is when all the fun starts. Doing the following tour: http://www.westernxposure.com.au/ourtours/tourdetails.aspx?tid=16&name=West%20Coast%20Explorer%20-%20Perth%20to%20Darwin - I'd advise you if you're interested enough to go to www.flickr.com , and type into the search box the names of any of the places I'm going and just see how awesome all the pictures are. Like this, for example: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=ningaloo or http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=monkey+mia or http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=bungle+bungles or http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=karijini or http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=cable+beach or ....... well, you get the picture.

So, yep. That really is about it. I'll be swinging into Sydney on the 5th of August after (as already mentioned) a very long train journey from the top of the country to the bottom and then across to the east... and that's when part two of my Australian Adventure kicks off.

Best wishes,

Sam