So my Computer died a little bit and since most of the places I'm visiting are about the size of Folsom, Louisiana, I've had some difficulties getting it fixed! But ANYWAY, I just got finished with heaps of adventures so I'll try and blog one every few days to keep all you boring career folk entertained while you're supposed to be working!
So, just got finished sailing around the whitsunday islands. It was AMAZING, but it definitely didn't start that way. SHOCKER. So when I booked it, I assumed it was going to be this luxury catamaran where the crew sailed and the guests just lounged around and drank champagne. No such luck. The day we boarded, it was pouring.....and FREEZING. Not a great mix when you're sailing around the ocean. I was sitting on deck, because below deck was literally only beds and every time i was down there i got smashed up against a wall. (It's a wonder I returned with all of my limbs.) So we're sitting on deck and I'm shivering, and the crew is all like "Why didn't you bring a jumper?" (Oh that's the aussie word for sweater.....I'm learning and using one new aussie word every day.) But anyway, I was like, "Well, it didn't occur to me to bring ski clothes on a sailing trip in the middle of the tropics when it was 89 degrees this morning." Needless to say I was cold. So i went downstairs to take a warm shower and I opened the bathroom door. There's some good news. There wasn't so much a shower as a sink nozzle that only sprayed freezing cold water. So, showering for the next few days was definitely out of the question.
It finally stopped raining and I think everyone's immense misery really made us bond. We spent most of the night hanging out on the deck and drinking heavily with our captain. (Who, by the way, WAS Captain Ron. I have never seen a human with a larger beer belly smoke more cigarettes in and hour. But we love him.) The next day was much better. Except that they wake you up at 5:30 am with ridiculously loud music. We go up on deck and they want us to raise the
sails. Well no one really wants to do it because, well, it was 5:30 in the morning and we had all been drinking until the wee hours. So they start calling people out and they point to me to grind. Of course they do. Because I am SUCH a morning person. But I learned how to sail.....so that was fun. We went to Whitehaven beach, which has ruined all other beaches for me, and went for a few dives. Then, Captain Ron, (His real name was Kane but I kept calling him captain ron. I don't think he had ever actually seen the movie because every time I called him that, he called me sarah. I assumed he thought we were just making up fake names.) let me drive the boat. BIG mistake....big....HUGE. But he ended up saving us from what most certainly could have been a horrible death. We continued on sailing with everyone running from one side to the other....Barefoot. I don't know what it is with this place and people refusing to wear shoes. But, given my reputation, i was certain I would be injured by the end of the trip. And, I WAS. I have a permanent lump on my head from nailing the boom about 7 times a day and a toe that sits just a little bit weird from one slight mix up in left and right. Oh well, at least I lived.
sails. Well no one really wants to do it because, well, it was 5:30 in the morning and we had all been drinking until the wee hours. So they start calling people out and they point to me to grind. Of course they do. Because I am SUCH a morning person. But I learned how to sail.....so that was fun. We went to Whitehaven beach, which has ruined all other beaches for me, and went for a few dives. Then, Captain Ron, (His real name was Kane but I kept calling him captain ron. I don't think he had ever actually seen the movie because every time I called him that, he called me sarah. I assumed he thought we were just making up fake names.) let me drive the boat. BIG mistake....big....HUGE. But he ended up saving us from what most certainly could have been a horrible death. We continued on sailing with everyone running from one side to the other....Barefoot. I don't know what it is with this place and people refusing to wear shoes. But, given my reputation, i was certain I would be injured by the end of the trip. And, I WAS. I have a permanent lump on my head from nailing the boom about 7 times a day and a toe that sits just a little bit weird from one slight mix up in left and right. Oh well, at least I lived.Oh and the best part was I brought Jimmy Buffet to Australia. The nation will forever be indebted to me for my cultural contribution. I mean as much as they drink, they needed a soundtrack for their lives......now I'm off to have a cheeseburger in paradiseeeeeee....paradisseeeeee. I finally made a good girl friend too. We talked about how awful the rain was.....her mom's shoplifting experience....and my dad's excessive need to make sure I have on comfortable shoes. It was an amazing trip to say the least, and the next few adventures were just as fun.
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