Date: 4/3/97
Weather: sunny and cool
Place: Perth, Melbourne
I didn't bother setting my alarm, but I still woke up just after 9:00 am, giving me plenty of time to get to the airport. Unfortunately, the shuttle only ran less than once an hour, so I would barely make my 11:35 am flight. I went looking for public transportation in order to have a little time to spare, but by the time I caught a bus to the airport it was barely going to be sooner than the shuttle, according to the schedule. Either I read it wrong or we were very early, because I arrived at 10 minutes before 11:00 am. I talked to Mom on the phone, and the flight was smooth and comfortable. I read a magazine and listened to music most of the time. A $9.00 bus brought me within walking distance of Carlton, where I had 14 e-mail messages.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Monday, April 02, 2007
Travel Diary - Day 17
Date: 4/2/97
Weather: sunny and warm
Place: Perth, Rottnest Island
When I woke up a little before 8:00 am, I resolved to move to a different room to get away from the thieves, and I was paranoid enough to take my bag and everything in it with me to the island. The ferry wasn't as nice as the one in Cairns, but it was alright. Rottnest Island was beautiful with Mexican-like architecture, long sandy beaches, and all sizes of bays and inner salt lakes. The birds were fun to toy with, and the quokkas (small rat-like marsupials) were incredibly cute. I saw one under a house, and some along the road being fed. I took a a bus out to one of the bays, but when I decided to swim, I had to walk a ways to get back. The museum on shipwrecks around the island was great.
Weather: sunny and warm
Place: Perth, Rottnest Island
When I woke up a little before 8:00 am, I resolved to move to a different room to get away from the thieves, and I was paranoid enough to take my bag and everything in it with me to the island. The ferry wasn't as nice as the one in Cairns, but it was alright. Rottnest Island was beautiful with Mexican-like architecture, long sandy beaches, and all sizes of bays and inner salt lakes. The birds were fun to toy with, and the quokkas (small rat-like marsupials) were incredibly cute. I saw one under a house, and some along the road being fed. I took a a bus out to one of the bays, but when I decided to swim, I had to walk a ways to get back. The museum on shipwrecks around the island was great.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Travel Diary - Day 16
Date: 4/1/97
Weather: cloudy and cool
Place: Perth, Fremantle
The city tour I had today was very similar to the one I had in L.A., but it was cheaper and didn't last as long. I had already seen some of the city that was part of the Perth tour, but not too much, since I didn't stray far from my hostel the first couple of days. I took my bag with me, and on the lunch break I registered at the hostel most recommended by Lonely Planet. Fremantle was a bit smaller or quieter than I expected it to be, somehow, but the guide was very nice. Someone had stolen my pillow and sheets when I got back to the hostel, which boggled my mind. I got new ones, then went to a movie and a club until about 11:00pm. Someone had stolen my pillow again, so I stole someone else's.
Weather: cloudy and cool
Place: Perth, Fremantle
The city tour I had today was very similar to the one I had in L.A., but it was cheaper and didn't last as long. I had already seen some of the city that was part of the Perth tour, but not too much, since I didn't stray far from my hostel the first couple of days. I took my bag with me, and on the lunch break I registered at the hostel most recommended by Lonely Planet. Fremantle was a bit smaller or quieter than I expected it to be, somehow, but the guide was very nice. Someone had stolen my pillow and sheets when I got back to the hostel, which boggled my mind. I got new ones, then went to a movie and a club until about 11:00pm. Someone had stolen my pillow again, so I stole someone else's.
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