This morning there were so many people up early once again, but I decided to treat myself to some kind of lie in. Due to half my hostel seeming to leave early, I managed to have sole access to a power point which meant I got a fully charged phone for once. I had nothing planned for the morning other than sorting out a few little things so after another shower where I literally wanted cold water to avoid the humidity, and also using my access to a plug socket to my advantage to write my blog, I checked out.
First stop of the day was the post office where I sent home a load more postcards. I'm hoping they don't get binned and put into a photo album or something so I can look back at them when I get home. It was then off for a long overdue trip to the hairdressers, and despite not really knowing to say got a more low maintenance haircut compared to the mess I previously had on my head. By this time it was about 10, and I wasn't scheduled to leave for Bush Camp until 1. To summarise I am going canoeing and camping through the Noosa Everglades over the next couple of days.
To pass the time by I went on the computer to once again to try and sort out the whole photo saga. It is going to be rather interesting when I get home sorting out photos as they are now in three different places with a rather long time to go! I won't even go into detail about all my technological difficulties so far! After just browsing the internet and simply relaxing, this brought me through to about 12 where I headed off to the local supermarket for lunch getting grapes and shortbread.
A short wait later at the bus station reading through all my future trip details, I was picked up ready for transfer to the Gegagu Bush Camp, stopping off via Aldi en route for food supplies over the coming days. We have to cook our own meals whilst on the trip. We also stopped off via this alcohol drive thru place, and I was astounded when other people were buying more than one pack of 24 bottles for just 3 nights. I got a variety pack of ales, and also a variety pack of summer time lagers.
Upon arrival to Bush Camp, the rumours of basic beds with no showers were proved to be wrong, as we got shown round this dorm which included bedding, the games room including a pool table, kitchen, laundry facilities, shower block, power sockets and even these sofas with a tv. The only thing it was lacking was WiFi. All this was effectively set up in an outdoor environment with canvas tents. Unfortunately this is only for one night, although I think we camp the next two nights next door which means we will still have access to all the facilities!
After accidentally challenging this drunk Scottish guy to pool which was an experience, I settled down to watch some of the winter olympics which I have only caught glimpses of whilst being aired. There were lots of Germans staying, although on a local note there was someone from Rustington! By now I was on the beer and I soon found out about their bottle top system which can be opened by hand, another thing the UK could do with. A major problem in Bush Camp was the mosquitos which are supposedly here because the town of Noosa is dropping bug repellent from a plane, which is forcing the annoying bugs into the everglades where I'm staying. I never bother with repellent anymore because I feel it just attracts them, but even when I put on long clothes they were still just as bad at annoying me!
Instead of cooking dinner tonight I ordered the BBQ which consisted of chicken, lamb, beef, salad and bread. They definitely fed us well from our initial payment per head of $6. The thing I'm worried about is that storms are forecast for tomorrow, and a canoeing in the rain isn't fun because you don't appreciate the surroundings as much as it is head down and paddle!
For some reason I was really tired last night and fell asleep writing my blog. Luckily it was only me drifting so I admitted defeat and put my phone on charge. The beds were basically canvas bunks and were adequate enough, although I sunk down in the middle. There were also lots of frogs and noises outside as we were effectively in rainforest, but I was so tired I just fell asleep.
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