The 3 Big Fig Trees Childers

... thought of all the good times we share. I also wondered why she kissed me farewell whilst I was wearing my helmet, and if the smudge she left on my visor would aggravate me to distress. But time was short and such distractions could not be entertained. I had a breakfast appointment with my childhood friend Peter Towers at his home in Daisy Hill.

0905 - Arrived at Peter's home (it really is a home, full of a trully ...

... settled, g peered out for a while to see what he was doing and he just say there then after about 5 mins got out his van and and got a bottle of coke out the back then drove off ! We also parked right next to some sprinklers which sprayed the van after about an hour and freaked us out again haha. Anyway we set off at 6am, got some coffee in a 24hr diner then g drove all the way to Mackay. The weather is much better here at the moment ...

... exercise each morning; even in the freezing cold. Up and down the cockpit step, some squats, lunges, push ups, Ab work and Yoga stretches. The past couple of day JJ and I have been for a little walk along the road outside the marina. JJ spends most of his walk trying to look in the boat yard or the shed to see what is happening so our walk is not what I call "for exercise" more of a stop and star fast stroll. Still have not tried the bikes! Our life on Alana Rose is not so ...

... get out of the town without it and might possibly have gone crazy or worse, blended with the locals! Starting at 7am usually means finishing by around 11 and having earnt over $100 so we've got the afternoon free to do what we want. Great if it's a nice day but **** if not 'cos there really isn't much in this town at all! The money hasn't really been reason for this work though, it's keeping the option open for a 2nd visa for me so you can ...

Osku kirjottaa: Soitimme maanantaina valtakunnalliseen farmityota valittavaan numeroon ja meillahan lykasti tietenkin heti ja paasimme avokado-farmille noin 200km Brisbanesta pohjoiseen. En nyt viela saa lisattya kuvia toista mutta laittelen niita sitten myohemmin. Tyo on tosiaan noin kuukaudeksi ja tassa ollaan nyt viikon verran tyoskennelty. Homma menee yksinkertaisesti niin etta noukimme puista avokadoja pussiin jotka kiikutamme ...

... don't change. You can get jobs with hourly rates which would be perfect and with the car I can drive to places others can't get to but I just don't seem to be having much luck! I know some of you have done this so any advice from you guys would be great! I was given a day off today which is probably a good thing being as I can barely walk and hopefully I'll be back on tomorrow so I can try and make more than 11 buckets - some of them did 30 so I ...

Today we have got back from 2 nights and 3 days over in Frazer island. Since we left Surfers paradise we made a quick stop off in a lovely posh little beach town called Noosa where we did some walking through the national park, and also went to the cinema twice in one day becuase of the rain. When you live in a small campervan and it rains you tend to be restricted to what you can do. After leaving nice little Noosa, we drove up to Hervey Bay. This is the closest place to get the ...

.. I left 1770 that afternoon and drove through Bundaberg to Hervey Bay. Didn't get up to much here so not much to report on this one. Went for an amazing meal in the '12 Monkeys' restaurant which has a lovely menu and a nice piano bar vibe about it. After that I was tempted to go into the Irish bar which ...

... and then stayed the night in a town called Childers further south. Childers is a fruit picking town with a very Art Deco architecture. It looks like something from the wild west but is actually quite nice. We spent the night in a hostel called Palace backpackers. The guy on the desk was surprised that we were only going to stay one night explaining that tomorrow was Sunday and we would not find work. We ...

Hey all, we've moved slightly south now- to Childers- a lovely little town with only one street and three pubs. We've had to come up to the 'big smoke' Bundaberg to use proper internet :) After a lot of faffing around in Bundaberg (stupid Harvest Hotline) and still no work, we were told there was work in Childers, so came back down south and settled in a sort of 'working peoples' caravan park. Everyone there (backpackers of various nationalities) is fruit picking ...