Wine Country

Holy Topedo! I’ve seemingly gotten a TAD behind on my blog updates eh? Alright, catching you up to speed, long story short:

In Springwood, Brisbane, circumstances arose where I would have had to have left the place I was staying early January. So, with that in mind, after Christmas I decided to go to Sydney for New Years, staying with Suze the booze and Aaron <3. New years eve, in short, was bloody amazing. We had a big group in Waverley right down by the harbour, front row seats to the Sydney harbour Bridge and the fireworks. We had to go at 11am to save a spot, so we partied it up until midnight waiting for the fireworks. It was absolutely amazing, and I’m so glad I was there for New Years. There’s no better place to be!

As the New Year started, I stayed with Elaine and her friend Di on the other side of the Bridge (past Manly) in Sydney. That experience was absolutely amazing. They both know these awesome hikes and walks, and just corners of Sydney in general, that a typical tourist would never know about. I got some amazing pictures, looking over views that show you a whole new side of the city. Every day was absolutely breathtaking. After about a week, Elaine was driving up to Coffs Harbour, north of Sydney on the coast, so I had to figure something out. Long strenuous story later, I decided on Fruit Picking in the Hunter Valley.

So, now that’s caught you up to speed. I arrived in Cessnock yesterday arvo, and should be staying here at the YHA hostel for a few months. It’s pretty small, and since almost everyone will be here for a long period of time, we all get on really well. My bunkmates from Toronto, but otherwise, people are mostly Scandinavian or Japanese. The hostel itself is nice, but only the lounge/kitchen has air con. So, it’s 32 degrees outside with no wind, and is quite literally refreshing in comparison to my room. Our dinky little fan doesn’t have much effect, other than blowing hot air into your face (it’s kind of like having a blow-dryer cool you down. So that’s no fun, but I feel like everything’s working out, and I should be getting some income soon enough (which, in itself, makes up for anything less than fortunate about this experience)

I promise I’ll get better with my updates (although, I don’t know how many there will be, as I’m in wine country). Now that I’m staying still for a while, I’m not as overwhelmed with life, and I’m getting a chance to relax. That is, until the picking begins...