'Thurs.6/7/95 – Up at 9am for the Worripa, with Kathy, Kirsten, and Phil; excellent day – swimming, sunbathing, snorkelling, shooting balloons, (line fishing), (rock jumping), beach games, boom netting, tunnel running,...' #MeDownUnder 26
(Others did, not me)
{#ThrowbackThursday}
...'and feeding fish & eagles; back at 4.30pm; out to the forts/koala walk at 4.45pm, back at 6.30pm; ate at 7pm; showered, and came back to the bar at 8.30pm; Kathy & Phil took part in "Dirty Dancing" competition, and won a trip to Cape Tribulation, heading'... #MeDownUnder 26
...'back north(not to Dingo); bed at 12.30am; excellent weather.' #MeDownUnder 26
'Fri.7/7/95 – Up at 9.30am, to checkout; hung around 'til 12pm, went to the beach(too hot), came back and caught the 1pm bus to the ferry(rushed goodbye, should have got the 2pm); wandered 'round shops for 30 minutes; bus arrived at 3.30pm;'... #MeDownUnder 26
{#FlashbackFriday}
...'off to Airlie Beach; arrived at 7.30pm, out for food, back at 10.30pm & bed; nice weather.' #MeDownUnder 26
'Sat.8/7/95 – Up at 7am, off at 8am to Dingo; pretty quiet straight run, got there at 4pm; met Rachel{1}, Rachel{2}, Anna, Jason, Tim{1} & Tim{2}, had some more Damper, very moorish; showered; ate at 7.30pm, sat up 'til late, talking and drinking; bed at 3am;'... #MeDownUnder 26
'Sun.9/7/95 – Up at 7.30am; off at 9am, to Hervey Bay, got there at 6.30pm; ate at 7.30pm, saw Claire & Anne(from Geoff's), took part in a "Boat Race"(wine sculling); bed at 11.30pm; sunny day. #MeDownUnder 26
'Mon.10/7/95 – Up at 7am, to try my luck on the bus(trying to get to Sydney; Sapphire Mining and Aboriginals both no goes); got put off at Noosa, rather annoying(should have stayed in Hervey Bay, with Anna and the Rachels); roommates quite nice girls, but'... #MeDownUnder 26
...'fed-up and tired; ate at 6.30pm; bed at 10pm, after 'phone calls and reading for a bit; nice weather.' #MeDownUnder 26
'Tues.11/7/95 – Up at 10.30am; ate(called a rind a slice of bacon), sat around reading, did washing, ate at 6.30pm(again); bed at 10.30pm; very warm(in the sun).' #MeDownUnder 26
🥓☀️🥵
'Weds.12/7/95 – Up at 9.30am; hung around, ate, showered, wrote some letters; off at 2pm for Surfer's; got to Surfer's at 6.30pm, found out Coolangatta YHA miles...from drop-off point; out at 10pm to club(Cocktails & Dreams/The Party); danced with some girls'... #MeDownUnder 26
...'(focused on one, who slipped out of my hands, no money to buy a drink; other from Magnetic, saw my 'performance', liked it(?), ignored her for the other – stupid, stupid, stupid); bed at 3am; good weather.' #MeDownUnder 26
'Thurs.13/7/95 – Up at 7.30am, to get courtesy bus to Transit Centre, arrived at 8am, had breakfast, spoke to a girl from New Caledonia; off to Bellingen at 9am; arrived at 6.30pm, ate at 7.30pm; went to rest before the pub, dropped off,'...
(#ThrowbackThursday) #MeDownUnder 26
'Fri.14/7/95 – Up at 7.30am, ate($1.90 for Croissant & Coffee, butter & jam extra)*, ready and off at 8.30am, travelling a lot; reached Sydney at 7pm; bed at 10pm; another good day.
* "Special" Deal' #FlashbackFriday #MeDownUnder 26
'Sat.15/7/95 – Up at 10.30am; ate at The Spot(good fry-up, as always), showered, lazed around a bit, out at 2.30pm to go shopping, got Steve his hat{Akubra}, and Uncle Cecil some Coasters; back at 6pm; bed at 10.30pm, not in the mood for a big night; nice day.' #MeDownUnder 26
'Sun.& Mon.16 & 17/7/95 – Up at 9.30am, checked out, ate, wandered for a couple of hours, wrote Letters and Journal, sorted bags out, posted Letters, ate; caught 2.10pm bus to Airport; ate, got some presents (for Andy and Dunc), caught the 'plane, take off at'... #MeDownUnder 26
...'4.45pm; Spicy Chicken and Fried Breakfast to eat, saw The Jungle Book(Live version), dozed/slept and read a bit; got to LA at 6am(1pm local time), overcast, showery and cool in LA today; good flight; delayed 10 minutes – Air India 'plane got stuck;'... #MeDownUnder 26
...'bag virtually last out; saw Mum, Dad, and Emma; got home; slept.' #MeDownUnder 26
DONE.