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Daily account of my travel

Coconut trees

Coconut trees

Day 138 – Nadi, Fiji Islands I had a nice, leisurely day. I got up on time for brunch, which I took under the boughs of a flowering bush. Of course, bush means birds, and birds mean that I’m happy not to have hair on my head because I would have felt the need of…

By Elisabeth 16/10/2018 Off

Tropics!

Tropics!

Day 137 – Nadi, Fiji I made it to the tropics, the beach, the sea, the warmth, the… night that has already fallen by the time the plane landed, so I haven’t seen anything yet outside the dark through the hostel shuttle’s windows. I do hear the sea from the terrace I’m writing from, maybe…

By Elisabeth 15/10/2018 Off

Back to the Blue Mountains

Back to the Blue Mountains

Day 136 – Sydney, Australia First, I got to say that nobody replaced the French flopping fish on the upper bunk bed, and I slept so well last night…! So a combination of new gear testing, cheap transport, and stubbornness took me again today to the Blue Mountains. I knew it would be raining, and…

By Elisabeth 14/10/2018 Off

The joys of dorm rooms

The joys of dorm rooms

Day 135 – Sydney, Australia Until now I have been relatively lucky with my dorms: people haven’t been snoring too loudly, I haven’t been told that I was snoring loudly, and generally speaking, people are polite and try not to turn the light on at inconsiderate hours. So I had to finally have the bad…

By Elisabeth 13/10/2018 Off

Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art

Day 133 – Sydney, Australia Today was another slow day. I made pancakes for brunch with peanut butter and tea, then went out with the vague idea of going to the Botanic Gardens (there is an exhibit about carnivorous plants that I haven’t seen yet). I ended up at the Museum of Contemporary Art instead.…

By Elisabeth 11/10/2018 Off

Art Gallery and Botanic Gardens

Art Gallery and Botanic Gardens

Day 132 – Sydney, Australia (I’m only half cheating in my title, I did go back to the Gardens after visiting the art gallery. I also rearranged the pictures of Sydney into several galleries.) I started my day with some shopping. I wanted to put a new sole on my sandals, that would have cost…

By Elisabeth 10/10/2018 Off

Slow days

Slow days

Day 131 – Sydney, Australia So I’m still not doing much of my days. I’ve switched hostel, because I chose the first one for its easy parking and quiet, and the second one for its proximity to the centre of the city. My luggage From left to right: the green grocery bag contains my groceries;…

By Elisabeth 09/10/2018 Off

Hiking the Blue Mountains

Hiking the Blue Mountains

Day 129 – Blue Mountains National Park, Australia (You will notice how many places/environments I have hiked in my titles.) Yesterday, while doing nothing of my day (well, putting my pictures online is work) and preparing the next week, I found that Sydney’s public transportation go to the Blue Mountains, that you can find walking…

By Elisabeth 07/10/2018 Off

Sydney

Sydney

Day 127 – Sydney, Australia The head picture has nothing to do with the article, I don’t have yet pictures of Sydney. This come from the Wilsons Promontory. The day started well, it had rained all night but the rain washed the camper van. Since it was significantly muddy the day before, I rather appreciated…

By Elisabeth 05/10/2018 Off

Seals!

Seals!

Day 126 -Berry, Australia I ignored the rain and the difficult prospect of dishes in cold water to cook pancakes for breakfast. There is this wonderful invention, a bottle of pancake mix, you fill it with water until the mark and shake vigorously… and it’s ready! Mimosa Rocks National Park – Gillard campground – Pancakes…

By Elisabeth 04/10/2018 Off