We spent some happy days in Townsville for Christmas, most of the time reading and relaxing:) We went and saw Townsville Aquarium, which was fantastic! We even got to see them feeding the sharks, and it is the worlds biggest indoor living coral reef.. Thousands of fish, it was great!
The rest of Townsville was sleeping, but our timing was bad, we went to see town on a Sunday... Not much happens on a Sunday in Townsville.. So we went to the internet cafe instead, and guess what, we found cheap tickets to Melbourne!!! After some thinking, we bought the tickets on Monday morning and left for Melbourne Monday evening! :) And it all happened so fast we had to sleep at the airport that night, cause we couldn't find a hostel with 24 hour reception with rooms... Called a lot, but no.. It was ok, we are a bit tired today, but have found a ok place to stay now, so it is fine:) Which means, we will celebrate New Years in Melbourne!! Yeah! (I know I know it is not Sydney, but we can't have it all, can we?)
So HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! :)
-g
mandag 29. desember 2008
lørdag 27. desember 2008
God jul og godt nytt aar!!!
Til dere alle!
Vi har reist fra Jabiru og Darwin og Northern Territory, dro fra Jabiru i osende regnvaer fredag 19. desember, overlevde syklonvarsel og stengte bussstasjoner i Darwin over helga, og dro til Townsville sondag 22 paa morran. Var i alt 35 timer paa buss, og 20 timer venting i Tennant Creek, har bare en ting aa si om det stedet, ikke dra dit.. Der finnes INGENTING.. Absolutt ingenting, ikke det minste, ikke noe, ingenting. Hehe:) men vi fikk da lest mye bok den dagen;)
Kom fram til Townsville tirsdag 23 paa kvelden og har bodd hos tremening Marit Enger Thomas etter det, og feira jul med hennes familie her, det har vaert veldig stas:) Grilling den 24., hehe, og aapning av gaver den 25 paa morran, anderledes, men det er ikke mye som minner om jul her uansett, saa det har vaert helt fint det:) Herlig aa vaere med kjentfolk:)
Naa prover vi aa finne en maate aa komme oss til Sydney og Melbourne paa, saa faar vi se om det trengs mer jobbing eller ikke:) Mulig det gjoer det;)
God jul og godt nytt aar alle sammen!
Kos dere i kulda og med all den gode maten!;)
g
Vi har reist fra Jabiru og Darwin og Northern Territory, dro fra Jabiru i osende regnvaer fredag 19. desember, overlevde syklonvarsel og stengte bussstasjoner i Darwin over helga, og dro til Townsville sondag 22 paa morran. Var i alt 35 timer paa buss, og 20 timer venting i Tennant Creek, har bare en ting aa si om det stedet, ikke dra dit.. Der finnes INGENTING.. Absolutt ingenting, ikke det minste, ikke noe, ingenting. Hehe:) men vi fikk da lest mye bok den dagen;)
Kom fram til Townsville tirsdag 23 paa kvelden og har bodd hos tremening Marit Enger Thomas etter det, og feira jul med hennes familie her, det har vaert veldig stas:) Grilling den 24., hehe, og aapning av gaver den 25 paa morran, anderledes, men det er ikke mye som minner om jul her uansett, saa det har vaert helt fint det:) Herlig aa vaere med kjentfolk:)
Naa prover vi aa finne en maate aa komme oss til Sydney og Melbourne paa, saa faar vi se om det trengs mer jobbing eller ikke:) Mulig det gjoer det;)
God jul og godt nytt aar alle sammen!
Kos dere i kulda og med all den gode maten!;)
g
mandag 8. desember 2008
Meeting a snake...
OK, this one is not for our mothers or others that are a bit afraid:) (Well, nothing happened, so everyone, just read on..)
One day last week when we just finished work I saw one of our colleauges, Stan, chasing something with a broomstick over the lawn.. It was a snake, so we went closer to get a proper look, and Stan told Kris to get a big black bag to put the snake in, so we could store it in a "safe" place till the Rangers got here(viltnemnda?)So Kris held the bag while Stan tried to manouver the snake into it with the broomstick, and then he closed the bag and left it on the counter in reception. We all waited there for the Rangers to come and tell us what kind of snake it was, we weren't sure, and it is all kinds of snakes up here... We opened the bag and took a closer look too, to see if we could find it on the snakeposter we have.. We could.. And the Ranger guy confirmed it( he barely opened the bag, was really careful and just opened it a little bit and used a flashlight to see it properly...) It was a Western Brown snake, the 3. deadliest in the world...... In a plastic bag on the counter in reception, but even worse, a snake that Stan chased with a broomstick, and that Kris was 10 cm from when he held the bag open... SCARY!!!!!!!!!
But it went well, and now we know that next time we see a snake we just leave it and call the Rangers straight away, and then they can put it in a bag... :) Good to know:)
Look it up on the internet, if you want to, it is scary! And look up Wolfspider as well, that's the one that chases me when I clean the toilets... That one is not deadly, though:)
Other that that our closet was full of ants yesterday, so I'm using my day off to clean the room and the closet and wash all our clothes.. Yeah!
And I'm not cleaning the toilest anymore, yeah!!!!! They have closed two toilet blocks so it is only job for one, so Kris is cleaning toilets on his own, while I am working as a housekeeper with the other girls:) Which means I get to clean rooms instead of toilets.. But at least the rooms have aircondition:) So it is better! Yeah!
We leave Jabiru on the 19th of desember, going to Townsville to celebrate Christmas with my relative, Marit(tremenning:) We are looking forward to a holiday and a proper English/Australian/Norwegian Christmas:) Yeah again!
God advent to all of you:)
g
One day last week when we just finished work I saw one of our colleauges, Stan, chasing something with a broomstick over the lawn.. It was a snake, so we went closer to get a proper look, and Stan told Kris to get a big black bag to put the snake in, so we could store it in a "safe" place till the Rangers got here(viltnemnda?)So Kris held the bag while Stan tried to manouver the snake into it with the broomstick, and then he closed the bag and left it on the counter in reception. We all waited there for the Rangers to come and tell us what kind of snake it was, we weren't sure, and it is all kinds of snakes up here... We opened the bag and took a closer look too, to see if we could find it on the snakeposter we have.. We could.. And the Ranger guy confirmed it( he barely opened the bag, was really careful and just opened it a little bit and used a flashlight to see it properly...) It was a Western Brown snake, the 3. deadliest in the world...... In a plastic bag on the counter in reception, but even worse, a snake that Stan chased with a broomstick, and that Kris was 10 cm from when he held the bag open... SCARY!!!!!!!!!
But it went well, and now we know that next time we see a snake we just leave it and call the Rangers straight away, and then they can put it in a bag... :) Good to know:)
Look it up on the internet, if you want to, it is scary! And look up Wolfspider as well, that's the one that chases me when I clean the toilets... That one is not deadly, though:)
Other that that our closet was full of ants yesterday, so I'm using my day off to clean the room and the closet and wash all our clothes.. Yeah!
And I'm not cleaning the toilest anymore, yeah!!!!! They have closed two toilet blocks so it is only job for one, so Kris is cleaning toilets on his own, while I am working as a housekeeper with the other girls:) Which means I get to clean rooms instead of toilets.. But at least the rooms have aircondition:) So it is better! Yeah!
We leave Jabiru on the 19th of desember, going to Townsville to celebrate Christmas with my relative, Marit(tremenning:) We are looking forward to a holiday and a proper English/Australian/Norwegian Christmas:) Yeah again!
God advent to all of you:)
g
mandag 1. desember 2008
Update
God advent alle sammen!
Det tok litt tid foer vi fikk med oss at det var advent allerede, eller, vi fant det ut den 1. desember altsaa, men ikke foer dagens arbeid var utfort og vi satt og skrev paa timelista, og der stod det jammen 1 desember! merkelige saker, det foeles ikke sann!
her blir det bare varmere og varmere, det er naer umulig aa jobbe i fullt tempo, eller det er umulig, alt gaar litt saktere naar gradstokken kryper over 40 grader og det er saa hoy luftfuktighet.. Men det betyr jo at selv om vi vasker faerre doer(de stenger litt etterhvert, pga faerre folk her)saa jobber vi like mye:) Det er jo bra!
Ellers har nesten alle vi har vaert her med den siste maaneden reist, det var masseforflytning for de fleste. Det har kommet 4 nye hyggelige mennesker, og vi har bare et par uker igjen, saa det gaar nok fint, tenker jeg:)
Forrige lordag var vi paa cruise med Guiseppe og Berit(de vi vasker skolen med, eller vaska, de har reist de ogsaa.. saann er livet i Jabiru..) paa Yellow water, og det var aldeles utrolig! Saa pent og saa mange krokodiller, fantastisk! Det var en god tur!
Ellers har ikke mye skjedd.. Nei, det var vel det..
Hahaha, saa spennende;)
Fortsatt god advent saa lenge!
g
Det tok litt tid foer vi fikk med oss at det var advent allerede, eller, vi fant det ut den 1. desember altsaa, men ikke foer dagens arbeid var utfort og vi satt og skrev paa timelista, og der stod det jammen 1 desember! merkelige saker, det foeles ikke sann!
her blir det bare varmere og varmere, det er naer umulig aa jobbe i fullt tempo, eller det er umulig, alt gaar litt saktere naar gradstokken kryper over 40 grader og det er saa hoy luftfuktighet.. Men det betyr jo at selv om vi vasker faerre doer(de stenger litt etterhvert, pga faerre folk her)saa jobber vi like mye:) Det er jo bra!
Ellers har nesten alle vi har vaert her med den siste maaneden reist, det var masseforflytning for de fleste. Det har kommet 4 nye hyggelige mennesker, og vi har bare et par uker igjen, saa det gaar nok fint, tenker jeg:)
Forrige lordag var vi paa cruise med Guiseppe og Berit(de vi vasker skolen med, eller vaska, de har reist de ogsaa.. saann er livet i Jabiru..) paa Yellow water, og det var aldeles utrolig! Saa pent og saa mange krokodiller, fantastisk! Det var en god tur!
Ellers har ikke mye skjedd.. Nei, det var vel det..
Hahaha, saa spennende;)
Fortsatt god advent saa lenge!
g
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