Memories

Do you know what I miss most about America right now? Smores Pop Tarts.

Crank it!

Tonight is Earth Hour! At 8:30 tonight turn off your lights to make a difference in the world's energy consumption. We'll be hanging out with some hippies and learning about raw food while enjoying a raw food candlelit dinner. So, crank off those unnecessary electrics and take life a little slower.

Cruisers

So the world's largest ocean liner visited Fremantle over the weekend and I have to say THAT"S A BIG BOAT! Heather and I were sleeping and wanted to wake up at 8:30am to see its arrival at the scheduled time of 8:40am. The Queen Mary 2 blew its foghorn at about 5:45am and I nearly peed the bed. Reports say you can hear her horn for 16 kilometers. Considering we're not even a kilometer from the harbour, it was quite loud. During the day the passengers filled the junk shops around town with their fanny-packs and knee high socks w/ birkenstocks. Some of those 4,000 cruise passengers decided to ride the train back to Fremantle from a visit to Perth. Out for a long distance bike ride we chose to catch the train home. Unbeknownst to us, the trains were packed with the cruisers leaving very little room for us and our bikes. Don't worry there weren't any casualties. Well, I did hit an old asian lady. BUT SHE WAS ASKING FOR IT! Haha The QM2 stopped in our fair town as part of its 'round the world tour. Tickets for this journey start at 19k a person for an inside room. (no windows) Not bad! If you consider the cost of flying to all of the stops, food, lodging, and souvies 19k isn't that much. Yeah, I factored in souvies. How can you travel anywhere and not buy at least a postcard or two?! (or 20 in my case!)

Happy Travels.

Survey

We named our wireless network "Boss Hog". I wonder how many people attempting to steal our connection are fans of the Duke boys?

Pink Sharpie

So today on the bus I came across something brand new to me: A hitchhiker's sign. Standing at the bus stop were two French backpackers waiting for the bus to arrive. I didn't really pay that much attention to them considering I too was waiting for the bus and had adopted a slacking posture while staring off into the distance. We boarded the bus and I took my seat. Looking towards the front of the bus I saw one of the backpackers digging through his pockets looking for change. His packs were piled at the door keeping would-be passengers standing outside frying in the afternoon sunlight. His lady friend (I didn't know the extent of their relationship prior to this event, sorry.) got up to remove the bags from the doorway. With the bags she brought back a rectangular piece of cardboard. On it was written "BUNBURY" and below it "Thanks :)" Yeah she used an emoticon on her hitchhiking sign. I'd only ever seen those signs in movies and on tv. I'll admit her handwriting and use of a pink Sharpie would certainly indicate that she wasn't crazy..or would it? I dunno. They looked like a couple of decent kids to me. But why the "Thanks" on the board? Was she already thanking her ride for the trip they were about to share? I was a little confused at this gesture. I suppose no matter what your hitchhiking signs says, anything that doesn't say you're a crazy escaped mental patient with a love for sharing is well worth the pink Sharpie.

Disappear

Wineglass Bay in Tasmania. Beautiful, right? Yeah this place is way too beautiful if ya tell me. Tasmania makes me so mad because everywhere you look is beautiful countryside and cute little historic villages that can just make you stay forever and ever. I dream of just disappearing there and never returning. Running a small farm and disappearing.

Wine Glass

Uploaded some new photos today from our trip to Wineglass Bay in Tasmania. We camped right off the sand and found ourselves in the middle of nowhere with literally the world's most beautiful beach outside our tent. Check out all the photos @ Flickr by searching for loaded.chilidog