Hit the road Jack (Cloncurry - Alice Springs)

Finally the last day of my working period in Cloncurry arrived and I danced back to our house to start packing. Me and my co-worker planned for the night to celebrate my leaving and prepared a fantastic meal with a few drinks. It was a fun night, but the next morning was not so much fun. I received a call and got asked to work again for a few hours.
 

Happy New Year from Australia (Cloncurry)

I can’t believe it has been nearly a year again since I was last home in Germany. I remember the beginning of this year so clearly like it was yesterday. I was so excited to see again more of the world but at the same time scared because I didn't know what would expect me during the year ahead.

It has been a great year with fantastic memories I will never forget. A lot of adventures and a lot of people I met during my travels in Asia, New Zealand and Australia. And I wouldn’t want to miss one second of it, even the sad and lonely times are a happy memory for me.

I am still in Cloncurry at the moment and started my last two weeks of work here before I continue my travels again. Even though it was a great time, I am glad I booked my flight back to London to see my friends and family again and I am also glad that 2012 will be another great year in my life with a lot to expect. I have found a few possibilities of activities that I could do within my last two weeks here in the middle of nowhere which means I am defiantly going to give you another update before I am on the road again.

I spend my Christmas at the pool with a barbeque and drinks while soaking up the sun. I never had a warm Christmas in my life, so this was a totally new experience for me and I must admit I really enjoyed it, even though I missed my family and friends pretty bad at that time.

BLOG-O-TIME (Cloncurry)

It has been now 27 days since I arrived in Cloncurry, and I can’t wait to get out of here. I got used to the work and don’t even think of it anymore as exhausting, it just became a routine day in and day out. I don’t even have anything to tell you since I am really doing NOTHING here, just work. Sounds pretty boring? YES it is and I am counting every day that is over and every penny I am able to save up.

I was able to book already all my remaining trips in Australia. Next I am looking forward to book my Asia trips and my flight back to Europe. I guess it is about time….

The other thing I wanted to mention is that McDonalds is valued a absolute treasure here since it is so far away. A co-worker of mine actually did such a drive and brought back a cheeseburger for us. I admit I don’t miss it a bit. I rather would like to cook myself a good meal, but the kitchen is too dirty for that and I am absolutely not willing to clean up that mess that someone else brought on and most likely will bring back again once I actually clean.

The disconnected life (Cloncurry)

After a few days in Cloncurry I thought I put my emotions and thoughts again into my blog.

The work is really exhausting and I think I have never worked that hard in my life. I usually work in the morning 4 to 5 hours for Housekeeping and again as Kitchen Hand in the evening for 4 to 5 hours. My feets are aching and the heat doesn’t help at all to stay awake and work fast. I will work 7 days a week until January and I am looking forward to the end of the time, even tho it just started. So far I had no complains about my work and everyone seems happy with my doing. The work is so tiering that I sleep in between shifts. The positive aspect is of course the money but as well as that I start losing already weight :D

The other day I bought a new SIM card from Telstra so that I have at least a phone again in case I need to call someone since I am pretty much alone here and the good news is that I kept my old number. Everyone is going their own way after work which is totally understandable since they must be as tired as I am.
 

My housemate was so kind and let me use her internet for a while so I had at least a chance to update everyone that I am safe. That way I know as well there is mobile internet available. I tried first to use my new SIM card in my old dongle, but it wasn’t working which means I have to buy a new one if I really want to check emails and messages from time to time. I am not sure yet if I should invest the money or not, but knowing me I probably do it as soon as I have some money again on my account.
 

The Australian outback life (Cloncurry)

After an very exhausting 17 hours bus drive from Cairns via Townsville I arrived in Cloncurry. The drive was amazing and I finally got to see the outback from its best site. I really enjoyed the trip even though I did sleep as well for a bit. I found it funny that most people from Townsville onwards where Australians and not backpackers. I would like to add at this point that Cairns was overrun with Germans, they were everywhere. Throughout my travels I met the odd one here and there, but the amount of Germans in Cairns really took me by surprise.