Eve is a school friend and we had always talked about venturing down under!
Just re-read that and as some of my readers have their minds firmly in the gutter, STOP IT!!! So in 1997, with me working in Boots and Eve in Hush Puppies (job after finishing Uni) - it was the ideal time to pack that rucksack for 7 months and travel!
Over breakfast we were chuckling about our adventures and it's amazing how fresh in our minds it still is!
The prison-like hostel in Fremantle, with smashed windows and dodgy residents.
Me walking into someone's house on Rottnest Island thinking it was the hostel.
Getting trollied in Darwin post camping trip that we almost missed our flight.
Walking into a hostel in the back of beyond (Cobber Pedy) and seeing a calender of Tunbridge Wells.
Working in Melbourne Casino for a month and having the time of our lives staying at Toad Hall.
Staying in Ubud (Bali) for £3 a night, but upgrading to a place with running water for £4!!!
Misreading the menu on our last night in Bali and not being able to pay for our all you can eat buffet!
While in New Zealand, Eve met Lars and the rest is history! But as I keep reminding Eve, it was me that persuaded her that we needed a few weeks in NZ and I had to talk her out of staying put in Sydney! Just call me Cilla!!
As the weather was lovely (please keep Bertha, I don't want any of her damp tail winds) we decided to head out and explore the nearby countryside and walked to Schloss Wildenstein, an alpine castle that has been converted into some sort of holiday home!
On the walk back we found a bench with 1997 on it - weird or what!? As though it was placed there as a reminder of our friendship, Australia adventure and the meeting of the Silvferbergs!
By the way we got away with paying what we could afford for the Bali buffet!!!! Result....
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