Two Down, Two More To Go...

Two weeks in Australia, and I’m exhausted. Work this time is super-hectic and chaotic. What doesn’t help is that my client is so distracted by the soccer matches on right now, that he forgets to work sometimes. But, well, I guess we all have our eccentricities.

This time I’ve been working late almost everyday, and sometimes, weekends as well, which means no more walks by the river, and no sandy beaches to explore. But before you start feeling sorry for me, I should mention that it hasn’t been all bad. There has been a little time for play.

On Saturday last, I went to this place called Eumundi. It’s a small, sleepy little town, except on Wednesdays and Saturdays. That’s when they have a huge local market, with lots and lots of little stalls, selling things that have been made, grown, sewn or designed there. It was a lot of fun…esp. the food stalls. They had all sorts of crazy concoctions that were fun to try and buy. Breakfast at the market was so enormous, it lasted me till dinner-time. Farm people obviously have large appetites! They also had bands and solo musicians every few meters…so you could pass a couple of guys yodelling, turn a corner and see a band playing instrumental music, complete with a didgeridoo player! It was a fascinating experience.

Then on Sunday, I went to this place called Underwater World, which is what I like to call an “Oceanarium.” It was like a huge Aquarium, except that you were inside it, and the fish outside. What I mean is that it was a large tunnel with glass walls and roofs; and you could see fish (and sharks) swimming all around you. The sharks were real beauties. But that’s not all they had to offer. They have different shows, like Otter shows, and Seal shows, which are lots of fun, and informative too.

So that’s been my two weeks so far; more as it happens!