Rockhampton is scary. I can not really explain why but I just felt very uncomfortable. When I left Great Keppel Island and I went back to Rockhampton I felt like going to the cinema, which was located 30 minutes walk away from my hostel. Because of the fact that I felt very uncomfortable I knew that I wouldn't walk back alone in the dark, so I asked my parents if they would offer me the cab back and for my fortune they agreed!
'The interview' started just in time so I grabbed a medium popcorn, which turned out to be my dinner, and enjoyed the film, which Tim highly recommended me. It was sooo funny even though I went alone (it was actually not the first time for me to go alone), I had a blast and a good night. Back in the hostel I was all alone in a six shared dorm first, but in the middle of the night two German girls arrived, Marie & Noemi. The next morning we had a really good talk, we discussed a lot about different unis, studying abroad and so on. These two girls are very smart and I really liked them. So we switched numbers as we went further in the same direction (Aurlie Beach). When they went for breakfast I got dressed and walked into town as I really needed some new trousers, I threw away a few because they had holes and that stuff. I bought some light green short jeans and I love them, they're soo cool. Anyway I walked a lot that afternoon, it took me 20minutes only to get in the center and than walking around another two hours or so. Back in the hostel I lied in my bed and read a bit in my book 'Game of Thrones' and I suddenly fell asleep. Honestly, now I feel like falling asleep again, I reckon as soon as I put away my phone I'll fall asleep...
Funny. Thats just what happened after I wrote that, I put my phone on my belly and fell asleep for two hours.
I woke up all dizzy and went to have dinner as it was already 6pm. Satisfied I went to sit to the reception as there were some other people sitting. A blond boy came and sat next to me and we started talking. He's from Holland and has been travelling already 11 months. Later on we changed seat and talked to one more girl, Julia from Germany. We discussed interesting topics, we talked about religion and in what we believe in. The Dutch guy believes in god.
Julia and me took the cab to the busstation together in the middle of the night, where I waited for my bus another hour. Finally my bus was there and we drove 6.5 hours to Airlie Beach and I couldn't sleep a tiny bit as it was freezing cold in the bus and in general very uncomfy. The bus arrived perfectly on time (9.30am) and it was beautiful weather and so I just walked up the hill to my hostel, the backpackers by the bay. On the outside I saw four hammocks which made the hostel look very sympathic to me! At the reception there was a German guy, so I pretended not to be able to speak German and I spoke English, not sure if he noticed my accent but it didn't seem like. Maybe he knew anyway because at Hostelworld (the app) you have to give them your nationality. We spoke English and he gave me my. room key. I talked to another German girl called Eva and we had a good chat. I told her that I couldn't sleep the last night and would like to sleep a bit. So I started writing this blog and than I fell asleep like a stone.
You know how it is when you sleep during the day, it makes you feel dizzy and even more tired afterwards, so I got up, went to the kitchen and made myself a tea. With my book under my arm I went to the hammock in the hostels garden and sat to two girls, they're from Sweden. I am afraid I just remember one girls name... One was called Lisa and she was a really special girl as she had veeeeery short hair and she didn't shave. She had so much hair on her legs and under her arms. That was so funny and it was hard not to look at it all the time. We had a good chat, too.
After my dinner I catched up with Eva again and we sat on a table and talked for hours... still very tired I went to bed early. Eva asked me if my tour at the Whitsundays was still taking place as it was supposed to rain heavily the next day and I told her that I haven't heard from my tour yet... Many people came back from their tours as it was supposed to pouring rain and the hostel was overcrowded. The next morning I could literally hear cats and dogs falling from the sky and I was very surprised that I haven't heard from my tour yet. I asked at the reception if they know something but nothing... So I grabbed my bags and went to the busstation where I was supposed to get picked up. The busdriver went: 'Are you Linda? The tour got cancelled I am afraid...'
That was so annoying... But I decided not to go back to the Backpackers at the Bay as it was really bed smelling in the rooms so I called the YHA and they told me that they've got still beds left.
Now I'm here trying to call my tour to get my money back.
