#grrr cole grrrrr

[sebfreak]

I heard everything. I never thought you would betray me as well. I´m ashamed of how poor a judge of character I am. I´m disappointed in you, Cole!

[elevenhoursinfront-blog]

10th September 2017

Steve woke me up around 0900. Why Steven, why? To be fair, I wanted to get up and go to the Cardwell market that was on. It's only ever on once a month and from 0730-1230. It's meant to be quite good so I wanted to see it. I just wanted more sleep, too. We got up and got dressed. We left pretty much straight away after brushing our teeth and what ever it is people usually do it the mornings. We took a long stroll down towards the pub because that's where the closest ATM is. We got there, got some cash out and walked back along the market which is on the beach front. There were lovely little stalls, homemade jams, handmade jewellery, bits and bobs for $1. You know the type. There were lovely items that would be nice to buy if you weren't a backpacker and could take it home. The only thing I bought from the market was fresh Pineapple for a couple of dollars. Steve bought an egg and bacon roll. We strolled back and then we were asked if we wanted to go to Coles. I cried inside because I knew we needed to go but I wanted to sunbathe by the pool. Grrrrr! Steve remembered that we needed to put a wash on too so he said that he'd stay and do the washing and I'd go to Coles. That was the safest option. We both went and put the washing it together as we wanted to use the new ones that we a bit of a walk. We got there and put our money in, as well as our clothes. They still only use top loading cold washing machines which are really rubbish. We poured the detergent in first, then the laundry and forgot about the softener, so shoved that in on top. Steve read afterwards that softener isn't meant to be poured directly onto clothes. He went "Eight months in and we still can't put a bloody wash on!". I started laughing. We're useless. We had to ask a lady to find out whether the machine was on or not. I can't wait for a HOT WASH! There were about 8 of us going to Coles which is a good amount of people. It's enough to pay $5 each for the van but not too many so that we can get all our bags in too. Everyone was seriously hungover so I said I'd drive. I put my Vans on and got in the front seat. I've never driven a van before, let alone one that's made in, like, 1900BC. It was alright though. The drive is pretty much a straight line for 45 minutes to Ingham. I got us there with no wrong turns, no SatNav and managed to park in one space perfectly. I am brilliant. We all jumped out, got a trolley and did our shops. I was trying particulary hard not to spend too much money. Steve and I realised before I came that we spent too much already this week and it was payday on Thursday. We are only giving ourselves around $100 for two weeks so it's not like we're spending mad, as you can tell. We just want to try and save as much as possible. What we buy here, means we can't have on the East Coast. I did our shop which took about an hour. I spent $97 which made me want to cry. It's enough food for the next couple of weeks though so it's not too bad. Plus, I'm buying for two. Cat and Hugo spent $100-$130 and they're buying for one. Hugo is from Brazil and starts at the farm tomorrow. He's lovely! I put my shopping in the bag and half of the group were done. We saw a lad from the other Cardwell Hostel in Coles and he was here alone. He asked to use the car for a food shop but their hostel owner said no. Apparently, Jim, is a nasty man. We're lucky with Rod and Leonie here. He got the bus to Coles and has to wait 3 hours for another one. We shoved him into our van and I would drop him back to his hostel. We were on the road again but only for a mere 5 minutes before Danny decided he wanted Dominoes. I pulled over and let the 4 lads jump out so they could get what they wanted. We were waiting for half an hour for them to get their food. We were all getting very aggy sitting in the hot van for ages. On the road, again and Harriet was in the front with me playing music. The journey back always feels quicker which is great. We got back, I dropped the Scottish lad off at his hostel and then got us back to ours. I should've got his name really. He was at our hostel last night but again, I didn't get it then either. Oh well. I took our shopping back to the room whilst almost breaking both my arms. I knocked on the door and Steve had done the housework. What a great egg! He even swept the floor, put an incense stick on, made the bed and folded the laundry away. Alison, he's a changed man (for 5 minutes). Or, he's scared of me. Either one, it worked! We put the shopping away and Steve got excited. I bought him his favourite yoghurt and cookies. They're the fresh Coles ones that you can get for $2. The yoghurt is expensive though, $4.50 on a deal! I told Steve to get the chicken out of the freezer because I was doing chicken fajitas for dinner. Just like Fajita Friday back in Melbourne. Steve was starving when I got back around 1600. This is why I hate doing the Coles food shop, it literally takes up the whole day. Grrr! We got all the stuff together for dinner and walked up to the kitchen. We put our stuff down and went to say goodbye to Tom and Betty who were leaving. They had finished their 3 months! Hugs and what not done, back to cooking. Steve really liked Tom. We made our dinner which was amazing. Chicken, onion and peppers with Mexican seasoning, with sour cream and salsa in wholemeal wraps. Yum! I also done a plate of Doritos with melted cheese, sour cream and salsa on the side. Matt walked in when we were eating in the entertainment room and said that our dinner looked incredible. He walked out, told Ciar to look at our dinner and she walked in. They were both really jealous, and to be fair, I would be too! It was delicious. We finished with our bellies full as they could be. Steve took the stuff back and I washed up. We sat outside our room for a bit when Katie came over and sat with us. She said she was going to the Hitchinbrook Island lookout and look over Cardwell. She was going with Cait, Mitch and Rory. She invited us and we said yes. I asked if there was a walk and they said no, you drive up to the lookout. Fab! We're in. Shoes on, bug spray on and we jumped into the van. We all had a beer each for the view, of course. We drove the 5 minutes and pulled up at the lookout. It was stunning! I took a photo and took it all in. It's difficult when you're travelling to remember to not travel through your phone. You have to try not to take thousands of photos and just take the moment in. Enjoy it. They all decided on going to a lookout further up, which was a 600m walk. I was meant to be resting my leg but I didn't want to stand around waiting so I attempted the climb up. Steve went at my pace with me and we were very much behind. We eventually got to the lookout and it was gorgeous. The sun was just setting, too. Very much worth the hundreds of steps we had just done. The group decided on going to another lookout which was a few more steps but pretty much a flat walk the majority of the way. We got there, after another 15 minutes of walking and the view was unreal. You could see the whole of Cardwell, the coast line and the harbour. You could even see IGA! I was knackered. It's so much more tiring doing it with a poorly leg. Don't get me wrong, we're all stupidly unfit now so it was going to be tiring regardless. We enjoyed the moment, had our beer and watched the sun set even more. Beautiful. We left around 15 minutes of standing and watching. The climb down the stairs were more painful than going up. But, it felt much quicker. I like these walks, I'm definitely going to continue doing them around England when we're back. Our first destination will be Snowdonia in Wales I reckon. We got back to the hostel and chilled in the room. Dad and Ange FaceTimed us for 5 minute which was nice. Blogs done, TV on. That's us for the night. We're in at 0900 tomorrow again rather than 1030. I guess there is no 'rota' for early starters, maybe Vicki likes us.