THE LAST DAYS DOWN UNDER; THE FRIENDS REUNITED,THE COPS, THE LOST OF A LOT OF MONEY

Sunday 19th of September MELBOURNE, WELCOME BACK CAPIRINNA'S AND FRIENDS

After Doug dropped me of in St. Kilda it felt like 'home' again. Habitat and the colleagues, STefan waiting with his icecrusher to make a rediculous amount of Capirinna's, Adrien that gave me some new options for travelling, and Inkerman St... Oh yeah, Inkerman was like I never left 3 months ago. Everyone was still here (but Jacko, where the fuck did you go?!) and the ones that left a while ago...they all came back. I went back to my favority couch in Inkerman for 1 night, lovely couch, many memories. But guys what happened? The place is clean and most of you look like having a more serious life!? ;-)

Monday 20th of September AGAIN GOODBYE MELBOURNE, FEELS LIKE COMING BACK SOON

Arranging the last things before 5 weeks of travelling in a rush. Goodbye Habitat and Habitat friends, goodbye Aldi food and Inkerman St., goodbye Inkerman friends, goodbye couch, goodbye best city to live and work; MELBOURNE. STrangely enough it feels like I come back to this place soon and if I had an option to get a good job here I shopuld have stayed. I took the last shuttlebus to the airport...

Tuesday 21st of September HOW TO LOOSE 700 AUD IN A FEW HOURS?

In the middle of the night reunited with my close friend Saskia again, she was travelling with Nadine to Darwin and were on the same flight... Well almost, Vinnie made a stupid mistake and instead of 21st of Septmeber I booked a flight for the 21st of October. Options? A few, but it all costed me a huge amount of money :-( ANd because of my flight to Bali the day after, I had to take a flight now. Make a choice, so actually my feeling was not that wrong...it is possible to be back at Inkerman tonight whahaa. I paid 350 AUD extra to take this flight (the most expensive flight in my trip). And no fun and no drinks at the flight at all. Unexpected Saskia just wanted to sleep so my 4 hour flight was boring. 5AM in the morning in Darwin, Sas and Nadine checked in for a hostel after a taxiride with an old emigrated Dutchie. I called Kakadu dreams if they had a daytrip to Kakadu...2 boxes of strawberries, 1 muffin and 1 hour later I was in a 4WD to do a 2 day campingtrip in Kakadu National Park. Not what I expected but I do the Nothern Territory in 2 days. Thight planning, they have to drop me off at the airport tomorrow at 6PM. Oh, and it costed me at leat 360 AUD to join them :-) So in a few hours I spend more than 700 AUD! Fuck, my bank account goes down under!

Daniel was a cool tourguide, with his stupid crocodile hat. Jeroen and another single travelling guy were the friends of this trip, the rest of the group were couples. And they just don't talk that much with other travellers. Okay, Eva and miss Malaysia were quite talkative, 2 Mlebourne students. Kakadu trips are adventurous? Uhm, most of the time you are driving...long distances...for hours. The first adventure, a touristy croctrip, jumping crocodiles and they jump! Many saltwater crocodiles today, everywhere. 'Don't stick anything out of the boat' they said... You know me, trying to make a better pic at the back of the boat. Didn't see that 1 croc spotted me as a pieve of meat :-) No worries, still got all my body parts. Having lunch between Crocodile Creek and some billabongs and showing the crew and the rest of the group were Dutchies are well known off; eating :-) 10 big sandwiches...we'll keep our 'name' high. Driving to and artificial site with many aboriginal paintings. Collecting firewood in the burned bush, meeting massive spiders. Ending the day near Jim Jim for camping. Colorful sunset on the oldest cliffs of the world. Camping in a tent? It seems that there are too many special insects and snakes here. The group went to bed early so the single guys stared a hunt around the campsite :-) The other groups were not that impressed by our approach :-)

Wednesday the 22nd of September DRY FALLS, CROC ALERT, SNAKES AND DIRTY THIRTY IN THE PLANE

Running shoes on! Visit Twin Falls with a shuttle? Yeah, crocs everywhere and turtles. The Twin Falls were almost dry (it's the end of the dry season and normally we can't do this tour because the whole area is flooded in wet season). Stop! There was a baby Tipan snake crossing our way, they can kill 26 people with one bite of their poison...wicked! More 4WD action before we arrived at JimJim Falls. Damn, those fuckin flies on this trip are more then just annoying! They ask in the brochure for fit people. Maybe ask for a sharp vision as well next time. Miss Malaysia stumbled down the big rock and couldn't walk anymore. Blood all over, broken glasses etc. After a while continued the trip without her and it is a lot of climbing over (big) slippery rocks. The Jum Jim Falls were dried out, just a few drips. But after walking in 34 degrees for 2 days, it was more then welcome to jump into the cold pool at the bottom of the 'waterfall'. No crocs here they say, just sucker fish. A lot of swimming and then you can relax at the rocks were normally the waterfall drops into the pool. For the daredevils the was a hard climb up for a jump from the cliff. I climbed the cliff of the waterfall and finally a was a bit nervous again! Whoooo! It was high and you have to jump far enough if you don't want to get smashed on the rocks below. Beautifull and refreshing place. Snakes on the way back. A long way back, beers for lunch, stopp at Fogg Dam to see some longneck turtles, lost my shirt and camera at on the road houses (luckily I got it back because of some honest Ozzies). The group dropped me off at the airport as promissed around 6PM. There I was, a plane full of Ozzies, dressed up and ready for Springbreak and me? Dirty Thirty, smelly clothes, red dust everywhere... They let the Dutch crocodile dundy leave Down Under. Thanks to Asylum Hostel in Sydney I'm not allowed to enter Australia anymore! They reported me to the police because they made a mistake with collecting my rent. Asylum Sydney, thanks for fuckin up! Nobody arrested me, because they reported me to the police just after my flight. The flight was good...again I experienced special treatment by Jetstar, free food and drinks and lots of extra's. I met a nice Australian family who offered me a serious and well paid job...You see, opportunity's all over!