Pinnacles Desert + Monkey Mia

This time I made it in time for the bus to leave Perth, thank god. I had a stopover at Cervantes for one night before Monkey Mia to see the Pinnacles Desert. I met 2 HK girls on the bus which was a bit rare, and I was hanging out with them since. The hostel at Cervantes were almost empty with only a handful of people. The place was clean and organized so we were quite happy with it. There was almost nothing in that town other than a mini market, bottle shop and souvenir shop. We signed up for the desert tour on the same day and we went after a bit of resting.



The desert is quite a sight and the tour guide took us to all the places with the best views. It's made up of a bunch of limstone rock formations poking out of the ground. There was rain before so it was a bit cloudy. I guess we could have gotten better pictures, and that's one of the only things you want to get out of going there.





I felt thankful for the girls taking care of my meals during my stay there. The next day we checked out the beach which was beautiful with turquoise green water. It was quite windy that day with waves, and suddenly, the ocean has completely washed up onto the beach unexpectedly so I got soaked in my jeans. Luckily I didn't drop into the ocean which would get my bag with important things wet or have gotten myself washed away into the ocean. They always say you gotta respect the ocean. However, it was windy enough that I was dried off in half an hour.





The girls went separate ways to Calbarri, while I headed to Monkey Mia. They would be passing by Monkey Mia after a few days. When I got to Monkey Mia, it was at around 11pm. I didn't expect it to be slow right now, and I was really surprised to go into an empty 7 bed room. Because of my foolish move, the other 2 English people wanted to sleep in my room since the one they were supposed to go in was nearly full. What could I do? Nothing. My chance of having my own room is gone. Monkey Mia is actually a resort with the option for dorm rooms, camping and caravan parking. It's actually not even a town, but a beachfront resort. I met a German girl on the bus and we hung out most of the time during her stay.


The next morning, I went to watch the first dolphin feeding. The first time is always extremely exciting. The rangers would talk for some time while the dolphins hang out by the shore. Then when the time is ready, the volunteers would come down with buckets of fish and choose a few lucky people to feed them. Yay, I was picked out of the crowd by one of the volunteers. There are 3 feedings in the morning and it all depends on the dolphins' moods. They only feed 5 specific ones, and other ones come in to hang out. The pelicans are fed after the dolphins, because otherwise they would try to fight over the fish. I love the Pelicans! They are so comical, colourful, and big! The bottom of their beaks are flappy and flexible, and their necks can be twisted in so many ways.












There is no reception at all for my cell phone, and there isn't much other than an even shittier mini market than the one in Cervantes with really highly priced food. The keyboard of the internet is crap and it goes for $1 for 10 minutes. There is one restaurant and one bar/cafe. No shuttle bus to go outside of this place is offered, unless one would rent a car. When I first got here, I felt like I might be trapped... in a really remote place with nothing to do. I was afraid of getting bored, even for someone like me who doesn't get bored easily. After awhile, I started to get into its groove, and appreciated the nothingness of this place. I found myself lazying, sunbathing and swimming alot. Other things I would do would be cooking, nature walk, hot tub, free cruise from volunteer work, drinking wine, reading, drawing pelicans, etc. I would get into this really chilled out state without the need to meditate or whatever. I think this might be what I need to clear alot of "issues" after working 6 days a week in Perth. The ocean here is so calm and crystal clear. The horizon is long with nothing else which gets blended into the sky like some kind of wall back drop. At night, tons of stars are in the sky with visible milky way. The dark sky blends into the the ocean as well with no lights, and the water is even quieter than ever.













I really enjoy the volunteer work, and actually it's not even work at all. I still get excited when the dolphins poke my leg with their noses or rub against my leg. I'm getting a bit more familiar with one called Nicky with dots on her belly which means it is more mature. This is a place where alot of people only come for a day or two, so being here for 10 days make me feel like a local. Because I'm doing volunteer work with the dolphins, I get alot of discount, freebies, respect and alot of envious or would-like-to-get-acquainted-with-you looks.

My French buddy/co-worker will be joining me at the end of this week, so I'll see where to go from there.

Moving on...for real this time!

I was supposed to head up to Cervantes and see the Pinnacles Dessert today before my trip to Monkey Mia. One of the guys here was supposed to go with me for a couple of days and come back to Perth himself. He woke up late and we missed all the trains and busses by seconds, and even went to the wrong location for the pick up, so we have lost our greyhound ticket. I couldn't help but felt disappointed. You know the feeling when you are all ready to go and get in the mode but didn't happen? Things happen for a reason, and I was told that it must be better for me to go alone instead. OK universe, I trust you.

I got into a fight text messaging with my guy because he couldn't come see me before I go. I can understand that he is working alot but it would be nice if he would show some effort. Because today I didn't leave, I text him to call me for farewell but he never did. I can't help but feel a bit sad and disappointed but I suppose that is happening because it is another thing I have to let go of. It is so much like a repeated history of M, but I think it is time for me meet someone who can fulfill me without so much drama and troubles.

OK I am ready for the next level!

Moving on..

The boys were going to move into this 5 bedroom that costs $500 a week. I didn't think it was a good idea and one of them backed out to move into his newly met relatives in Perth. The rest were procrastinating until Saturday, the day when they had to move out from the flat.

One of the guys went to Margaret River with another friend by noon. Luckily, they got a number to call about a 2 bedroom nearby. They actually could move in on the same day with no deposit required. The place is modern, spacious and nice with flamingo malibu coloured walls. After all the stress, I was truly happy to see how overjoyed the two of them were after they went to see the place. I went there after my work to have a house warming and 3 of us got super drunk.

I stayed at the original flat for a few more days after the owner had came back from his filming project in Thailand and Laos. We shared our stories in the middle of the night since we had conflicting schedules. He mentioned that he was getting bites but I guess it didn't cross his mind that I was the one who brought them into his place. He asked why I was smiling... I tried not to say too much about that and offered him my tea tree oil. We would exchange written notes to communicate since we didn't get to see each other which was kinda cute.

I finally told work that I was leaving and so did Martin, my friend with a super strong French accent. We are gonna leave at around the same time. I am going to miss having coffee and marlboro reds with him during our 1 hour breaks. I felt like I have started to get into gypsy mode again.

I had to leave the place by Wednesday and the guys let me sleep in the living room of their new flat. Last night, I slept on the couch with my legs bent so it wasn't the most comfortable. Tonight I will put the cushion from the couch on the floor to sleep. Luckily, there's a heater here because it's starting to get chilly in Perth. Eventhough this scenario sounds bad but I actually feel very comfortable in this modern funky place. The old one was too cramped for this amount of people.

I have to send a bunch of stuff home before I move onto Monkey Mia. I have been looking for new jeans since I got FATTER! I'm not Jenny G's size anymore, from size 6 (oz size) to 7-8 now. I don't mind but I gotta work on my abs for sure. I am contemplating on these Wrangler's but the colour is too light for my liking.

I'm looking into getting greyhound to stop at the Pinnacles Dessert before I head to Monkey Mia. It's supposed to be eerie and picturisque.

"My guy" has finally called me since his departure from the flat. He suggested for me to come back and live with him alone. I don't know if it's a good idea, since Anthony is coming to look for me (yay!). I know I will be with Anthony 24/7, but if I see this guy again, I would like to be with him alone too. Because of An, I might want to extend my visa to stay another year here but that means I have to do more seasonal work. My plan as of now is to join Eric and Hugo (Tina and Laura's friends) to go fruit picking up north. Those dudes bought a van to live in so they can surf up along the coast. Very backpacker style. I'm supposed to go to South East Asia before I go home too, so actually 4 months sounds like a very short time with all the things that are presented to me. I can't plan right now so I can only focus on the short term future.

The town I'm staying in is called Fremantle, and its charm is starting to get to me. It has some cobblestone paved roads with funky shops and a very chilled vibe. I think I am going to miss this place.. and of course the guys.

There has been so much drama in the apartment in the past weekend. As Alex has said on the phone, "it's like a reality tv show." No doubt. Maybe thanks to matrixers for shifting my consciousness once again so that my life can continue in its crazy manner.

The 5 of us were in the house and we finally got into a fight, since I have asked them to move out a few days earlier than they were supposed to. It was horrible. I felt sad and even slammed the door on one of them. Then, I had to go to work in the evening. When I came home after work, they were all drunk with a few more company at the place. Someone broke a liquor bottle and I rushed out to clean after them...vacuuming and all that with a straight-or-beyond-pisssed face. They were super drunk and probably scared too so a bunch of them ran out of the door. Then my guy kept clinging onto me and...anyhow too much happened in one day...

Even after that, I still had to clean up after them here and there. I was pissed and arranged the available word fridge magnets saying:

To all my lovely boys,

Please lather shine you and your place

and my sweet butt

love always

your most gorgeous luscious hot goddess of eternity.

Basically, I had to deal with alot of my own emotions for the past few days. I have been doing alot of new age self talk to keep myself from going insane. The boys got a nice pad after this week and I am still invited to stay until the time I have to leave. I feel things are settling down a bit for me tonight finally. Maybe because I finally got to talk things out with my guy instead of getting upset through the endless chatters in my own head during work.

I have met a couple of hippies from my restaurant who both live in vans. One of them took me out and really appreciated me. He offered to help me in whatever way I might need. The other dude is a travelling artist and offered me a ride to Monkey Mia so I think that might be a good opportunity.

I finally met Tina and Laura's friends here, after only talking on cellphones during our trips in Oz. We smoked joints and drank. Eventhough we are friends only because of mutual friends, it still felt like good old times.

Not sure what's going on next. Some of the boys are leaving while others are settling in Perth. I might end up missing them and come back, or they can find me wherever I will be. They definitely have been an interesting group of friends during my trip.