Day 6 in the tropics!
Another lazy day with girding my loins for the flying solo bit of my trip to come on Mon. I keep going ppff! with my lips as heat influences my pace. I have washed up and put 3 loads of washing in. No need to worry about putting it out here! I was going to take myself on the bus to Coolum beach but have decided to just be a potato! It is interesting to stay in a home and see what differences there are to home. Clothes washed every day, no jumpers to handwash. All blinds closed during day to keep sun out. No air conditioning so ceiling fans going night and day. The plant life in the garden – and I use the term loosely here as the dogs love
digging – bananas, bromileads, ferns, palms of various types and a paper bark tree. All very tropical! Very quiet in the middle of the day but more life very early (5am) in the morning and after dark.
Fruit here is wonderful – all fresh and grown here. I was surprised how many supermarket products are imported. For such a large country only a relatively small population (14 million? will check that). So few for the space they have! Petrol is half the price of here but other goods about the same. Houses quite expensive to buy if you want to live near a beach. Carolins’s house is rented and is a small 2 bedroomed bungalow type of house with a veranda and small back garden. I think they pay about $1600 (£800) a month. Less space than my flat that i pay under £500 for. They are 3 mins from an amazing beach. I will be going with Caroline to take the dogs walkies when she gets home. Such a struggle life here!
digging holes- is banans, bromileads, ferns, palms, paper bark trees – all very tropical!
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