Australia
My
wanderings now find me in a rainy Sydney, where I am staying at an airbnb by
Bronte Beach. I arrived in Australia three weeks ago, where I spent my first
week in Melbourne, staying in the “cosy shed” airbnb (a garden shed converted
into a cosy room with its own bathroom) at the home of a creative couple who
write poetry, design clothes, travel the world and bake the best vegan
chocolate cake I have ever tasted.
From
Melbourne I made my way along the southeast coast by train and bus. Halfway
between Melbourne and Sydney, I stopped for two nights in the seaside town of
Merimbula. The hostel turned out to be empty, so I got my dorm
room upgraded to a private room free of charge and had the whole place for
myself!
Ah, my day
in Merimbula... A lazy, sunny day of strolling along the beach, watching the
sun rise in the morning and set in the evening...
The next day
I had to get up at 5am to catch the bus to Sydney. I have never been much of a
morning person but there is something special about watching the early morning
light transform the landscape. After a 10 hour bus journey, we finally arrived
in Sydney...
The next
day, I took the train from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, where I stayed for one
week at a workaway place in Hazelbrook at the home of a family who treated me
to the most delicious Ethiopian food. There I helped out with their
four-month-old puppy – a gorgeous flat coated retriever called Aloy. On my days
off, I explored the mountains, visiting the Three Sisters,
Katoomba, Leura and going on some bushwalks. Such a beautiful place!
Here in
Sydney I got to meet my penpal Elise for the first time. We have been writing
letters for almost 10 years now and I always had a feeling we would meet some
day. It was so fun to finally meet someone who I have been writing to for so
long. Thanks Elise for showing me around Sydney!
Thank you Australia for a wonderful stay and to all the friends I have met along the way!
Now I have
been on the road for almost four months. First three months in New Zealand catching up with family and friends, and now three weeks in Australia. What a journey it has been! And tomorrow I will
fly back to Sweden...
With home on
both sides of the earth, I will always be something of a nomad, but on days
like this I find myself longing for the bright green birch leaves and cold
lakes of Sweden. It’s a nice feeling, in a way, to long for home. I have never
felt such a longing for the north as I do now. Looking forward to barefoot
wanderings in the mossy woods of Swedish summer...
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