BALI AND BEYOND
The Sydney flight out Ballina on Jetstar, uneventful, but I did see Jill Wunderlich and we spoke a few words, she off to Sydney to mind Anne’s cat for a week. Other than that, caught the train, at a great cost, it’s quite a scam now, to get to the Quay, to walk to the YHA Rocks up about 100 steps. Lucky I had a good and small bag and a shoulder bag. The Hostel’s been open about 18 months, and is built over an archaeological site in Cumberland Street. Think one of the streets was Callaher, but will check on my return on 13. It’s quite unique and jolly interesting. Wonder what approvals were required to do this. It means that the building, a square one without a middle, sit over the site making the site visible from all parts of the YHA building.
Actually met Barbara, from Lake Tahoe, US of A, a single traveller, at brek and shared my oats and fruit, and she of same mind re health and fitness. Then met Patricia, NZ, who has been living on Corfu for 10 weeks, and writing. She writes esoteric books and has been published. We teamed up, and as I love being the tour guide, took them down to Wynyard to check out the best transport ticket to buy, which was the weekly, and then to Coles where they intened to buy their dinner later, and then to Apple on George where we all checked our emails. Wynyard is 8 min walk taking into consideration the time spent at the three busy crossings on the way, or was it 4.
Patricia will be back in Sydney when I return, so will meet up again at the hostel.