Outside Nimbin in Tantabul. Intentional community of sorts, oldest in Australia. Staying with an older British woman (in her 60s) who lives in a rambling cottage on a hill. Well, it’s not really a rambling cottage, it’s 3 buildings, two of which are attached (where we are staying) and near the creek, and one of [...]

Productive day – got some additional information that makes my choices easier. Also got around to sending home a package, and looked up a bit of details about getting cubed, which has been on the back of my mind for many years now. One of those things that can’t be forgotten.

A week or two ago, Aimee asked me what the most difficult or scariest thing, or actually, it was the most challenging thing was for me. I answered “Being honest. Honesty is one of the most difficult things for me.”

Somewhere between Gympie and Brisbane, paying for camping just off the beach. Yesterday, Daisy and Aimee got news that one of their very close friends from back home died of cancer-related causes, at 24. Aimee seems to have handled the news a little more solidly than Daisy, who has had trouble keeping it together much [...]

Two days and one night in Rainbow Beach, meeting all old characters and some new ones. Left yesterday afternoon and came out to visit Eli and Geoff again. Staying today, we did some work and got some ticks (they don’t have Lyme disease here in Australia). Two of them burrowed into me, and 4 more [...]

Hooked up with Tom and Steve and Jasmine from our Fraser Island trip, and two German girls that Tomi knows. They’re all staying in the same dorm/house, so even though they’re all out, we’re hanging out here anyways. Tom is working here thanks to Turtle (Shane), who we travelled with before. Shane was very excited [...]

Late yesterday afternoon we left Airlie Beach. Tomi drove for a while, until sunset, then I drove until 1 AM. We stopped at a camp site near a dam just north of Gin Gin. I made the choice since everyone else was already asleep in the back of the van.