I've survived just over one week!

Sorry about not writing on here sooner guys but this week has been one busy and messy week for me!! I'll start from the beginning,

Well after leaving a crying Mother, Nan, Auntie, Uncle and my best mates James and Steve (Yeh they cryed), i went on my 24hr flight to Australia but had a stop off in Hong Kong, the airport was absolutly massive!! Took me bout 20mins running to get one side to the other (i had 25mins to catch my flight or i would be stuck there), while i was on the flight i was sat next to a nice Australian lady who was telling me about loads of stuff about Sydney and new south wales so was very interesting.

I arrived at Sydney airport at about 0600hrs on Sunday 24th May which back home it would be like 2000hrs on the Saturday, i got lost and couldnt find the guy who was giving me a lift to the hostel so i spent half an hour trying to find him. met up with another guy who was joining me on my first week here in Sydney with this company, his name is Howard.

After arriving to the hostel in the amazing sun, right on the beach with girls walking round in bikini's i knew that i loved this country straight away! I then met a couple more people in our group, Brogan and her brother Jordan, straight away we went out and had breakfast and a really nice place so was a good way to blow some money straight away! After that me, Jordan, Brogan and Howard went for a walk round sydney but didnt go far as we were getting lost so we went back to the hostel and we met Leishya and Daryl.

Monday 25th May, i was up at 0600hrs after a heavy night drinking and i passed out at 2100 so i had plenty of sleep! After having some breakfast the rest of the group arrived; Fiona, Craig, Frankie, Mike, Natalie, Keenan, Lyndsay, Tom, Chris and Ali. So including me, Brogan, Jordan, Howard, Leishya and Daryl there was 16 in our soon to be close group.

In the afternoon we were all put into our rooms and they were mixed rooms so was great! haha. After we've been put into our rooms we all got onto our bus and took a tour round Sydney and had a walk through some of the parks were we saw hundreds of fruit bats flying around everywhere! We carried on walking through the national park and ended up in right outside the Sydney Opera House, which was amazing. We then carried on walking next to Sydney harbour to were we all got on a jet boat and got soaked while it was speeding around the harbour. After that when we all got back we chipped in on some food and we all cooked a meal .... well Brogan did! After that we all sat in the room i was in and got drunk and got to know each other, that night we had someone fall down the stairs as they were that wasted, so naturally i laughed but he's ok.

Tuesday 26th May, this was a pretty boring morning as we had to get all our paperworks sorted out (bank accounts, medical cards etc.), after that we went to the Aquarium and saw tons of amazing deadly sea creatures! After that we all had a meal on the harbour and by then it just seemed we all knew each other for so long as everyone was getting along so well. When we got back we all got ready as we were hitting the town out in Sydney!! It got VERY messy, i fell asleep outside (needed a quick power nap, lol) but soon woke up and then there was a wet T-Shirt competition going on so that was ... interesting, couple of girls in our group done that so that was funny as! That night a couple of people were in beds together so that was a good laugh, i just came back carrying on drinking with a few people and then ran down to the beach and jumped in the sea .... i kinda then went streaking so was interesting ...

Wednesday 27th May, we were up at 0800hrs as it was SURFING DAY! The weather was pretty shit rained a bit but here in Australia that doesnt really matter as it was still hot and the sea was great, was a very funny day as loads of people were falling off and that. I caught a few good waves and these waves are HUGE! I went sideways on one until it crashed down on me and i was beaten the crap out of by my board! We had a barbie on the beach and a couple of the Ozzie's and Frenchie were singing, playing fottie and playing on the bongo so was a good laugh! That night most people fell asleep as they were all knackered, i crashed straight out as i felt really rough that night.

Thursday 28th May, we went to the ZOO! Was an awsome day as i touched a kangaroo and as me, Brogan, Fi and Daryl split off we were by ourselfs having a great laugh pissing about and seeing who looked like what animal there where so many diffrent types of animals and the Zoo was huge, we spent the whole day there so later on we all came back and chilled for a bit and then the group went out but i thought i would stay in with Leishya and Brogan ... naturally but then i decided to go out and get pissed with the others and our group leader Robyn (Shiela) we all got pretty wasted as we were all doing downing competitions, this massive club which has 7 diffrent rooms and has the third biggest beer garden in Australia! About 5mins later on a bouncer came up to Jordan in our group and asked if he had sexual intercourse with another guy in the toilets so we all started cracking up thinking he was having a joke as Jordan always has his mind on woman ... soon did we find out he was and Jordan was kicked out so we all got a bit loud and that as we found it funny but stupid. While Robyn was arguing with one of the bouncers the other one said it was because of drugs so we were pissed of as we think it was blatintly cause were British, so when i came out i just shouted past the bouncer "Hey guys i just done a line of coke of a guys ass in there" he wasnt impressed but then everyone was saying it for the rest of the night. After that we brought the party back to the hostel and was drinking this horrible wine called "GOON" we drink that as its the cheapest thing and everything is just so expensive here in Sydney, after a few drinks we were all hammered dancing around singing and waking everyone up basically. That night Fi and Robyn gave me massive love bites on the side of my neck which was funny as fuck as when i woke up in the morning i wondered what went on!

Friday 29th May, So after that heavy night we got up at 0600hrs for our trip up the BLUE MOUNTAINS! This was what i was looking foward to all week, we had a guide called Smokey who was telling us about all the deadly creatures and plants here, and how to survive of the mountain. While we were trekking up massive steep hills we saw some beautifull sights which were just amazing, pictures could not even show how amazing it was to just actually be there looking out, it really was breath taking.

On this trek through, up and down this massive place we were taught a hell of alot about the Aborigine tribes here in the mountains, it was great learning how they survived and there way of life which is to date the longest living tribe known, longer than the Aztecs and there still going today. We had some lunch on the mountains too and then we got a cage tram which used to be used for mining back up the rest of the way which was really steep , was more like a rollercoaster!

When we all got back that night Brogan and Craig went to the Casino and then the rest of us got some beers (yeh we thought we would splash out) and a few boxes of goon and got drunk .... again!

Saturday 30th May, we had this day to sort out what we were all doing next week, have our talks and understand how much things are going to cost. Me, Daryl, Fi, Leishya, Jordan and Brogan have decided to go up next week (8th June) to Cairns where we are hoping to find a place to stay and work for a couple of months so we have money to travel back down the east coast. and the rest of the group apart from, Natalie, Chris, Frankie and Mike (there leaving on Tuesday but going to diffrent places round the country). So the rest our leaving on Tuesday 2nd June to go up to Cairns straight away but we are going to meet them up there as not many of us have the money and things sorted yet (especially Brogan as she keeps changing her mind to wether or not she stays in Sydney earning $500 a week and meet us in a month or to come up with us .... she will come up with us tho as im going to make her, haha)

Me and Jordan went to the pub at 1200hrs to start drinking but i went back to get ready and a few hours later i went back there and he was steaming, was cracking me right up when he was drunk.

Later on this night we had our group pub crawl! So at 2000hrs we got on the party bus and had a free drink at every club we went to .... some clubs are so big they have escalators going up! So was great as i was dancing with a couple of the girls that night .. as you do! Leishya was VERY drunk so me and Brogan took here back to the hostel as she wanted to go home (i misssed out on free drinks!!), me and Brogan sat up watching the Chelsea vs Everton match (yeh she loves footie) so i was trying to get into it, i was too! Then we stayed up for a few hours chatting until the others came back, well i actually fell asleep fell asleep, lol. Then when the others came back they were missing Daryl and Fi as they stayed on in the club i then looked at my phone and i had about 20 missed calls and loads of txts from them not happy about me leaving!! haha. We were all dressed up as UV ravers and everyone signed my T-Shirt and the rest of my body, lol.

Sunday 31st May, Another day to do what we want to do so alot of us just went down to the beach and had a swim and caught some rays so we were all just chilling while everyone was hanging BAD! Met a few of the girls who are going on next weeks Oz Intro week so was chatting to them for a bit and then went up to the Oz intro office to upload my pics on facebook and upload this blog! So im basically writing what i've been doing right now.

Later on tonight tho we have our meal up the Sydney tower restaurant (highest point in sydney) so im going to eat come kangaroo and croc! What tonight will bring you will just have to wait until i update it next!!


All in all i couldn't have thought of my week to have gone any better, met some great people which feels like i have known for years and were just like one family. Also feels like i've been in Oz for ages too. Its scuh a beautifull and chilled out place everyones happy here and friendly! I cant wait to see what the rest of my time here in Oz will bring but one thing i know is that im going to make sure i get my second year visa and i will be travelling around with people from thsi weeks Oz Intro, but even tho alot of us are splitting up were all going too meet up hopefully around September for my 21st! Then come back to Sydney in December with Brogan so we can celebrate her 21st!!

I basically have $100 left now sooooo i kinda need to ring some family, lol. I hopefully start my job on Tuesday working in a shop for a week before i travel up too Cairns, but we shall see! Missing so many people and i will speak to you all soon but wont see you for a long time!!! Hope your all doing well!

This Is Australia .... The beginning of the beginning

Hello People!

Well this is going to be the start of my online diary which I will be updating as much as posible on my journey through Australia over the next 12 months as i will be taking "some" of it out of my hand written one. Excuse alot of the bad grammar but hey, im Rob!

So im going to Australia with the following:

Backpack (full of clothes of course, first aid kit and wash gear)
One way ticket
£1000
The clothes on my back

The plan is that i will be leaving Southampton at 1600hrs to arrive at heathrow for 1800hrs with my Nan, Mum and a couple of my best mates Steve and James so i can have dinner and to get my flight at 2235hrs. Once i have said my goodbyes i will be on a 24hour flight with one stop off at Hong Kong for 1hr30mins, but i cannot leave the airport which is a shame! Then i leave hongkong to arrive at sydney on Sunday morning at 0615hrs which back in England the actual time will be around 2000hrs on Saturday! So for the first time since i can actually remember i will miss a drunken weekend!

I will then be picked up by the reps from a company called OzIntro who will show me my hostel who i will be sharing it with a few other backpackers who will be staying that week with me (17 of them in my group and there great people as i have been talking to them already). My first week with this company i will be doing, in order:

A tour of Sydney, Jet boating around Sydney harbour, Learn to Surf, Go to the Zoo (gunna have a boxing match with a kangaroo), Sydney Aquarium (gunna swim on a shark), bondi beach costal walk, snorkel on bondi beach and have a BBQ there (gunna throw a few shrimps on that barbie!), day trip to the Blue Mountains Rainforest (going to wrestle and alligator), Pub Crawl (Paid drinks! They havnt met me :D) and then on the final day have a farewell dinner up at Sydneys revolving tower restaurant (where i will eat the kangaroo i boxed and the alligator i wrestled).

After all that exciting week i will be kicked out of the hostel and will now have to fend for myself, i want to travel up the east coast to go to Cairns so i can go scuba diving in the great barrier reef for my 21st and i may even be doing this with friends i have met along my journey. I will then make it back to Sydney for December so i can see New Years there which will be amazing. After that i want to travel the west coast and go to the Outbacks, so as you can see i want to do alot in this next year! Hopefully i will achieve alot, make alot of friends and have a great time but hey only time can tell! I'll try to keep this updated as possible so it will save my from telling my stories to people over and over again!

Rob