Week21 Travel life/ 旅遊人生

This week is a travel week! Arrived Broome on Monday, departure on Wednesday. Arrive Darwin on Thursday, departure on Saturday... then arrive Adelaide on next Monday! Pass through 3 states:WA, NT, SA! Visit 5 cities! Completely travel life!

Actually, I can not sleep well in bus or train. Although they provided very comfortable seat... cannot completely lying down that mean cannot sleep well for me.

Broome and Darwin both are hot cities, climate very similar to Hong Kong: wet and hot! I got some illusion I back to Hong Kong. I spent $70 and get nothing in Darwin... because I made a booking of train but still not get the ticket, so I want to goto train station to grab my ticket... When I arrived station, I found it closed on Friday! It only open on the days have train depart! I waste $70 to went there and got nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! $70 for me can spent for a week for daily life... HOLY *&^^%##~

The Ghan train is not bad! It like a dorm room in hostel! Electricity, water, shower, except kitchen... It contain everything I need. I have a good experience on this train.

Alice Spring... a desert city... very hot and very dry! I will back there later to visit ULULUZ~

Adelaide's weather is very comfortable, dry and not really hot! It like Hong Kong's Autumn.

今週是旅遊一週．．．走馬看花四處走！穿過三個省！西澳、北領地及南澳，到了五個城市！當然，只住一兩天，基本安頓休息及市內逛逛就算了，沒有玩過甚麼就是！所以是真的名付其實走馬看花！

週一到達BROOME，週四到達DARWIN，週六又離開往南發進，再一個週一到達ADELAIDE．．．實在是漫長的旅程！以地點計的話，我玩遍了半個澳洲？中間乘搭過巴士、火車！在車上實在睡不好，因為不可以真的完全躺平來睡！但也算是有趣的經驗吧！只是行李有點多，令到我行動真的不便！

在DARWIN時，白白花掉７０元！事緣是我在出發前一天想先準備好所有東西，包括訂了但未拿在手的火車票．．．省得第二天手忙腳亂的．．．但原來除了穿梭巴外，是沒有交通到火車站的．．．最後呆呆的聽人指點，乘了類似的士的收費小巴去．．．一程３５元．．．去到發現火車站關門了．．．回到城市又要３５元！白白用了７０元但甚麼也沒有得到．．．最後火車票是在車站職員（關門但有人上班）指示下在城市拿到的．．．由我住的地方步行過去只要５分鐘．．．７０元可以讓我花一週啊．．．我的錢啊．．．唉～

火車旅程是不錯的！車上有電有水，更有淋浴設備，差在沒有廚房，其實與住HOSTEL的DORM差不多！有機會我會再用這個方法走一下的！

在ALICE SPRING下車走了一下．．．其實四小時的休息時間也做不了甚麼，在市內逛逛買點東西吃就算了！但我一定會再到ALICE SPRING，再到澳洲的心臟看那顆石的！

這週就是這樣走馬看花！不斷乘車再乘車中渡過了！

寫在最後．．．有人問我一些問題，基本上我是樂意回答的，但我希望留言者至少可以留下電郵供回覆！另外，就是其實很多資料，在早一些的篇章是有提及的，既然都在網上找資料了，看多一點點不會太困難吧！

寫這個時是在往MELBOURNE出發前一天，有緣的話，MELBOURNE見了！

week20 Grand Finale then continue 終幕後再起程

Compare with last week, not many things happened in this week. The last week of Turtle Volunteer Programe, I felt "I don't really want to leave" when I really need to leave...

This 4 weeks gave me a lot of memories, I saw turtle nesting, I saw dead turtle, Christmas Eve, Joe & Tihana's wedding... a lot a lot... At the time I leave Hong Kong, I still not have such strong feeling of "don't want to leave", but no matter what happen, I must continue my journey, continue my trip! Good bye! Turtle Volunteer Programme! To all my friends, we can communicate through email, cheers!

Jump-on the bus of Easyrider, driver still Paddy, the driver who took me to Exmouth. At this time, the trip from Exmouth to Broome, we have 21 passangers(include me), it seem to be too crowded when compare with the trip I came to Exmouth, just 6 people.

In this trip, we will go through Karijini National Park then go to Broome. We had took a look out over Circular Pool, Dales Gorge. Then hike up the gorge to Fortescue Falls swim in Fern Pool. I love the nature, although really very hot in temperature...

I saw the milky way finnaly at the night in Karijini National Park, not very clear but I can see a white belt behind stars... it really amazing, it make me feel it worth to come here with this view!

相較上一週，本週的節目密度沒有那麼高；海龜義工的最後一週，隨著時間越接近尾聲，越有一種依依不捨的心情，這樣的心情連在離開香港時也是沒有的，可能真是孤獨了不短的日子，所以這四週的團體生活令我有點落地生根的感覺了吧？

但旅程還是要繼續，要走的仍然是要走的．．．在週六早上，在這兒結識的友人JOE的送別下，依依不捨地再度踏上了EASYRIDER的旅程。今次人數比上次多上很多，有二十一人（包含我），比起上次只有六個人．．．這輛只能乘二十九人的巴士就顯得擠迫不少了～（還有大家背包客的行李）

繼續旅程是到BROOME去，途中會經過Karijini National Park，並在其中玩上差不多一天才走。這個Karijini National Park地貌頗為特別，石頭的金屬含量頗高吧！大都偏紅色及黑色，而因為日曬及侵蝕關係，石塊呈一層層堆疊的形狀，同時因為解理紋的關係，不少地方都裂得像幾何圖案一樣。另外這個有地方有很多天然的蓄水池，這樣我們的行程之一當然是在氣溫高達四五十度的情況下，在池中暢泳了。

在Karijini National Park度過的晚上，因為四下無燈，本人首次隱約看到銀河．．．一條矇矓的白帶在星空之後．．．真的令到我覺得絕對有一來的價值，儘管這兒的住宿環境沒有空調，而天氣又真的很熱．．．

星期天的中午繼續往BROOME的旅程，因為中午才出發的關係，去到住宿處都已經是晚上九時了，也是第一次在晚上才抵達住宿處，疲累的情況下，吃過晚餐就早早入睡了。

week20 New Year, Wedding, Birthday 新年／婚禮／生日

A lot of events happened in previous week. New year celebration, Joe and Tihana's wedding, Taiwan friends visit, my birthday... a lot a lot...

Australia new year, my first Australia new year, I can just remember that I drink a lot. I cannot count how many stubbies and drinks I drunk. Everyone goto bar then count down, everyone said "HAPPY NEW YEAR!" after count down, then start to dance and shout, a long night...

Few Taiwanese friends came to Exmouth and visit me on 3rd Jan. I think they also want to visit more place in W.A., so came to Exmouth and visit me. Because I had been here about 3 weeks, I can told them something about here and took them walk around this small town. Moreover, they cooked me a fantastic dinner, it's long time for me have not taste chicken and rice.

Joe and Tihana, my Turtle volunteer programme teammates, they got merried at 4th Jan. I took a lot of picture for them, this is my first time to see Australian wedding ceremonry, although I don't believe any kind of god, "God bless them", my English level just allow me to find this phase...

I went to diving on 5th Jan... I saw a lot amazing thing, but unfortunately, my water proved camera entered water and broken as result... one camera gone!

6th Jan is my birthday, thank you for all my Turtle programme friends, you guys brought me a fantastic night. Tihana and Ashlea made me a cake and strawberry pie, they are delicious. I recieved a Australia flag as birthday present, it really a great idea for gift to a traveller, all my friends signed on this flag, I really love this present! Thanks for everyone!

Three weeks passed, one week left... I really want to have a longer holiday with my valuable friends.

由這週起，寫完中文會寫一下英文，因為這邊開始認識了一些澳洲朋友，為了他們看得明白，雙語化是有其必要的，但當然，英文會比中文更錯漏百出吧！

本週是很豐富的一週，先有一月一日的新年，再有一月四日，澳洲友人JOE及TIHANA結婚（海灘婚禮），再到我一月六日的生日，中間三日至五日更有台灣友人由PERTH到這邊玩，是多姿多彩的豐富一週。但除了好事外，我的防水相機也入水，壞掉了．．．儘管如此，也不影響本週的好心情。

新年，基本上就是一起吃飯，再一起喝酒！喝得蠻凶的．．．我也沒有算當晚喝了多少了！其實也與香港差不多，都是大家聚在一起，等到新年一到的一刻，大家互道『HAPPY NEW YEAR』！接著握手、擁抱、跳舞，不在話下了，大概也是我少有地在人前真的放下自己，盡興狂歡吧！

台灣友人的來訪，其實在PERTH就有談過，他們的目的也是多玩西澳一點，但當初其實沒有說實，現在來到，我也到了三週了，所以盡了一下小小的『地主之宜』，他們來煮飯，我也吃到了很久沒吃過的雞肉，大家都很高興。

接著是JOE及TIHANA的婚禮，小小的婚禮，只有神父及他們兩個朋友，加上同為義工的我及GARY，這是我第一次參加澳洲人的婚禮，雖然他們對我說這樣做不是傳統澳洲人做法，但我也很高興有幸參加這次婚禮，拍了很多照片，很好的一天！祝福他們！

再來就是潛水了，來到這邊，自稱媲美大堡礁的潛水地域，我也真的去潛一下，與台灣友人TED一同前往（只有我們兩人有証書也是原因），真的看到很多東西，七彩的珊瑚、大大的鯊魚．．．遺憾的是我的水中相機潛到七米就壞掉了．．．是我保養不良還是其他原因，實在不得而知．．．而且吹乾也不能用（當然），還好我還有另一台大相機，雖然沒有那麼方便，但不至於不能拍照就好了。

接著是星期天，我的生日，這天早上要到海邊進行義工工作，心想會不會在生日的一天看到小海龜（至今還未看過），但沒有這麼剛好．．．倒是有點幸運，看到了流淚中的海龜（從照片看），這也是我一直想拍到的其中一個情境。謝謝大自然的巧合，給我這個生日禮物了。

晚上是迎新兼我的生日會，澳洲ＢＢＱ！朋友們送了我一支他們簽了名的澳洲國旗，對我這樣的旅人來說真是既適合又有意義的禮物！另外也做了蛋糕及批給我，實在太高興了！

只餘一週的義工生活．．．開始時有點會覺得快點完成，得到一種體驗就好．．．現在回首，一切一切都過得太快了！希望可以待更久～