Hey everyone! So, since I updated last we've finalized our plans for Bali! Our last day of work will be the 9th of October and we will leave the next day for Darwin. I believe it's about 1200 miles from Broome to Darwin and should take us 4-5 days. We will be staying in campgrounds when we travel and will sleep in the car and in a tent. We're traveling with another couple that works at the resort with us. They are really nice and have been to Bali many times before. We fly out of Darwin on the 15th and will be there for 10 nights. We're staying at a nicer hotel for 7 days called the Bounty. It's a popular hotel for younger people and it's close to most things. We'll also be staying for 3 night in a budget hotel. We did this so we could save some money and still make sure we saw as much as possible. We'll fly back to Darwin and start making our way to the East Coast. The first place we want to see is a town called Cairns. It's a popular town and is supposed to be beautiful. It will be the beginning of the rainy season by the time we get to cairns and hopefully it won't affect us too much. From Cairns we are hoping to head south and work on a banana farm. We know a guy that owns one, so hopefully we'll be able to work there for a couple weeks and earn some money. After this month or so worth of travels and adventures there's no telling where we'll end up! I've heard the area around Aerli beach is a good spot to find a job and it's high on our list of prospects. Recently in Broome I've seen some pretty cool things. This morning I saw a Japanese fighter from WWII that had crashed in the ocean right by our resort. You can only see it a couple times a year because of the tides and this was one of them. Also, we saw some fossilized dinosaur prints. They were pretty cool but I'm still a little skeptic if they're real or not. Also, a group of us went on a cruise around the bay on an old pearl lugger. It was a relaxing day capped off by a beautiful sunset. Ill try to upload some photos for everyone to see as soon as possible. I hope all is well and everyone is enjoying life.
Much love,
TJ
p.s. Go Pokes!
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Hi Taylor! Hey i just found out that some friends of ours from Kingwood were in Broome for a vacation recently. Wondered if you could have run into them. They just moved to Perth with Exxon and have two daughters in college that were with them. Their last name is Ellis and their oldest daughter is Meggie's age and goes to OU! Hopefully if you hear someone with a familiar accent like Okie or Texan you will strike up a conversation. There are a lot of Texans in Perth with the oil business--possibly a job opportunity? Sounds like you are seeing and doing a lot of different things, that is so awesome. The Pokes are the same old Pokes, losing games they should win and causing our hearts to drop into our stomachs in the other games because they are so close! Uncle Bill and Caitlin are in Stillwater this weekend for Dad's day, I stayed home and so did Drew. I think he had too much fun at the first game and hasn't been back since--wonder what happened? It is fun to read your blog and keep up with your adventure, can't wait to hear about Bali. Have fun and let us know how the bananas taste! Cheers!
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