Narry, our first PAID job and the goodbye!!

On November 12^th we (Götsch, Max, Zippi and I) arrived in Naracoorte, South Australia, a charming little town with a population of about 5 to 10,000 people (figures variate… ;)) )

The reason why we ended up in the middle of nowhere was because our first job was waiting in Naracoorte!! The job agency area4work offered us a bud bushing job on a vineyard. Basically, as a bud busher you have to cut away buds which are coming out of the tree’s trunk. That’s it… It is not the most demanding job in the world, however it shouldn’t be underestimated. We worked from Monday to Friday eight hours per day and as you can imagine it can get really, really hot. The heat is also the reason why we start work at 6 o’clock in the morning. It would be impossible to work on the vineyard in the afternoon.

There are two things in Narry we couldn’t live without it. First, the public library which offers us free WIFI, and second there is Woolworths which offers a wide range of affordable food. Apart from the public library and Woolworths there are some other important locations: Subway, Red Rooster and McDonald’s which opened just a few days ago (and of course we were really excited about it!!!).

The nightlife in Narry is pretty cool. You may think of Narry as a small town where there is nothing to do on a Friday or Saturday night… but you are wrong!! So far, I think that the best parties we’ve had were in Naracoorte! Basically, there are three pubs: The Bushman’s, Cellabrations (yes, that’s how you write it) and the pub next to our hotel (no idea what’s its name) AND there is one night club called SHAPES!

However, apart from the pubs we had some really cool parties in our hotel room (room no. 24), including the bud bashers Christmas party which was a great success!!

On our inspections of the local nightlife we met some really cool people and the best of living in a small town is the fact that you get to know the locals pretty easily. That’s how we met some really cool guys, most of them sheep shearers (I think it’s the coolest job in the world, seriously)! I’m not sure what you think of when you think of sheep shearers but let me explain it like this: sheep shearers are in general incredibly good looking, funny, easy going AND because of their job they have an incredible body. Sorry, for all the guys reading this blog, but that’s the way it is… It has to be mentioned!! J Another interesting fact is that many of the sheep shearers living in Narry are actually Kiwi’s which gives them some extra credit!! =)

Summarizing it can be said that we had an amazing time in Naracoorte and all of us will remember it for the rest of our lives!! In particular we want to thank Jose, Nadine, Emma, Mari, Maarja, Sophie and Siobhan with who we laughed together, suffered together, drank together and partied together and that’s why they contributed in making it an unforgettable experience!!!

For the next four weeks Zippi and I will be separated from Daniel and Max. While the both of us are flying to New Zealand to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve in the beautiful land of the Kiwis, Daniel and Max will stay in Australia!! That’s why we will update you separately from each other!! ;))

We will stay in touch!

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Roadtrip East Coast - get the party started

After leaving Cairns we expirienced for the first time here in Australia how it is just to drive thousands of km without any idea where to go. we just stopped when we were tired or we saw a place which we liked.

We saw some of the most beutiful and famous beaches of the world like Mission Beach or Airlie Beach, did a tour by bus through the biggest sand island of the world on Fraser Islands and enjoyed the high waves on Byron Bay.

In the end our finale goal was Naracoorte in South Australia because our first payed job on a vineyard was waiting there. But before the hard work life started we enjoyed every minute of the roadtrip.

Of course we were partying a lot on our way and met a lot of people. One of them was Max from Germany and Clemont from France! We spent some great days with these 2 guys in Airlie Beach and at the end we established a band named "Jumping Crockodiles" (only problem: nobody can sing and just Max is able to play more than 5 songs on the guitare... but no worries, we will make our way to the top of the australian charts =)). When we left Airlie Beach Max decided to come with us. Hopefully we meet Clemont again to reunite the jumping crockodiles =).


On our way to the south we stopped as well in Brisbane, the third-biggest city of Australia. The traffic was horrible, but the city was really nice (even if we didn see a lot)! and we met in our hostel some people from Sydney again! oh, i forgot: the lagoon in brisbane is really worth to see it.

Last Stop on our Road Trip was the surfer paradise Byron Bay. :) It was just amazing there! We really fell in love with the small town and the breathtaking landscape from the very first moment. Highlight was the trip in the middle of the night to the lighthouse on a hill over the beach of byron bay. Just awesome!!!!

After Byron Bay we just kept on driving the 2000 km towards Narcoorte, just stopping to sleep and eat. Except from the stop in Ballina at the machanist because Max's car broke down. But in the end we arrived safe at Naracoorte on the 12 of November.

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