Friday, 23 December 2011

The Next Stage

So now that i have managed to stick out a job for over a week I can finally start planning the next stage of my trip!!
I had a bit of an impulse buy yesterday..I was just going down to the local markets for something to do for the morning and on the way i happened across some car dealerships, so I thought i would just pop in and have a look at some, without the intention of buying a car (plus i knew there properly wouldnt be any in my price range) However, the next thing i know i spot one that i like and the salesman comes over and starts talking to me, he then shows me a few cheaper cars round the back that had just come in that day. All of a sudden im test driving the first car that i saw, when we got back, to make it look like i knew what i was doing and talking about i wanted to know everything about the car and even went round checking the tires and asked to see under the bonet..now if there was something wrong with the engine then i wouldnt have had a clue, but least it meant i could watch his reaction when i asked and he didnt think anything of it so i guessed that it was ok. After a little bit of negotiation on the price i managed to knock of $250 and all of a sudden i know own my own car!!! I never made it to the market that day :) haha

However with the car i can now get started on what i want to do when i leave Perth at the end of Febuary. Originally i was going to use the greyhound bus pass that my parents brought me, to go up the north coast, but i think it would be better used to go up the south coast as there is more to see over there and i would prop meet more people. So now i am planning on driving up the east coast which then means i can stop where ever i want including monkey mia and shark bay, which are meant to be really good dive sites. All i need to do is buy a tent and some thing to cook on, for the times that i dont get to a hostel and have to stay at a camp site instead (which there are plenty of). 
I am happy now that i actually have a firm plan in mind as I started to waiver off course and didnt really know what i wanted to do anymore, which was kinda getting me down. But its all good now, and i just need to keep my job up and bring in the money!!

1 comment:

  1. Now you can plan the next stage of your adventure with dates to look forward to. Well done on sorting out a place to stay, a job and the purchase of a car. Continue to take care in all you do. You will be seeing out 2011 in Australi and welcoming in 2012 in Australia.
    Love you loads, mum and dad. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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