The Day After Tomorrow

No, no, I am not talking about a cataclysmic climate shift that will destroy civilization as we know it; in fact, the day after tomorrow will be quite enjoyable as I will be heading off to Exmouth, where my phone will work for the first time in 4 months and I won't have to smile at creepy truck drivers making inappropriate comments as I serve them their steak and sausage. Hurray!

I went for my last run down the Wittenoom road today and broke the 6km barrier for the first time since I got to Australia. This may have been motivated by the fact that I weighed myself the other day and I have gained a few pounds here and broken the 160lb barrier. I blame this on the fact that I have been eating roadhouse food for 4 months. Hopefully my travel diet of trail mix, cereal and fruit will also help in this respect.

As much as I bitch about being out here sometimes, it is going to be strange to be on my own again. I have gotten used to the company of other people after being all by myself in Perth for those few weeks and to be suddenly alone again will be a bit of a shock. I have a feeling that by the time I get to Sydney I will have a car full of imaginary friends and a habit of talking to myself. One must cope how they can though.

-A.

PS: I heard an interesting fact the other day- apparently the sky is literally bluer in Australia and especially in the Pilbara due to the oil evaporating off of certain eucalypt trees which reflects the blue spectrum more vividly than the normal atmosphere. This oil is also responsible for the particular fury of the Australian bushfire so I suppose it is a trade off.