Hervey

Just a few comments on a little nothing of a town with no waves and no real character especially as a beach town. This place has nothing but backpackers (generally of ages 19-21) and around every corner is another hostel. In Atlanta we don't realize that people travel because we have no travel outposts ie travel agents, backpacker hostels, tourist info centers, etc. Quite strange the phenomena of people wanting to leave all that they know and love to go to a foreign place and hang out and talk with others of the same mindstate (or at least others that like drinking in new atmospheres).

So in Hervey (remember the N Dakota from before) all that really happened was that we bought a carton of Tim Tam ice cream and gorged ourselves after a great meal of leftover burrito filling, toppings, and sauces. Quite an unhealthy venture but that seems to be the way that it goes while away. In addition i don't know if i mentioned my run in Noosa. Along the surfer trail above the coast out to Hell's Gate (about 8k roundtrip) and when i got back i felt as if i would keel over and die. I really miss working out and at least attempting to be in shape. Anyway did some push ups too and was sore for a week (must be weak, ha). So, while eating this Tim Tam ice cream with miniature spoons an opossum sneaks up on us since we are out at a park by the beach. John and I are scared shitless but Jo loves the little guy and takes about 100 pictures of it in many poses both arranged and off the cuff. I didn't like it i might say but that's the way it is. This opossum didn't look like the ones we have in the states that's why i bet them that it wasn't actually one. I lost when we talked to some passing Aussies although i think that they may have been in cahoots.

John also revealed to us his monster/hellish voice this night. This is quite frightening and he told us he used to use it on his girlfriend early in the morning and always get a good smack to the face. Maybe, maybe not. This voice sounds like a monster from any silly scary movie. I can't think of an example but maybe like Children of the Corn? I don't know what that is like but it seems like it was a scary one that i heard about once. Don't know if anything else happened back there in Hervey but if it did it's not worth mentioning. Oh yeah a guy gave me a big plate of risotto and chicken. That was cool.