Dalby

I woke up early Saturday morning and headed for Dalby. 1.5hr seemed like a really long drive because there was nothing in between, and I constantly had to watch out for semi-trucks because the roads are narrow and small cars need to pull over for the big cars to pass. Dalby was definitely bigger than Miles and Chinchilla, they even have a cinema and you had to pay for meter parking on the main drag, 20c/hr!! The library doesn't open till 10AM so I had about 1hr to kill. I went into the mall which's got Woolworth's (like Superstore) and Big W (like Walmart). It was only one level, with about 20 shops in total, small, but it felt good being back in civilization. I walked along the main drag for a bit looking for boots, and decided to have lunch at a café before I go to the library. I still wasn't sure how restaurants worked here. It seemed that you'd order and pay right away at the counter, then they'd give you a number stand and they'll bring you the food. So I decided to have eggs benny, but when it came it was served on focaccia bread... I was confused.

Finally went to the library and they actually closes at 12.30PM on Saturdays, so I had about 1hr to quickly do my research. UltimateOZ hasn't responded yet but I looked up the hostels they suggested and they seemed to be booking up quick, so I figured out my dates and decided to book the hostels myself, and I'll leave the rest for UltimateOZ. I plan to leave on Christmas Eve, make my way to Gold Coast and stay at YHA Coolangatta because YHA Surfers Paradise was full, spend 2 weeks there, go to Byron Bay and check out Nimbin while I'm there, and go to Tamworth from there. However, according to UltimateOZ I'd have to take the Greyhound from Byron to Sydney, then take a train from there to Tamworth. It's alright because that'll give me a chance to visit Cam and Silvia. I just hope everything'll work out, and I can't wait to get off this farm!

This morning was supposed to be my day off still and I wanted to sleep in, but at 8.30AM Mrs. Morgan came knocking on my trailer door and wanted me to work on her garden for couple hrs. I was still half asleep and disoriented, and basically was just thinking WTF. I got up, got ready, headed to the Big House, and she basically just wanted me to put mulch around some trees. Since I was up early I decided to go into Miles for some grocery and check out the Dogwood Creek. As I was driving out, Bear came chasing after me, more so he was running in front of my car blocking my way. To avoid running him over I got him into my car, he had just jumped into the trough again so he got me all wet and dirty. I got him to run after Gus (Angus) back at the house and off I went.

I first went to check out the Miles General Cemetery. The reason I go to so many cemeteries is because I promised a friend back home who's into photographing cemeteries. Then I went to check out the Dogwood Creek where you basically need to walk in from just outside of town. It was a bit of walk, and it was 33degrees, but I just took my time. The creek was nothing special and you could barely see it along the trail because of all the trees in the way. There were several points along the trail, but I just stopped half way at the Dogwood Cemetery and back. It was a really old cemetery, and it's been flooded several times over the years so some of the tombstones actually got washed away. Got back to town, saw that there was a Foodworks, went in and did my grocery, and found that IGA in the middle of town was actually cheaper.

I was super hungry when I got back, so I had my can of Campbell's "Man Size" Beef Stew while Bear hovered around me. Then I fed Bear, showered, and did my washing. Prepped the chickens I just bought today and put them in the freezer, and made myself a second dinner. No one was home yet, so I just tidied up the kitchen a bit and was ready to settle in for the night. Lately I've been getting in the routine of watching Supernatural before bed. I'm totally into the Winchester boys now!