One Girl's Round-the-World Adventure » 2007

Archive for May, 2007

Surf, wine, adventure

Margaret River is definitely not a bad place to be in the world…life is pretty cruisey down here….if you are stressed out in this town then there is definitely something wrong with you! At a population of just over 10,000 people, it’s a small town but still quite cultural and hip with a great music scene and so many nice people. Some Aussies say that this town is what Byron Bay was 10 years ago, and having been to Byron, I can see it.

The time has flown by – I’ve been here nearly a month now! The job is going well and I’ve managed to score free accommodation which is great because that means more chance to save!! Did I mention the great music scene here? Ok I know I was starved for good live music in Asia, so I am especially enjoying being able to see a live acoustic or dijareedoo set. There are bargains abound in this town as well – last weekend I found a Breville juicer plus 4 tupperware container plus a tea strainer PLUS a cooler bag, all for $5!!!! How happy was I just to even land the juicer!!

In addition to that, they have a soup kitchen here on Mondays and Wednesdays where you can get a huge meal for $4 and all of the proceeds go to charity; they have a $5 pub meal on Tuesdays and then free live music on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. There are only 3 pubs in town so there’s not much to choose from – basically that means you are bound to run into someone you know! All of this becomes pretty important when the weather is crap, because there isn’t much else to do…and lately it has been pretty cold and rainy, so yes…time has been spent at the pub!

But I’ve also gotten into the yoga classes in town and I’ve been running in the mornings, so I’ve got a pretty busy schedule all things considered. I’m really enjoying having a social life outside of the Thai-farang-sexpat culture, that is for sure! Stay tuned….more info on Australia’s southwest to follow!

Prevelly Beach, Margaret River