Saturday 19th April - Day 76

I'm pretty chilled out here, it's easy just to lie down and relax because it's so warm, quiet and peaceful here. I decide to take the shuttle into town, do some laundry, have some lunch at a cafe and visit the beach - tough life, hey.

Maybe I can save some money by throwing in all my clothes into one wash instead of one for coloured clothes and one for whites. Maybe that was a mistake because now I have pink socks. Oh well, it's a source of amusement for others as I later discover.

I wonder around the shops a little and come across a noticeboard where locals can put up little cards, posters and adverts. As I'm reading it a lady with a piece of paper in her hand comes up to me and says, "you'll want to buy this one love, just let me put it up on the noticeboard." She struggles with something in her hand and then blurts out, "If can get this blasted durex off !"
Pardon ???
'Durex' is the name the Australians use for what we call sellotape in Engalnd. They also call flip-flops 'thongs' but I'm sure you would notice the difference if you tried to buy these items.