This is the place will hold such special memories. It gave me the peace to find the old Suzi, good friends to smile & laugh with. It is the backpackers hostel that gave me a job for a few weeks & where the cook Sue filled me with her fabulous meals & even more fantastic desserts.
Having been to Australia a few times in the past I made the decision to stay put in one place for my three weeks. Noosa has always held special memories so I returned, booked into Halse Lodge & soon got myself a job.
In exchange for cleaning the backpackers kitchen I got a free dorm bed, free breakfasts & free evening meals. Not sure police officer to cleaner is the career move most people would have made but I was as happy as a pig in muck (ha ha!) & believe me the kitchen was a pig sty at the end of a day! Backpackers can be dirty lazy buggers but there was no escape when I was on duty! Those of you that know me probably think I bullied them into washing their dishes but it was even easier than that...female charm & smiles will have them doing anything! Emptying the fridges on the other hand had me heaving, there were some interesting things growing in there!
All in all it was a fabulous job that gave me loads of time to do my own thing during the day. I was sad to leave. Drew, the owner, offered a proposal “Stay for longer & I'll find you a new boyfriend”. It was tempting (only kidding Bobby) but I was excited (& nervous) to get back to Fiji to return to life onboard Barraviegh.
I don't regret a minute of my time in Noosa. Skinny dipping in the sea at night, koalas chilling in the tree outside my bedroom, having breakfast surrounded by 15 parrakeet's (some of whom I discovered had a taste for jam (see photo gallery) whilst talking of childhood memories with Loveday, purchasing new bikinis & dresses (honestly there has to be an illness for this as I was unstoppable!), lying on the sofas on the balcony reading trashy books whilst the rain fell non stop (its the last time I'm going to let an Ozzie tell me they have better weather than us!), relaxing with Jo & Steve in their pool & spa drinking jugs of pimms, eating Sues homemade desserts (if anyone can offer a solution regarding sending them via the internet I'm all ears!), taking a daily run along the board walk to the river mouth as the sun dips below the horizon, wild turkeys runnnig around the town & even in my kitchen! The best memory of all ....... starting each day with a big smile.
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