Last Thursday I went by the scuba shop to check in with
the manager and generally introduce myself to anyone there who I might
eventually work with. Success! EVERYONE I met was supremely nice, including an
instructor who informed me she’s teaching a Rescue Diver course this (past)
weekend and inviting me along as a refresher. I have to demonstrate the skills
from that class in order to get certified as a Dive Master, so it seemed like a
good idea. It was a blast. The other people in the class were a whole mixed bag
of nationalities: Aussie, Kiwi, Welsh, British, Canadian, and me. The
instructor was this fabulous woman named Kayla who took crap from NO one, and all
three of the Dive Masters (DM) who assisted with the class were lovely. I spent
the weekend basically listening to Kayla shouting as we attempted to rescue
each other… over… and over… and over. It was exhausting, but a complete ball of
fun because my classmates were so amazing. It was nice, too, to have people to
go to the pub with after class! I’m making friends, y’all!!!
Last night a group of us went to this craft brewery in
Fremantle, the town I’ve been staying in since leaving the DoubleTree, and it
was pretty overwhelming. I didn’t expect it to be quite so large (my AirBnB
host informs me it used to be a crocodile farm before converting to a brewery
15 years or so ago) or busy on a Sunday night, but it was HOPPING. The beer was
cold, the service was fast, and the pizza was tasty. All in all, Little
Creatures Brewing didn’t disappoint. I need to go back, though, to try a flight
(called something else here. I think a paddle? My buddies were all laughing at
me calling it a flight).
THERE ARE DRIVE THROUGH BEER/WINE/LIQUOR STORES HERE. They’re
just lovely little shops that happen to have a driveway through them and they
pop your beer right into the car. Colin, a guy from my class, was driving me
back to the shop after dives yesterday and we stopped for libations (I’m all
about the laid back approach to drinking here. No one batted an eye that we
wanted to celebrate the end of the class at the shop by having a drink after
our equipment was returned. Amazing.) and my mind was blown. I think we need to
import those to the states. The one we went to was called the Thirsty Camel.
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| Fremantle |
Today is apartment hunting day. I’ve seen 3 places so
far, have two more scheduled and a bunch more that I’ve contacted. I’ve got to
be out of my AirBnB by tomorrow afternoon, so I’m happy to have some good solid
options on the table! I’m between viewings right now, sitting in a park in the
Northbridge neighborhood of Perth watching a flock of ibises stroll around.
This morning I spotted two wild cockatoos and two wild lorikeets. There are
also some pigeons, but I’ve seen those before without having to go to the zoo!
I’m trying to stay in the shade because the sun here is wicked. I got cooked
yesterday from being out on the water – my hands and face both (everything else
was covered by wetsuit) – and I have this ridiculous tan line on my face where
my mask rubbed the sunscreen off. So my cheeks and jaw aren’t burned, but an
oval shape around my eyeballs is. Good looking.
I need to practice date writing. Everyone here lists the day then the month then the year instead of month, day, year. I’m sure I’m going to mess something important up with that at some point - I already did before arriving when I registered for my DM class, but recovered from that embarrassment – but I can just see it happening one of these days on a flight or other transit booking and being very perplexed. Will practice.
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| Ibis in the park |
I need to practice date writing. Everyone here lists the day then the month then the year instead of month, day, year. I’m sure I’m going to mess something important up with that at some point - I already did before arriving when I registered for my DM class, but recovered from that embarrassment – but I can just see it happening one of these days on a flight or other transit booking and being very perplexed. Will practice.
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