Two Days Left to Go

Two days left, and I must say, I'm SO ready to be home.

Thursday - we MapQuested the dealership from which we bought our car... Started driving, got somewhat lost, but passed tons of other dealerships so we decided to continue on that road. We wanted to find a self-car wash but couldn't find one, so we stopped at a full service one. We sat in the little room waiting for our car to be finished and when we looked out the window, noticed our car was out and there were people under the hood... Well, since we hadn't ordered any cleaning under the bonnet, we decided to go out and see if there was a problem... Actually, there was a problem. The car we drove in about 20 minutes ago now wouldn't start... The manager explained that this was common with this model of VW and we just had to wait for it to dry out... Three hours - and a couple mugs of free cappuccino - later, they changed the broken coil (free of charge to us), we paid $45 for the wash (the wax and detail were free), and we were on our way with our very shiny car. The dealer across the street came over and offered us $1,500 for it, but since that was the first offer, we decided to get a second opinion... After driving around for 3 more hours and seeing every dealership close before our eyes, we were regretting our decision to look further... We were feeling doomed for the day and decided to drive back to the hostel... We saw one dealership that was open, accidentally passed it, spent 15 minutes trying to turn around, got lost, and saw another dealership that was about to close... We decided to check with the guy anyway - just in case... After a look behind the wheel, in the boot, and under the bonnet... He said he'd give us $1100 for it... Brandon, being the stud he is, got him up to $1,500. We signed the paperwork and skipped happily down the street toward the train station...

Friday was dreary... It rained all day and we sat in the hostel and watched movies. We went out a few times in search of food. We ate sausage rolls and boxtys for brekky and then Thai food for a late lunch. We skipped dinner. I read my new Paulo Cohelo book and we went to bed early.

Yesterday was also dreary... We are lucky enough to witness the hardest spring rains in over a century. Yay... Same drill as Friday, but we decided to go out last night. We bought a couple of jugs of Carlton Draught ($32) and copped our first buzz in weeks. Yay.

We woke up this morning, hungover in our room that smells like mould and stinky feet... Walked outside and it was SUNNY! The sunshine made everything much better for me. We walked down the street farther than usual and went to the cafe from which B bought some coffee the first time we were here. I had remembered the good looking breakfast and wanted to go back for a try... There were no open tables when we got there, so we sat with a couple of ladies at a table outside and ordered our breakfast... I ordered the big breakfast, complete with sausage, bacon (which is like our ham), roasted tomatoes, mushrooms, fried cheese, fried eggs, and toast. B got a salmon omelet, and we both got cappuccinos. It was completely worth the $40 we paid for it all. That was the best brekky I've had in a long time.

Again, I'll say it... One more day left after today, and I AM READY TO BE HOOOOME! ...