On the road

9 days. That's the time that has passed since I left my host family. Though it feels like several months, or even like I've never been an au pair at all.
At the moment I'm sitting in the living room in 'The Nunnery', a hostel in Melbourne. The sun is shining, the sky is blue, and autumn is nowhere to be seen. I feel a bit sorry for the people at home. And I'm secretly laughing a bit at you too.
I've been in the Blue Mountains for four days and I can say that my journey couldn't have started in a better way. It was cold (25 degrees), but the people in the hostel were mainly Dutch and very sociable. I've missed the Dutch humor and was glad to be able to make a rude comment again without being looked at in a weird way. Not to mention the mountains of course. We've seen the Three Sisters twice. Once by day, while trying to catch a glimpse of them through all the tourists. And the second time by night, sharing the view with a few bats and my Dutch Ozzie friends Dagmar and Lotte, who were there for one night.
On Wednesday I had an overnight train to Melbourne, where I arrived on Thursday morning. Overall, my time in Melbourne hasn't been amazing, the people weren't sociable and I've had enough of cities. I can't wait to see the Outback, the real Australia. And so I will, tomorrow! I posted an advertisement on Gumtree (the Australian Marktplaats) and after several replies such as 'would you like to come for dinner? Then we can spend some time together' I found someone who has a van and will drive to Adelaide, via the Great Ocean Road. It will probably take a few days until we arrive in Adelaide. I'd say, let's hit the road!