Week One

G'day! How ya goin?

Week one is over and let me tell you what... travelling alone is hard!Constantly making sure you know where your going and how long it takes to get there. I left Saskatoon at 3:33pm on Nov 8 taking a total of 23h 17m to finally arrive in Sydney on Nov 10 at 7:50am. I think the total travel distance was around 14,814km? When I got there, it was pouring and was about 30 degrees outside.A nice change from the frigid Canadian tundra. I was happy as could be until I found out the airline lost my bag... A little hiccup I had to deal with but nothing major. So without anything more than my laptop and my sweaty clothes I set off for Sydney.

I needed to get to Wagga Wagga (about 5 hrs away) so I could start my job for Pioneer Hi-Bred the following Monday. I couldn't get a train there until the next day so I set off to the big city to find a place to sleep because I was exhausted. I went to maybe 15 different hostels and hotels trying to find a place to rest but every single place was booked. I hadn't had a good sleep in long time and the heat was killing me. Luckily I found a place a long ways from downtown and paid way more than I should have just to have a shower and a sleep. Next morning I rode the train and got a see a bit of the Ozzie countryside. Finally got to Wagga on Friday around 2pm and got to see the Pioneer station... or should I say shed. I stayed in a motel for the weekend because the co-worker I'm staying with (John) was away at a wedding for the weekend. Still bagless, I wandered the streets in search of clean clothes and a toothbrush. My stuff arrived the next day and I couldn't have been happier. Started work on Monday and met the 3 man crew that is Pioneer Aus. We spent the week in the feild doing plant counts and notes. My body wasn't used to +30 temp in Nov so it was a tiring week. Luckily Friday is here and I'm hoping to see a bit more of the Wagga and hopefully meet a few friends. But I'm still alive and happier than a pig in plop.

CP