Well this was the first time in months I've made it through airport security without any additional screening. When Ash and I flew to Belize, we had to step into the full body scan. On my way back, they pulled me out of the line boarding the plane and gave me a full pat down and tore through my bag (after I'd already passed airport security initially). When I boarded my first flight out of Ottawa for this trip, they searched my bags for traces of explosives. On my way into Sydney, they took me in a little room and asked me a bunch of questions and made me sign that my answers were true. Although not once on this trip have I been asked the questions I'm used to receiving, about employment or travel plans. Weird!
So I'm currently at the Exmouth airport, heading back to Perth. Going to spend the night with Lisa again (she's the cutest hostest EVER, god I've missed this girl!), and we're going to eat at the same place we went Saturday so we can ogle the hot boys again.
My 48 hours in Exmouth have been exciting, relaxing, and terrifying. It's a very teeny little town, when I called the airport shuttle today they immediately said 'we'll pick you up at 11:50', as they didn't have to ask what flight I was on as it's the only one. The people are very friendly, and there are a group of American military guys here who are constantly hosting couchsurfers, it was very welcoming. I had my own room and everything!
I'd planned to come here initially to do my scuba course. Once that failed I decided to come just a few days, and snorkel around Coral Bay and Shark Bay, but when I got here this marine biologist who is also staying at the place I stayed was all, you HAVE to go see the whale sharks, people come from all over the world for this. So I did, and it was amazing. At one point we jumped off the boat and headed over to the shark, and without realizing it I'd floated right over him, I looked down and he was right beneath me, his blue body glowing with white dots. So incredible. We swam with three different whale sharks, and on the way back at the end of the day we spotted dugongs! Got to see a mom and baby swimming along together.
The terrifying part happened at the beginning of the day. Our snorkel guide took me and the two other non-divers off the reef to snorkel around, without any care about where we all went, so I was constantly popping my head up to make sure I could still see them. Well, suddenly I pop up and I can see them all halfway back to the boat - I was all alone, the water was CHOPPY, and I'm still freaking myself out about the breathing problems. YAY. So I had to swim as fast as I could to get back alone, and as I didn't want to snorkel my way there as I didn't want to stray off path, I had my head up and kept getting water in my mouth. I'm not the world's strongest swimmer so this was actually really scary. Lame. I fucking LOST it on the snorkel guide when I got back, many of you have witnessed Angry Danielle and believe me this dude saw the worst. Fucker.
Anyway. Heading to Margaret River tomorrow, it's going to be gorgeous!
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