Gotcha Road Trip

First roadtrip (and last) with the photography company...

We travelled 4.5 hours to Albany, WA with a trailer in tow.

  We will stay here for two weeks and then travel 5 hours more to Esperance, WA.

quick pit stop to take a picture in the flowers!!!

we all think our cottage gets 2 thumbs up!!!

The town of Albany is small but our accommodation is AWESOME! We are staying in a four bedroom cottage on top of a hill with a beautiful view!!! I have my own QUEEN SIZED BED, fireplace and large room!!!!! Its a backpackers dream come true!!! 

I am on this roadtrip with Emma (Holland), Anne Myrte (Holland), and Emily (England).  The girls are amazingly fun and we have had a great time so far. The town of Albany doesn’t really want us here and some of the Moms have even complained about us to the shopping center management. They have a facebook page in which they post racist and unpleasant things about us to other Mums in the town. They have called me the dark skinned girl or the Indian girl on their posts and called Emma the round blonde girl (she is not round in the least). The town itself is really beautiful with the beach just 1.5km away from our cottage. I have been getting up early every morning to run and it has been just beautiful to watch the sunrise over the ocean everyday!!! I really don’t love my job but the girls make it easier to deal with by being so wonderful. 

Emma is the blonde one

Emma is the boss and the mom of the group. She is super passionate about just about everything she does which to be honest, scared the crap out of me in the beginning. I am kind of surprised that I haven’t driven her crazy with my need for chaos and lack of passion for this job. She is constantly busy with things to do...which is exhausting to me but she needs to be constantly doing something. (turns out....I am okay just sitting and reading a book all day....not doing a thing at all) She cooks dinner for us most nights and has introduced me to some Dutch foods from Holland. YUMMY!!!! She is really compassionate and loving and gives me a million hugs all the time!!!!

 Anne Myrte is also from Holland but she has only been working for this company for a week less than me. She is passionate about surfing and photography...only not the kind of photography we do. lol. She has been published in magazines for her surfing photography..so she is practically famous!! duh. She is a free spirit and hippie at heart. I think I have the most fun with her because our personalities are very similar. We spend our day doing silly dances, slacking off and drinking coffee. (For those of you who knew me from working on the ship, not a lot has changed lol....) She is quitting this job as soon as we get back to Perth and moving to a place closer to the ocean so she can surf. We are bunk bed mates in Esperance and that makes us practically best friends....

Emily is the brunette, then its Emma and Anne Myrte

Emily is a English girl from Liverpool and she keeps me entertained constantly. She loves the term F*ck off and uses it periodically throughout the day...She also is confused on meal terms. She calls lunch "DINNER" and dinner "TEA" and uses "ME" in place of MY. For example: she would say "I am going for ME DINNER at half twelve". So confusing lol...She hates sand, the outdoors, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and most things I love. We still get along great despite our differences. She is a photographer but the creative abstract type that is super crafty. She is super posh and girly and I love her alot.

Look how fun we are!!! 

Together we make up a super sweet team. We have fun making fun of each other, doing random things, drinking tea or coffee and shopping and going out on the weekends.

Natural bridge in Albany

Dog rock....not joking. Its a real life landmark.

 Everything is beautiful in Albany. Just some random facts about the small town. Albany has the WORST nightclub in the Southern Hemisphere and we went there...true story...it was the WORST! Albany is known for whale spottings. I thought I saw a whale BUT it was only a rock.....womp womp

Part II of the road trip: Esperance, WA

Esperance accommodation: a trailer park cabin. ummmm NO THANK YOU!!

this bunk bed is supposed to sleep THREE people....

Trying to be happy about our trailer...

So maybe it has the most beautiful beaches EVER...I can live with that!!!

We have dined at the fanciest restaurant in Esperance, danced/sang the night away at the only night club and pub and been sufficiently creeped out by the townspeople of Esperance....successful roadtrip?? I think so!

*This was my first and last roadtrip with the photography company. I gave my two weeks notice and am currently searching for all sorts of jobs in Western Australia...who knows what is next up on the employment adventure but I am excited to see what I end up with!!!!!