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Abigail Cook
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I'm a 24 year old, Aquarian chic-who is just about to go on a huge adventure to the land of down under to work and play over there for a year. The loves of my life are my brilliant mates and family that I have been blessed with, my sport, my music, ginger cats and my MAKEUP!
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- Madonna, U2, Old School Garage, Oasis, Xtina
- Films
- Grease, The Labyrinth, Shakespere in Love
- Sports
- Korfball, Netball, Chelsea FC (although I wish I was a Arsenal fan deep down)
- Scared Of
- Bad things happening and running out of lip gloss!
- Happiest When
- Dancing, Hanging with my loved ones, playing Korfball
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Wrapping up the best road trip EVER!!!Please pass me the anti depressants....
To wrap up our time together in Australia, Lana and myself decided that some good quality girlie time was well needed and seeing as though Elliott needed to return to rescue his business (and earn some more cash), shopping, cake eating, partying, beaching and more shopping was going to be the agenda for our last two weeks together.
In the first week, we took a days trip along the Great Ocean Road, which is famous for being one of the Worlds more spectacular coastal drives. Every turn and bend reveals another amazing view, but its when you get to the shipwreck coast (which got its name from the treacherous waters that many ships and crew were lost to) that you see some of the best examples of natural erosion with the 12 apostles, London Bridge and Loch Ard Gorge.
The rest of the weeks events included a visit to Captain Cook's cottage (for those of you that failed history, he discovered Australia), the old jail where the notorious Ned Kelly (Australia's biggest criminal) was imprisoned and hung, and many many many trips to some of Melbourne's wicked boutiques to do some serious spending damage.
To add to the chaos, at the end of week one we were joined by another compulsive shopper-our friend Marie....whoever said a traveller shouldn't shop needs to have a rethink of their priorities...we have all come to decide to is perfectly feesable-you just need to shop "harder" to find the bargins!!
So during week 2 we stepped it up a gear and went out on the town to one of Melbournes most happening nightclubs-an old revamped post office!!! We also arguably had our best night in Australia and all met one of our life long idols.....Harold "Jelly Belly" Bishop on the world famous Neighbours night!!!
So imagine 200 british backpackers rammed into an English pub, three neighbours stars, plus Dr Karl Kennedy's band and a trivia quiz! The whole event is rather cheesy but a must do-we were all surprised as to how much fun it turned out to be.....firstly Dr Karl is hot (for an old dude) and he can sing! In fact his band was really good (and no this is not the free champagne talking!). They played lots of current music including kaiser chiefs and the killers mixed in with some old classics like queen and bonjovi. The best song was their own rendetion of "who the f*ck is susan" he still doesn't know what he wants bless him. Harold on the other hand was a big fat perv......but are you really that surprised? He is not a church going, tuba playing samaritan but he "does have a mouth organ you can blow on" his words not ours! All in all a pretty surreal night with lots of laughter, and for those of you who were wondering about the quiz.....put it this way we didn't even come 5th, despite the "dance-off" round standing on our chairs! We would like to take this opportunity to thank our long distance cyber geek friend Davros for all of his help with the answers via text. Baby if you're wondering what went wrong, your answers were all right, it was simply our inability to match them up with the right question number in time to hand in the frickin answer sheets. They had us under some serious pressure, the gits!
We decided one last road trip was in order, so off we went again to the Great Ocean Road to the little seaside town of Torquay. We spent the day at the beach diving through the waves and watching kids learn how to surf. We had arranged to hook up with some surfer dudes in the evening (don't worry not randomers but friends we had already made) for barbie, beer and a surf yarn. Well, that was before we saw the state of the bbq and opted for good old fish and chips. The house was not the cleanest i have ever been in, in fact you name the spot, there was an ant or 200 on it! Lets just say, it took a couple of glasses of wine to get past the ant infestation and accept their kind invitation to stay the night. It was lovely to experience how real surfers live....with minimal worries, expenditure and cleanliness.....its all about livi1 Comment 331 weeks
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Don't do drugs kids.....
Next stop was Byron Bay, which is lovely little chilled out town with a cool lighthouse up on the cliff over looking the bay. Little tip though if you do go, book your accommodation in advance as it is a very popular place...We ended up in this hippie hostel where most people were sleeping in broken hamocks outside. Ell nearly lost all his last remaining will to live when they told us the only room they had left was ONE with a lovely double ensuite for him and his b***h and me and Marie in bunk beds about 4 feet away. We visited a great Tapas restaurant to celebrate...I don't actually remember what actually...maybe that we were out of Surfers, and had dinner and cocktails on the balcony...Ell was surrounded by drunken girls again! And it’s not like he could escape us when we got home either.
We had our first surfing lesson the next day (or should I say we were knocked sideways by the waves). We got caught in the biggest rain storm whilst out in the ocean, it was amazing…that is until the rain became more like hale and actually felt like pebbles being pelted at you left right and centre. We had to finish early and leg it back to the surf dude van (ever tried running up a beach with a giant surf board in hand!) absolutely drenched and freezing to listen to the remainder of the Bob Marley album with our cowabunga style surf coaches who were so monged out I reckon they actually thought they were ski instructors. Definitely a day we will never forget. I managed to stand 5/6 times and really loved it-I just kept on getting smashed by waves but just kept on getting back on and trying and trying...so yeah...looked like a bit of a spacco but had a ball!!
Us girls also went to a great Hippie fair in the country, near Nimbin. We couldn’t put Elliott through this one! There were loads of great market and food stalls with hippies running around stoned (check out my pics)-it was just like what you imagine the 70s to be about...loads of "free love" and dred wearing peaced out fellows dancing to bongo drums and I'm sure believed John and Yoko should actually run the country. Really amusing and yet somewhat surreal to watch. It was a lovely girlie day, plus we bagged ourselves some delicious free pineapple as the guy was too thick to work out the difference between a one dollar and two dollar coin. We gave him the right money and he gave us it right back as “change” Don’t do drugs kids, you end up out of it and poor! After, we couldn’t resist a “trip” to Nimbin to purcahse some of their local "produce"....This place is famous for one thing and one thing only!.... Everyone is stoned, and I mean everyone, which myself and Lana found out when we tried asking one guy for directions! This dudes head was rolling back and fourth, and you couldn’t distinguish between his words, everything kind of sounded like one long word! As soon as we walked away we looked at each other as if to say “did you get that?” and proceeded to fall about laughing, when we looked up this guy walked in front of us holding his shoes in his hands, each eye facing in a different direction. That was our cue to get in the car and drive the hell out of there! We had become real surf dudes!
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A hormonal description on Brisbane and Surfers
Brisbane....I would go as far to say is Bo**ox. And while we are slateing certain areas of Australia...if you pop down the road to the supposidly "amazing" Surfers Paradise is a s**t hole too.
So lets start with Brissy....
Lana and myself were becoming seriously worried that El's testosterone
levels were just about at rock bottom having been surrounded by girls 24/7 for 6 weeks. What just about topped it was him asking me for a eye brow shape (Ok...quite normal nowadays) but then a pedicure WITH clear polish so his feet looked nice in his new flip flops.
A manly, boy devoted day was definatly in order so we all purchased tickets to watch Freddy Flintoff's boys take on the Kiwis.
I suppose I better paint the whole picture..lets face it-cricket isn't the most hairaising sport going is it??? So in my opinion the atmopshere at big matches and the crowd "participation" is a huge part of the event itself. Unfortunatly the atmosphere was a bit flat to say the least. There was a half filled stadium with little crowd entertainment and nothing like I had experinced at the Ashes in Sydney or El had seen back in the UK- so you actually have to just ...well...enjoy cricket!!!
Which me and El do.
After 15 minutes of watching the match Miss Alana Phillips was on the verge of tears of boredom, had decided cricket was the most pointless and boring sport ever and could quite easily murder all of its fans...right there and then!! El started getting out his digrams and cricket for beginners handbook but it was no good....we had lost her.
To quote her dramatic exit...."This is like pulling my eylashes out" and with that was gone and returned a good few hours later to se the last over or 2. Well done for trying Lan, well done.
The rest of our time in Brisbane was spent....not joking here...getting out of its one way system. Brisbane council...if your reading this...sort it the hell out and while your there start printing maps that done lie. Cheers.
We then jetted down to Surfers Paradise picking up Marie on route (despite Els attempts to "forget her")!!! In my opinion "Surfers" is best described as being a mix of Miami and Magaluf- with oodles of high rise building and overated beaches rammed with 18 year olds. However the one really great thing about Surfers was that it was at this beach where we experienced our first "washing machine" effect otherwise known as the sinus drainage manover). This is where you aim to dive through the middle of the 7ft wave (just like the Ozzie chic next to you who looks like a model after completion), but instead you somehow find yourself on your back, half way down the beach, bikini bottoms round your ankles, tops round your ears, giant boogers hanging out your nose and a FIT lifeguard pelting it over to you to check your still conscious.
And to top it off-we were still holding out on those Brazilian waxes!! Oh dear.
Over and Out,
Fish Lips Down Under
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8/9/08 via Mobile
Bria Avis
Re: hey Er Bebo is being stupid! I cant upload my pics for some reason. Hit me up on msn messenger jane19pink@live.com talk to you later
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7/21/08
Paul Dawson
hey you. whats up? im headin to london for the night tonight. gonna meet Barfield for a few drinks and maybe some grub if youd like to join us? my number is 00353872130441. hope you can.
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7/11/08 via Mobile
Elva Roy
chill Aziza Bebo is being stupid! I cant upload my pics for some reason. =o( Hit me up on msn messenger jane83kent@live.com xoxo jane
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4/9/08
Gwen Mc Auley
Hey Abi-licious!!! Long time no talk...how have things been with u?? Where in the world are ye?? Im in Melbourne...leavin next week and headin to sydney....then im venturing home on the 22nd apr....cant believe it!!! Looking forward to seein everyone thou!!! So hope all things are great with u.... Talk soon hun xxxx
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3/5/08
Paul Dawson
id say you have fallen off the face of the planet! Havnt heard from you in a bit. Have you any news for me at all? were back on the home land. working and playing as best we can to hide the depression. sucks being back but what can you do. Where are you and whats are you doing?
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Elaine Collins11/27/07Thanks for that dude xxx
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Paul Dawson10/13/07
hey girlie girl. what your story\? were in melbourne. nice but cold at the mo. any travel news? met up with nic last week and sarah is, well sarah is sarah. only messing sarah. he he.
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Elaine Collins9/24/07
Hey Bas whats the craic?? What madness are u up to now?? We are in Melbourne, looking for jobs. The paddys are broke
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Matt7/28/07Hey Abi..hope all is well...are bk home yet?..have been travelling down the east coast for last two weeks...just did fraser island there...amazing place...did the camping for three days...drank loads of goon and saw loads of dingoes...really loved the whitsundaes also..sailed on a small racing yacht for three days around the island and did diving and snorkelling...saw some whales and turtles..off to Brisbane to sell our beloved van...she is gonna be hard to let go...hope ur enjoying ur travels...catch up in london some day
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Elaine Collins7/26/07
Miss Cook, cant believe how much u have done since u left ur Port D family. Souds like ur having an amazing time
We hired a car yesterday and went to Cairns for the day. It was good to get out of POrt for a bit anyway. we went wake boarding and karting and dropped dave off at the airport. Another one down, only a few left. Rachel and Lou are gone in a week and me and Paul in about 2, but we will be back im guessing
Paddys theme night on friday night, Gwen is hard at work organising parties. I told everyone u said hi, and they all say hi and miss ya dude. Keep me up to date with all ur activities. Say hi to Dave aswell. Love ya and miss ya xxxx
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7/9/07
Elaine Collins
HEy Abs, didnt get ur message at all hun. Souunds like ur having a ball. Same old craic herre in the fish. Having alot more beach parties now tho. Saves us some bit of money
U will love the skydive its amazing. Let me know how u get on. Missing ya lots, the fish is not the same without u. Say howdi to Dave from us. LOts of love Miss Cook xxx
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Gwen Mc Auley7/7/07
Hey darlin!!! No, im leavin dublin on tuesday....cant believe it!!! Im landin in sydney on thursday, gonna stay with my friends for a nite and then fly to cairns on the friday..... Home is grand, great seein everyone but dyin to get back.....goin out tonight for my bday as i wont be here for it...good crowd comin out so lookin forward to it. So whats NZ like? Are u enjoyin everything? Miss ye and love ye loads hun xxxx
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Gwen Mc Auley6/18/07
Hey Abilicious!!! Sorry i never txt u back...every time i put cr on my fone, its just gone a few hrs later!! Last week was a horrible week...thankfully its over now...time to get the head together!! Went down to an agency today so shud hopefully start doin temping this week!! Waitin for the tax office to get back to me also!! Ive a friend checking flights and that for me...so the ball is on a roll for me to get my ass back to the Fish!! Id leave tomorrow if i had the money!! Ah, no, im just glad im here for Roanne....shes taking it so well, a little too well if u ask me...will keep an eye on her over the next few weeks!! So whats been happenin at the fish since ive left?? Cant believe lainey and pauline are back!! They were telling me that dave is workin in the bar etc....well fill me in on all the gos!!! Love ye loads hun xxxx
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Charlotte K6/17/07hey girl, still alive and kicking then! iam all gd working in really nice salon jus trying get bk in the routine, iam so gel that going on ur travels to new zealland and thiland so want to do it but jus shit at saving money, perth lovely bit cold but there winter like our summer! and bit quite but gd not spending that much as i usally do so hopefully i be able to save to do NZ and Asia with gwen? she planing going bk 2 port, iv missed PF i was sad that i missed all those party's. thats so sweet that his coming to meet u that be lovely true love ahy.. when are u planing on going home? look forward to cacthing up wiv u when u get home. untill then enjoy the rest of ur travels have fun and be safe. nuff luv Charlotte xxckxx
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Matteo Priante6/17/07hEY BEAUTIFUL, HOW ARE U??? Who was she!?!? Soemone else told me that, after they bumped into u and came back here......Marie told me. very cool. I a well, still at good old Glebe, also planning some travelling in the not too distant future, I think i'll be heading back to Ireland, maybe via Thailand also! I'll let u know. I've heard good things about Port Douglas, how is it? Hope u r well my dear, keep in touch!
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Caitriona O Neill6/16/07allo allo!!soakn up ur last few days of port rya!!
era thiland and zealand will be mental crack!!ah stop still missn port too!!! crack ere is totally diff!dnt av me drinkn buddies eitha!!!!ah farm lifes grand out bt cnt and i mean cnt wait ta start traveling again!!ichy feet!!!! figure of speach!!!so much otha crack wit u!!!! 
mawh!!!
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Tara Murtagh6/14/07your so lucky though you still have a long time to go before you head home! I wanna see my man but don't really want to go home but at least it is the summer time that will keep me slightly sane! Cannot believe your sister is so grown up the last I remember she was so young and innocent. Tell her I said hello though. Having a blast here in Sydney it's actually pissing it down at the moment though so im hiding in the internet cafe. be in touch soon hun take care and have fun! x
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Caitriona O Neill6/5/07
heya how ya getn on!!hows tricks wit u!!
Hey you, I have just sent you another really long email. Hopefully you'll find it as funny as I did when I was writing it.
Ella Wright 1 ReplyOh, and I have given Dave a book to bring out for you...make sure he doesn't forget it! It is so good, I think he might even read it himself before he gets there, that i...
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Ella Wright 0 RepliesThanks Hun! I'm in Melbourne now staying with Stu and searching for jobs again! Lana and El are off in Perth and at the Rock for a week together and then they come back here and Lana is gonna hang out here for a couple of weeks! We have had the best road trip...done loads and Lana will have l...
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