Woodford - The Beginning

We have now completed a week of work on site of the biggest festival in the southern hemisphere! This place is huge! (if I had my camera I could show you...) When we started it was a mess, but in just over 6 days the grounds have been transformed into what should be the greatest show of the year. It will be a nice way to spend new years. My crew has been hanging the street lights, which turned out to be a mint job! All of the people, including the 20 year old girl, have been attending Woodford for all 15 years, they are all friends, and....all hippies. Megs, you'd love this place! Crazy easy going and hilarious.
I've also been bartending, as I'm the only one with the required courses (out of the 100 people they hired haha). It's a great way to meet everyone, plus you get free beers at the end. Win win.

Hope winter isn't so bad. Summer has really hit today with the mid day temp getting to 38 degrees.

We will be spending xmas on the gold coast (hopefully in an apartment, the last one just bottomed out on us...again), either that or in a tent on the beach!

Cheers

Workin

I am just about to leave for Woodford after being on the Gold Coast for two weeks. I got a lot accomplished somehow. Amanda came down for a couple of days to camp with us (cause we still haven't got the apartment...) and see some sights. Mike, Amanda and I went to the Dreamworld amusement park/waterworld. They had some pretty crazy rides, like the "Giant Drop"....which is what it sounds like, 38 stories high we slowly make our way to the top, then they play with us, not letting us know when it'll drop. We sat there for almost 40 seconds....great view of the Hinterland area. We also did a few hikes, I'll post some pictures later, this computer is older than me.

I hope winter is crazy over there and xmas is coming along. I hope my gifts for the family chinese gift exchange makes it in time....

Check out woodfords website. We leave in a few days...I'm getting pumped.

http://www.woodfordfolkfestival.com/main/index.php?apply=&webpage=woodford_2008&PHPSESSID=&cID=2073&menuID=368

But while I wait, I'm in Brisbane for the day to meet up with Amanda.
We have almost moved into our apartment, we just have to meet with the manager and discuss how we'll fit four people in a house with only one bathroom. I'm going to say I'll use the front yard...

We are still in Main Beach. We've been here for a week now, living beside the beach, just waiting for Woodford.
I signed up for a bartending course, it's every night this week from 5 - 10pm. We learn how to open and close a bar, how to prepare drinks, take orders, close up, and deal with the patrons. It's hilarious, the first night we had to practice poring a pot, schooner, and a pint properly (smallest to largest glass of beer). We had a couple hundred beers sitting on the counter......
This course is actually manditory over here, they are more strict in Queensland. Last night we covered how to kick someone out of a casino.
...and tonight is cocktails...

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