TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Sunday, May 2, 2004

4:22 PM
Posted by jodi rose

Launceston backpackers
Find myself in the strange netherworld of lost souls who have wandered in, dreadlocked and straggly bearded from what looks like months in the tasmanian wilderness, and are now drifting around the kitchen, lounge and tv room eating bowls of noodles and staring at the screen in dazed confusion. Have tracked down a tour that goes to the strawberry farm I wanted to visit, and some wineries and also crosses the Batman Bridge. Now just need to wait until Martin at the front desk has finished arranging a ticket to hobart in his laconic, dry and unhurried fashion for two very friendly and talkative women travelling from thailand. He is going to find out if the driver will leave me on the bridge to record for an hour or so, and pick me up again. crucial! Really must get that drivers license, it will make these expeditions so much easier. Going to do the tests online so they don't confuse me like last time when I tried to learn to drive, ohhhh 13 years ago now. I don't cope very well with not being good at things the first time.
Anyway, Happy Mayday, and it looks like a very interesting time for my european friends... isn't that a chinese curse, Donna said last week "may you live in interesting times"? indeed, I believe so.
Had been feeling so far away from all my pixelache/locative people, many of whom are now gathering in Riga, Latvia for RAM5 media workshops and no doubt suffering hangovers from last nights celebrations on LV joining the EU. ALthough it appears from all reports to be a mixed blessing.
Not sure if making sense, very strange keyboard and like I said, have gone back about 20 years in a single flight. Must go get some fresh air and see if nick feik is with the travelling iflm festival, whose flier I picked up in the homey cafe I saw from the bus on the way in from the airport, and which turned out to be just across the park from where I'm staying.