23.09.2018

23.09.2018 days 21 in australia

                          Townsville

I got up extra early to finish packing and head to the airport. I was pretty tired but didnt want to take any chances of missing the plane. When I arrived at the airport I couldnt find my flight or airline at all. After searching around for a bit I asked one of the information guides who told me that I was at the gates for international flights and inland flights where at a different part of the airport. 

So I had to catch the shuttle bus that travels between the different parts. When I arrived there I still couldnt find my flight or airline, asking around again they informed that the check-in opened at 10:20 which was in an hour....

So I waited in suspense until I could finally check in. However I didnt check in at a desk but just had this machine that printed out my boarding pass and a ticket for my luggage. Wish it was that easy with everything else.

At the control check I of course, did got picked out and my backpack and me got scanned for bombs and/or explosives. The security guard seemed very bored and waved around his scan stick for a bit and then let me go.

I managed to find the gate and started passing the time with watching some videos. Some people started getting up and waited for the boarding, I kept sitting. Then suddenly everyone got up and started walking. But not towards the boarding but just in a completly different direction. I looked around and asked an old couple walking past what the hells happening. With a very used voice and difficult to understand accent he told me: "airline fucked up, Gates changed man, its 28!"

Arriving at 28 we also got the information that the flight has been delayed and we should wait for further information. With a almost 3 hours delay we were finally able to board the plane, though it wasnt directly attached so we had to walk across the airplane parking spaces to get to our plane. Just like when the president boards a plane, that was kinda cool.

I put my headphones in and fell asleep after a short time, I was still pretty tired and the stress at the airport didnt make it better. I got woken up by one of the flight attendent she said something to me which my brain was not able to comprehend so I just nodded. I noticed that my right headphone had fallen out and my mouth was pretty cold and dry which could only mean that I sleept with a open mouth. Still half asleep I put the headphone between my teeth and grabbed my water bottle. I WAS THIS 👌CLOSE to just pouring water into my ear and trying to drink the headphone. But I was able to stop myself asking the simple question "what the fuck are you doing?"

We landed in townsville and, after I grabbed my luggage I made my way to the bus stop. However I had to realize that the buses didnt drive on sundays. So I walked all the way back to the airport and requested a shuttle which was able to bring me to my hostel for 10$.

Here I could check in and found myself in not the prettiest, cleanest or newest but definitly cheap hostel. I unpacked my stuff and went outside to do some groceries. Most shops were already closed even though it was only 6.30pm. I was able to find one store and just bought the most necessary things. I hadnt eaten anything since the morning because of the delay and the way to expensive airport food.

After bringing my stuff back and eating some unfrozen lasagne that I just bought I went out again to find out where I needed to go tomorrow. Because then my first day of diving would start, where we'd go over the basics and train diving in a pool. Gonna be exciting. On the way back I passed a ice cream store who had really good looking ice creams and a lot of happy folks sitting in front of it. 

Yo have to understand that I hadnt bought a single snack or treat yet since I came to australia. No sweets or chips, nothing, I wanted to spent my money just really on the things I needed. But this store, just this one, single time I got a crack in my armor. The Icecream managed to pass my defense aftet I walked back and forth in front of the store for about 5minutes. So I thought when I am gonna do this then I will do it right. So I got a sprinkeld Ice cream cone with velvet cherry filled with gummy sweets with an extra scoop of cookie and cream added to it. It was amazing. But also costed 8$. Thats more than I paid for the lasagne😅.

Now I am gonna take a shower and go to bed, gotta get up early tomorrow.