#21 The journey continues ....

On 31.01.2019 our housesitting job ended and we left Home Hill. Unfortunately, one day earlier than planned. It had been raining and storming almost continuously for days and there were floods predicted. Therefore, the homeowners decided to go home earlier so as not to get stuck somewhere due to flooded roads. They offered us to stay with them as long as we wanted (typical Australian hospitality), but we still left the next day. After all, we wanted to see the sun again.

We headed to the coastal town of Agnes Water, where we stayed at the 'Horizon Kangaroo Sanctuary'. It is a facility that takes care of orphaned kangaroo babies. All the kangaroos live there freely, but they don't move far from the property.

Usually, we try to aim for free camping sites, but here it was worth $25 to be greeted by kangaroos in the morning. And indeed, they were hopping around our tent in the early morning.

So our day started off well. And it got even better for Meykel. We actually bought a new surfboard for him at the local surf shop.

Meanwhile, he has realized that a slightly bigger softboard is probably more suitable for beginners than the broken pro board he received as a gift and which caused the accident. So the rest of the day was spent surfing.

We continued towards Bundaberg after Agnes Water. The city is well known among backpackers because there is a lot of farm work there. But that's not why we went there. Fortunately, we have finished the job search, so we headed to the beach.

We sunbathed and enjoyed the weather when we were approached by an Australian woman. She asked if we had ever seen baby turtles and showed us her cap turned upside down in her hands. To our surprise, she had seven little turtles in it.

It is currently the time of year when they hatch and instinctively make their way to the sea. These turtles didn't seem to be able to do it on their own. Luckily, the kind woman saved them from the sun. We walked with her to the water where she released them.

It was so cute to see these little creatures running towards the water, trying to swim into the open sea, and being washed back to the shore by the waves. But they didn't give up. They kept swimming out, getting pushed back towards the shore a bit, and fought their way back in. Eventually, they all made it.

Unfortunately, we didn't have our phones with us, so I can't post any pictures here. We hope the memory of them will stay with us and we are grateful that the Australian woman shared this experience with us. She could have just released them without getting us involved. THANK YOU!

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