Next Adventure - Australia

I'm back everyone!

It has been far too long since my last post and I am happy to say I have begun a new journey. For those who do not already know I am currently traveling in Australia.
About 5 weeks ago a friend of my mine, Natalie, who I met in Argentina asked me, almost out of the blue, if I wanted to come down and help her on her families cattle ranch for an extended period of time. Be a drover (Aussie accent) as they put it. So being the thrill seeker you know I am I jumped on the opportunity. If it all was possible with work, apartment, and parents then I had to do it, and would regret it if I didn't. It worked out. I have the best boss in the entire world, shout out to Damien. So I told my bloods I'm ganna be gone for a month they loved it. Lastly my folks, and even though I was already dead set on going and had most of it planned out, they gave the go ahead. With worried looks on their faces, and telepathically saying, "don't do anything stupid Franke!". But they are the best and I love them. I also asked friends if anyone wanted to come. One experienced traveler rose to the occasion. My pretty much older brother/cousin Thomas Werney has joined me on this voyage to be an Australian cowboy. He will also be going to Fiji to surf for a month after the ranch, lucky dawg.

My travelin bone was back.

After around a shitty 30 hours of travel Tom and I are in Cairns. The flight was NYC to LAX to Sydney to Cairns. I think i watched 5 movies, silver lining playbook was the best. Read 100 pages of Hunger Games. Most I read in about 2 years I thinks, you would be proud. We were on separate flights from LAX and mine ended up getting delayed and I was late into Cairns so they gave me a lounge pass while i waited in Sydney and it was glorious, free food and showers. I gorged my face with fruit, bread and Vegemite, then rinsed my smelly body. Finally got to Cairns missed Tom again, found each other in the city by the Main Street after a few rushed emails of a time and place to find each other. Smelly, sweaty, tired, and delirious we went into the closest hostel with Air Con, a must for big Tom. After a couple long showers we walk around got a couple beers then passed out at like 930. Odd sleeping since Cairns is 14 hours ahead of NYC. But I think now we are adjusted.
We will spend the next two days here checking out the sites. Cairns is a beach town located next to the Great Barrier Reef on the north east coast of Australia. Awesome town. Can't wait to go scuba diving or snorkeling or some cool stuff near the reef. I will post pictures if I can.
I would like to say I feel extremely lucky and privileged to be going on a trip like this. I wish all my friends and family could come with me. You all are always in my thoughts.

Hope you enjoy reading there will be more to come.

Con cariños,
El Patiperro