I wont lie- I was very excited to get out of Australia and return back to Asia, but in all honesty, after living with 20 other amazing backpackers and forming some great friendships, I almost didnt want to leave.
One of the best memories I have/ kind of don't have, was New Years Eve on the farm (which was dubbed 'Monteray') As another breath-taking sunset fell on us, we took it all in and got prepared for a decidedly sloppy night on the farm. A few days before the event, my friend Lydia (from France) and I were making plans for the party and deciding what liquor to buy. I mentioned the classic drink: The Caesar. To my shock her, or anyone else for that matter had never tried one, and didnt even know what it was! I took the liberty of introducing everyone, with what ingredients I could scrounge up from Chinchilla's local IGA. Now, believe it or not, Australia does not have Clamato or any Clam/tomato juice, so I had to make due with some V8 type juice, which is no comparison, but hey! You make due when youre in no-mans land!
PRE-DRINKS!
The Caesars were a hit-a little too much! We ran out of plain vodka and decided to use lemon vodka and yes..ew, vanilla vodka..but hey! Its better than Goon! (a cheap boxed wine popular in Australia, which I dont even think has any grapes in it, I heard it is made from shellfish and other nasty ingredients..) One thing lead to another and soon enough we were passing around the 'boxhead' in "Kings".
We finished the night by walking down the road with a cooler of Corona and limes ( pitch black Australian road in the middle of the outback= super creepy!!)... but we made it and set up a fire down by the river! I remember walking down there with Marie from France and WOW did we have so much fun...lol...long story!
After this point I cant say I remember that much, except for the midnight hugs n kisses, the guys pulling a massive turtle out of the river, Jack being wasted drunk and having to go home early and me getting in trouble for dancing on a car....
The town of Thulimbah literally disappears at night and is lost to the darkness. It's pretty much non-existent so on a Saturday night so you have to make the best of it! We find ways of occupying ourselves with tunes, some good Aussie beers, bonfires and occasionally the Canadian Club whiskey finds its way out of the freezer..
Lately we've been getting into the drinking games. Like "Roxanne", the drinking game where you have to drink everytime Sting sings "Roxaaaaannne".
Or "Things"!! The Best Drinking Game In The World.:)
How To Play "THINGS":
The
great thing about this game is it is really fun to play with good
friends but also with strangers. It adds a whole new element of humor to the game.
1)Start off passing around a sheet of paper and pen.
Have each person write down several different sentences starting with
things. for example: Things you see in the subway, things you should
never say to a priest, things you miss about home, things you cant live
without, things you love to hate etc. Make sure there is a good variety
of questions
2) Then cut up strips of paper and hand them out to everyone, and give each person a pen. Make sure all of the pens are the same color. Put a hat in the middle of the table.
3) Elect one person to read out a question, for example: Things you see in the subway
4) The other people all write down an answer in block letters. It can be funny or serious, it can be true, it can be made up, and can even be made to imitate the answer that other plays might give. Then they should cold their paper strip/answer in half once and put it in the hat.
5) The point of the game is for the person reading the question to then draw out the answers, read them a loud and after everyone is done dying of laughter that person must try to guess which player said what. Some of the answers you get are hilarious! If the answers are correctly matched with the person who wrote them the writer has to drink. But if the question reader is wrong they will have to drink! This game is a blast, try it!
I asked one Estonian, one Brit, and one Canadian,
"What Do You See In The Subway?"
I wont lie- I was very excited to get out of Australia and return back to Asia, but in all honesty, after living with 20 other amazing backpackers and forming some great friendships, I almost didnt want to leave.
