Becca Vs The World: June 2017

Monday 19 June 2017

B vs Sea

22/06/17

I can finally confirm my newest adventure, the latest shindin is an outdoor activity instructor, leading LASERTAG (big up Laserhub), Segways, Ziplines, Rockclimbing as well as load more... on a giant Cruise Ship! It's been a couple of years since the last time I was on this side of the world and it's safe to say I've settled back into it nicely dropping "too easy mate!" and "no dramas" into every sentence.

My flight landed here on Tuesday (12th) morning local time, and after leaving Gatwick at 10pm Saturday night, it was fair to say I needed a nap. Trudging through a very foggy Sydney city to the most essential part of my trip here...ZAMBRERO BURRITOS. They have been holding the key to my heart in the form of a 12 inch tortilla wrap for the past 18 months. God bless that guacamole goodness. After this, the rest of the day aint all important, apart from how lush my apartment was, burrito number two and some cool light show on the harbour.

Wednesday was go time. Climbed aboad my cruise ship and my team mates said to me ""WEEEEREEE GOINGGGG THI-". Naa! My team are wicked, there's only 4 of u and they've made me feel really welcome, we're all getting on really well...and we're all fans of Pokémon. Everyone is really friendly, the cruise is really diverse. Ship life just feels like a big village really.

After *almost* falling asleep in my induction (can you blame me?) I started my training with Edge. I welcomed in my new job by setting sail from Sydney by being at the highest point on the ship and going under the Harbour Bridge dancing to Kool and the Gang with just a small audience of the entire ship, and then Ziplining over their heads. Did you really expect anything less?

My first night here welcomed me in with early 00's Pop Punk tunes, it's almost like they were expecting me. My first cruise was a 6 day visit to Hobart, Tasmania for Dark Mofo festival.It reminded me loads of Shangri La at Glastonbury, light shows, art installations and a big food market.
I'm a couple of days in now, and it's all going really well.

Sunrise over Hobart from Mount Wellington

Cruise 1 was a success, very quiet but a great chance to try and orientate myself around the ship. There's loads to learn, faces to remember (mostly who I need to avoid to stay out of trouble, and who I need to smooth talk to get some freebies!), a whole maze of stairways and corridors (down KILO staircase to the Crew Bar, I know that one) but I'm getting there step by step and in no time I'm sure I'll be pro.

Quotes:
"I'm going to take a Seal-fi" - James, Edge.
"It was a wild night, crazy stuff was going on everywhere...I was eating a loaf of bread" - Myles, KC.

Friday 2 June 2017

WEST SIDE

Who would've thought I could have this much fun on the Motherland?

After an early and unexpected arrival home from Spain I sent myself over to Falmouth to catch up with Daisy and Adam from my ski season! They're working as Water Sport Instructors and are living the easy life in their refurbished van. Cosy as anything and I am totally jealous! Despite the weather not being 10/10 we were lucky to have flat seas, so headed out for a bit of Coasteering (aka jumping off cliffs into the sea).

Exploring some caves

Coasteering crew

When the weathers not great and there's no surf we had our next stop was Healey's Cyder Farm, home of Cornish Rattler.

Got a bit boozy, well when in a brewery you have to.

Starting off with a cheeky cream tea and pretending to be civilized, despite wearing my PJ's.

after a few free ciders oops.

On the tractor ride "any questions at the end" "quick once before we start- how much of my pint do I need to finish so I wont spill it?"

DJ Daisy Dear on the Decks

"I'm a mermaid" ...apparently....

After having a fab time over in Falmouth I set off over to Lynton to see my old housemates Danny and Josh from Tenerife. With it being a bank holiday it proved to be a bit tough to get from Barnstaple through Devon so I resorted to putting out the thumb and hitching the way. After catching a ride with Tobias and his girlfriend from Truro, I jumped in with a gent. Really interesting guy in music publishing, however he was saying his reason for travelling over to the west was that his 15-yo son died that weekend. It really hit me hard, his story. I don't really know what to say for once either, but it was very eye opening and I wish the guy the very best.

My hitching spot for almost 2 hours before a Mum picked me up

Then once I got to Lynton it was only a brief visit (and I didn't get any photos) but it was wicked to catch up with my boys over a glass or two of wine. It's good to hear they are adulting well after all of our very un-adult lives in Tenerife. Danny even thought it would be a good idea to microwave his pants the other day because they were still wet from the wash! (and I wondered how they'd look after themselves without me...)

Next up was a visit up to London to pay £80 for a Doctor to say I'm healthy, yay. But it did result in some retail therapy, Bombayrittos and bevvies with my girl Louise after we've been apart for about 2 weeks haha

It started of with a cocktail pitcher each (or three) then we was then lucky enough to be joined by my old mates Layla, Dan and (eventually in typical fashion) Ant for some bevvies. One thing lead to another and next thing I know it's 2am, I'm on the train home. I blink and wake up in Luton at 5am.

Nothing says a great night like riding the train for 5 hours and getting home at 7.30am.

After the night before's shenanigans a quick trip up to Hayes to see the Grandparents and for some of Grandma's famous Bread and Butter Pudding was in order.

Really been enjoying a (small) spot of British sunshine. Now I'm waiting for my visa to come through before the next adventure hopefully begins this weekend!