Visiting Jasmine

I got the ferry over to Sydney city centre this evening to meet up with Jasmine. I have only met Jasmine three times and always fleetingly but whenever we are together we get on so well. We're very similar in personality and interests so even though I really hardly know her we never have any trouble chatting or finding things to do.

I owed Jasmine big time as I stayed with her for three days last time I was in Sydney, just after I cut my foot open in the shipwreck. I must have been such a pain as Jasmine had planned a few days of trail running, paddle boarding and cycling. I, unfortunately was only fit to sit on the sofa. But Jasmine and her family made me feel so at home and I had a wonderful time with them all.

I started of repaying her by being half hour late and soaked with sweat.

I didn't realise the CBD bus only ran until 3pm so I sat at the bus stop for half hour before setting off on foot. I also didn't realise how vast Sydney is. After 40 minuets of brisk walking I was only half way there so I jumped on a train then still had a twenty minuet walk the other side. Ten minuets if I hadn't have gone the wrong way out of the station.

Luckily she hadn't left and was still pleased to see me. We went for dinner and some drinks and were joined by her friend who was visiting home during her working holiday in London. 

I gave Jasmine her, rather tenuous present. She had mentioned in passing last time we met -over a year ago- that she really wanted a Swiss Army knife. So I picked one up for her. It was well received but I don't think she actually remembered actually wanting one.

We had a really great catch up and I worked hard on trying to persuade her to come to the UK for a working holiday.