Day 6 - Gold Coast round two!

In the morning we woke up feeling incredibly well rested!  We didn’t start our day though until 10.  I really wanted to go to this place called the Crystal Castle, it was all the way back near Byron Bay but we ended up doing it anyway.

Took us a long time to get there, or what seemed a long time but it was worth it.  There were magnificent crystals everywhere!  Most of them were giant amethyst geodes that always stood taller than me.  We ventured throughout the gardens all day long and then for lunch Hari bought Indian food from the restaurant in the garden.  

Not the crystal castle, just a sand castle with crystals in it.

Walked the entire labyrinth.

My forest throne.

The ball is made from rose quartz.

Doorway to a new world.

Ganesha.

It was so good I could have had another plate, the food in India will be better though and I can’t wait for that.  When all was good we got in the car and headed to another Hare Krishna farm.

Mmmmmmmm!

It was so good I could have had another plate, the food in India will be better though and I can’t wait for that.  When all was good we got in the car and headed to another Hare Krishna farm.

Before we got there we stopped at a bank so I could make a withdrawal… I promise this will have relevance later on so remember it.

He liked Hari more than me.

Last photo together...

It was so good I could have had another plate, the food in India will be better though and I can’t wait for that.  When all was good we got in the car and headed to another Hare Krishna farm.

Before we got there we stopped at a bank so I could make a withdrawal… I promise this will have relevance later on so remember it.

All the way to the farm we went, it is much larger than the first one I visited but not less interesting.  We went to temple and walk around for a bit, we met a very nice peacock with beautiful feathers.  While we were sitting down and resting Hari got a phone call from the bank saying that they have his card… it was 4 and they closed at 5, it is an hour long drive back to the bank.

I told Hari we could make it and off we sped… literarily!  We made it there in 45 minutes with Hari’s driving skills.  Once he retrieved the card we went back to the farm for prayer.

I got to meditate for 10 minutes before going outside in the shade of a tree.  There was leftover lunch and coconut milk sitting on one of the tables so Hari and I ate that for a snack.  The milk was so sweet; I have never tasted something like that before!  Of course Hari mentioned that India will be much more amazing when I visit.

  

We visited the dairy part of the farm for a bit and the funniest thing happened!  As Hari and I were admiring a calf feeding the mother felt we were too close and charged towards us, I saw this coming and didn’t move so I could call her bluff.  Hari however didn’t see this coming; all he saw were a pair of horns coming towards him.  When he saw this he grabbed he and pretty much pushed me in front of the cow and ran in the other direction.  It scared me so much when he grabbed me my heart almost stopped!  After we both called down we were laughing hysterically, so much that we both started crying from laughing too hard.  I was happy to find out that if I was ever in danger Hari would push me in front and run; good to remember for the future.

That's the momma on the left.

The young bulls can't get enough attention from me.

My pants were so dirty from all the rubbing.

Once we were done here it was back home for dinner.  As it was our last night together we both decided to put on our best clothes and hit the town!  I put on my dress but not my heels; there was no need for them, it was raining too. 

Hari took me to an Indian buffet… the food was soo good and I ate so much my stomach made me look pregnant.  The satisfaction I felt was too much; Hari got a slice of chocolate peanut butter cake as take-away, we planned to eat it in the car with wine.

My last night in the car was fantastic! I had sex all night long… just kidding!  The rain stopped just in time for us to open the back of the car up, drink wine and eat the cake.  You’re not allowed to have alcohol on the beach so Hari and I had to hide it whenever someone walked past and we laughed the whole time.

I tracked sand into my sleeping bag and most of the car but I didn’t care and Hari was in too good of mood from the wine to notice.