The Monkey Republic

This is the place you come to stay for a few days and end up staying for an eternity...If you have it.
The crew at this stop are amazing and we adopted each other as a little family instantly. The "parents", so to speak (Or maybe I should say parental figures)are Lee (Brit from the bus with flyer) and Scott... And the golden Children are "The Slutty Seven" 3 Amazing Brits, Lou, Kate and Paul..Room 7. All other adopted children stem from there.
I had the luck of being adopted by chance of a small make up drag moment. You see Paul required assistance for make up, in drag, for a party. And well, who else better than me. See Dan, all those evenings watching you apply make up and squish your self and you bits in to a small corset weren't a real waste. Lucky I had some skill cause this automatically got me in to the cool group!!! Oh, and my charming personality. Of course. HEhe.
That evening was great, I even met Jamie (yet another Brit...The place was swarming) It was my brother in reincarnate...Well if you were dead..Sorry Dan.
And there are so many others in Le Familiar.
Jamie and I assumed the role of honorary boyfriend and girlfriend. Well,until either found a suitable male other.
Yes he was even gay! He was the one to make me laugh the most and was completely happy to indulge my ballet, Irish Dancing and really bad playing of pool. Oh, and the constant barrage of hugs and Chinese burns.
I really do think he was Dan's twin and they were separated at birth!
There was plenty of debauchery and few nights of sleepless-ness to be had. Even nights of communal meals. Which in all of my time traveling was a first.
Than there was the constant cynical comments and banter between all. Especially Lee who is some what of a smart arse. You see he was so insulted I handed back his flyer at the bus...Especially from a New Zealander!!! A WHAT!! And so the joke stayed and no amount of explaining was going put an end to it.. It was useless to explain that it simply was a gesture of not to waste what is not wanted.
We all seemed to concerntrate our presence at the bar and that's generally where you'd find us hours later. I am the only non alcoholic bar fly!!
Then there was the night before the party!! This is when we became the Munch Bunch!
Yes munch bunch... We were given fruit personas by each other that best described our personalities.
Jamie was a Banana. Slightly bent, but once you peel back the skin it's full of mushy goodness and is a natural anti depressant.
I was rhubarb...A first I can be a bit sour but if you cook me right with a little sugar I can be sweet and every one always loves a bit of rhubarb.
Paul was Marks and Spences fruit Salad. He had many faces and something your Gran would approve of.
Lou is a Cherry..Smoothie on the outside, Yummy on the in and always enjoys being on top.
Kate was a strawberry. Sweet juicy but sometimes a little seedy.
Lee is a tomato.... Plain but goes with anything, can be acidic and times and always seedy. Cheap as well.
See these are the things you do at the Monkey Republic...
Then there was the party.....