Up at 5am for the 5.55am bus, arrive at Brisbane at 1.30pm, have a look around, have a snooze, hit the town.
Thats how it should have been. Infact, the 5.55am bus was delayed for 7.5 hours. We were sat around till about 8 till we were told this, so we went and had breakfast and played some cards to kill time (taught the lads how to play shithead). Sat around at 12pm and were told we'd be another 2 hours so we had a bit of goon and then went to the pub that was across the carpark for a few beers. Bus arrived at 1.20, and we got to Brisbane at 7.30pm which binned the snooze and look around plan. Checked in, changed and went out. Found a decent backpacker bar with cheap drinks so stayed in there, and they showed the footy, so beer, wine and Liverpool = a great combo. Was full of backpackers and students, except for a 33 year old teacher (she had gammy teeth) who insisted she wasn't trying to hit on me, but stayed and chatted much to my annoyance as i was trying to watch the Liverpool game...she finally got the hint and left so we left for a few more bars and the rest is history!
Day 14.
Checked out at 10 and took a walk to the city outdoor pool and manmade beach. It was very hot, and we were feeling shakey so we opted for a full english in a cafe and a lie on the grass before the Oz expereince picked us up for our trip to byron bay. It was only a shot drive so we were there for 5pm. It was raining all the way, and all the time we were in Byron but it was a pretty cool place, like bondi but more spread out and more places to go. Defo pay a visit there in the near future. We were hungry so went into town and stumbled upon a bar that turned out to be a hit. there was a local band playin 'juke baltimore and the swamp dogs' who were dead good...foot stompin bluesie music that was a hit with us and the locals. Had a few beers and a boogie there then went to the only other 2 bars in the town. Our hostel was out of the way so ended the night with a walk home along the beach.
Day 15
Yet another early start, 7am, to catch the bus to Surf camp. Only took 3 hours so a snooze and a few tunes on the iPod and we were there. Had a 3 hour surf lesson as part of our package so spent the afternoon doing that which was alot easier that i though and loads of fun. Had a crash course on land before we got in the water and managed to pick it up really well. I wasn't expecting to but i managed to stand up and ride a few waves which was awesome. The waves were pretty big and it was tiring getting out past the break cause they kep breaking over your head when trying to get out which pushed you back to shore about 10 feet. Defo no Kelly Slater (google him) but practice makes perfect I guess! Gonna go on Bondi on the weekends to show off my skills there! There was a photographer that came with us and got loads of photos which Ill upload as and when. we have over 1000 between us alltogether so Ill sift through them and get them uploaded over the weekend.
Day 16.
One last wake up at 6am for the mammoth drive to Sydney. Had a few movies and my iPod on inbetween naps so went pretty quick. Arrived in Sydney at 4. Got home, ate and surfed the web. Tonight we're heading out to party in familiar surroundings!
Love and Peace.xxx
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