so in noosa still, but we've just got back from fraser island (which was pretty good, but we're not there in the story yet though!)

so i think i got up to AUSTRALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

our flight from auckland was like over half empty so after we took off we all took a row to oursleves and had a bit of first class feeling! we arrived in sydney at early morningish and it didn't take that long to get through customs and all. we got a shuttle to our hostel, Wake Up!, which was pretty sweet, the room was really spacious. we walked up through the main CBD of sydney the rest of the morning before we could check in. we walked a good long way and got all the way to the harbour where we could see the opera house and the habour bridge, but we didn't check them our yet.

the next day we did a bit of sorting out of all the stuff (buses, fraser, etc) in australia and then walked around a bit more and went to bondi. it was pretty sweet, some serious waves that we were jumping in and body surfing (so much fun!) we went to manly the next day, and the ferry to manly counted as our habour tour (and is apparently better than a 'proper' habour tour) and stayed the night there in some (shoddy) surfy hostel. we gave surfing a go and failed miserably!! it was a really really nice place, like relaxed and beachy as opposed to main syndey. we got back into main sydeny and booked into BASE hostel (cos it was cheaper than Wake Up!) and that night we went out in kings cross with some aussies we met in Fiji. proper proper good fun it was!! i didn't drink but i had some red bull and i was buzzing for most the evening.such a good laugh and everything. we ended up walking back from kings cross to our hostel at 3.30am cos the underground was closed (! for whatever reason). we stopped in at a 24hr maccyD's and got back some time after 4 (pretty good i think).

we had the day off sorta but that evening we did a harbour bridge climb which was f***ing A!!! (if a little overpriced). cos it was the evening we saw the sunset and then all the buildings light up and it was awesome awesome!! the highest point on the bridge was 134m (the same hight of the bungy ricky and charles did) and the climb took a few hours overall. well good!

the next day we left on our first oz bus for SURF CAMP!!!! we got there in the afternoon and chilled out a bit. the cooked us a slap up meal which went down well and then drinking (not me) and socialising all evening. early the next morning we got up and had some breaky and then our surfing lesson began. some surf dude talked to us about all the currents (rips and sweeps) and waves and s***. then we got into our wetsuits and got our boards. we had a quick techinique run through on the beach, the 'pop up', and then we hit the waves for about an hour. after a few times of falling on my face i finally got a wave all the way in to the beach and after that it was awesome!!! so so so so so so much FUUUUUUUUN!!!!!!!!

we left about midday and headed for byron bay where we would stay for then next few days.

and i think i will leave it there, like byron will be the next chapter yeah?

sweet as (i can't stop saying that now i've left new zeland; hated it there, love saying it now! wierd as lol)

laters
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