Got up fairly early (Tom was very awake at 7am) and went to the shops in search of some girly board shorts, I left my other ones in England as theyre quite bulky and took up too much room in my backpack. First of all, had some brekkie, I opted for the croissant which turned out to be the size of a large cat, and Tom went for the fruit plate. Just thought you'd like to know! Found some shorts quite quickly, they're roxy, with a pink waistband and khaki camo shorts....very cool!

Went and changed then found Ed and Kelvin, who were already sunning themselves on the beach! Last night they had been talking about going on a massive workout this morning (after Tim's girlfriend told Ed that what Aussie girls look for most in blokes is a six pack) but turns out they couldn't be bothered!! If you want to feel fat and pale, Bondi is the place for you - all the girls are slim and bronzed (and largely topless) and all the blokes are tanned and muscley. Doh.

All did a bit of sunbathing, then I had my first dip in the sea! Dip is the right world, theres a slope which means it goes from being waist deep to being neck deep in the space of about 2 feet! Naturally I fell down this slope. The waves are awesome!! bodysurfing is wicked, u get carried so far, which is good as the rest of the time you spend fighting the drag out to sea! Don't worry mum, were swimming between the flags. Tim and his cousin Nathan met us at the beach, and they introduced us to skimming, where u throw a small board (slightly smaller and slimmer than a bodyboard) along the beach where the sea is a few inches deep, then jump on it and try and surf along on it. Very amusing to watch - lots of wipeouts!! My stupid thing of the day was during bodysurfing, I was waiting to catch a wave, so looking out to sea, managed to catch one, without realising that I was right by that slope, so I just dived into the sand, did a roly poly in the wave (its a very strange feeling) and came up looking like the monster of the deep. Talking of monsters of the deep, I panicked slightly when I came up to see several dark shapes floating around me, which I thought were jellyfish. It was only when Tom picked one up and threw it that I realised they were actually just clumps of seaweed! I knew that!!

After the beach, we all headed back to the hostel (apart from Kelvin) and realised just how burnt we all were! I burnt my feet and the back of my knees, which makes it very difficult to walk, Tom burnt pretty much everywhere so he cant lie down, and Eddy burnt his face and has a blister on his nose which keeps dripping water, so he cant pull!!

Slapped on the aftersun, had a shower and a quick nap then went out for dinner at Hurricanes with Toms godfather Ed and his girlfriend, who were both really lovely. I had the half rack of ribs, which may as well just have been the whole pig!! I was crap company as had the beginnings of sunstroke, and it felt like I had my own personal fire breathing dragon on the back of my legs, but I tried my best!!