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Surfing continued...
Ok so I hit the surf and it is the best thing ever, one of the amazing instructors helps me the first few times to stand up and then I manage to do it on my own, I only stand up for a few seconds at the start but then I manage to ride a wave all the way in!! It was so much fun, the waves weren't too big so it was good to learn, although I had many nose dives and wipe outs! One time I hit a huge wave I was so high and then crashed down being thrown around in the water!! It was so good, the instructor said I was 'working it' and not that I would call myself a surfer but the saying goes...'Only a surfer knows the feeling' and it is definately an amazing feeling!! I was with the lads for most of the session as the girls were only interested in chatting up the surf instructors, and they were shocking on the boards, it did make me laugh when they would try to be cool and fail miserably!! haha!
We had a game of running along the surf boards in the middle of the sea which was a laugh, but sadly the lesson ended, but I definately left with a love for surfing! We trooped back on the coach and headed for Byron!!
Byron Bay...it is awesome! It is really chilled, a small town but with a really good atmosphere, probably because everyone is stoned and spaced out but it is a really cool town with loads of hippies. It was crazy I was in the bank and a hippy guy in only boardies walks in, no shirt or shoes and sits down talking about his loan...imagine that sight in London! The weather is sadly a bit overcast so I shower and get ready for the amazing $10 all you can eat BBQ. I share a dorm with 3 guys, 2 english and a swede!! And the english guys, Mark and Greg are so lovely, they invite me to join them in thr BBQ and they are really chatty! We tuck into dinner....OMG AMAZING...and the salads, how happy I was to eat some veges!! I then decide...being the TUPPERWARE Queen to fill my pots to the brim so I can have a free lunch, I load up my plates and sneak into my bedroom to load up the tupperware...much to Mark and Greg's amusement! Thats me sorted for tomorrow!
In the evening, we hit Cheeky Monkeys, an awesome bar where the idea is to dance up on the tables!! We get on the goon, and I go over with Mark, Greg, another girl Vicky and Helen and Annabel, no worries being a solo traveller. I admit I drink a little too much (the club is across the road from the hostel so to save money Helen and I run back neck glasses of Goon and go back into the club...classy) and we party hard on the table all night rolling in who knows when!! I love it here!!
Saturday 29.03.08
The weather starts a little overcast, so when I finally crawl out of bed I meet Helen and Annabel and we go for a wander...we look in all of the Hippie shops and I find a charm bracelet that means money...appropriate for me I think as I am always stressing about it!! We grab the most amazing greek and mango yogurt...and keep goign back for tasters...delicious!! Then we reach the beach and its the most beautiful I have seen in Australia!! Clear blue waters, surfers in the water, white sands...gorgeous!! The day brightens up but without my suncream I head back and have a snooze...on the way I meet up with Ali and Rob again who have just arrived...so we plan to party later on!! A chilled and social evening, not too much drinking ready for surfing in the morning!
Sunday 30.03.08
Sadly I don't make it up with Ali and Rob, I am so exhausted I sleep in but I do get a few tries on their boards before they leave...at our hostle it is free to rent a board which is immense! I get up a couple of times but it is sooooooooooooo much more difficult the boards are shorter and not as balanced so we spend most of our time getting pummeled by the waves.
We sunbathe in the major heat and I am finally...yes finally starting to get some colour in me...woohoo!! Although I still look English next to Ali!! We have the most amazing $5 nachos for lunch...a fat arse box full of the dips and beans ah I love food!! We chill some more, falling asleep major bad move as I burn my thighs a little!! and then head back for a chilled night and I let Mark and Greg cook me chilli in the evening!! Such legends...and of course I save the left overs in my TUPPERWARE!! The bes invention ever...haha!!
Monday 31.03.08
We get up for the Sunrise Tour at Mt. Waking. Byron Bay is the most easternly part of Australia so we are the first to see the sun rise!! We wake at 5.55...and get droped off to what feel like climbing Mt Everest!! Not impressed at 6 in the morn!! It is good to see thoug, although sadly its a little overcast so we don't get the Golden Circle creeping out of the water but it was still really good to see!! We hit the dack when we get back...too cold to surf just yeat!
We wake again at 9am and hit the surf...it is so hard and the waves are huge...we are no professionals yet..! Knowing the competitive person I am I get very frustrated as I cannot get up for long and wipe out sooooooooooooo much!! But it was a good workout! We grab some lunch...marmite on toast (yes i still have some marmite left from when I arrive in january) and yes thwe toast was taken from the all you can eat BBQ!! We chill out on the beach, Mark and Greg joining us later and we have a really good group going!! The hostel is so friendly and as it is small you get to know faces quickly and everyone says Hi as they pass in the street!! There is no 'i'm too cool to say hi to you' like there is in England!!
In the evening we have a big one as it is Greg's last night! I extended my stay for an extra day because I love it soooooooooo much!! George (our new roomie) and I head for a free meal in Cheeky Monkeys, a very satisfying Spag Bol then we head back to the hostel for drinking games!! We then party hard in Cheekys, Ali and Rob too out of it to make it out and we boogie all night!! Rolling in at some point and all feeling very ill the next morning!!
Tuesday 01.04.08
My head bangs this morning...I am having a day of nothing today!! Greg leaves as does Mark sadly, so I get on with some chores, like bank stuff and buying phone credit!! I then go to Peterpans and try to sort out my trips onwards in Fiji and also my flights!! Yes I do stress majorly about it again...it is so expensive and I am slightly worried about this money issue! I leave feeling worked up in my mind...I need to stop bloody stressing and chill out!!
I say bye to Annabel and Helen who are moving onto Surfers Paradise the day before me!! And then I meet Olivia and Georgie, and they manage to get into my dorm with a girl they have met, Alex!! So this is immense as we all get to share again like the old times!! We have the $10 BBQ again...BUT...Ali, Rob and I con the system!! We buy only one meal ticket so we split that three ways, Rob goes and gets the food and then we eat it on the floor in my dorm, plus i get to fill my tupperware, and it is as good as the time before...the potatoe salad was amazing!!
I dont make it out with Livi and Georgie, I seriously need a night off the booze!! I go on the net and Ali and Rob get tattoos!! OMG they do look really cool, they get geckos to remind them of their travels, however, I don't think I will be joining them for a gap year tat....I get my tongue pierced instead............haha hokes mum just thought I'd scare you!! I hit the sack early with the plan of making the most of my last day in Byron with the girls!!
Wed 02.04.08
OMG just realised it is April...my travels are going so fast!! OK so today we get up early, check out and then hit the beach, I sunbathe for a few hours, chat woth the girls and catch up on their time in Sydney, and then emotionally have to say goodbye, it will be the last time I see them now unless I meet them in Australia!! I will miss these girlies but we are defo going to meet up in Nottingham!! I buy a bracelet on the way back, it means money and Olivia says this is very relavant to me!! haha!!
I meet Ali and Rob and eat my leftover BBQ ah i love food! Then we get on the bus to Surfers!! Ok so we reach Surfers Paradise at about 3pm, woohoo we are now in Queensland!! I think this is going to be my favourite state along the Gold Coast and SUnshine State! We check into the hostel, Islander Backpacker Resort and then we go for a wonder...if I am honest it reminds me of Benidorm in Spain....it is full of high rise buildings, loads of franchises, McDonalds, Hungry Jacks, Subway and the buildings are pretty ugly!! The beach is nice and there is an evening market on so we wonder along, looking at the arts and crafts trying not to dig to deep into our pockets!! We wonder along Cavill Street, the main strip and then head back to the hostel!!
Dinner....OK this has been my first bad experience with kitchens!! Eww! URGH, MINGING!! Is all I can say, and there are cockroaches!!! I was not feeling this, and the kitchen was so dirty, and the dish cloths, urgh I nearly heaved, but I coped and had a heat up pasta sauce...not so appetising!! We then head back to market, now ready to party and wearing my new pink flowery dress!! Its all fun!! I buy a few little bits and then we head back to the hostel to drink some more goon!! We play 'the Vegetable Game', Fuzzy Duck and 21s and giggle more and more...Rob included!! haha!! We then head back out and see a massive backpacker pub crawl, sadly we cant tag on but we see a guy from the hostel and he says he'll let us know where they end up. So we head for the Avenue a club reccommended by Jordon and it is shocking!! We have a few drinks and see the pub crawl...so tag along and hide oursleves in the middle of it!! We get in for free, rave in the club, get a free drink and get to eat the pizza...and we didn;t even pay!! My mission then becomes to get a neck tag from three guys, one for me, rob and ali!! I succeed with a bit of battering of the eyelads and we are sorted!! We join the next crawl to a club called the Bedroom, we get more pizza, and garlic bread but sadly get busted and don't get allowed in the club...but hey it was a free night and we had an absolute laugh!!
Thursday 03.04.08
Up early again, Dad rings to tell me we won a 40" Plasma Screen TV...pretty cool but not at 7 in the morning!! We get up, and head back out to the shops and beach, it is very tempting to be drawn into all the shops, I see a gorgeous hoodie I love, and some bright orange sunnies!! We head down to the sea, snooze and bathe it is the way forward in this country, as it is the only chance we have to sleep!! Oh and then we find a little pizza place, the place that sold the pizzas from teh previous night and we have a $5 pizza deal with a drink included!! Immense!! Ali and Rob leave to meet famo and I try to book flights, pleasingly it comes in cheaper than I thought so I feel a little better about everything now!! Just trying to get back to England for a certain party (Ashton Style), just don't know if this will be possible!!
I meet Annabel and Helen in the evening and we head for the Bedrrom Club, I picked up free entry tickets in the day so we all get in for free..however, it is Australian Swimwear Competition Final Night!! We did not realise this and are so underdressed!! We decide to use the 2 hours free bar (not just goon!!) we get Vodka Sunrise cocktails and knock them back one after the other!! Whilst wishing we had the figures of the girls on the stages!! haha!! Then the male waiters arrive topless and rippling!! We finish the bar tab and head back to make ourselves more dressy!! We return and party hard, it is soooooooo hot my extreme sweating issues return and it is not a hot look, the hair became so matted but we worked it!! We got photos on the beds too...yes there are full size beds in this club!! Amazing night, and not a single penny spent!! Plus we met a load of lads from Leatherhead! Woop Woop SUrrey!!
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