Surfers Paradise!

Next stop on the trip that I'm so far behind on filling you in on was Surfers Paradise. I'll be half way round the states before I finish blogging OZ! 

DAY 1:

Sleepy bus ride from Byron to Surfers with our bus driver Shrek who funnily enough...looks like Shrek! I really wanted to paint his face green! 

Checked into our hostel which was actually a hotel that had a backpackers joined to it, but we were allowed to use all the hotel facilities! Back of the net! Went for a little wonder & on the way back bumped into Jane & Logan and a newbie I hadn't met before called Haydn. They were off to the beach & invited us along so we dumped our stuff & headed over there to meet them! 

It wasn't very warm so there wasn't much typical beach action, but got to have a nice chat & get to know everyone a lot better. We then went to get $5 steaks together which were tasty as, and decided we'd head out that night as the people from Jane's hostel were going to a club called Shooters! Game on!

Later on Dan & I went to Logan & Haydn's room to drink goon & play drinking games. We met their room mates Mark & James who were taking it easy that night & were off to get dinner, so while they were out we took over the room to play ring of fire & completely stitched up Haydn which was hilarious! He had to drink a lot of goon! 

All pretty tipsy & a 3 way piggy back into town later (work that one out) we made it to shooters. Met Jane in there & mates from her hostel. After a few drinks me & Jane decided we were brave enough to work the pole in there! Some moose kept invading the stage though to show us how it was done! This hacked me off...do I look like a pro pole dancer love? I'm practically doing the funky chicken up here, just let me have my stage time in peace! Grrr.

Typical drunken night unfolded...man hunting, pole dancing, busting out the lawnmower & lots more drinking! Went home via my fave kebab joint & practically forced one on Logan, but he needed to be introduced to them (so much nicer than at home). Good night!

DAY 2:

Big Day. We had decided to go to Warner Bros Movie World theme park with Logan, Haydn, Mark & James! It was an awesome day. Poor Haydn though was suffering from last nights effects of goon and puked at the park just before we went on our first ride! Never been so scared that someone was gonna yack on me on a rollercoaster. The rest of the day involved Logan catching me walk face on into a fence after coming off a ride all dizzy (which he found very funny), me & Logan pretending to be cops on the Lethal Weapon set, Haydn feeling poorly haha and Logan dressing up as Batman! Awesome rides and a fun time.

That night Mark & James were going out. Haydn & Dan ducked out as did our other mates, Dani, Niki & Kurtis (who'd just arrived from Byron) so it was me & Logan left to go hardcore & drink another night on the trot! Played drinking games with a table of Welsh people at the hostel & then we all went out to Beer Gardens. James & Mark are really funny guys & caused plenty of mischief by starting the game 'go tell them'. This is when you get caught out saying something & then the other person says 'go tell them' and you have to do it. Imagine how embarrassing that gets! Lots of dancing & drinking & a move to the club sin city to party with Jane! Me & Logan decided we were gonna get tattoos the next day. Drink is dangerous! Lots more boogie time & another good night.

DAY 3:

Last day in Surfers already!!!! Gutted. I'd been having an awesome time with this group & didn't want to rush ahead of them. Had a nice and lazy start to the day, but went to wake the boys up to head to the beach. Katie had also arrived from Byron so she & Dan went to eat lunch while I went to the beach via MacDonalds with Logan and Haydn.

The beach was a write off! It was windy and cold, but us Brits won't give up will we? Haydn jumped in the sea & Logan & I played frisbee on the sand. I don't think we managed to throw it to each other once in the wind but at least we got a work out running after it 10 miles down the beach. Not content with just being miserable, old Mother Nature decided to whip out a sandstorm on our asses! It was brutal & we tried to take cover under a towel. Useless attempt & as soon as Katie & Dan arrived we called an emergency evacuation on the beach! Sod sand in my eyes for a laugh! We hung out by the hotel jacuzzi instead...backpackers living in style!

The Australian weather clearly had a problem with us though & decided it would rain while were living in style. Took cover for a while & when it cleared up, me Logan & Haydn rented out the tennis court!

Imagine a slippy surface court & 3 useless tennis players attempting to run around in the puddles from the rain. Haydn slipped & did a comical stack so hard that I was crying with laughing so much. We were s*** at tennis but it was a good laugh.

After tennis I went and got ready for our last night out in Surfers and then knocked on the boys! It was time to get tattoos! Jane came too & we went in search of an open parlour. Found one & browsed the designs & I got a pattern put together for me! Logan looked like he was gonna crap himself bless him as it dawned on him that he may actually have to get one! Unfortunately they couldn't fit us in & Logan survived another day tattoo free!

Went back to our hostel for a BBQ via Red Rooster for the AMAZING chicken salt chips! After the BBQ.....the drinking started. GOON, GOON, downing mega amounts of GOON and just for good measure more GOON! We played games with all the blow up balloons & crap I'd brought from home & when were all battered we left for Beer Gardens. 

Dancing & drunken antics took place but before I knew it I was being sick & falling down a flight if stairs! Proudest moment? Of course not but at least I saw a classy end to Surfers! Dear God!

Death by Goon and I now feel like a true backpacker! I love OZ!