Day 27 Surfers Paradise to Brisban Today we wait by the pool in Surfers Paradise for our bus. Ryan and Robb are staying for a few more days and Fran, Nick and I are continuing with our journey up the East Coast. We say our goodbyes and arrange to meet in Cairns at the end of the Oz Experience bus journey. When we get to Brisban it is quite late. We cook some food and decide to get an early night. Unfortunately we have a very chatty roommate called Tyson who ...

Day 26 In the morning our group goes down to the beach. We decide to bury Nick in the sand which we all find very amusing, even Nick surprisingly. After lunch we discover a bowling alley. Ryan, Robb, Nick and I have a game. It turns out that my bowling skills are rather good and I beat all the boys hands down.

Day 25 Bryon Bay to Surfers Paradise We say goodbye Rachael, Genene and Simon and to our beloved Bryon Bay and head to Surfers Paradise. As the bus drives into the city I realise Surfers Paradise is the complete opposite of everything I loved about Bryon Bay and in fact is not paradise at all. This place is not my cup of tea. Surfers Paradise is the commercial heart of the Gold Coast. Years ago high rise apartments were built along the beach and then higher fla...