Today was Kelly's 26th birthday so we got up a bit early and she opened her cards and presents; we got her an awesome present of an Australia themed tea towel and coasters for when she moves house. As Dave said, we never thought we'd ever buy her a tea towel for a birthday present! We were off to the Australia Zoo today and caught the shuttle bus at 8:30. On the way, they played a DVD of one of Steve Irwin's many documentaries to get us in the mood. At the zoo, ...

Day 2 in Noosa…our fist stop was the Coles supermarket in town after getting a shock at the restaurant prices last night - pasta and sauce in the hostel for us tonight! We dropped the shopping off and got ready for our first surfing lesson! I was very excited, Laura was quite excited, and Kel was nervous and not really excited! It's something I think everyone should try when in Australia, so we all decided to give it a go. We were picked up from the hostel and...

On the beach, we met up with Sam and Lauren again and made plans to meet up for drinks tonight, as they move on tomorrow. We spent a relaxing few hours on the beach, soaking up the sun and cooling off in the water. On the way back to the hostel we visited an information stand and booked tickets for a sunset cruise for tomorrow night - should be fun! After a quick shower and change, Dave and I went to the 6pm welcome meeting (Kelly wasn't ready!) and enjoyed our...