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We said an emotional farewell to the family on Monday and Gay drove us to Byron Bay, a little touristy village full of things to do if the weather is fair, which of course it wasn't!
We ended up going to the cinema on Tuesday, to see Step Up 3D. It rained and rained and rained and rained. Hid inside reading and playing cards for the rest of the day!
Went for a walk on Wednesday morning, past Australias most easterly point and Byrons famous light house, then determined to make the most of the dry day, we went for a cycle too! Went to Cheeky Monkeys again, just over the road from our hostel, made some Belgium friends and had a great evening!
Back on the bus early Thursday for Spot X, surf camp! Straight after lunch we put on the glamorous wet suits and headed to the beach for our surf lesson! After rehersing the surf moves on the beach (yes, we looked ridiculous- although the most important thing about surfing is looking cool, apparently!) we headed into the sea. We had luck with us this time and the sea was perfect and both got straight to our feet with the help of our instructor. It was great fun, but shame it was so cold! Spent the rest of the evening shivering and went to bed using two duvets each in what looked like a storage container after dinner and the photo presentations!
We set off for Sydney early friday morning and spent most of the day on the bus. Luckily we had a really cool driver who gave us pens to write on the windows and play games and got us modelling our favourite Australian moment out of tin foil! Jenna made a snorkel as was not skilled enough to make a scuba diver and Lauren made a surf board. We eventually arrived in Sydney before heading straight to the harbour and watched the sunset over the harbour bridge and the opera house. Felt very surreal actually being here at last. Spent the evening in side bar with our driver and friends from the bus.
Had a relaxing day Saturday, walked over the harbour bridge and took lots of photos, all of which will look the same! Went shopping for some warmer clothes as everyone has warned us that New Zealand will be chilly. We bought matching tracksuits- no style at all! Did a pub crawl around Sydney that evening on the Oz party bus!! It was actually a party... On a bus. Started at the harbour in a cool, swanky bar waiting for everyone to arrive and they turned up mostly in fancy dress!! The two tall guys painted blue as Avatars were the best! Watched the fireworks over the harbour, which happen every Saturday, but still spectacular! Then got on the bus :) must have been about 50 people crammed onto this bus with a proper DJ with lights and everything! Everyone was jumping up and down and banging the roof- must have looked a sight from the outside! Stayed about an hour in each bar, including our hostels bar and the side bar from the night before, then ended up in
the Gaff, which was an awesome club with strobes and smoke, we'd lose each other every few minutes even though we were only about a foot apart. Walked back at 3am and Sydney was alive! Full of just as many people and cars as there was in the day! All of the restaurants and corner shops were heaving. Had a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast no. 1 ;)
Had a nice lie in the next day then got the bus to Bondi Beach! The weather wasn't too special but we sat on the beach watching the surfers for hours! They were amazing- doing little tricks on the waves, when we could barely go in a straight line. Had a coffee and an enormous muffin then headed back. Spent the evening on the phone, lovely speaking to you all that were special enough to receive a phone call. After all that they had stopped serving dinner so had to go on a wander to find dinner at 10.30 and hungry jacks (burger king) came to the rescue.
Got a ferry to the Olympic park and enjoyed a very cold cruise along the river. Saw some spectacular buildings but was really eerie wandering around this deserted place and we had missed the daily tours around the largest stadium. Got the ferry back and made it in time for dinner at the scary canary at last. An exciting evening of doing washing and packing up to leave the hostel and a few more phone calls.
Spending our last day in Sydney enjoying the sun, views and atmosphere. Reading in the park amongst all the 100s of jogging people and eating ice cream by the river. Got a train at 11.30pm to the airport tonight for our early morning flight to New Zealand.
Looking forward to the next place but sad to say goodbye to Australia. We really love it here and will definitely be back in the future. Speak to you all from New Zealand soon.
Lauren and Jenna xxx
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