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hello again after another long break, we kinda keep forgetting or just can't be bothered to write it, it kinda feels like homework ha. but hey here goes again, bring on the finger cramps.
aug 6th- woke up early afternoon today with a bit of a hangover. calver woke up totally naked after somehow losing his pants somewhere in his sleep haha. we dragged ourselves out of bed and got some bacon rolls for breakfast/lunch which went down well. we caught the bus down to bondi beach which is really nice although very windy. the surf is insanly good, ccclleeeaannn (for anyone who cares)! we failed at playing frisbee due to the wind, then watched the sunset over the beach. amazing one of the best views i have ever seen, proper bright red sky. ate some dinner and caught the bus back. went for some beers and played some cards with a french dude.
aug 7th- got up at half 6 today to go to the blue mountains. took about an hour to get, but we had an amazing tour guide called ron, he was a proper old skool aussie and so funny, made the trip! saw some kangeroos in the morning and he took us to some amazing lookouts over the valley, stunning views. in the afternoon we saw the three sisters and dropped by the olympic stadium on the way back. got some pub grub for tea and headed back to the room to chill and sleep.
aug 8th- today we decided to jump out of a plane. telling you no better way to wake urself up in the morning. 14,000ft sat on the edge of a plane then you kinda just fall out. the first thing u feel is total weightlessness and then speed as u hurtel towards the ground. AMAZING, so worth it and a good way for me (luke) to get over a fear of heights. got back at 11 and felt like our day was done already. so we grabbed a sandwich and just chilled in the park for a few hours, reading and listening to music. we then wondered around the city for about 3 hours and ended up back at the hostel. got a free dinner at a place called the gaff, tastes better when it free. went to side bar for some drinks before heading to watch the rugby too the small hours of the morning. good night!
aug 9th- we had to get up early to check out, so left our bags in the hostel and had 12 hours to kill until our bus to byron. first we went to the art gallery, which was really cool, some good photography and some really weird video art. on our way out we recieved a very drunk phone call from jim in which he basically just talked to himself unaware of the fact he was calling aus....oh dear....i wonder if he remembers.....? after finally getting jim off the phone we chilled and then went to the cinema to watch 'the hangover'. it was a funny film and worth the money. had some dinner, watched some tv and then it was time at last to catch the bus. loads of space on the bus, so ok, and off we wnet for a 12 hour over night ride.
aug 10th- arrived on the bus in byron bay at 10.30 in the morning. the journey was very surreal, in and out of sleep the whole time. the hostel is good, gta sweet room again with sound ppl so all good. we spent all day on the beach reading, sleeping, talking and listening to music. the sunset over the beach was pretty cool to finish it off. went to cheeky monkeys for a meal and a couple of beers, then hit the hay for an early night.
aug 11th- chilled day. byron is really relaxed. went to the supermarket and got nesquick and tea for breakfast so good. grabbed ourselves some free surfboards and went for a surf. the waves were pretty rubbish but i caught a few and calver stood up for the first time, so not a bad session. got a free pizza for dinner and a few beers to wash it down. we then started drinking goon which is a kinda wine drink, its bloody horrible but cheap. drinking games followed. ended up at cheeky monkeys dancing on tables drinking more beer....then...blank...
aug 12th- fat goon hangovers this morning, not a good feeling. managed to have nesquick and a cup of tea for breakfast again before trying to wash away the hangover in the shower. got a coffee and calver beat me at chess. went tot the supermarket and brought a kilo of bacon for a fiver and some bread for bacon butties. looked a bit ruff but taste good. once full we rented some bikes and rode up 2 the lighthouse. pretty cool, nuts view across the beach. got back still hanging, so watched some random tv before heading to cheekys for our hostel vip night. got a free meal and only one free beer, so a bit of a let down so headed back at about 11 to save the moneys for another night. hade a chat with the people in our room and went to sleep.
aug 13th- got up at a decent time to find very nice weather indeeed considering it is winter here. had a bacon sandwich for breaky. got some surfboards and headed for the beach again. had a really good surf, a bit messy but good compared to what we get at home. calver stood up a few times again and i caught one of the best waves i have ever caught which was cool considering we are using rubbish boards. dropped the boards back and chilled on the beach in the sun for awhile before returing to the hostel for beans on toast. it is now the present time and after this essay of a blog we are gonna drink some beer and see how the night pans out.....
hope you enjoy reading this cos it bloody hurts my fingers, but hey need to get into practise fot uni now.
much love to all, have fun and take care.
xx
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