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We arrived at the camping ground reception at 1:30am to a envelope taped to the door and a dodgy 15-year-old security guard. It had been raining so in haste i ripped the envelope off the door and the kid showed us to our pitch. We quickly got out the tent and tried in a very skilled way to put up the tent without getting it saturated on the grass. No sooner than we had got it out it started raining. And there was lightening. The word s*** came to mind. But being the determind ex-guides/scouts rthat we are, we wouldnt give up. We lugged our stuff ( and we mean 3 hefty bags each-so much for travelling light) into the shower blocks. There we were tempted to sleep. Nevertheless we slipped on raincoats and battled on with the job in hand. Forget the baby torch. We are hard as nails and the tent was up in no time. I then decided it would be a nice time for a shower as it was swetty betty. When you are travelling and tired you get a bit skanky; i mean the washing bit was all good but it was when i dryed myself with a swetty vest top i knew things were going wrong. Setting down to sleep i knew i was knackered out after days of hardly any sleep, but i just didnt feel tired. By this time it was about 3ish and Emma was whittering. I JUST COULDNT TAKE ANY MORE. i wanted to sleep. The security guy kept driving around with his lights on, asking us if we had seen any teenagers. Seriously did he really think we cared!!!! Then the tent was too small, the pillow too hard and flat, ther ground just too there. Eventually we managed to fall asleep after the days trauma. We woke the next day about midday. Can you blame us!!??
The next day we werwe tired and lame. We just mooched down to the beach which was grey and windy, then hopped onto a bus to get to the plasa where we did a bit of shopping and drank calming tea to chill out.
That evening in the camp kitchen Emma got warmned by some auzzie prat that she should wear sun cream. Now i cannot explain this any clearer than i will now. Emma uses sun cream. All the time. Emma is usually a red colour anyway. Emma and Sam are sick of people preaching. Why is it that complete strangers feel the need to say this. Even when she is not burnt. I think if one more person feels the need to go on and on about it i will smack then into next week. I can see the point they are trying to make but butt out, enjoy your summer vacation and spend you time idly drinking beer from the bottle not lecturing people you dont know who are usually beetroot coloured anyway. Rant over (for now).
The following day it was a lot nicer and we headed down to the harbour past a beautiful sandy tidal river which was so calm in comparason to the choppy sea 200m out. When we arrived at the beach we did some chilling and took a dip in the claer water. The water in auz is just such a nice temp. It just right. Not too hot or cold. The sea right on the exposed coast is sooo rough. You acnt swim in it but it is ideal for surfers. On the otherhandwhere itsalittle protected it is so calm and crystal clear ( i think thats my favourite descriptive word at the mo). Whilst swimming down at the harbour by the pier it was the latter. I had the guts to swim out deeper when the water is like that but there is still a fear of sharks.
We then left sharpish for the bus stop to our next destination where i went hunting for pork for dinner and came back just in time for the bus!
Ohh by the way there is a big banana just outside Coffs Harbour which we didnt see. We herd that it was all banana, plantation and souvenirs. I am glad we are being lasy gits.
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