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I promise I'll try and keep this brief!
Well, since my last update, I've left Bondi (v.reluctantly!), learnt how to surf (or should I say fall flat on my face?!), gone to a hippie commune for the day and met some interesting people to say the least and fallen in love. Not only am I in love with Byron Bay but there's an Aussie guy working at my hostel! I keep finding reasons to go to reception and then I stay there chatting for about 20 minutes. Any problems that the girls have had in my room, I've been the one to sort them out, more than willingly! But I'm leaving today and heading to Brisbane so I'm sad to leave the delights of Byron Bay behind me!
I absolutely loved Bondi. Stayed in a fab hostel with a rooftop sundeck and bbq area which we took advantage of a lot! They also had a massive TV room so everynight at 7pm, me and two English girls would head down to watch...none other than Home and Away...and make the boys in there watch it. Some complained but I'm sure lots of them were secretly obsessed with finding out how Rachel and Kit nearly died in a car accident, hanging off a cliff for hours, it was v.dramatic! I got on really well with a Canadian girl in my room called Gina and we somehow rallied the others into doing this ridiculously long walk to Coogee. The walk was really good but incrediby hardgoing when you've been lazing on the beach and not doing any exercise, except to walk to the nearest bar or restaurant! We stayed at Coogee and did the usual, sunbathing and swimming before heading back. I was the hardcore sunbather who stayed until sunset! Before we knew it, it was that time of year again, that time dreaded by all singletons...Valentine's Day. But I can say in all honesty that mine was pretty unique this year. When I woke up there were so many bouquets of flowers addressed to me that I could barely make it to the bathroom without tripping over! There were roses and messages everywhere. Ok, maybe not. To make up for the v.obvious lack of flowers, we all went for a sophisticated lunch on the beachfront and clinked to the fact that we were all young, free and single. I left Bondi that afternoon and went back to the city for my second date of the day. I was in demand! Despite the fact I swore I'd never go back to Kings Cross again, I did. I met Lisa, the girl who gave me and Vix the typing, and we went for dinner at a swanky bar/hotel/pub thing. Was really nice to see her and hear about her travels. She's been away for over a year now, living it up in New Zealand and a dozen other places. She was encouraging me to keep travelling forever but I could hear Dad's voice in the back of my mind, 'When are you going to get a real job Sara?!' and pictured myself living in a box near Oxford Street because I couldn't afford to live anywhere in London, then decided that maybe travelling forever wouldn't be a good idea.
The next morning I got picked up by the Oz bus. It was an hour late and I was the only one at my stop at six in the morning. Did I say that I was in the red light district, an area that doesn't stop and is still v.much alive and kicking at that time. I was nearly accosted by this drunken guy who kept asking if my earrings were real mother of pearl?! I said no, of course not, I'm a backpacker and ran as fast as my little legs could considering I had my almighty rucksack on! Finally got on the bus and off we went to Surf Camp!
Still have to tell you about Surf Camp and Byron Bay but the stories of these fun-packed adventures will have to wait. My Oz bus leaves in one hour and I haven't had a swim today so duty calls!!!
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