East Coast is Da Bomb!

Jega bomb, after jega bomb, after jega bomb... No seriously we do tourist stuff too and we have the photos to prove it.

We started off leaving the house at 8 o'clock on a dark and driery Saturday night. Leaving the lads and 2 girls was a strange feeling. Our home for 6 months, Ashfield, was a fantastic experience. It holds memories for all of us and we'll laugh next time we meet up at all of the stories that we were a part of while living on the "ranch".

The last post was about Sydney so lets get down the long journey home for myself & the boys that will be part of it. We arrived in Byron Bay at 9.30 in the morning the next day and jumped straight into a bus for the Lodge Hostel just outside the town. We got straight back into town after familiarising ourselves with "backpackerism" and hostel life again. No more digital TV and 42' plasmas for Matt & me. Byron Bay is a small little town. It's easy to get around and good for the surf and the ideallic, picturesque views. It's a nice spot to start/finish your East Coast journey as it's so laid back. The weather has been pretty poor so far so we got pics and spent the evening having a few drinks.

The next day we took the bus to Nimbin. Nimbin, for those that don't know it, is a small town an hour and a half from Byron Bay where hippies settled and started to grow weed in the 70s. Today it still has those same hippies, just not as youthful, and they are still selling and smoking weed. It is not legal for them to do so as many people think. They persist however, with the police cracking down once a year. It's a surreal place, not like Amsterdam, you are free to smoke in their cafes but police monitor the whole situation. We enjoyed the day and headed off on the bus to have a BBQ before heading back to Byron.

The next day it was on to Surfers Paradise. What a crazy place! A mix between Vegas, Miami and a holiday resort in Spain. Some cool people around and some good surf. Matt & I took advantage and hit the waves for our first time. We loved it. Although the waves were small, the stormy weather meant rough sea but we both managed to get up and ride some waves. Love the pics, especially the one where Matt breaks surf etiquette & takes me out while I was on a 10 footer!

Next on the road was Brisbane. We only booked one night as we estimated that Brissy would be crap. It lived up to our expectation unfortunately. We spent the day at the gym and walking around the city. Nothing to even to take a photo of so there is none here either, sorry haha.

We are at the minute in Noosa. Love Noosa. If anyone wants to retire, come here! It is a beautiful place with lovely shops, beach, houses and people. The weather is bad here so all we did was have a mountain bike, see some helicopters and enjoyed a few schooners (Aussie beers, they don't drink pints). Next on the road is Hervey Bay and Fraiser Island. It's an understatement to say we can't wait for that.

Matt leading the stressed life

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