happy curtains...

i guess i skipped a couple of blog entries...whoops.
right now i am in brisbane.
we got here this afternoon after a quick busride from Surfers Paradise.
let me backtrack a bit.
back to the lovely newcastle.
we left that dump and headed off to bigger and better things...
Byron Bay!
we stayed at an awesome hostel called "Arts Factory Lodge" aka Art City.
we were surrounded by didge-making hippies, fluorescent colored paintings and the like.
we had a pool right outside our "cube" and we spent many hours roasting underneath mango trees.
the weather has been beautiful, we've been really lucky. we had a couple minutes of rain, but nothing too crazy.
we met a bunch of really cool kids from all over the map, mostly from the UK, Germany and Sweden.
Art City had a really cool restaurant and bar "Buddah Bar" and a lounge theatre where we took in "hot fuzz" while lying on cow-printed pillows. it was pretty neat.
Byron Bay is such a chilled little beachtown, it was exactly what the doctor had ordered.

we got on a bus to Surfers Paradise after 4 days in Byron Bay, and it was exactly what the name said it would be.
derek and i both took our first surfing lessons and it was a riot.
we had a 2 hour class for $35 and it kicked my butt.
i woke up this morning and couldn't get out of bed. i am a giant noodle.
the ocean definitely got the best of me many times, but i managed to get up quite a few times but never for very long.
i had a smile plastered on my face for the entire time, even as i swallowed half of the ocean and filled every knook and cranny with salt.
(it's always entertaining showering after the beach and checking out your invisible swimsuit tan and finding out how much sand you actually took home with you.)
we stayed at a tiny hostel close to town...close to the outdoor shopping mall...
(finally broke down and bought some dresses...shocking i know)
we met a really cool couple...Jack and Jess from London, England.
we hung out with them a bit, and hopefully we will meet up with them again...possibly in Bali cuz they are heading that way too!
the girl that runs the hostel...a CRAZY german named suzy...aka SOOOOZE!!!!
she was a riot. it was her birthday today. she made herself cake.
she made me lick the beater.
i thought it was mashed potatoes.
negative.
RUM CAKE.
ha.
our hostel had the happiest curtains in the world.
i will post a picture soon.
i woke up and had an instant smile on my face.
shoot.
my time is up.
we are in brisbane now like i said, just till tomorrow when it's off to Rainbow Beach!
cheers lovelies!

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