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      • Whitsundays
        04/30/11
        We hopped on the 9pm bus from Hervey Bay to Airlie Beach. It was a 12 hour journey, so Sandra originally planned to do it overnight. Which definitely makes sense. However, we hadn't slept well for the last two nights on Fraser and now we knew we weren't going to sleep well on the bus.

      • Fraser Island
        04/29/11
        Sorry for the long absence. Internet has been a bit scarce. :) I'll put the updates up by each separate activity just to help prevent some confusion.

        We met up with Sandra in Hervey Bay, got to the hostel we had booked and started trying to decide what we were going to do for Frase

      • On To Hervey Bay
        04/23/11
        The stay with Baz and Tasha was great. We had a good time and they were very friendly and helpful. Joe focused last night on trying to get Fraser Island figured out. We're meeting up with Sandra (the Swiss we met in New Zealand) which should be fun.

        When we checked out the bus sc

      • Noosa
        04/22/11
        We left Marcoola Thursday morning and headed for Noosa. My ankle still hurts, and I'm still hobbling some, but I can walk. Joe has to carry both packs though.

        We made it to Noosa Heads and found a great place for lunch, Quenchers. There was a backpackers nearby, so we booked a roo

      • Clutzy
        04/16/11
        We didn't do much while on the Gold Coast. Joe tried surfing a couple mornings and mostly got beat up. On the other mornings we went for a jog. That was a bit painful. Been a while.

        We left Saturday morning to head back to Brisbane. I had looked up places where I could possibly

      • Gold Coast Apartment
        04/12/11
        We decided to try and find someone that had a room for rent to stay with instead of staying in a hostel. We ended up finding one in Surfer's Paradise. It's not too far of a walk to the main area of the town and to the beach. The guy that owns the place is rarely here. He works in Brisb

      • Gold Coast
        04/10/11
        We ended up leaving Brisbane and talking the train south to the Gold Coast. We found a hostel here and are staying for maybe a few days.

        This morning we walked to "Surfer's Paradise" to check it out. We rented a surf board so Joe could play in the waves some. Unfortuna

      • Train to Brisbane
        04/08/11
        Yesterday, we left Katoomba and headed back towards Sydney. Unfortunately, as soon as we got off the train, Joe wondered where his jacket was... He had left it in the kitchen at the hostel. Whoops. At least it was the blue Columbia one instead of the nicer wind/rain jacket. Hopefully we'll

      • Hiking
        04/07/11
        We spent the following day working and relaxing around the hostel since it was raining. However, on Wednesday, we headed back out for a hike. This time, we went down a different staircase and worked out way back to the "Great Staircase". The walk was gorgeous with some pretty waterfalls

      • Blue Mountains
        04/04/11
        This morning we got up, packed and headed for Central Station. We rode the train to Katoomba and found a hostel to stay at. Unfortunately, their private rooms were all booked, but the dorm we're in is really quiet. Their internet is free and they have free breakfast in the morning, so that w

      • Taronga Zoo
        04/03/11
        Today we woke up and were hoping to get to the zoo when it opened. I checked work quick and realize it was 7:30am.... We completely forgot it was daylight savings... So, we walked relatively slowly to the ferry and were there 20 minutes before it was leaving for the zoo.

        We had a fun

      • Sydney
        04/02/11
        Since we arrived in Sydney, we've mostly been just wondering around. We walked around downtown quite a bit. It's mostly ritzy shopping. We had a heck of a time finding decent food.

        For our first full day we decided to check out more of the city. Our hostel is near the Botani

      • Long Day
        04/01/11
        We arrived in Christchurch and did our best trying to sell the van. It took about 4 days of ads, some a bit desperate, but we ended up selling it for $1100. It was quite a loss, but at least we weren't stuck there for a couple weeks trying to sell it.

        The next flight to Sydney wa

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