Hi there everybody!
Sorry, haven't really updated the blog in a long time... But we did so much and enjoyed so much our luxurious last days that my mind was somewhere else than on the blog!
Noosa was the St Tropez of Australia, but much more chilled, relaxed and laid back! Our hostel was the most luxurious we have had until now: own toilets, showers and flat screen tv! wouhou!!! Our hostel's manager was the surfer's club president wife so she lend us 2 surfboards and we TRIED to surf... oops lol we actually managed to stand on our knees and were auite proud of that for a first time (even if i had already surfed a few years ago...).
The shops in Noosa were really nice, the cafes and restaurants also... no surprise as Richard Branson owns his own island off the coast of Noosa! We did the 3 hours long coastal walk of Noosa which was beautiful and spotted some wild dolphins, turtles! On our last day in Noosa we went to the Steve Irwin Australia Zoo (steve being wouter's idol and i had no idea who he was until we arrived here! hahaha) and i finally got to hold a koala!!! :) the koala was actually very heavy (20kgs) and stinky because of their main food: eucalyptus leaves... and because i held the koala first thing in the morning and i was the first in the line to hold him, the koala drilled on my shirt and i was stuck with this horrible smell for the rest of the day on my shirt and on my hair!!! nice!! lol
We saw crocs, fed red head and grey kangaroos (which were auite aggressive!!), saw the most beautiful species of birds...
Then, our next stop was Brisbane: it was nice to see a city finally! We went souvenir shopping a bit, went around the sunday markets and enjoyed the nice bistros, cafes and restaurants! On our last day in Brisbane was Wouter's birthday and because he loves and misses pancakes so much from home, i woke him up at 7am to bring him to the hostels cafe/bar which served pancakes before we left for the Gold Coast.
When we arrived in Surfers Paradise, from the highway you can see what the Gold Coast's all about: attraction parks, casinos, luxurious hotels and party during summer vacation (which actually started last friday for australian students!). When we entered in our apart hotel on Broad beach we couldnt believe how luxurious this apartment was compared to every other places we had stayed in! 4 star hotel finally!!! we've stayed 3 nights in this hotel but honestly, 4 more nights wouldnt have been too much... :) the bed was brilliant and not full of bed bugs as the previous ones were (beurk i know!!), the kitchen had an oven, a water boiler, and a toaster!! \, we had a balcony over looking the sea, a flat screen tv with dvd player and greys anatomy episodes now and then lol and we even had our own landry machine and dishwasher!!! You must think that isnt woaw but it was for us when we arrived in this place! and today we are leaving Surfers Paradise for Byron Bay and guess what? it is raining! First day of rain since we arrived in Australia lol and we must admit we are a bit scared to lose our tan! :p
Our days in Surfers Paradise have been filled by shopping, eating, drinking coronas, winning 20 bucks at the casino, watching dvds and greys anatomy (yeay!!) and relaxing at our fitness center/sauna/jacuzzi and pool :)
Will write to you shortly about Byron Bay and Sydney and Blue Mountains... fingers crossed that it won't continue to rain here cuz the blue mountains canyoning would be impossible to do with this kind of weather!
Still very hard to believe Christmas is arriving in not too long... and strange to see all the xmas decoration on the beach here! :)
love xxx
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