Time for the Beach

Well after 14 weeks in Brisbane I was ready to leave, work finished on Friday and I was on the Bus/Train to Noosa Saturday.

From Brisbane Noosa is about three and a half hours away, It’s a small coastal resort with beautiful beaches and has a national park where you can apparently spot wild Koala. Check out the satelite images on www.timgarbutt.co.uk/map.

I booked in to the YHA hostel www.halselodge.com.au which was really nice after the palace backpackers, its full timber building which is heritage listed. Inside its all timber also with hardwood floors and panelled walls.

I booked in to the hostel for two nights, the second night i went out with a few people that i had met, thinking i would book for another couple of nights in the morning. Woke up at 10:30 by the cleaner telling me they were full and that i had to go. So while fighting a hangover i was fighting with my ruckack trying to close it!

I moved to a hostel out of the center for a couple of days, wasnt much to do their but met a few people Kirsty on a six week whirlwind tour of Oz, Jason from Seattle, Rupert from Peterborough and mad set of Irish gals.

Today myself, Rupert & Jason have moved in to the YHA. Their looking for a worker in exchange for free accomodation & meals, so i'm currently angling for a job there (position becomes vacant next week). If i do get it i'll probably stay around for a month and try and master the art of surfing as you can borrow surf & boogie boards for free. I'm having a introductory surf lesson tommorow, so hopefully i won't suck at it to much!

Not much else to tell you about Noosa as I havent really explored it, i'm planning to visit the national park as their are various walks you can do up to about 7KM. Also Steve Irwins 'Australia Zoo' is close and you can catch a free bus from Noosa, so hopefully do that soon.

Au revoir.