Thursday 18th December
When I landed in Brisbane I got the train out to the suburbs and was met at the station by the lovely Kylie and Ruby who were welcoming me into their home! Double welcome came when arriving at the house by two lovely pups. I was then spoilt with a home cooked meal and then had a late night virtually dialling in to Holy Trinity Claygate 💙
Friday 19th December
This was a super exciting day as we went to Lone Pine Koala sanctuary to see some koalas! We also got to see some donkeys, spotted one wombs hiding away and fed the kangaroos 🦘
Then rounded off with a relaxing evening watching Marie Antoinette which I hadn’t seen before 😊
Saturday 20th December
Finally made it into Brisbane city on this day and had a great day exploring, I did a walk round to kangaroo point and found myself really wishing I had planned more time in the city itself!
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I then had a bit of a crisis as the trains were messed up and I ran the risk of missing the last one before Kylie kindly offered to drive me to a station further away on the Trainline! Finally was on my way to Gold Coast where I checked into my Pod (in the Podstel) and caught up with Percy Jackson to round off my evening 😊
Sunday 21st December
I had a very chill day down at Broadbeach finishing my book and getting a good up close look at the so called Bin Chickens… I also finished up the Red Queen series which I think I started in 2015ish and never got round to reading book 2!
In the eve I joined a group for drinks at an Irish pub before we transitioned to a bar called ‘Cowboys’ where I acquired a free cowboy hat for giving them a 5* review… I strategically swapped this for a Fireball bucket hat which much more practically fits in my rucksack 🤠🤠
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Monday 22nd December
Had a relaxed morning and worked my way over on the VERY cheap public transport to just past Burleigh Heads National Park to Custard Canteen where I made use of my Christmas voucher from Rob and Kay! I then walked back through the Rainforest Loop via a beautiful viewpoint and rounded off the day making use of the free hostel dinner 🍲
So not convinced to relocate to Surfer’s paradise and live in a pod but had a lovely time doing some nice walks and relaxing!
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