After a few more days in Airlie Beach, Nikki, Marc and I hit the road again (in another less then swanky Wicked camper van) on our way down the east coast back to BrisVegas. We hit up Rockhampton, Bundaberg (Bundy Rum Distillery), Hervey Bay and Fraser Island, Anges Water and the Town of 1770, Noosa,the Eumundi markets and ended back up in Brissy to see Marc and Elicia off back to Canadia.
We did a tour to Fraser Island which was so necessary because its the world largest sand island.... covered completely in sand... crazy az! During this tour we stopped at the Central Station(a former forestry camp), walked along the Wanggoolba Creek (called silent creek because it flows over top of sand), drove along 75-mile beach, took a scenic flight ride around the whole island and got some stellar shots, saw the Pinnacles (made up of 8 different types and colours of sand), the Maheno ship wreck, Eli Creek and the final stop at Lake McKenzie (where I actually ran into someone I know from home).
We stayed in Beaches hostel that night and met 4 Irish blokes who were absolutely hysterical and provided us with an entertaining evening. The one dude, Michael, was putting together a massive collage of people he had met along his travels. The thing was, they all had to be cock-eyed. Our ridiculous pictures are now on FB for all to see.
The Bundaberg Rum Distillery was great too! We got to take a tour of the place and learn about the rum making process. Also stopped by the bar for some free drinks! We taste tested quite a bit that day, and I'm pretty sure it was only 11:30 in the morning ha ha!
Anges Water and 1770 were extremely small. So small, if you blinked you might miss them. We spent our time touring around and hanging out at the beach and met up with Fran, Jenny and Wendy from our sailing trip. We had a wicked reunion and a lovely BBQ feast for dinner at their hostel. Hopefully we will meet again in the UK one day!!
Noosa was another great surfer town. We stopped here for a day to do some shopping and to hit up the Eumundi markets the next morning. Noosa was a bit of a ritzy town with cool shops and a huge retirement community. The Eumundi market was huge with over 500 vendors selling everything you can possibly think of. We bought a few souvenirs before heading back to Brisbane. If anyone is ever around this town, I recommend going. It was amazing!
We had a few days left in Brisbane with my fam jam to chill out before Elicia and Marc had to fly back home. Monica took us her to her campus and showed us around. It was a beautiful day out and we had a nice photo shoot by the water. This was heaps of fun (no matter what anyone says).
The 6 of us had an awesome time together and it was hard to believe that the over a month had flown by already. Nikki and I said our goodbyes to Monica and Jay and made our way over to a night with a friend from home, Jenica! Jenica lives in Rubina, a lovely area around Bond University (Gold Coast). We had a nice catch up with her and she took us around to some of her favorite spots, her restaurant, Roberto's(where they make fabulous GF pizza)and Bumble's, a small, yet very charming breakfast joint in Surfer's Paradise with a great atmosphere!
After our great visit's, Nikki and I boarded a flight to Perth! Wild, wild west, here we come!
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