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Sydney |
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I flew into Sydney and went straight to the Central YHA. There's a YHA at just about every stop in NZ and OZ. For some reason I avoided them in NZ and have stuck exclusively with them in OZ. The hostel network has strict standards and they are almost always modern |
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Round the eastern bump of OZ |
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Byron Bay was a welcome return to the beach. Lying in the sun, boogie boarding in the waves and watching the girls go by. The hostel provided free boogie boards and bicycles, I took advantage of both. I ran into the crazy poker playing Swedes from Fiji which was a surprise |
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People are funny |
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These multi day trips provide a good opportunity to observe people. On the sailing trip I chuckled at the 21 year old, foul-mouthed, vegetarian buddhist from Maine. Watched the 32 year old camp counselor from Chicago pursue the cowgirl from Alabama. He was drunk and cuddly on the last night on |
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Stuck on Magnetic Island |
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I stopped on Magnetic Island for a night and stayed for three. The bus stops at Townsville and the island is a 20 minute ferry ride away. I stayed at Geoff's Place, a block away from the beach. It had a great atmosphere with what they called cedar tents scattered about. |
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