I still could not believe the way that we just bumped into each other like that in the kitchen of the YHA on the other side of the world!
Sammie and I went for a long walk along the beach at Byron Bay on our last day there. The weather brightend up a bit so she actually managed to relax on the beach and do some revision.
We then got the bus to Brisbane where we booked into a lovely double room at the YHA. It was great to be able to chill out for a few nights without other people in the room.We went exploring along the Southbank of the river.
Brisbane has a great feel about it.
Later that night Sammie met up with some guys in Brisbane that she got to know when she went Island hopping in Greece last year with her friend Lily. She arrived home at two in the morning after a good night on the town.The next day we went to the Koala sanctuary with our friend Carolyn and a little 87 year old lady called Mel who we met at the bus stop. She asked if she could come round with us and she was such good fun.
It was fantastic, we got to cuddle Koala bears and feed Kangaroos.
This time I was not too scared to go near them!!
That evening we went to meet my cousin Sean, and his three children, Caitlin,Ronan and Conner. He works as a political cartoonist on the Courier Mail newspaper. We had a great natter and a lovely meal. The last time we met was when I was five years old and he was six. So there was a lot of catching up to do.We had a very enjoyable evening. We got the train back to the city and arranged to meet for a BBQ the next day.Sean picked us up and we had a great time with the children playing games and having a BBQ in the park.
I love the way that the BBQ's are dotted around parks for anyone to use.You literally have to push a button and it is ready to cook the food on. You just have to make sure you leave it in a clean state for the next people to use it. The weather was pretty good as well so Sammie was able to get a bit of a tan before she heads off home tomorrow. I am going to miss having her around!!!!!!
