Second Day!

Today's the second day! Didn't sleep last nite coz we went on a road trip, from Brisbane to Byron Bay in New South Wales. It was a long drive, but I was not one of the drivers. It was really fun crapping and cracking jokes along the way. This is the first time that I did a free-and-easy holiday (normally I go with tour groups). Schedule was not as hectic for one, and though of course we don't go to those places that tour groups go to, it was something that I like too. We planned our own schedules, go where we want...Ahh, a real treat and a good way to relax..

Anyways, we went to Byron Bay (which is actually a mountain and cliff overlooking the ocean) to catch the sunrise. In the end, it was so cloudy it drizzled heavily, so obviously there was no sunrise to catch *sigh* But the view was breathtaking (caught my breath!), and the best thing? We caught sight of 2 whales frolicking in the waters before the storm came. Cool isn't it? wow..I wished I could remember every single detail of my holiday, captured in my memory like as if someone was recording it (of coz it doesn't happen). I could only remember the vague details, especially as time passes.

We drove down from Byron, and headed for Goldcoast next to have some cheap and good continental breakfast. Yummy!

It was a fruitful day as we covered alot of locations. We went on to shop at Harbour Town for some really good deals (bought an adidas duffel for my 2nd Sister), went on to SouthBank for a short walk and some cool (Cold Rock) Ice cream. You choose the flavour you want (which is really creamy yet not milky), and the toppings that you desire. Sounds ordinary enough, but what makes this different is that they crush and mould your ice-cream on a slab of rock which is cold (thus the name).

We took a boat ride back to where my brother stays...A "CityCat" boat ride! In Brisbane, apart from the usual bus and train service (mind you, it's not MRT sort), a fast-speed boat is also a mode of transportation (not just something for tourists), which is so cool coz it's not commercialised, where you have to pay a hefty fee just to get a thrill on the boat ride. Imagine, my bro and his friends have a choice of grabbing the bus or the boat to go to school! Cool yah...

It is cold here, especially at nite and in the wee hours of the morning...gets really freezing sometimes. To go up to the mountains in the wee hours of the morning was truly unbeatable (in terms of temp). I was wrapped up like a mummy, with all my winter jackets and neck shawl, wollen hand scarf, beenie..And Melbourne is gonna be 2X colder! Gee, mabbe I should go get that pair of boots and winter trench coat I've been eyeing..heh heh

All of us were beat out and knocked out by the time we reach back home, and rushed for the bed to catch a quick snooze before heading out for dinner at 10pm (which is 8 in Singapore). But I guess we all lacked sleep; you either see bloodshot eyes, or dark eye rings..I got it worse; dark eye rings plus a pair of eyes that could barely hold open.