Gateway Village Resort Brisbane

... this morning and came back up to Brisbane, where we met up with one of my former coworkers from Nexen for drinks this evening. He is an Aussie and he moved back here last year so it was nice to catch up! Keith said to say hi to all of you at Nexen! Tomorrow we are going to check out more of downtown Brisbane (and may stop in at the beach along the way), and in the evening we’re planning on meeting up with a man who is a friend of the Easson family ...

... but a good sick!!<br>Arrived safely at Brisbane. Taking van back tomorrow - could be a tearful farewell! We are then heading off on a coach to Byron Bay. Trudy did put forward a good case for having a chauffeur limousine but as we had the sun loungers yesterday - we realized we cant have everything! so in with the riff raff, stone heads with their surf boards, and everything else that is on its way to B. Bay.<br>Quick summary of driving experience ...

... the only thing is that since I have all the liquid in my ear it was blocking his view of the eardrum so he couldn't say for sure - either way they both heal themselves gradually i just can't go swimming or diving underwater or in the sky for the next 4 weeks :( he gave me some painkillers and thankfully theyve been working<br><br>it is time for bed now haha<br><br>i love you all and miss you so much - can't wait to see you all in January :)<br><br><br><br><br><br>

... notices that on the visa, my birthday was entered as 1894 instead of 1984. Damn, I look good for my age. Immigration Australia was called, and after my heart skipped 17 beats, it was fixed. Sooooo, Brisbane, here I come! So far so good... other than the visa fiasco and the fact that my flight is delayed by one hours. I'm pulling an unintentional all-nighter.<br><br>P.S. Jeff, you were SO right - the airport in LA is a ZOO tonight!<br><br>

... of reaching the resort from Brisbane airport was to be worked out. A cab/Train-cab would be prohibitively expensive. Self drive was the more convenient option. Whereas intl car rentals operate from the airport and even provide one way rental ( car to be dropped off at sydney as our return flight was to be from sydney) the rates were higher as compared to the brisbane agencies which do not let their vehicles move out of QLD. Had finally narrowed down on East ...

... past you while you were paddling frantically without even moving. With a little help from my instructor I got a push with a wave and before I knew it I had jumped up onto my board and was standing woohoo! It was the best feeling! Before long we were all jumping up onto our boards and then wiping ourselves out. I managed to stand up five times in about an hour which I think is not too shabby at all for my first time. That night we all celebrated with a ...

Well I only have a few days left down under and I gotta say its gonna be very hard to leave, but don't worry I'm not gonna miss my plane. A few ups and downs over the last few days. We made it back from Cairns alive which was nice. On the way back we stopped at an crocidile farm, krikey! We went around for feeding time which was pretty cool. The guys at the zoo would get in the cage and rile up the croc till it came out of ...

... very nice and told us all about her early life on a 180,000 acre sheep farm on the Queensland/Northern Territory border where she lived, worked and was educated, until going off the boarding school in Brisbane at the age of 10, where she has lived ever since. We are off to the Australian Zoo (established by Steve Irwin) on the Gold Coast with Kate and Bryce today (Thursday) and the weather looks set to be warm with the possibility of thunderstorms later!

... Anyway, we left the apartment, almost on time, and went for a stroll through Crown Casino and into the city for a quick look around. We booked Skybus for 1.30 to get to the airport for our 1605 flight so we had plenty of time. Walked across the river and checked out some perfumes for Sarah, had a look in Myer and bought a couple of T-shirts for me some more Chi Chi ...

... It worked out to be cheaper for us to get a train from Brisbane to Surfers Paradise to do waht we wanted to do instead of Leaving Brisbane and living in hostels down the gold coast. Plus we got the chance to spend more time with Grant which was fantastic. A few weeks later the weather began clearing up and it was my birthday! 22 at last :) or maybe not at last.. i keep forgetting i'm 22 and keep telling everyone (by accident) i'm younger. For my ...