Cant remember what happened on Saturday but it must have been something irrelevant. Probably watched some TV and updated this site.
As Matty comanded me to I bought a $32 ticket to travel to Byron Bay on Sunday. It was quite a nice ride to enjoy the landscape of northern NSW. Having arrived there at 15:00h I checked out the dive shop and after making sure I was on board (Open Water Diver course) for Tuesday I checked in at the YHA just next door.
The YHA is much smaller than in Bris with only 2 stoves instead of 8 in the kitchen and everything did not make such a good impression. Especially the bathrooms were not as clean and tidy and also there were no towels so you always had to bring your own. On the other hand the matresses and pillows are much better. Nowhere else I've slept this well so far. There are a lot of little green birds like the ones in Brisbane's Botanical Garden making an incredible noise in the evening hours together with the cicadas. You gotta love it, feels just like vacation ;-)
I met a lovely couple from Tokyo in my room. He was an artist (sculptures made from titanuim) trying to set up his own business. Unfortunately I forgot her job. We stayed up long and highlighted the differences between our cultures. I really enjoyed that conversation cuz we dicussed topics beyond the usual backpacker conversation and so it gets you more fluent on other issues and you pick up a lot of new vocabulary.
Eventually I found a cheap water source. SPAR (yes, the same as we have at home) offer different variations of non-alcoholic beverages (Tonic, cola, lemonade, water) for the price of 49 cents (1,25l) which is about 1/3 off the usual price.
Worst case occurred: I didnt see Formula 1. Can you actually believe that?
I asked at several bars but they either had to close at 23:00h (one hour after the start) or they wanted to show some stupid cricket. As a matter of course the hostel's TV room closes at 23:00h, too. Bottom line: I missed it and so I hope someone recorded it for me back home.
2moro I will explore the area before my diving course commences on Tuesday.
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