Happy Australia DAY !!!!!
The alarm rang at 5.30am, we got ready and by 5.50 we were outside of the YHA waiting for our pre-booked taxi. 6am still no taxi.... 6.10 D. finally decided to call a taxi company and luckily we got one at 6.15 (and had 10 min to get to the bus stop...) We arrived on time & luckily (in a way) the bus was 20 min late. I t was the same driver as last time. We tried to sleep some more but without success. I read my Kindle and D. worked on the computer (to update his CV). The bis stopped for 20min while people had breakfast and we changed driver. We arrived on time in Yamba, under the rain... Luckily the stop is closed to the hostel this time and most of the pavement is covered anyway.
The hostel is above a trendy café, on our way we could see someone waiting at the door and waving at us, he seemed really friendly! This is Shane, he wished us a Happy England Day (due to the weather!). We checked in and got an upgrade (in a family room) and signed in for today's festivities ($15). The bedroom is not ready, so we went to he bakery and ate in the kitchen (still pouring outside). Everyone was getting ready, putting on Australian fake tatooes, paint, flags... They seemed like a big family, but kept us apart :(
We dumped our bags in the room, got change quickly and were ready to head out. Shane told us to get a board, we reply that we could not surf, he replied TAKE A BOARD!! He was going to teach us! We walked under the rain with a small group of people direction the beach where a marquis waited for us. On our arrival we saw dolphins in the canal!
We settled under the marquis and made a few friends: Jo + Al, Jo + Gavin and Laura. We also talked to the owner of the YHA. It is 2 families (brothers) and there children (young). This hostel was elected the best YHA in Australia and Yamba the 1st town in the world! We are off to a good start!
Shane taught us how to surf, I got up after 3 trials, and a few times after that! So excited!! The sun came out, and it became a lovely day/hot! We ate crisps and BBQ sandwiches (not great but who cares!) + cakes.
In the afternoon, D. went surfing with the girls, while I took a few cool pics! We stayed at the beach until 7pm.
We went back to the hostel to take a shower and get change and met our new roommates James & Lily (too bad we could have had the room for ourselves... we kept the double bed though :) ). On the way back to the beach (for a truck party) we got chips and chicken garlic balls (nice!). The party was dying when we arrived so we sayed a little, talked to our new roommates before heading back. We went to bed early (9.30pm) and read for a little while.
What a day!!!! Dolphins / Beach / BBQ / Surf / Sun and Fun!!!
Walked 1.2 km today + surfing!
Slept in a family room, in Yamba YHA
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