After I got back from New Zealand, the rest of April was pretty low key, with no major plans or trips. However, I did keep really busy and saw a lot more of Southern Queensland!
ANZAC DAY
April 24th was A.N.Z.A.C. (Australia New Zealand Army Core) Day, which is a huge holiday usually celebrated with parades and festivals. My Aussie mate, Rob, lives in Brisbane and invited Lauren, Sarah, and I to come up and experience Brisbane's night life. Since Sunday was a national holiday, Monday was also a public holiday and our classes were cancelled. Rob and his friend Nathan drove down to Gold Coast and picked Lauren and I up from the village- very exciting since public transportation has been our dominating means of getting around! We cruised up to Brisbane - about a 45 minute drive- and checked into a really nice hotel that had holiday apartments, called Oaks Aurora. It was right downtown in a central location to everything in Brisbane! The 2 bedroom suite sat on the 41st floor of the 65 floors. It had a huge balcony that overlooked all of Brisbane and the water channels. It was truly amazing and inexpensive! We hung out all Saturday night and listened to music. On Sunday, which was A.N.Z.A.C. Day, we walked around downtown and watched some of the parade. It was really neat to see proud Australians who fought for the country before it was even considered a country! We enjoyed the nice weather and met up with Sarah, Tommy, Scott and Tim, who took the train up that day. We sat on our amazing balcony that overlooked the water and played cards and listened to music- very relaxing. On Sunday night we all went out to this bar in downtown Brisbane called Birdie Num Nums. It was a really fun weekend and we got to experience a more local lifestyle.
Me, Sarah, and Lauren in the car on the way to Brisbane!
The view of downtown Brisbane and the water from out hotel balcony!
Some of the veterans in the ANZAC Parade in downtown Brisbane
BYRON BAY
Because we loved Byron Bay so much when my brother was in town, we decided to go again! This time, we rented a car and I squeezed my surfboard in the back! This was our first time actually renting our own car and it was really fun driving on the other side of the car and the other side of the road! It was a beautiful day and I got plenty of practice in (I surfed for 3 hours!). It was a really good time and I took some great pictures!
Reflection of the clouds in the wet sand
My friend Dave broke his surfboard...not to worry, he has 3 more!
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View of Byron Bay, the beach and the lighthouse on the peninsula
My friend Greg (sitting) and Collin hanging out on the beach
random guy with a longboard
Taylor Paige and Lauren Flynn in the sand
close up of the tide!
RANDOM TIMES IN APRIL
Dave, Alyssa, me, and Adrian hanging out at O'Malley's Pub
The amount of sand in my room. Gold Coast<3
View of Chevron Island canal
me and Lauren goofing off in our apartment
Lauren, me, Scott, and Lindsey at O'Malley's Pub
me and Sarah waiting for the bus
me, Lauren, and Sarah. The girls of 2109!
Melissa, me and Nina
Melissa, me and Sarah in Surfer's Paradise
Tommy, serenading Lauren, Sarah, and I from his balcony
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