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    Clovelly/Airport to Dubai

    24 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    We woke up a bit later than planned and have to be out of the air b and b before 10. So it was a bit of a rush but we managed it.
    We got an uber the central station in Surrey Hills and left our bags there for the day, it cost $52 for our 2 big bags and 2 carry on bags for 8 hours.
    We then got a train into the city to town hall.
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  • Clovelly (covid test day)

    23 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ☁ 24 °C

    We woke up and we were quite hungover. If we got more sleep we would probably have been fine but we had to be up early for our covid tests. We were getting the bus then we just got an uber to randwick to get it. It didn't take long and wasn't as bad as expected.
    We then got food in a cafe in randwick which wasn't particularly nice but filled the gap. Then we got a text that my phone was ready so we got the metro into town hall to collect it! The good news was I didn't have to pay as they said it was covered by warantee and they don't know why it happened. Which made us wonder about the last time and whether it was even water damage, but anyway hopefully it won't happen again.
    We then went back to the apartment and cooked a curry for lunch. We sorted the bags some more and cleaned up around and then that evening we had a pizza and burrito for dinner. We were in Bondi Junction so we got the bars etc out of our flyby points, we had $40 which was great and we only had to had a bit to it.
    We went back to the apartment, watched I'm a celebrity, had our showers and went to bed.
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  • Clovelly/Sydney

    22 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ☁ 29 °C

    We woke up and had showers. I cooked breakfast for me only as Jake was going to meet his cousin Keith for breakfast.
    I cleaned up around and Jake came back. Then we realised my phone wasn't charging so we decided to go into the city to Samsung and get it sorted.LĂ€s mer

  • Clovelly

    20 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    We woke up and had a banana and peppermint tea. We both done our stretches and then had showers.
    We then decided to sort through our suitcases and weigh them etc. We threw out a good few bits of clothes that we wore to death on the road. Luckily we are not overweight so that's good.
    We then made brunch and got ready to go to the beach. The weather was really lovely and had a nice breeze too. We were there for about an hour and a half and a huge cloud came.
    We walked back to the house and cooked dinner.
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  • Clovelly

    19 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    We didn't wake up till 11. It is probably the first time this year that we have woke this late.
    We had a banana and done stretches. Then we had our showers. We made sandwiches to bring down to the beach with us but we ended up eating before we left which we shouldn't have done as we weren't hungry enough. We then walked down to Clovelly beach for the day it was really nice and not very busy and the water was so nice.
    Jake done some sprints on the beach too before we left and we got in the water once more.
    We walked back up from the beach and stopped in foodworks to get some prawns for dinner.
    I was making dinner and could see something red in my hair, but I was chopping peppers so I thought maybe it was that but it was a bug lol.
    We had dinner and watched I'm a celeb. Then Jake went to meet with Tom. He had a burger after dinner somehow 😆 I called Mam. He was only gone just over an hour and we watched some SAS.
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  • Clovelly/Bondi

    18 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    We woke up and got a shower and dressed as I had my physio appointment at 8.00 am in Bondi. We got the bus and it was starting to rain. My appointment went well but was quite sore.
    Then I met back wirh Jake and we had a coffee in the food court and Jake read his book.
    We then went back to the apartment and we had food and watched some Netflix. It had been overcast but then the sun came out so we walked down to Clovelly beach and read our books and coloured down there for the evening. It was really nice.
    We came back up and had dinner and had our showers and watched telly for the evening.
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  • Clovelly/Bondi

    17 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ☁ 18 °C

    We woke up Jake went for a long run. I done my stretches and some exercises and had a shower. I cleaned up and then Jake came back. He had his shower and I cooked eggs, avocado and bacon with what we had left.
    Then we done a Coles online shop to get the food delivered to the apartment so we don't have to carry it and we planned out our meals for the next few days.
    We went up to Bondi Junction to Service NSW to transfer the ownership of the van. We then got a burrito and I tried on clothes in Zara but bought nothing and Jake got a gift for his Kris Kindle.
    We got bits in Coles as our delivery won't be arriving until tomorrow evening. We then went back home and chilled for the evening and we watched the first two episodes of I'm a celebrity which was very funny.
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  • Clovelly/Coogee/Bondi

    16 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    We woke up and done our stretches and had our showers. We made breakfast and put on a wash.
    The cleaners were ment to arrive around 11 to show us what was wrong with the cooker. They were a bit late but eventually we found the switch.
    We packed up our bags and went to the beach for the afternoon. It was really warm and the sea was so nice. We went to coogee beach. After we went to Woolworths in Coogee to get bits for dinner. We made pasta and prawns.
    Jake then fell asleep for just over an hour and I watched telly and had my shower.
    Then we finished the Queens Gambit on Netflix. It was really good.
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  • Clovelly/Bondi

    15 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ☀ 24 °C

    We woke up in the big amazing bed. If felt like I had it to myself. We had so much space it was a dream. And We had air con. Its the first time we have had it since we came here. We had such a nice sleep. And when we needed the bathroom we just had to take like 5 steps.
    When I woke i got a warm shower and it was beautiful so nice to even be able to wash my face with a face cloth. So nice to start off the day like that and then get dressed.
    Jake got his shower after me. We had a peppermint tea and went out for breakfast as we haven't bought anything in yet.
    We went to a cafe around the corner. Jake had a bacon and egg roll. I just had a hot chocolate as they didn't have anything gluten free.
    We then walked to the bus stop and got the bus to the Bondi markets. We had a look around and then got the bus back up to Bondi junction. Jake bought his garmen watch and then we went to the food court and got salads for lunch.
    We then went back to the apartment and relaxed for the evening. We had planned on making dinner but we couldn't get the cooker to start. We spent ages in contact with the agency that own the air b&b but they didn't know what was the issue. They said they could send someone over in the morning. So then we had to get takeaway so we got a thai delivered and afterwards realised they were located literally at the bottom of the stairs 😅 they probably thought we were so lazy!
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  • Manly to Bondi/Clovelly

    14 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    We woke at the beach in Manly before 6 as there was surfers out. It's our last morning in the van!! Hard to believe.
    We drove to a toilet and it was beside an oval so we done our stretches too.
    I had a physio appointment for 12.00pm but then realised that they had availability at 9.30am. So I rebooked it to get it done earlier.
    We set off for Bondi and watched Tommy Furys first fight since love island and he won!
    We got to Bondi and I just made my appointment on time. It was quite sore and he put more needles in than usual. I booked in for Wednesday and Saturday too.
    Jake parked at Kemenys while I was at the appointment and checked our old post box and we had a few more fines. When I was done I walked down to him and we had breakfast in Bills at Bondi. We then went to the Bondi markets but realised it was the farmers market that was on a Satursday so it was all just food. Then we drove to the Paddington markets for a look to pass the time until we could go into our air b and b.
    We then drove to Clovelly and we didn't have much time to empty the van and clean it before the people arrived to view it. Jake done all the lifting up the 2 flights of stairs and I cleaned. The people arrived with their dog Sullivan and Jake and the boy went for a drive in it and I waited with the girl and dog. They were really happy with it and they said they would take it straight away!! For $12,000. So we were delighted! We didn't think it would have went that quick.
    We went back up to the room and I reorganised it so we could get around and still get at our stuff as it wasn't as big as we expected. So we sorted all that and then got showers as we stank from all the moving. Then we lay on the bed ordered a bettys burger and put the queens gambit on Netflix and we felt like we had won the lotto. We were so comfortable and relaxed it was heaven. 😇
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  • Newcastle to Manly

    13 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ☁ 25 °C

    We woke up and didn't have a very good night's sleep. It also rained a good bit during the night. We found a area of astro turf to do our stretches before our run. My hip started to act up so I didn't get to run as much as I thought I would have. Jake ran far though.
    We then drove to the Bogey hole and got in. It was quite cold but was one of the nicest rock pools we have been in. Then we drove to the Ocean baths where the showers are. When I was on the way back to the van I seen dolphins in the distance. Then Jake came out and we decided to send out the drone. They were all playing it was really cool to see. Just as we were finished watching them we saw the lifeguard with a big net in the pool at the ocean baths and she was taking out a huge deaf octopus. It was mad looking.
    Then we went to the shopping centre as the weather was quite overcast. We left out our towels to dry and it lasheddd while we were in the shopping centre so they got soaked!
    We put them in the van and set off for Manly. The weather was really bad the whole way. We arrived in Manly in the evening. We got a thai for dinner which should have cost $48 but he accidently charged us $4.80 so we were buzzed over that. We parked at Curl Curl beach for the night.
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  • Nelsons Bay to Newcastle

    12 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    We woke at Nelsons Bay. We done our stretching then Aoife and Rachel called me to fill me in on how Rachel got on with the medium.
    After we got in the sea for a quick swim. We dried off then decided to get eggs in a restaurant as our van life is coming to an end. Then we drove to Newcastle and drove to the Bogey hole as suggested by Pat. We got some drone fottage and then we were going to drive to the shops as it was quite overcast but we decided to get the van washed first so we drove to a place that could do it.
    We then drove to Westfield in Newcastle and had a look around for the evening and we both bought new books.
    We then drove to the area near the wharf where we parked when we were here the last time and slept there for the night. There was boy racers going around which was not ideal but they eventually stopped.
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  • Nelsons Bay

    11 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ☀ 21 °C

    We woke up and thankfully had a really good sleep. We were parked down a side street so there was barely any traffic and it wasn't too warm.
    Jake drove to the rugby pitch and we done our stretches. Jake done a big run and I done slower one because it was the first since I hurt my hip again. We done stretches after and then had our bananas.
    We then drove to little Nelsons Bay. Jake gave himself a moustache and then and lay there for a while and got in the sea. It was so so nice. Jake fell asleep snoring with his hand in the air 😅
    After we drove back to the rugby pitch to cook lunch and we went to the pool beside it to have our showers. We drove into Nelsons Bay, Jake had a coffee and then we went back to the van, I had a look around the shops and walked around.
    Then we got prawns and bread and had that for dinner as we were not starving. It ended up being really filling. We cleaned up and stayed there for a while to watch the sunset. We then treated ourselves to a mc flurry and then drove to where we parked last night sleep.
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  • Port McQuarie to Nelsons Bay

    10 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ☀ 21 °C

    We woke up and possibly had the worst nights sleep. The road we were beside was very noisey, people were walking by, the itch of my bites and then the steroids that I was given had me wired! And every time I moved which was every few minutes, I was waking Jake too.
    So when we woke we were pretty tired. I moved the van down to a bathroom and a little park.
    We done our stretches.
    Then we drove to Shelleys beach and we got in the water. It was so nice and refreshing. We got a coffee after and we were going to lie on the beach there but we decided to move as the reception was so bad.
    We drove just down the road and lay on the beach for about 2 hours we then got too hungry so we left.
    We were going to make lunch but then decided to get a burger. We then went to a pool to get a shower.
    We then decided to drive down to Nelsons Bay before it got dark.
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  • Sawtell to Port Macquarie

    9 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    Jake woke and went for a run. I couldn't yet with my hip so I am still doing the exercises.
    When he came back we went down to the sea and Jake got in and I put my legs in. We went back up and got our showers, had our banana and packed up the van.
    The bites that I got yesterday have got bigger so we rang around some doctors to see could we get an appointment. Everywhere was booked up but we managed to get one just outside Port Macquarie and we were planning on going there anyway so it worked out ok. I was a bit delayed at my appointment.
    The doctor said it was an allergic reaction to the bites so she gave me steroids and a cream. After I was done there I went to a pathology clinic and got my bloods checked too.
    We then made dinner and then we drove by a river where we saw dolphins so we stopped an watched them for a while. We drove into Port Macquarie to stay there for the night.
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  • Sawtell

    7 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ☀ 21 °C

    We woke early as we had to get the van to the garage before 7.00. We had a shower and packed up the van and went. The mechanics were actually delayed so there was no rush.
    We left the van then walked into Coffs Harbour to pass the time. We went to the shopping centre and got a coffee and read our books for most of the time. We then got a bit peckish so we went and had lunch at one of the cafes outside. Before we left I went to the bathroom and there was kind of a crazy man chanting about Jesus. On my way back from the toilets he came at me and was pushing me down the street and saying things under his breath. At first i thought he was messing but then he wouldn't get off me so I was trying to push him off and kept telling him to get off. It was the weirdest thing and gave me such a fright. I could see Jake aswell but he was on the phone to the mechanic with his back to me. Eventually he stopped and I ran over to Jake to tell him. He was probably off his head and a bit crazy but it have me such a fright. Then Jake went to meet the man to collect the van off him and I waited at the shopping centre because we couldn't all fit in the van. Then Jake came back and we got bits for dinner in Coles and we went back to the campsite. We sat in the sun for a while and then gathered our bits and cooked in the communal kitchen. It was quite chaotic in there. We cleaned up and went back to the van and got our showers.LĂ€s mer

  • Sawtell

    6 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ☀ 21 °C

    We woke up and done some stretching. Jake went for a run and i done my exercises.
    When he came back we went to the pool which is at the entrance of the campsite. It was nice.
    After we came back to the van and had our celery and some oranges. It was really warm so we sat in the sun and read our books. We stayed there for most of the day and sat in the van with the van for some of it too. Jake finished his next book aswell!
    We made lunch and after Jake had a little nap and I tried to train the birds to come close to me but it didn't work great as the turkeys kept trying to be involved.
    Then we drove and went to the shopping centre to get dinner. Before we bought the food we got reflexology done and then an idetox where you put your feet in water and the toxins come out. It was definitely a scam and we don think either of our people were trained 😅 but it was something different and we relaxed.
    After we came back to the campsite. There was an oven in the communal kitchen so we had chips and pizza for dinner. We cleaned up and Jake called David Power to chat about his contract.
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  • Coffs Harbour to Sawtell

    5 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ☀ 21 °C

    We woke up and I was bursting to wee so we drove down to the bathroom and used it. When I came back we just relaxed and we turned on out phones etc. The van was still running and then randomly stopped so we had to rev it loads and do circles around the car park.
    We then drove and got a coffee and drove to Coffs Harbour and had a small look around the shops. After that we drove to Sawtell beach and pulled everyrhing out to take nice photos of the van for selling it. I forgot to take a pic of all the stuff but it is mad how much stuff we have fitted into the van.
    We just got the last few bits in when it started to lash rain, we were very lucky. It was due to rain for the evening so we said we would book into a campsite so we booked into the big 4 campsite in Sawtell. There was a deal if you stay 3 nights you get the fourth free so we decided to do that.
    We got a burrito for lunch as we were so beyond hungry we were nearly seeing stars. Then we went to the shops to get bits for dinner and we drove to the campsite and set up. We got our showers and made dinner.
    We read our books for a while after, we were going to watch something on the iPad but we were too tired so we went to sleep instead.
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  • Coffs harbour

    4 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ☀ 21 °C

    We woke up at Sawtell beach. I woke at 5.30 needing to go toilet and there was a fab sunrise. Jake got out the camera and got some photos. We then lay down till 7.30. We woke then and read a bit and caught up in our phones too. The American presidential election is on today. Hopefully Biden will get in and trump will go.
    We got into our swim stuff and decided to get into the rock pool. It was so nice and refreshing. There was a man in there swimming so we chatted with him for a while. He was telling us about how the aboriginal people years ago use to burn away the grass of fallen leave around them before they moved on and then that ment fires wouldn't take off as much when there was dry weather and how the government etc are realising that they are smarter than they had given them credit for and should be doing what they done. Also he was saying about how the Midlands of Aus get temps of up to 50 degrees in Summer and one time he stopped in a garage when we was there and there was a 7 year old girl that had never seen rain!!!! Most of the employment is farming too so getting droughts like that dosent do them any favours.
    We then had our yoghurts and we read our books just at the van.
    We decided to spend the day there then as it was so nice and we could get into the rock pool when we were too warm.
    We drove to Coles in Coffs Harbour to get bits for dinner and we cooked it in a park beside it. A little boy was waiting for his Dad to collect him so we stayed with us while we cooked and ate as he was afraid of another boy beating him up. He didn't stop talking 😅 but was very nice.
    Then we packed up the van after he was collected and we drove to beside the beach and parked where we stayed when we were here a a few weeks ago. I woke a few times during the night with the heat so I slept the other end of the bed.
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  • Brunswick to Coffs Harbour

    3 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    We woke at Brunswick at the rugby pitch. I woke bursting for a wee and the toilets beside us were locked. I drove back into town and just as I was about to pull into a spot the van last power again! At least we were in off the road this time though. We waited an hour again for it to cool off and had our yoghurts etc while we were waiting. Then luckily after an hour it started again. We had been ringing mechanics in the area but they were all booked up until 18 Novemeber and dates after so we knew we would have to move. We decided now that it had started to go straight to Coffs Harbour. On our way we passed Byron Bay so we went through it to get a drone shot of the lighthouse but i stayed in the van so we didn't have to turn it off. We were afraid to use the radio as the first time it broke down that was the only thing we had done different to other journeys by using it so we listened to our own headphones for most of the way. We got there and drove straight to a garage called Job Wights as he said he could look at it after 2 pm. He was really sound and said the issue was crank sensor. He said he would do the best price for us that he could as we were backpackers and Jake spoke to him about the timing belt and the water pump when we is in that area he is going to look and see if they need to be done or if we will get away with it. Before we went to the garage we stopped off at a tab and placed a bet for the Melbourne Cup. We bet on Twilight Payment as he was an Irish horse and he won!!!! And we got $520!!!!! We were so happy as it's great timing to fix the van.
    After the garage Jake got a burrito so I had my first burrito bowl over here. It was nice. We went to a buddha garden center place which was so cool and had so many nice things. We got some gifts and could have got more as everything was so nice.
    Then we went to an Olympic pool as we needed a wash. We swam there for a good while and then got our showers. We went to Coles and got our bits to make prawn pasta and made it just at a playground. A little boy chatted with us for about an hour as he was waiting for his Dad to pick him up.
    We got it all cleaned up just before dark and then read in the van for a bit. We were deciding where to park for the night and then decided to go up to Sawtell beach as we knew it would be nice and windy and quiet because even if we get a fine we don't have an address.
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  • Byron Bay to Ballina to Brunswick

    2 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    We woke at the campsite and it was time to leave our life of luxury and fans and got showers behind.
    We packed up the roof, then cooked breakfast, then had our showers and then put on a wash.
    We left and drove to another campsite near by as we were thinking that we might need to stay at one so we could prove that we were not in a hotspot area. We rang the Queensland border and they basically advised that they didn't know what we needed to provide to show we had not been in a hot spot area and then it was up to the police on the border check on the day. So that wasn't a great help so we are kind of second guessing it all now.
    We drove to Lennox head and walked around and had a coffee and then we drove to Ballina. We stopped in Coles and bought chicken and had lunch there.
    We left Ballina and as were driving out the van broke down just at a roundabout. We managed to start it again and then we just got a bit down the road and it stopped again. We ended up leaving it off for over an hour for it to fully cool off. While we were there I folded the clothes we had washed to be put away and Jake phoned mechanics but none were available until next week. After the hour we restarted it and it worked!! We drove down the road and didn't turn it off until bed time almost in case it went again. I was bursting to go to the bathroom so we drove to one and then we went to Brusnwick head. We went for a little walk around the town. We didn't bother have dinner we just shared a banana as we were still quite full from lunch . We drove to the rugby pitch and we stayed there for the night.
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  • Byron Bay

    1 november 2020, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    We woke up and we were quite hungover. I think our main issue was that we didn't have water. I don't know we ran out but it was quite a mistake. We had showers. Jake went to the disability shower so he could sit down in it 😅 he was being quite the drama queen all day.
    We got ourselves together and set off for the market in the main beach. We stopped in Aldi on the way and got some water.
    The market was so big and so warm! We got some gifts at it which was good but we weren't in the best state for it 😆 we ended up spending most of the day there though.
    We were going to go home and cook but we decided we were moving to slow so we got a burger for dinner and it was so nice. We went back to the site and took it easy, we had our showers and went to bed early.
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  • Byron Bay

    31 oktober 2020, Australien ⋅ 🌧 25 °C

    We woke at the campsite. We were a bit tired as we had woke a few times. I went and had a shower. We done our stretches and Jake went for a run but I couldn't go. I put all our clothes on for a wash. We haven't been over wearing the same clothes much as we have a washer and dryer on site. It costs a fiver extra but it's not too much and we have been enjoying wearing fresh clothes especially with our warm showers.
    When he came back we tidied up the van a bit and sorted things out. Then we sat and read our books. There is big rain due. I done more of my exercises and Jake done more of his. He went to have a shower and then we made chicken sandwiches for lunch which were lovely. Then the rain started and we got all the bits from lunch cleaned and put away.
    The rain, thunder, lightening and hailstones was mad! We were stuck in the van for a good while. It eventually stopped and we went to go look for the night markets which were cancelled last week because of the rain. And of course they werent on again! We were going to go back and cook food but there was so many people out and about we decided to get some wine and pizza and eat at the park beside the beach as there was so many people out and about because of Halloween. We went back to the campsite and drank a bit more. I decided to get my shower and then Jake went out and got some more wine. And we didn't even finish it all before we went to bed. Can't handle the session anymore after being off it for so long we think.
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  • Byron Bay

    30 oktober 2020, Australien ⋅ 🌙 22 °C

    We woke and had a banana. I am like an old woman moving around, the issue with my hip is back 🙃. Maybe I didn't stretch enough but also it was the closest to 5k I had ever got yesterday so maybe it was just all a bit much. I was raging. So I rang around and all the physios in Byron were booked up and then I managed to get a appointment with an oestopath at 11.50 am as they do dry needling. The only bad thing is it was almost an hours way away so we had to take down the awning to drive. We got there and Jake waited outside and I went in. The girl was called Eliza. She checked everything and was really good. She done dry needling down my thigh and massaged it and then in my hip and massaged there. She also gave me a few exercises to do.
    After we drove back to Byron and we went to the campsite. We left the van there rather than driving into the town as parking is dear. Jake got a burrito and I got a toasted cheese sandwich for lunch it was so nice.
    We had a walk around the town and sat on the grass near the sea for a while. We walked back to the campsite and read our books. After we got showers and decided to go out for food. We got a take away burger and it was so nice. We walked about around the town after and then went back to the campsite. We sat outside for a bit and then went into bed. We were quite tired but new people moved in all around us and the lads next door were so loud. Jake had to wack on the van to get them to shut up as they were playing music and were so loud. They stopped thank God.
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  • Byron Bay

    29 oktober 2020, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    We woke at Byron and done our exercises and had our lovely warm showers.
    We took it easy for the day and it rained for most of it so we were stuck in the van.
    Then that evening it stopped so we decided to go for a run. I ran 4.74k which was my furthest to date but I think I have done in my hip which is not ideal 🙃
    We went back to the campsite and stopped at Woolworths on the way and cooked dinner.
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