My weekend started out with an adventure. Brandon, Katrina, Lisa, Kelly, Jess, and I were planning to drive to Brisbane Friday afternoon….but….that drive was a tad bit delayed. We had planned to leave Orion at 4pm, but earlier that afternoon Brandon (whose car we were taking) would not start. He had even tried rolling it down the hill to try to start it…no luck. He ended up jumping it with Tom’s car and finally got it started. However, once it was started he drove it up into a parking spot and….wait for it…he turned the car off…after 10 minutes! Apparently girls don’t know what they are talking about when it comes to cars & batteries & letting the car run for a while to charge the battery. Weird! Apparently his battery needed to be replaced, but once we had the car started the second time he decided to wait on the battery & just try to make it to Brisbane. So, finally all six of us are packed in the car and on our way. Brisbane, Here We Come! Whoo!! We got about 10 minutes away from Orion, downtown Lismore, about to head into a roundabout when Brandon shifts to first gear and…the car stops. Completely Stops!! And Wouldn’t Start! Cars began lining up behind us so Katrina, Kelly & I all hop out and push us through to a side road…Not a big deal or anything. Our ½ hour delay was spent chatting in the car while Brandon went off in search of a battery. After a bit Lisa & Jess went off on a search for some Tim-Tams. Brandon came back with a battery & everything seemed to be fixed and working. Then the lights went off. Patience was definitely tried when the car would not start back up. So he ran across the street to an auto body shop to find some help. He ended up sweeping out the shop while a nice man quickly tightened the wires…a quick fix. We finally were on the road again and heading for Bris-Vegas. Brisbane, Here We Come! Whoo!!
We had a few wrong turns along the way, but we finally reached Brisbane. We dropped Jess off with her uncle (she was picking up a car from her cousin) and started looking for The Valley, an area in Brisbane where most of the nightclubs and pubs were located. This also took quite a while…we drove around the city for about an hour trying to find a hostel. It was 11:00 pm before we found a place to stay at Birdee Num Num’s. It is a hostel in The Valley that seemed to be a pretty decent (and cheap) place to stay for a night…beds were only about $20. But when we got to the room it was full of renovation equipment…there were ladders, paint cans, hammers, nails, etcetera everywhere! We would have woken up high from the paint fumes or dead…it was pretty gross. The front desk reassured us the next room would be better (and completely finished). They also assured us that they would block off the other 3 beds so we would not have to bunk with anyone. Hostels are pretty much dorm rooms. There are either 4, 6, or 8 beds in each room. Each one has a bathroom and usually a shower. The only catch is that if you & your group don’t fill up a room or if there are not rooms available to fit everyone, then you end up sharing the rooms with other backpackers. Though it may not seem like it, they are safe to stay at…nothing like what the movies project. If anything, you end up meeting a lot of people from around the world.
Quickly, we got ready to go out and meet up with everyone else. We went to a club called The Family. It is supposed to be one of the best nightclubs in Australia…it better be if entry was $20!! We found the Swedes & Norway (Alex, Sandra, & Cathy) the other 2 Norway girls (Christiana & Marta) and the Canadians (Ford, Alex, & Danny). Later, at a pit stop at the American Embassy (McDonald’s) we talked to a guy named Sam who paid for our food. He did a really good impression of Alan from The Hangover. Awesome movie…really hilarious…you should all see it! All in all Brizzy was a pretty good time.
We had a few wrong turns along the way, but we finally reached Brisbane. We dropped Jess off with her uncle (she was picking up a car from her cousin) and started looking for The Valley, an area in Brisbane where most of the nightclubs and pubs were located. This also took quite a while…we drove around the city for about an hour trying to find a hostel. It was 11:00 pm before we found a place to stay at Birdee Num Num’s. It is a hostel in The Valley that seemed to be a pretty decent (and cheap) place to stay for a night…beds were only about $20. But when we got to the room it was full of renovation equipment…there were ladders, paint cans, hammers, nails, etcetera everywhere! We would have woken up high from the paint fumes or dead…it was pretty gross. The front desk reassured us the next room would be better (and completely finished). They also assured us that they would block off the other 3 beds so we would not have to bunk with anyone. Hostels are pretty much dorm rooms. There are either 4, 6, or 8 beds in each room. Each one has a bathroom and usually a shower. The only catch is that if you & your group don’t fill up a room or if there are not rooms available to fit everyone, then you end up sharing the rooms with other backpackers. Though it may not seem like it, they are safe to stay at…nothing like what the movies project. If anything, you end up meeting a lot of people from around the world.
Quickly, we got ready to go out and meet up with everyone else. We went to a club called The Family. It is supposed to be one of the best nightclubs in Australia…it better be if entry was $20!! We found the Swedes & Norway (Alex, Sandra, & Cathy) the other 2 Norway girls (Christiana & Marta) and the Canadians (Ford, Alex, & Danny). Later, at a pit stop at the American Embassy (McDonald’s) we talked to a guy named Sam who paid for our food. He did a really good impression of Alan from The Hangover. Awesome movie…really hilarious…you should all see it! All in all Brizzy was a pretty good time.
No comments:
Post a Comment