The first thing we did was hold a koala and get our photo taken with him!! I actually cried I was so happpppyyyyy! My pic is pretty cute and the girls got some photos of me on my camera as well which I'll post when I get home. There were trees full of koalas, they were seriously so cute and soft I wanted to cuddle them all!
After the koalas, we went to the kangaroo area. We got right up close to them and got to feed them right from our hands and pet them! There were really big ones and really small cute ones. Tere were also some emus which were kind of scary close up, I thought they were going to attack me hahaha there were even some mama ducks with their babies all in a row! It was so sweet.
Then we went to see some crocodiles and man they were HUGE! there was a 5m one it was so scary! We also saw a cassowary, endangered tree kangaroos, a dingo, lots of lizards and an echidna!
It was really cool because part of the sanctuary is an animal hospital where they help thousands of animals a year get better and you could walk through and see if they were working on any animals. They weren't at the time but it made me happy to know that the money I paid was going to a good cause! I love animals so much, so I'm happy to support a cause for them!
After the wildlife sanctuary (I could have stayed there all day!) we headed to Byron bay! I've been waiting to go there for almost a year now and had it so built up in my head. It's a hippie surfing town and we were staying in nomads hostel there. I was a bit underwhelmed. It was very beautiful though! We stopped at the lighthouse before we checked into the hostel and saw the most easterly point of mainland australia, and just before we were leaving we saw a huge pod of dolphins!! It was amaaaazing! It was just the town itself that was kind of meh. There were tons of cool shops, even a tie dye shop! But they were so expensive! The food was really good though haha I had an epic wrap and some amazing Mexican food lol all in all, a beautiful place to visit but I don't think I'd want to live there. I did get to see spell which is a store I've been following online for a long time! The clothes are gorgeous but I can't spend that money right now!
(STEVE)
after Byron we headed to Coffs Harbour for surf camp!!! This place was unreal. We stayed in these shipping containers they had converted into rooms with two bunk beds and a tiny bathroom. It was like a chill little village with surfboards and sand everywhere right on the beach with a little fire pit and picnic tables. I was really in the zone haha I loved it! An hour after we got there it was time for our lesson. We used 8foot foam boards so a bit taller than the big pineapple which was good!
I had so many epic wipeouts washing machine style haha at one point my bathing suit top came off under my tshirt that's how smashed I got haha! But then I got a really good wave! The guy helped me by giving me a little push and I stood up and rode the wave all the way into shore!!! Longest ride I've had so far and it felt friggin great! After lessons we showered and got ready for dinner. I was so tired and while everyone went to drink and play games after, me and the girls headed to the beach. We stargazed and chilled out. I ran around and danced and watched the tide come in. It was a full moon and the watching the reflection of the moon on the ocean was absolutely beautiful! We saw the southern cross which is the constellation on the Australian flag. One of the sweetest nights on this trip for me for sure! It was so chilled out :) then we went to bed as we were leaving at 630am the next day!
Woke up, had some brekkie and hit the road to Sydney! We are about an hour out from the city now and I'm pretty excited to see it! Then I'm headed home to Margs on Saturday. Back to reality, but I think we are going to start a new adventure soon! Don't know all the details yet but I'll keep everyone updated! Lots of looovvvveeee xx
Happiest day of my life lol at currumbin wildlife sanctuary
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