Clean Feet are overrated!

How ya goin??? We are doing a little bit better, we’re only 3 days behind versus a full week! So back to Noosa for a moment to explain a few things. First off, we definitely hit the backpackers jackpot! We decided to venture out of the hostel scene for abit, we researched on the internet and found a townshouse for $27 a night. It was fully serviced with a private bath (tub and shower, we’ll have you know…with a blowdryer….yup, you heard it!!! A blowdryer…almost forgot what one was!), washer/dryer, t.v, full kitchen (with a dishwasher!!!!), basically a dream come true. So exciting, that we felt that we should full out live the dream…we decided to give Martha Stewart a run for her money and whipped a few deadly meals. The first night we had taco salad and veggies, then red pepper, feta, mushroom and garlic stuffed chicken breasts with salad and baked potatoes,the next night and lastly, Brit/Briana concocted the Tammy Dalziel world famous pizza!!! Oh not mention every morning started with coffee, the news (on our t.v!!!) with fresh mangoes and French toast!!!! Yup, told ya….LTMFD! Second event in Noosa…well this one is a doozy and has to be told for the humour value. It has in fact inspired a new rule or 2 ( to add to Lindsay Cochran’s rule list!!!) So…apparently, having clean feet for a backpacker is rare and often sought out. Taya’s strong drive and determination to prove that theory wrong went drastically down hill (which is an understatement.) While Brit & Briana enjoyed their beds with fresh linens and the soothing music from their ipods, Taya’s mission was aborted abruptly…she scrubbed the shit out of one foot and thought to herself…hmm…“I’m gonna let that soak for a bit, let’s move onto the other”, so confidently, she started to scrub the other while standing on one foot (stork like if you will!). Suddenly, she could feel one foot start to slip very similar to Bambi on ice, Brittany’s calm, reassuring voice popped into her head,”stay calm” and before she knew a smooth recovery and a “Thank you God”. Moments later, Bambi fell through the ice…hard and not gracefully for that matter! Taya was down…all the Brit & Briana could hear was laughter and her yelling for them to come. Brit opened the door to find Taya hiding behind a towel with the left side of her body covered in blood! Briana laughed, Brit fetched the first aid kit but Briana’s laughter quickly subsided after becoming squeamish while Taya was cutting off a flap of skin from her finger. So…
Rule #10- All showers must occur with the bathroom door unlocked at all times, a helmet, mouth guard, an emergency whistle with a first aid kit in the hands of at least 2 bystanders sitting outside the shower area is mandatory. The bystanders must be fully trained and familiar with the “distress” whistle tone.
Okay, now with that over and done with…back to the present. We are currently in Brisbane, We found a awesome hostel in Central Brisbane-YHA. This one is uber modern and much like a hotel. We have very limited time here so we jumped right into things. Last night we rode around on the river taxi along the Brisbane River to check out as much of the city as we could. This place is beautiful, the architecture and bridges are very modern and unique. This am, we were up at 5:30 to eat “brekkie” and hop onto another guided tour of Moreton Island. It was another full day that included sights of more shipwrecks, the Blue Lagoon, and more amazing landscapes with ridiculously high sanddunes … that we may have “sand boarded” down!!! ( basically, tobogganing face first on a waxed piece of particle board) It was a lot of fun the walk back up was definitely the deciding factor on how many times you wanted to have a go. We felt like camels walking through “the Desert” ( actually called this)…the sand was searing hot! We are fully aware that there may be some anger and hard feelings towards us as we are complaining about burning the soles of our feet while you are fighting frostbite. Don’t think we aren’t counting our lucky stars daily and think of you guys. Tomorrow, we are heading Steve Irwin’s “ Australia Zoo”….Crikey!!! It should be a lot of fun. Alright mates, we’re out! Heading to bed! Keep the posts coming!!! xoxo