Not what I pictured as Paradise: A day in Surfers

We got into Surfers when it was dark, and drove straight to the Sleeping Inn which is where Makenna worked and lived when she first got to Australia. She was there for a couple months so it was kind of like a homecoming for her. However, in the backpacking world, people move on all the time so there were only a couple people left that she had spent so much time with. It was cool to see where she had been and all the things that had welcomed her in Australia. I liked the place, I did but it was not what I pictured. A lot like Townsville, in my head I had pictured a much smaller place, a smaller city, and what I got was something much more equivalent to Seattle or maybe Bellevue. Big skyscrapers and a full city with bustling people. There was a Starbucks, and we went out to a club to have drinks that night. We got one free drink thanks to the hostel and it was nice to be able to go out at least once. Although we really didn’t stay long and my first impressions weren't great as the door girls were super rude to us. The only difference to this city is that it is on the ocean, and yes there are good waves but I did not find it particularly special and it made me happy that my stationary location had been Melbourne.

We really only had one day here, so we woke up, checked out of the hostel and went and walked around town. I got to see the beach, and the city and that was pretty much it. Said goodbye to Makenna’s friends after seeing where she lived and we were back on the road again headed to Byron Bay and into New South Wales.