We wake up early and realize that it is a GORGEOUS day outside. That only means one thing in our minds. To the beach! We gather the troops and decide to take the 2:17 bus to same beach where everyone else on our floor is heading towards. Looking back on it, I am pretty sure we meant to go to Surfers Paradise but you can never be too sure. So we are running to the bus stop when we see a bunch of people with swimwear and towels get onto the bus. Not thinking where the bus may be heading we jump on and ask the bus driver if this bus heads to the beach. Of course it heads to the beach... we are in Australia... everything heads to the beach...
About an hour bus ride later we are getting very anxious to arrive. Turns out we ended up in Burleigh Heads. A beautiful little surfer spot with gorgeous beaches and other Bondies that made the same mistake we did. We laid out, played a little football/frisbee (ok the guys did, not me.), and walked around to get the lay of the land! There are the cutest shops and dining areas that are extremely local. We started looking for surf boards to buy, but at $400-500 a board, we decided it might be better to share and even bum one off locals. Another thing that scared me horrifically is that a pair of Mizuno tennies are $250!! I guess that means I have to protect my running shoes even more heavily I did that when I was at home considering I will not be replacing them. I even ordered my first taste of real fish and chips! A meal I can tell will become my go to whenever we are eating out. So we spent the day on beautiful Burleigh Heads and I guarantee you it will not be our last time there, minus the fact the bus ride was torture.
Libby and I forgot we had volleyball practice (again) and had to catch an early bus back to Bond Uni to get our toes in the sand quickly. Let me tell you, the bus ride back was about as much fun and getting your eyebrows threaded (or waxed.. your preference). In order to pass the time, the bunch of 20/21 year olds played telephone to pass the time. We were super mature about the game and made sure to make things as inappropriate as possible.
We made it to volleyball practice in time, however we were not dressed properly. Since we had to run from the bus stop straight to practice, we played in sundresses and bikinis. I am talking very official and very legitimate uniforms here. I'm sure our coaches Shanon and Ryan both think we are just a bunch of stupid American girls. Surprisingly, we are not as bad as we thought we were going to be! We followed along with some drills and we held our own for sure. Perth is not going to know what hit it. After volleyball we had to run and get ready for themed party #2 at Bond... Tight and Bright party
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