Glitz and Glamour of Bris-Vegas and Redcliffe

Wednesday, December 01, 2010 Katie and Taylor
We arrived in Brisbane after a short drive from Surfers and checked into our parking space at the best hostel we've ever stayed at. The hostel was fully booked as the Ashes was on at the weekend (did anyone actually know that.. we didn't) so we were a little stuck until the hostel owner offered us a parking space and full access to the facilities in the hostel. We slept in the car and had excellent use of everything including a swimming pool and BBQ all for under £25 for 2 nights! The hostel was within walking distance to the city so we took a wander through the main shopping area across the river to Southbank, formally the site of the World Expo '88 which has been made into a beach and pool area right in the middle of the city! There was a massive screen where the Ashes were being shown and a makeshift bar too.. if it wasn't for the sport on the box being cricket we would have stayed and relaxed all day!


The next day we went off in search for the nearby park which had its weekend markets on and somehow managed to walk through an artificial limb art gallery.. yes artwork made out of fake arms and legs, very strange but we bumped into Elaine from back home. That evening we were invited to a rodeo in Cabulture, north of Brisbane, with Elaine and Kenny (another traveller from Penicuik.. it's a small world). Elaine cooked us up a treat of tacos before heading to hicksville that was Cabulture. I think we must have been the only tourists there and we were certainly under-dressed for the occasion missing our cowboy hats and checked shirts, definitely a fun night though!


Next stop Redcliffe, north of Brisbane for a couple of relaxing days in style. Dennis from our Odyssey trip lives out there so a visit was needed, we spent 6 months with these guys and miss them all! Dennis lives right on the beach, we were greeted with cold beers and cheese before Dennis cooked us dinner. Already feeling spoiled he spent the next 2 days as our tour guide showing us the sights and telling us the history of Redcliffe as well as taking us out to Brisbane Forest where we went to a wildlife centre with sleeping wombats, kangaroos and even a duck-billed platypus! We were made to feel part of the family and can't thank Dennis and Pam enough for having us.


All recharged and clean again we set off up the Sunshine Coast just in time for the rain..again. Passed a big Pineapple so far - what's with Oz and the big Fruit?
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