We both woke a few times in the night and i was wide awake from early hours of the morning but kept forcing myself back to sleep. At 6am i dragged poor Gaz down to the shop with me to buy some milk and cereal for breakfast. It is surprising how high the cost of living is out here - 5GBP for a litre of orange juice...ouch!
After breakfast, Gaz jumped in the shower and played on the laptop, i went to the gym. It was nice and quiet in the gym (thankfully) and although i ran a marathon 3 months ago, i seem to be back to square one. I ran less than a mile which took me 9.5 mins and felt like i was dying. I then attempted the cross trainer, but after 7 minutes i felt really light headed. Maybe the fact there was no air conditioning in the gym was the problem...but more than likely just the fact i havent done any exercise since the marathon and instead been indulging on endless meals out and take aways....things are going to change!
Once showered and dressed, Gaz and i headed over to fortitude valley which is less than a 10 minute walk from our hotel. It was the place to be on a sunday moring with a convenient row of restaurants set for those wanting a big greasy fry up to cure a bad hangover from the saturday night out. By the time we had a wonder around the market place, it was nearly lunch time so we settled for a steak sandwhich and chips. Gaz said to me, "Is that Emily sitting over there?" i turned to look...and there she was. Sat with 2 other girls, my friend from dance class back in Cardiff sat eating a greasy fry up. We both went over to greet her and she invited us to join them so we spent a good hour chatting to them and were invited back to their house which was a 5 minute walk from fortitude valley. She lives in a very very blue queenslander. It is in a quiet part of Brisbane (Spring Hill) which used to be THE place to live. I must say some of the houses look a bit run down now but never the less they are still huge! Emilys house was made entirely of wood, with extremely high ceilings but NO air conditioning! Apparently in the summer, it's warmer outside than it is inside! This is something neither Gaz nor I would be able to bare...air conditioning in Hervey Bay will be a MUST!
We planned to meet Emily later that evening, but to give her and her housemate some space for the afternoon, we went to buy a laptop. Gaz has paid a lot of money for the laptop but in the long run it will worth it. He likes it because its powerful...i like it because its white and silver appearance is pretty : )
In the evening, our familys managed to skype us. Was a bit of a pa lava from my parents who had the microphone turned down and then telling me to add the wrong screen name but we got there in the end! It was really nice to hear from our parents and hear what they have been up to. After speaking to parents, we curled up and fell asleep on the sofa....again....and at 7.30pm it was time to meet Emily in Chinatown but we were so comfy, we begrudged getting up...but it was worth it. We ate in a restaurant called 'The Red Lotus' which specialised in Vietnamese and Chinese food - it was yummy! We said our goodbyes to Emily who we will see again on Tuesday for some drinks and headed back for a well earnt sleep at the hotel.
Keep it coming. Ian x
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