Rest day!
We slept in and filled our day with laundry and shopping. We found an internet place where we can get 3 hours for $8 so we've been catching up on our emails, bill payments and blog. Much better than Alice Springs where the internet was $8-12 an hour, and the connection was flaky!
While we were shopping we came across a didgeridoo shop where they offered free lessons so we spent 15 mins with the shopkeeper as he taught us to play. Craig has done it before (in scouts in California I believe) and was actually pretty good. I, on the other hand, really struggled to get it to make a sound. I'm used to playing french horn which requires a tight embouchure, whereas to play the didgeridoo your lips need to be really loose. The shopkeeper was great and was able to make it sound really nice, but I certainly need some practice. We're now considering buying a nice didgeridoo as a cool piece of artwork that we can play with every once in a while.
We found a travel agent and booked our trip for Fraser Island as well as our Greyhound tickets down the coast - not much fun, but a relief that the rest of our trip is mostly planned - we still need to sort out the last 4 days when we'll be surfing and meeting up with my cousins in Brisbane.
When we were at the travel agent I came across a voucher for a $10 dinner deal from The Woolshed. We had the same meal deal given to us by our hostel, except their vouchers were for $12! We headed there for dinner and enjoyed our big dinner - I got the veggies in filo, Craig got ribs, and it also included a beer and chocolate desert. Yum! I think we'll head back tomorrow :)
Carmen, You say you're used to the French horn but you haven't played one in years. I doubt you have strong enough embouchure muscles to play well anymore.
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