Australia Day 17 - Airlie Beach

The night bus to Airlie beach was fine until 10am when the bus driver decided to turn on a really loud tourism Australia video. I was still trying to nap and it was so loud that it hurt my ears. But otherwise, the bus ride was nice enough - comfortable seats, quiet - we got a decent night's rest.

We got to Airlie beach and went for a hike up a steep hill to get to our hostel - in the heat of the sun and with all our bags piled on! Our room was gorgeous - we paid $50ish for two single beds in a 5-person dorm, however we ended up getting a huge room with private washroom, a double bed and two singles (and no one else showed up), a patio, a fridge, microwave, dishes and a hotplate. Much better than the bus!

We had a nap and did some errands - grocery store and bottle store - and had a lovely lunch at a noodle hut where you picked a noodle type, sauce and protein (meat or tofu) and they threw it all in the wok. $11 each - not bad! For dinner we found a bar with live music and relaxed a bit before going back to our room to enjoy some rose wine and get packed for our sailing trip.