Manly Beach!

G'day mates! It is around 4 on Sunday afternoon and it's already beginning to get dark here...Yesterday was a free day for us so we started off our day in Paddy's Markey in sydney where i bought many many souverniers! After Paddy's we got kind of lost lookinf for the ferry to get down to manly beach...and yes thats the actual name of it! We stopped in circle quay (pronounced like key) ate lunch and finally found the ferry over to manly! The beach was so pretty! I have been collecting stickers everywhere we have gone and decided yesterday i was going to stick them all on my water bottle so i need a few more before its covered! The beach was too cold to get in the water yesterday so we just played aroud\nd in the sand. Before we took the ferry back Courtney and i were going to stop at St. Matt's church (and yes it was Saint Matt's on the sign not St. Matthew) but we misread the sign for the vigil mass at 6 that said they only took place on the first saturday of every month! woops! On the way over to the ferry we stopeed at chocolate by the bald man for "dinner" haha! It was delicous we had hot chocolate and a waflle covered in chocolate with strawberries, bananas and ice cream! I got back to the hotel and did some laundry before our 5 am departure! This morning was a mess because three of the boys were out all night and passed out so we were 20 minutes late for leaving to the airport, then one of the boys threw up on the bus which was lovely! We did make it to the airport on time to catch our plane but i think it was only because they were missing a significant number of passengers. The plane was only an hour ride and then we arrived in surfer's paradise! The weather is wonderful here! Courtney and i went to find a church here but apparently they dont have mass after 10 am anywhere near us so hopefully yo all will just say some extra prayers for us this weekend. We got in our suits and went straight down to the beach! The sand is so soft here and the water is completely oil free!! There were a few jellyfish in the water but they were nothing compared o the rip current and waves! I was so exhausted by the time i actually made it to the shore i took a 2 hour nap! Good thing i applied that 65 spf :) After my nap we went to subway for lunch and the cookies just arent as soft here...We wen back to the beach and i got buried in the sand...they made me into a mermaid, it was a real group effort! After the beach we went to the pool to get all the sand off and now i am taking a quick break to update all of you before we go be social somewhere! Your aussie word for the day is too right-which means an enthusiastic yes! I miss you all very much! Hope all is well back home!
LOVE and LIOB!
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