Hervey Bay was only a quick stop over, so after spending the morning on the beach, we hopped onto our next coach to the Town of 1770, named for being the landing place of Captain Cook when he first arrived in Australia in the year 1770.
We spent five days in 1770, the longest time we've spent any place on our whole trip. It was a small town, with just a few shops and restaurants and the beach five minutes walk from our hostel, so we spent most of the time relaxing on the beach.
On our first night in town, as it was Marc's birthday, we went out for dinner. In an attempt to relive the culinary delights of Asia, we opted for the local Thai restaurant, which didn't disappoint! It was a 'bring your own booze' restaurant, so we added a distinctly Aussie traveller feel to the occasion by sharing a box of goon!
On our third day in 1770, Steven, Gareth and Marc decided to go for a surf lesson. We were picked up from the hostel by our instructor; a crazy conspiracy theorist, but a really nice guy and a good surf teacher! Surfing was so much fun and a lot easier than we expected and we managed to catch some good waves! On the way home the instructor treated us to a song that he had written about the woman who had her baby eaten by dingoes as well as telling us about his experiences with aliens. Very entertaining.
The evenings were spent drinking goon and one night we met a couple of fellow Brits and went for a drunken stroll on the beach.
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