29th January 2009 - ARRIVAL AT AIRLIE BEACH!!! It was throwing it down as the bus pulled into the coachpark at Airlie Beach. Not the best start after being on a bus all night!!! Hatty lightened the mood as usual with her comment..."I have never been to a place with tropical rain before...........well except for the carrabien." I just laughed as you can't really get any more tropical!!! After waiting for 5 minutes with our backpacks on we realised that there would be no shuttle bus and we would have to walk to the hostel. Rubbish.......especially in the pouring rain!!! When we arrived I didn't like the feel of the place and neither did Nat, Hat or The Dingo Man. It was far too big, the dorms were crammed, the kitchen was tiny, the sheets were
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