We arrived in Byron Bay, completely exhausted and weren't able to check straight into our rooms, so instead of collapsing into bed we dragged ourselves off to explore. Before we did this, we checked our belongings in and gave over our passports..... except that Gwend quickly realised she did not have her passport. This was one of our worst travelling fears come true; Gwenda unpacked and repacked her bag a million times before the horror truly sank in- thankfully, when she rang the hostel that we had just left in Sydney, the staff had picked it up. We were so relieved but would not completely relax until she had in back in her hands. The Jolly Swagman hostel agreed to send it on to Brisbane, where we would arrive in about ten days, to give
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