Days 9 to 13: end of our road trip from Cairns to Sydney - 3350kms overall
November 27th 2018 Day 9: Glasshouse Mountains/Gold Coast (150kms)
On the morning of Day 9, Shaun woke up early to meet Douwe and climb Mount Beerwah. It was a very challenging climb but they had lots of fun!
After their hike, Shaun had a shower in our AirBnB and we left for the Gold Coast. We had planned to have dinner with Ria, a lovely retired woman, one of our first hosts in Australia, with whom we stayed for
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