We arrived in Torquay Thurs afternoon 25th Oct after a 1hr train journey from Melbourne to Geelong, then a 30 min bus journey from there. The hostel was perfect for what we needed, it had a large lounge with several sofas and armchairs for us to chill out in the evenings. One evening, along with half the hostel, we were watching the footie, Real Madrid vs Olympicakas (can't spell it but that greek team) where there were plenty of goals and ended up 4-2 to Real Madrid. Over Fri & Sat we had surf lessons, and crikey (its that word again) it was cold, icey even. They didn't go over well compared to how well Noosa went by the end. The waves were just too big and the surf too fast for us really. So we
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