To make a long story short, Jenna came for a visit to the Gold Coast in May. It goes without saying that we had fun. Here's the story, in pictures, of how we made an impression on this country.
Where we were: Brisbane airport
What we did: Picked up our dear Jenna
Who we impressed: Everyone who saw me standing at the gate with this sign
Where we were: Brisbane, QLD
What we did: Ate mussels, stopped by Cloudland, watched Liam sleep at Kaliber, stayed at the Mantra, walked through the mud at the Greek festival, had a Sunday session at the Fox
Who we impressed: Other clubgoers with our unique interpretive dance moves, bouncers who briefly questioned whether we were over 18
Where we were: Noosa, Sunshine Coast, QLD
What we did: Soaked up the sun, had our backsides included in a photo from a helicopter of a random group of people spelling out LOVE on the beach, spent two hours in the local ER waiting room before giving up and deciding that my side hurt because I had laughed too much, stopped at the Big Pineapple
Who we impressed: Probably the people in the helicopter
Where we were: Top of Q1, the tallest building on the Gold Coast
What we did: Enjoyed far reaching views and a cocktail during sunset, laughed at a lady taking self portraits while two of her friends sat nearby and ignored her
Who we impressed: The guy selling tickets, who believed that we were actually students :)
Where we were: Unit 27, Carrington Court, Main Beach, QLD
What we did: Hosted a Mexican themed night for our friends and treated them to authentic Mexican fare and somewhat authentic margaritas. Smashed a pinata. Danced until 4 a.m.
Who we impressed: Most likely our neighbors in the building by blaring Rick Astley, Whitney Houston and Hall and Oates until the wee hours of the morning
Where we were: Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast, QLD
What we did: Watched the Gold Coast Suns play their first game in their new stadium, Burned our mouths on meat pies (apparently a very American move)
Who we impressed: Only ourselves, and only because we were actually able to get out of the house after a big performance the night before
Where we were: Broadbeach Bowls Club, Gold Coast, QLD
What we did: Beat Team Commonwealth in a head to head game of bowls, rode in the back of a friend's work van like we had been kidnapped, enjoyed a Sunday session at the surf club
Who we impressed: The 'teacher' who took time to show us the rules of the game
Where we were: Mt. Warning, New South Wales
What we did: Prepared very poorly for what turned out to be a 4.5 hour hike up a mountain
Who we impressed: Ourselves. I'm still impressed that we're not stuck out there somewhere...
Where we were: Cha cha's in Broadbeach for Jenna's last night in Australia
What we did: Enjoy good food and good company. And wore the medals that we got out of the pinata
Who we impressed: Definitely the waitress who asked us if we were going to a party after dinner based on our silly behavior
The Gold Coast misses Jenna already!
