Backpackers by the Beach!

Hi!
Today was definitely a day for exercise! Kim and I walked all around Newcastle! We started out by the water and moved our way in to more of the shops and such. The water was beautiful and blue, but it was bit breezy today so it made it quite chilly. We found some cool places to venture back to like some bars, clothing stores, and even an awesome shopping center with a Big W which was a lot like Walmart, and grocery stores! We then proceeded to walk down Beaumont Street and Darby Street which are 2 of the more social streets with cafes, coffee houses, and restaurants, and shops all the way down the street! They were pretty neat too. We found our first Mexican food place! Yay! I have been missing spicy food A LOT!!! Good thing I brought my mini hot sauce bottle with me...good thinking Mom!

We proceeded to make it back to the room relaxed for a bit, then walked down to the beach for the sunset, except the sun was behind us so we got the cool pink clouds in the sky to look at. But it did give us the idea to wake up early tomorrow to go watch the sunrise at the beach! Ahhhh I'm very excited! There were tons of surfers and paddle boarders! It was a lot of fun to watch. We also found a pool that was walking distance from us and the ocean since it was kind of attached to the ocean. It had an open swimming area and then a lap swimming part with lanes and everything! It was older looking but very cool and it was all ocean water and the bottom of it was sand and other ocean creatures that managed to make their way into the pool! And to my surprise there were a few swimmers, 2 wearing wetsuits and one not! ahh brrr! It was back to the hostel to play some cards then chill in the room. It was noodles for dinner along with a rugby game on in the background! Those guys are insane!! Hopefully, I will get a chance to go watch a live game! Pictures on Facebook to come! Miss you all!
Kylie