G'day from Down Under: Road trip to Coffs Harbor

Hi all!
This weekend Kim, Amy, and I went up to Coffs Harbor which is one of our good friend's, Steven, hometown. It was around a 4 and a half hour drive. We arrived at his house which was adorable and only a 5 minute walk to the beach! Steven took us to a good pizza place for dinner and drove us around the town. We met up with one of Steven's good friends from high school, Matt. We decided to go bowling which I haven't done in ages, but it was heaps of fun. All of us walked down to the little playground by his house which was also right by the beach so I just had to go out and feel the water. It wasn't too bad. It smelt very oceany compared to some of the other beaches we have been to. It was off to bed for an early morning!

Kim had been ranting about this Big Banana since we got to Australia. She saw a clip from the Disney Channel of the little clips called "Pass the Plate". They did one on bananas and showed the Big Banana in it! Of course, Kim HAD to see it before we left. It was perfect that Steven just so happened to be from the same town as the banana. Upon arrive there were screams and squeals of excitement. Not going to lie, it was pretty cool. The Big Banana is one of the "big" things that Australia had to offer. After admiring the banana, and walking through it, us girls got a chocolate covered frozen banana! So good! It was a neat place. They had a bunch of different things to do like ice skating and a plantation tour since there was a banana plantation right behind the Big Banana! That ended the trip to The Big Banana!

Sadly, I felt sick right after that, so I had to rest at home. The rest of them hung out and went to the driving range and hit some golf balls! Thankfully, I was feeling better by dinner time. Steven's mom took us to one of the popular pubs for dinner. This place has the biggest meal of chicken schnitzel I have ever seen. Steven got it, and ate it all! We were all thoroughly impressed. Just our luck, that night at the pub, there was an Abba cover band playing. Let me tell you, one of the most funny things ever, but it was fun! We did some dancing with Steven's mom then it was off to the humble abode.

It was an early morning for Kim and Amy. They went to try and see the whales, but didn't succeed. Sadly, I still wasn't feeling 100% so I stayed in bed. It was then off to Newcastle again!