We left Fiji and flew into Brisbane, Australia on April 27th.  The next day we headed up to Noosa Heads and for the following 3 weeks surfed our way down the coast to Sydney.  Prior to our trip we had heard a lot of negative things about Australia.  People had told us that it was very expensive, crowded and too developed along the coast line.

We found the small coastal towns to be quite charming and the beached beautiful.  There are lovely coastal walkways that extend for miles with amazing views of the ocean.  We arrived just as the low season was beginning, so we missed a lot of the crowds and prices for accommodations had dropped.  By renting small apartments, we were able to cook at home, saving quite a bit of money.

Everyone in Australia surfs, so there are crowds at most breaks.  Luckily, we had the time to seek out uncrowded surf. There were beach breaks and point breaks, lefts and rights, big waves and small waves.  It was a great place for the whole family.

We also LOVED seeing the koalas, kangaroos, and wallabies!  The kids are still trying to talk us in to buying a wallaby.