We woke up this morning and decided that we'd head into the centre of Newcastle and try and find another hostel. We quite enjoyed staying in this one - the people were a great laugh - it's just that we're a married couple, and married couples don't usually spend too long in bunk-beds! We got ready, caught the free bus into town and went in Tourist Information for some help.
Tourist Information told us all about Newcastle and then found a hostel with a double room for us. We walked out into the sunshine and eventually checked ourselves into a YHA place. The first thing we did, after paying our money (before even getting to our room)... we signed up for the free pub dinner tonight - WooHoo! Free Food!
After checking out the YHA we caught the free bus back across town and had a walk around an indoor market and then along the harbour. The weather was beautiful today - it was easily the warmest it's been since leaving Miami. We walked for a couple of hours and even had the cheek to moan about how hot it was getting... yippee! Newcastle seems really nice. We went in loads of shops and Nikki bought herself a new Billabong wallet with her never ending stash of 'birthday money'. There was a free concert going on in the park, which we walked through on our way to Nobby's Beach where we sat in the sun, next to the sea.
This evening we came back to the hostel and did some washing, (which was desperately needed as Nikki went commando today!), before getting ready to go out. A huge group of people staying at the YHA then went to an Irish pub in town for a meal. The pub seemed ok and the free meal went down a treat! After we'd finished eating, and then finished our drinks, me and Nikki came back and sat chatting before I thrashed her at Scrabble - even though she was using dirty words, she still lost!
Wa-yai man - Newcastle's alright like!
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