Brisbane - Arriving in Oz

We arrived in Brisbane, Australia feeling very optimistic. We checked into a hostel called Somewhere to Stay on Brighton Road which is based in the West End of Brisbane just a short walk from the beautiful South Bank. The hostel was basic but perfect for what we wanted with a breath taking view of the city skyline. This was especially gorgeous at night when the lights lit up the sky. We were able to start cooking again, no more noodles and rice and no more restaurants and street food for breakfast, lunch and dinner as we were having to in Asia (not that were complaining).

Home from home

Photo doesnt do it justice - View of Brisbane city lights

During our first week in Brisbane we had a few things that needed doing. We needed Ozzy phone numbers, Ozzy bank accounts, a campervan and a job. We had the first two jobs ticked off the list on the first day. Finding a campervan was to prove a lot more tricky. We spent days viewing and test driving campers that were within our budget and we were becoming more and more disappointed. We saw some serious wrecks, our favourite for being the worse of the worse had a mattress in the back of an extremely rusty van. The boot of the van was almost hanging off as the bumper was rusting away. They had however managed to find room for a microwave, the lack of power in the van didn't seem to phase them. It was all to strange and we realised we weren't going to get what we wanted on our budget. We looked at our options and decided not having a car is just too impossible as Oz is just too big to get anywhere by foot. So we started looking at cars.

We were only looking for a day or so when we found our Casper. His not the youngest car but he was so much cheaper than a rusty campervan that we were able to buy a lovely big tent and all the camping equipment necessary, allowing us to work our way round Queensland. We are still hoping to get a camper at some point but were now thinking that can wait until we earn some dollar. Were probably rent a van when we have finished working and were ready to tour the rest of the country.

Casper - our Toyota Camry

Introducing - Casper, tent and Jonny

We managed to get loads of leads with regards to finding a job but the real job hunting starts when we return in the new year . . . ..