We hit the air again on Sunday to head from Hamilton Island over to Brisbane to meet up with some friends and check out Bluey’s hometown. (Had to do it, obviously!) Our last morning on Hamilton was pretty special, though.
We hit up the Hamilton Island Wildlife Cafe for some coffee and koala watching!Chris and I had come here when we at Hamilton Island for our honeymoon, so it was very special to head back with our girls.Far and away my fave Aussie animal. Come on nowwwwww!We headed back to the beach for a bit, but they weren’t allowing snorkeling because of the waves.So we hit up the pool instead!Happiest in the water <3And then we were off again!Thanks for being amazing, Hamilton Island. We will be back!
We arrived late to our Airbnb on Sunday and were pretty exhausted, but not too exhausted to meet up with our crew for dinner!
Chris and Anton have been friends since college, and now our girls are becoming friends. Nothing makes me happier than when our kids become friends with our friends’ kids <3
On Monday we hit the town!
Le Bon Choix Bakery goodies are no joke. OMG how much was this gluten-full goodie worth it!The Wheel of Brisbane was so much fun! If you’ll recall from our Seattle trip, Grace in particular is a huge fan 😉Delight!Loved out little adventure with this group <3We even saw a water dragon when we came off the ferris wheel!The South Bank swimming area was so great for kids! It was too cold for us to get in when we were there, but I loved how they had life guards and the swimming depths were clearly marked. Plus, it was such a beautiful setting!A beautiful setting with birds that want to kill you, obviously. This IS Australia, after all 😉The kids got ice cream, so naturally we couldn’t help but reenact one of our fave Bluey episodes!The adults skipped ice cream in favor of beers.Endless entertainment provided by the pretty Brisbane sign down by the water.Dinner was a delicious cheese board, seafood and sausages on our Airbnb rooftop.Yummo!While these girls played <3And with this view.Album cover.The Queensland Museum was so cool! And most of it was free, which was a super-nice change of pace at this point in our trip 😉Then we caught the (also free) water ferry over to the other side of the river to head to Felons Brewing, which was a very cool spot on the water. They had the coolest playground area for the kiddos to hang out in while the adults did their adulting.The food and drinks were super tasty, too!There are so very many tired faces in this photo, but it was so lovely catching up with some other friends of ours who moved from Denver to Australia. We met up at Julius for dinner, and it was phenomenal food and a fun atmosphere. Just a really fun time all around.
Tomorrow we’re back to Sydney before flying home on Sunday. As our trip starts to come to a close, I’m so forever grateful that we were able to take the time and have this experience. I am also very much looking forward to getting back to my house, my neighborhood, our regular routine.
And I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss my bed.
But for now … Sydney’s up next. Until then, bis bald, friends!
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