So I?m leaving the hostel in Kings Cross and heading to Manly. Checkout is at 10:30 which isn?t too bad. Nicole is off out for the day and heading to the zoo. We both need to get a ferry to cross to where we?re going so we share a taxi down to the wharf. On the ferry I get, some dame then comes and sits next me. Few minutes in and she makes a comment about something, I didn?t have a clue what she said. I thought she was German or something. We got talking and turns out she was from Canada, another one. She was telling me about where she?s been so far and all that yardy yar. She seemed pretty cool though, we said we?d meet up for a drink over the next couple of days. So I got to my new hostel and we to check in, she asked for a few details and my passport number. 15 minutes go by and I?ve still not found it, so I?m thinking great lost my passport already. She then says don?t worry tell us when you find it. I go up to my room, emptied my bag and there it is. I was as happy as hooker on a Friday night. I decided to look about the hostel and see what was going on. The more I looked the more I wanted to stop. I?d booked in to a cesspool, was manky as fuck. I was like it?s a hostel after all who gives a fuck. Back at my empty room, as I?m the first there, and I started to unpack. Job done, time for a rest. The door then starts to wobble, opens and in walks some fella. Turns out he?s in the room too, we have a chat and his name is Markus and he?s from Sweden. Not a bad lad and good at English?. Always a good thing. We went out for some food and a few beers and that was pretty much that day over with. The next day Markus went down to the beach as I was like fuck sitting there all day I?m gonna go find some shit. I went on a mini walkabout, I ended up on some cliffs with bush everywhere and no idea where I was, I decided to just keep walking. Once again my sunburn was killing me and I didn?t have my top on so I was in pain. Being English I kept my top off and pushed through it. I ended up at Collins beach, was far away from where I wanted to be but at least now I knew where I was. I got back to the hostel and Markus wanted to know if I fancied beers, dinner and more beers. So off we went to get drinks and food. Ended up a lot of the time in the Spanish bar on the front. Kieran was giving me happy hour prices so I couldn?t say no to that. I spent the next day shopping and got an early night, well needed rest. The next day I got some snorkeling gear and went off to the beach. Spent the whole day dosing in the sun, at that point Markus being the old fart he is told me to put a Tshirt on and stay out the sun. hahahaha. I was in pain so I listened. Later that day/night while we were in the pub I got a text from Denae Hussy the Canadian girl from the boat. She wanted to know if know if a fancied a few drinks. I was already in the wharf bar with Markus so she came and met us. Hour or so later Jenn her mate came down too. Markus then decided he was tired so he went home. I was like me and 2 hot girls I?m staying out here, ended up having a few more drinks. Anyway in the morning I met Denae again. I say morning as she crawled out of bed at like 12. We went for a walk and down to the beach, just chilled out for the day really. I then got a called from Liam, he was heading to Sydney and could take me back to his with him on Sunday, I was cool I?ll meet you over the weekend. Few more drinks that night, Denae and Jenn were out for a mates birthday. Time to leave manly, before we do let me just say Manly is bloody awesome. The people, the beaches, the shops, the bars. Everything about Manly is sweet without going there you?ll never get it?..just go there?..