After the 32-hour journey, we hit the ground running. No crashing. We took a walk along the Brisbane River waterfront to stretch our legs and see some of the sites. We needed to stay awake until 7pm to begin adjusting to our new time zone. We stumbled upon Felons Brewing, a micro brewery on the river with an amazing outdoor space. The beers were calling our name, but after 2.5 beers, our 7pm sleep target seemed a bit aggressive. With our exhaustion and Bryce’s fear of the Australian white ibis (these birds are everywhere) roaming around, we decided to head back to the airbnb.
We were up at 4am and by 8am, we were at streets beach on the south bank. The South Bank of Brisbane could be the most livable area of any city I have ever visited. The public spaces were meticulously care for with children’s parks, public pools, and cute shops and restaurants. If this city wasn’t so far from home, I could see myself living here. The next morning, I tested out my injured ankle with a run around the botanical gardens and south bank then packed up our 50 bags of luggage and headed south the Byron Bay.
