CAIT AROUND THE WORLD

March 12, 2023 — The stars aligned today! I was picked up for my surf lesson at 8:45am once again and we made our way to Lennox Head after a brief stop at the store. In the water, I was part of the second-day-and-up group and I had such better luck with the waves. I got up on almost every single one and rode a lot of them right back in to the beach.

I was exhilarated when we returned to Byron Bay and, fresh off my success, headed into the Roxy store that I’d been in the day before. I tried on a couple of shirts again — with a different pair of shorts — and fell in love with them. I got caught in the rain on my way to Woolworth’s for a few other things, as the sky had gotten progressively darker and then just opened right up. I waited under store awnings until the worst of the downpour was over, then skipped under the failing drops from cover to cover, finally arriving at Woolies.

I eventually made it back to the hostel after catching the shuttle at the main terminal, showered, and put on clean and new clothes. I curled up for the afternoon and did some trip planning and other things. I watched The Intern and ate a package of Tim Tams (which are really delicious biscuits that apparently are common here and in the UK/Europe) after having some lunch.

I had nachos and cheese for dinner since lunch had come late in the day. Unfortunately, that didn’t settle too well in my stomach. I talked to Mom and Dad before I turned in for the night and hoped my stomachache would subside. By that time, my throat was also starting to feel sore and when I curled up to sleep, I was experiencing chills, too. I dozed through What to Expect When You’re Expecting and didn’t sleep much more beyond that.

Finally, around 3:30am, I got up and found my bottle of Tylenol and took one, and actually got a little sleep. When my alarm went off at 7:30am, I was feeling a lot better, thankfully, as I had another surf lesson that morning.

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