We took the bus from Airlie Beach to Hervey Bay on Thursday night. It was a 13 hour bus ride, and we arrived in Hervey Bay at 9 in the morning on Friday. We were expecting another little coastal tourist town like the towns we had been in, but were greatly surprised to discover that Hervey Bay is a large town. We stayed at Next Backpackers, which was a really nice hostel. It was very clean and had all hardwood floors. The hostel was very close to the beach, so we spent the afternoon at the beach. We wanted to go to Fraser Island, but couldn't book anything, as we only had one night there.
This morning, we left Hervey Bay for a 5 hour bus ride to Noosa. Noosa is another place that we were expecting to find a small tourist town, but instead found a city. Today we walked along one of the main streets that was filled with small boutiques and expensive restaurants. I really like the feel of the town so far. We are staying at a hostel called Halse Lodge, and I think it's one of my favorites so far. It's a very old building (I think I read somewhere that it was built in the late 1800s), and you can tell it's old because the stairs leading to the second floor are very worn in from years of people walking up and down them. To get to our room, we walk along a wide verandah, and the doors to the room are like the ones you find in old houses, the half doors that swing out. All the windows in the whole building have colored glass too. The beach is only a few minutes walk from where we are staying, and there is a national park not far away as well.
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